Area Obituaries

Orrville — Kenneth Lovell “Silk” Steele, age 61, passed away peacefully Friday, March 11, 2022, following a long period of declining health. Kenneth was born on March 24, 1960, in Chicago, Illinois, at Cook County Hospital, to the late Eddie Williams and Betty Steele. He attended Wooster High School and then went on to serve…

Orrville — Doris J. Williams, age 59, of Orrville, died Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Aultman Orrville Hospital in Orrville, following a period of declining health. Doris was born on October 18, 1962, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Russell and Dollie (Anderson) Williams. She and worked as a dishwasher for Buehler’s for 17…

Marshallville — Dorothy Marie Joseph (Wertz), age 92, of Mineral Ridge, passed away peacefully in Marshallville, in the home where she raised her five children on, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Dorothy was born in Rittman, Ohio, on August 8, 1929, and moved to the family farm in Marshallville as a teenager. She graduated from Dalton…

A new star joined the evening sky shortly after sunset on March 12, 2022, as Donald Frederick Curie moved from this world to the next. Peacefully, with his beloved wife, Emily, and loved ones at his side he slipped away from a period of declining health that had stolen his body but never crushed his…

Orrville — Connie L. Collins, age 84, of Orrville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Accord Care Community in Orrville, after a period of declining health. Connie was born in Holmes County, Ohio, on July 8th, 1937. She was the only child of Darwin and Rachel Fawn Davenport. She graduated from Wooster…

Orrville — Anita Marie. Schmotzer, age 66, of Orrville, died Thursday, March 10, 2022, at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster, following a protracted illness. Anita was born on March 1, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late James and Mary (Gavit) Schmotzer and graduated from Crestwood High School in 1974 as class valedictorian. She then graduated…

Wooster — Ronni L. Ross, age 60, of Wooster, formerly of Orrville, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his home in Wooster, following a sudden illness. Ronni was born on June 29, 1961, in Orrville, to the late Ronald and Elena (Waugh) Ross and graduated from Orrville High School (Wayne County Schools Career Center) in…

Orrville — James D. Clymer, age 78, of Orrville, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster. Jim was born on January 26, 1944, in Cambridge, Ohio, to the late C. James and Diana Ruth (Lingle) Clymer, graduated from Strasburg High School in 1962, where he received 14…