Obituaries

Donald "Don" Williams

Donald "Don" Williams

Apr 19, 2010

Donald “Don” P. Williams, 69, of Hanoverton passed away early Monday, April 19, 2010 at his home. Don was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia on October 10, 1940 the son of the late Donald and Barbara (Wheatcraft) Williams. Many people will remember Don as the “Honey Man” he and his wife Pat could be found selling their wares at...

Kenneth "Spike" Zurbrugg

Kenneth "Spike" Zurbrugg

Apr 18, 2010

Kenneth H. “Spike” Zurbrugg, 80, of Sebring passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Mr. Zurbrugg was born in Sebring on April 26, 1929 the son of the late Homer and Cleda (McCausland) Zurbrugg. Spike was the Owner/ Operator of Zurbrugg Vault Company for 25 years retiring in 2006; he attended St. Ann Catholic Church...

Lewis Ferguson

Lewis Ferguson

Apr 13, 2010

Lewis R. Ferguson, 80 of Beloit passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Altercare of Alliance. Lewis was born in Sebring on August 4, 1929 the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Allmon) Ferguson; he graduated from Sebring High School in the class of 1947 and was a US Army Veteran. Lewis worked for B& W Tube in...

Lavinia Welling

Lavinia Welling

Apr 12, 2010

Lavinia I. Welling, 86, of Sebring and formerly of Beloit, passed away at Crandall Medical Center on Monday, April 12, 2010. Lavinia was born in Aleppo, PA the daughter of the late Melvin and Emma Ethel (Waters) Riggs. Mrs. Welling worked at the former Royal China Company as a Ware Dresser for 16 years; she was a member of the...

Hazel Johnston

Hazel Johnston

Apr 11, 2010

Hazel Mildred (Helsel) Johnston, 89 of Beloit passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Community Care Center in Alliance. Hazel was born on November 13, 1920 in Berlin Center the daughter of the late Frank W. and Bertha L. (Jewell) Helsel. Mrs. Johnston was a 1940 graduate of Alliance High School and was a member of the Alliance Salvation...

Bertha Stone

Bertha Stone

Apr 9, 2010

Bertha L. Stone, 87, of North Lawrence, OH and formerly of Alliance, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 at her home with her daughters by her side. Bertha was born in Salem on January 15, 1923 the daughter of the late Orvey and Leila (Stanley) Sanor. Mrs. Stone was a graduate of Sebring High School in the class of...

Virgil Bowman

Virgil Bowman

Apr 7, 2010

Virgil Bowman, 85 of Alliance, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Virgil was born in Alliance on November 4, 1924 the son of the late Virgil J. and Celia E. (Taylor) Bowman. Mr. Bowman retired from the B & W Tube Company after working 30 years; he was also a member of the Alliance Baptist Temple....

Clifford Kerr

Clifford Kerr

Apr 6, 2010

Clifford B. Kerr, 88, of Salem passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Crandall Medical Center. Clifford was born in Damascus, Ohio on July 16, 1921 the son of the late Neil and Leila (Elton) Kerr. He was a US Army Veteran serving during WWII. Mr. Kerr was self-employed as a welder and metal fabricator for over 60 years at...

Jack Woods Jr

Jack Woods Jr

Apr 4, 2010

Jack Walker Woods Jr.., 82, of Sebring, passed away at McCrea Manor on Sunday, April 4, 2010. Jack was born on July 14, 1927 in Westville, Ohio, the son of the late Jack W. Sr. and Mary (Morgan) Woods. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was also in the Merchant Marines, Jack retired after 25 years of service from...

Phyllis Cardinal

Phyllis Cardinal

Apr 3, 2010

Phyllis I. Cardinal, 88, of Sebring, passed away at her residence on Saturday, April, 3, 2010. Phyllis was born on April 30, 1921 in Tiffin, Ohio daughter of the late Curtis and Marie (Gotschall) Braden. Phyllis graduated from Sebring High School, class of 39, and she attended Mount Union College. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and...

Samuel Marvin

Samuel Marvin

Apr 3, 2010

Samuel A. Marvin, 73, of Beloit, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Canterbury Villa in Alliance. Sam was born in Akron on September 21, 1936 the son of the late Gilbert and Dorothy (Gaugler) Marvin. Mr. Marvin was a member of the Banks Presbyterian Church in Indian Land, South Carolina; he retired from the General Tire Company in Akron...

Bernice Nelson

Bernice Nelson

Apr 1, 2010

Bernice C. Nelson, 94, of Beloit passed away at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Bernice was born on May 3, 1915 in East Ryegate, VT.,the daughter of the late Harry B. and Lydia M. (Heath) Chamberlin, Mrs. Nelson was a member of the North Benton Presbyterian Church and the Blue Ridge Grange in Ryegate, VT....

Frank Sheffer

Frank Sheffer

Apr 1, 2010

Frank O. Sheffer, 85, of Salem, and formerly of the Beaver Falls, PA area passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Salem Community Hospital. Frank was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on August 7, 1924 the son of the late Horace and Myrl F. (Fox) Sheffer. He was a US Army Veteran serving during WWII and the Korean War. Mr. Sheffer...

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

Apr 1, 2010

Linda J. Hamilton, 67, of Salem passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Salem Community Hospital. Linda was born in Jewett, Ohio on October 18, 1942 the daughter of the late Floyd and Eugenia (Dennis) Bates. She graduated from Jewett High School and received her cosmetology license. Linda was a member of Greenford Christian Church and the Salem Country...

Richard Schaffer

Richard Schaffer

Mar 27, 2010

Richard L. Schaffer, 70 of Beloit, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. Dick was born in Alliance on December 9, 1939 the son of Eugene and Dorothy (Sefert) Schaffer. Richard was a member of the Tri-County Church of God in Salem. Survivors include his wife Dorothy (Ferguson) Schaffer whom he married on August 18, 1972...

Charles Sloat Iii

Charles Sloat Iii

Mar 24, 2010

Charles Henry “Ace” Sloat III, 55, of Alliance passed away Wednesday morning at Alliance Community Hospital. Ace was born in Phoenix, Arizona on July 11, 1954 the son of the late Charles Sloat Jr. and Ruth (Dooney) Sloat. Mr. Sloat graduated from the Ohio School for the Blind and also worked at the school. Survivors include his ten brothers and...

Louella Jean Shirley

Louella Jean Shirley

Mar 23, 2010

Louella Jean Shirley, 65 of Salem, passed away on Tuesday morning March 23, 2010 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boardman. Jean was born in Magnolia, Ohio on August 6, 1944 the daughter of the late Sanford and Nellie (Foster) Hoagland. Mrs. Shirley graduated from Sandy Valley High School and married her husband William “Bill” Shirley on August 13, 1963. The...

James Larkins

James Larkins

Mar 19, 2010

James P. Larkins, 69, of Belleville, Michigan, passed away at Bortz Health Care Center on Friday, March 19, 2010 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. James was born on April 2, 1940 and graduated from Western Reserve High School in the class of 1958. Mr. Larkins was a US Army Veteran and a graduate of the Signal Corps. He retired from General Motors...

Norma Gerlach

Norma Gerlach

Mar 11, 2010

Norma M. Gerlach, 86, of Sebring, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. Norma was born in Massillon, Ohio on March 13, 1923 the daughter of the late William S. and Marie E. (Heckendorn) Osborne. Mrs. Gerlach, graduated from Washington High School in Massillon in the class of 1941, Paul Brown’s last year at...

Delores "Boots" Welch

Delores "Boots" Welch

Mar 8, 2010

Delores J. “Boots” Welch, 74, of Sebring, passed away Monday, March 8, 2010 at Salem Community Hospital. Boots was born in Alliance on June 13, 1935 the daughter of the late Rea and Carrie (Dickens) Higgins. Mrs. Welch worked as the Dietary Manager for Copeland Oaks; she was a graduate of the Kent State University with a degree in Dietary...