Area Obituaries
Glen D. Smucker, 73
Orrville — Glen D. Smucker, age 73, of Orrville, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023, at his residence in Orrville, following an extended battle with ALS. Glen was born on November 14, 1949, in Wooster, Ohio, to the late Merl and Grace (Brownson/Schwary) Smucker and graduated from Smithville High School in 1968. He then…
Read MoreClifford Allen Steiner, 64
Clifford Allen Steiner, 64, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, May 1, 2023. He was born near Dalton, Ohio, on January 5, 1959 to the late Samuel and Orpha (Neuenschwander) Steiner. He was loved and will be greatly missed by his wife, Denise (Good). They shared over 31 years of married life. He…
Read MoreJason Eugene Elder, 24
Sterling — Jason Eugene Elder , age 24, of Sterling died suddenly Sunday, April 30, 2023, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Jason was born on October 22, 1998, in Wooster, Ohio, to Kevin Elder and Diana (Fitzgerald) Massey and graduated from Chippewa High School in 2017 and received his diesel certification from…
Read MoreJuanita Ramseyer, 62
Apple Creek — Juanita Ramseyer went home to be with her Lord on May 1, 2023, after some declining health. She was born on August 4, 1960 to Enis and Irene (Mullins) Jarrell. Juanita attended Orrville High School. She married Lynn Ramseyer on February 4, 1978; he survives. They had two wonderful children together, son,…
Read MoreTrevor Hostetler, 54
Trevor Hostetler, 54, of Dalton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 in the emergency room of Aultman-Orrville Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Massillon on May 21, 1968 to Terry and Linda (Lint) Hostetler and married Brenda Shetler on January 9, 2003 and she survives. Trevor was a 1986…
Read MoreDoris E. Smith, 73
Doris E. Smith, 73, of Massillon, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Amherst Meadows in Massillon. She was born near Apple Creek on February 2, 1950 to the late Milton and Fern (Gerber) Hofstetter and married Kenneth R. Smith on May 4, 1996 and he survives. She retired from Buehler’s Food Markets as…
Read MoreLarry Dean Sander, 75
ORRVILLE — Larry Dean Sander, age 75, Orrville, OH passed away April 24 at Danbury Senior Living, Wooster, OH. Larry was born in Fargo, ND March 24, 1948, to Orville E. and Adele B. (Olson) Sander. He attended school in Fargo and Bismarck, ND and graduated in 1966 from Mitchell High School in Mitchell, South…
Read MoreWilliam P. Brown, 70
William P. Brown, 70, of Navarre, passed away on Saturday, April 22,2023 at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. He was born in Massillon on June 3, 1952 to the late Edward and Olive (Wadsworth) Brown, graduated from Fairless High School and retired from Central States Can in Massillon . He was an…
Read MoreElsie D. Yoder, 56
Elsie D. Yoder, 56, of 17195 Harrison Road, Navarre, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Millersburg on April 4, 1967 to the late Daniel M. and Esther R. (Miller) Kurtz and married Jacob J. Yoder Jr. on May 25, 1995 and he survives.…
Read MoreJames Russell “Jim” Given, 84
Marshallville — James Russell “Jim” Given, 84, of Marshallville, OH died on April 21, 2023 of Lung Cancer at Ohio Hospice LifeCare of Wooster. Jim was born in Charleston, WV to the late Curg and Hildreth (Adkins) Given on March 3, 1939. He was predeceased by his daughter, Suzanne Given Berlin, and his siblings, Jaqueline…
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