Area Obituaries

BARBERTON – Janet “Jan” E. Wallace, age 77, passed away on October 27, 2024 with her family by her side. Born on November 10, 1946 in Akron, OH to the late John R. and Josephine A. (Robertson) Urquhart, she was a life resident of Barberton.  A 1964 graduate of Barberton High School, she retired from…

TOGETHER AGAIN – Martha Jane Williard, age 93, of Orrville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Wayne County Care Center in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Martha was born on May 25, 1931, in Massillon, Ohio, to the late Howard and Eva (Stinson) Kimberlin. Martha was…

Virginia Jean (Barr) Hofstetter passed peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 83 years old.  Born in Cleveland, OH on May 25, 1941, Virginia (or Ginny), spent her young years in Cleveland with her family before attending Goshen College, where she met her husband Harley.  They married on May 14, 1961.  In their early married…

Dalton — Roberta P. Walker, age 91, of Dalton, formerly of Massillon, died Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at Shady Lawn Health Care Community in Dalton, following a long period of declining health. Bert was born on January 11, 1933, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to the late Delphia (nee: Ward) Hull Nelson and graduated from Bellaire…

Walter W. Harrold, 96, of Dalton, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024 at Parkvue Community in Sandusky. He was born in Beach City on January 1, 1928 to the late Edson and Marjorie (Cash) Harrold and married Alice E. Kreiling on March 21, 1948. She died March 16, 2016. Walter was a WWII Army…

  Orrville — Dennis K. Fry, of Orrville, died Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster. Dennis was born on September 11, 1949, in Orrville, Ohio, to the late Paul R. Fry and Geraldine M. (DeLuca) Fry and graduated from Orrville High School in 1968. He was the owner and operator for Fry’s…

Glenn O. Lehman, 85, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 following a brief illness. He was born near Kidron on October 18, 1938 to the late David J. and Hilda (Gerber) Lehman and was a retired truck driver and timber buyer.  He previously worked for the former Massillon Steel Castings. Glenn enjoyed…

Orrville — Robert H. “Bob” Maag, age 84, of Orrville, died Monday, October 7, 2024, surrounded by family at his residence, and following a relatively short period of declining health. Bob was born on July 21, 1940, in Orrville, to Earl and Pauline (Neff) Maag, graduated from Orrville High School in 1958, and served in…

Clarence (Cal) Elvin Basinger, 89, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 2, 2024, after a period of declining health. He was surrounded by family and friends and uplifted by the many prayers of those who cherished him. Born and raised in Wayne County, Ohio, Cal spent much of his life…

CANAL FULTON – Biff H. Lind Sr., age 67, passed away on September 29, 2024 after a battle with cancer. Born on August 16, 1957 in Massillon, OH, Biff had resided in Canal Fulton for the past three years and was previously of Hartville, Florida, and lived most of his life in Massillon.  Biff was…