Area Obituaries
Drake, Roger D. “Porky”
ORRVILLE— Roger D. “Porky” Drake, 71, of Orrville, died November 24, 2019, at Aultman Orrville Hospital, following a period of declining health. He was born on December 3, 1947, in Lefthand, WV the son of Ralph and Ottis (Ledsome) Drake. He was united in marriage to Patricia Gelhausen on May 31, 1986, in Rittman. She…
Read MoreHershberger, Stacy Lynn
Stacy Lynn Hershberger, 32, of Apple Creek (Maysville), died unexpectedly on Saturday, November 23, 2019. She was born in Orrville on June 23 1987 and is survived by her parents, Terry and Delores Goad of Apple Creek; children, Landen Hershberger and Ariana Baker; siblings, Rebecca Jones of Mount Eaton, Christopher (Courtney) Hershberger of Brooklyn Heights,…
Read MoreZuercher, Mahlon N.
Rittman — Mahlon N. Zuercher, age 95, of Rittman, formerly of Smithville, died Thursday, November 21, 2019, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman, following a period of declining health. Mahlon was born on March 6, 1924, in Orrville, to the late Noah and Aldine (Lehman) Zuercher, graduated from Smithville High School in 1942, and…
Read MoreKuhns, Samuel L.
Samuel L. Kuhns, 80, of Beach City, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton. He was born in Holmes County on April 3, 1939 to the late William and Amanda (Miller) Kuhns and married Ruby Weaver on March 28, 1959 and she survives. Sam retired in 2002 from…
Read MoreShedd, Cheryl Diane (Higgins)
ORRVILLE — Cheryl Diane (Higgins) Shedd, age 70, of Orrville, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Smithville Western Care Center in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Cheryl was born on September 4, 1949, in Akron, to the late Howard “Bud” and Virginia (Stewart) Higgins, grew up in Wayne County, and served in the…
Read MoreBoggs, Robert Everett
Robert Everett Boggs, age 92, of Massillon, passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 16, 2019. He was born in Newton, WV on September 21, 1927 to the late Henry and Louisa Boggs and retired from Republic Steel following 44 years of service as a carpenter. He proudly served in the US Army during World War II.…
Read MoreKeener, Ravae I.
SMITHVILLE — Ravae I. Keener, age 72, of Smithville, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Brookdale Senior Living in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Ravae was born on December 7, 1946, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to the late John and L. Pauline (Horrisberger) Stauffer. She graduated from Central Christian High School in Kidron in…
Read MoreAmstutz, Whitney Jade
Whitney Jade Amstutz, 2 year old daughter of Aaron and Verna Amstutz of Wooster, died peacefully Friday, November 15, 2019 at her home. She was born in Orrville, Ohio on October 12, 2017. She lived most of her life in Ukraine with her parents at a mission. Whitney was tenderly cared for by her…
Read MoreZimmerly, Silas Ray
Silas Ray Zimmerly, age 78, of LaBelle, FL, passed away Oct. 27, 2019 in LaBelle. He was born Oct. 22, 1941 in Kidron, OH, to the late Edwin Peter and the late Mary (Bixler) Zimmerly. He lived in LaBelle for the past forty-two years and is a former resident of Apple Creek, OH. Ray retired…
Read MoreMarkley, Dean R.
ORRVILLE — Dean R. Markley, age 51, of Orrville, died Sunday, October 27, 2019, at his residence in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Dean was born on November 4, 1967, in Orrville, to Robert L. and Karen J. (Nolt) Markley. He graduated from Orrville High School, Class of 1986, served in the United…
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