Obituaries

Jan 3, 2013

Florence L. Swartz, 92, of Wooster, died Thursday January 3, 2013 at Akron City Hospital. Friends may call Monday from 3 to 4 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Monday at 4 at the funeral home with Pastor Shawn Hilliard officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu...

Jan 2, 2013

Maggie Ann Frase, 69, of Wooster, died Wednesday January 2nd at home. Friends may call Monday January 7th. from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Monday January 7th. at 12 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions...

Dec 31, 2012

Cesareo S. Almaraz, 66, of Rittman, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Autumn Wood Nursing Home in Rittman. Services will be Thursday at 2pm at Roberts Funeral Home – Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Burial will be at Torreon Cemetery in Mexico. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Cesareo was born August 27, 1946 in LaRosita, Mexico to Jose Asencion and...

Dec 31, 2012

Cesareo S. Almaraz, 66, of Rittman, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Autumn Wood Nursing Home in Rittman. Services will be Thursday at 2pm at Roberts Funeral Home – Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Burial will be at Torreon Cemetery in Mexico. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Cesareo was born August 27, 1946 in LaRosita, Mexico to Jose Asencion and...

Dec 31, 2012

Doris Hendricks, 69, of Massillon, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at Affinity Medical Center, in Massillon. Friends may call Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Services will be Friday at 11 am at the funeral home with Pastor Eric Fairhurst officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com....

Dec 25, 2012

Sylvia Kountz, 93, of Wooster, formerly of Apple Creek, died Tuesday December 25, 2012 at West View Manor in Wooster. Services will be Friday at 10 am at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster with Pastor Ron Williams officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Irene...

Dec 22, 2012

Opal M. Crawford, 77, of Ashland, died December 22, 2012 at Brethren Care. Opal was born on May 22, 1935 in Richie County, West Virginia to Elmer A. and Grace F. (Duff) Hall. She was married to Donald Crawford, who preceded her in death in 1977. She loved to play bingo and spend time with her grandchildren and special granddaughter...

Dec 22, 2012

William "Bill" Kenneth Rouch, 88, of Wooster, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Smithville Western Care Center following a declining health. Graveside Services are Pending at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery with Lloyd Boyer officiating, where military rites will be held. Burial will follow at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions...

Dec 20, 2012

Cora Elizabeth Marcum, 98, of Placerville, California, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 in her home. Friends may call January 2 from 1 to 2p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Services will be January 2 at 2p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Bill Lawson officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster. Online tributes may be made at...

Dec 17, 2012

Robert Lee Van Bremen, 58, of Ashland, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at his home. Bob was born on May 22, 1954 in Ashland to Russell and Warnetta (Whyel) Van Bremen. On November 19, 1976 he married Cheryl Ann Bowles. He served in the United States Marines and the United States Army Reserves. He worked at Rubbermaid as a machine...

Dec 15, 2012

Dec 12, 2012

Stafan (Steve) T. Karnof, 87, of Wooster, died Wednesday at West View Healthy Living. Friends may call Tuesday from 10 to 11a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Randy Moomaw officiating. Burial will be at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, where military rites will be held. Online...

Dec 8, 2012

Debra Denise Hecker, 57, of Lewis Center, OH went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at her home. She was born March 25, 1955 in Ashland, to Richard and Carol Boales. She married Jack L. Hecker on August 13, 1977. He survives. Debbie graduated from Northwestern High School. She was employed at U Brand Corp., Myers...

Dec 6, 2012

Gertrude Stern of Marion, Ohio, died Thursday, December 06, 2012 in Wooster with her family by her side. Gertrude was born September 7, 1926 in Syracuse, NY to Albert and Lillian {Sherman} Hamburg. She graduated from Marion Harding High School, and then attended finishing school at Barbizon School in New York City. Gertrude married Julius Stern on March 18, 1956....

Dec 6, 2012

Lewis E. Ash, 66, of Ashland passed into his eternal life on December 6, 2012 at Wooster Community Hospital with his family by his side, following a long period of declining health. Lewis was born on February 20, 1946 in Spencer, West Virginia to Jesse and Rosie Lee Ash. He married Sue Hopkins, his lifelong partner and best friend, on...

Dec 3, 2012

Edith Ann Dyke Tisher, age 90, of Seville, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, at Meadowview Care Center in Seville. She was born November 18, 1922 to John and Alice (Gage) Dyke. Edith loved to take care of her little lambs on her parent's farm in Seville. On August 7, 1945 she married Glen Austin Tisher, a newly released pilot...

Dec 2, 2012

Raymond Edward Began, 81, of Lodi, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on December 2, 2012 at Hospice of Medina County. Friends may call from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4th at Robert's Funeral Home- Hillcrest Chapel, 9560 Acme Road, Wadsworth. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at...

Nov 28, 2012

Harold Gene Lambert, 62, of Johnsville, went to his heavenly home Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Morrow County Hospital in Mount Gilead. Harold was born January 27, 1950 in Clearfield, Kentucky to Andy and Edna (Fultz) Lambert. He proudly served in the United States Army in Germany, serving with the 101st Airborne. He married Dayle Arlene Cass on July 20,...

Nov 23, 2012

Carl Howard Getz, 85, of Ashland, Ohio went to be with His Lord Friday Nov. 23, 2012 at Kingston of Ashland Nursing Facility, following a long illness. Friends may call Monday Nov. 26, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and one hour prior to services at Roberts Funeral Home-Ashland Chapel, Ashland. Funeral services will be held Tuesday Nov. 27,...

Nov 23, 2012

Randy M. Woodruff, 60, of Wooster, died Friday, November 23, 2012 with his family at his bedside at Wooster Community Hospital, in Wooster. Graveside Services and Entombment will be on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Sherwood Memorial Gardens with Pastor Steve Carter officiating. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Roberts...