Area Obituaries

Orrville – Rosa (Rose) J. Sidwell, age 88, of Orrville, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster, with her family & friends by her side, following a period of declining health. Born on April 4, 1936, in Richlands, Virginia, Rose was the daughter of the late Elbert and…

Jane Everhart, age 97, of Dalton, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at Life Care Hospice in Wooster. She was born June 8,1927, in Northeast Twp., PA  the daughter of the late George Young and Florence (Rubner) Young. Jane retired from Tuslaw Local Schools after 30 years of service as a school bus driver. She…

Colter Redcloud Kerfoot, 31, of Creston, tragically passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as a result of an accident. Colter was born in Jupiter, Florida on June 16, 1993, to Rodney “Kip” and Jody Kaye (Harmon) Kerfoot. Colter was a 2011 graduate of Jupiter High School and after graduation he decided he had “done…

Orrville – Larry D. “Shorty” Ott, age 85, of Orrville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at West View Healthy Living in Wooster, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Larry was born on October 10, 1939, in Wayne County, Ohio, to the late Clifford and Lucille (Young) Ott. He graduated from Orrville…

ORRVILLE — Penelope M. “Penny” Bowers, age 84, of Orrville, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief period of declining health. Born on July 2, 1940, in Wadsworth, Ohio, Penny was the daughter of Daniel and Beuhla (Shelt) Kratchen. She grew up in…

Stefan Reed Hostetler God made a good one when He made our Reed. And because of God’s grace, we all get to love him. Reed was born on November 23, 1993 as the loudest and worst baby to Robyn Baer Hostetler and Stefan Hostetler. They, along with the best grandparents, Larry & Roberta Baer and…

Richard Arden “Dick” Kress Sr., 86, of Massillon, passed away at home surrounded by his family on March 3, 2025. A lifelong resident of Massillon, Dick was born on November 24, 1938 to the late Arden L. Kress and Grace {Lewis} Widder. In addition to his parents, Dick was preceded in death by his sister…

James “Jim” W. Blackman WOOSTER – James “Jim” W. Blackman passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the age of 75.  He was born to William S. and Mildred Blackman in Guilderland, New York. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Elizabeth A. Blackman.  In addition to his wife, he is survived…

Alice May Hendricks, 86, of Apple Creek, went home to be with her Savior on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Shady Lawn Nursing Center in Dalton after a period of declining health. Alice was born on July 8, 1938 in Highland Heights, Ohio to the late Stephen Alexander and Iva May (Hanslik) Girard and was…