Area Obituaries

Doris Jane Ryder, age 92, formerly of Dalton, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. She was born December 3, 1929 in Mt. Pleasant, PA, to Harry J. and Ruth (Nicklow) Greenawalt. Doris was a graduate of Northwest High School in Canal Fulton where she met the love of her…

BUFORD, GA — Marita Sladek Flickinger, 70, of Buford, GA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 2, 2022. Marita was born April 13, 1952 in Mainz, Germany, and attended Orrville High School. She married John A. Flickinger inn 1969.  John died in January of 2021. She was a homemaker, loved to work in her flower beds,…

Colleen J. Hewitt, 85, of Kidron, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton. She was born in Kidron on July 27, 1937 to the late Ivan and Estella (Gerber) Nussbaum and married Rodney M. Hewitt on May 20, 1956.  He died March 29, 2022. She retired from the…

ORRVILLE — Together Again — Marjorie A. Baldwin, age 89, of Orrville, died Friday, September 2, 2022, at Smithville Western Care Center in Wooster, following a period of declining health. Marjorie was born on December 5, 1932, in Millersburg, to the late George and Helen Ruth (Lowe) Vincent, graduated from Holmesville High School in 1950…

June Elizabeth (Gerber) Bixler, age 88 of Ann Arbor passed peacefully into her heavenly home, at her residence, in the presence of her loving daughters on August 18, 2022.June was born on July 9, 1934 in Dalton, Ohio to Earl and Susan (Schumacher) Gerber. She was raised on a dairy farm in Dalton and graduated…

Gerald “Jerry” Robert Conway passed away peacefully at his home in Moravian Falls on Tuesday, August 23rd 2022.  Jerry was born June 10th, 1935 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his parents Carlton and Helen (McGlumphy) Conway and a sister Darlene Christian. He is survived by his wife of over 67 years,…

DALTON – David A. Drushell, age 80, passed away on August 23, 2022. Born on June 22, 1942 in Ashland, OH to the late Donald and Pauline (Jones) Drushell, he was a resident of Dalton since 1965. David retired from Rosemount Analytics (formerly Westinghouse) in Orrville after 40 years of service.  He was a member…

DALTON- Larry D. Baer, age 91, passed away on August 17, 2022. Born on August 28, 1930 in Massillon, OH to the late Russell L. Sr. and Elsie O. (Eddy) Baer, he was a resident of Dalton since 1950, previously of Massillon.  A mechanic his entire life, he retired from Dairy Farm Products, the former…