Obituaries

Sep 12, 2009

Twila (Stone) Toth May 5, 1939 – September 12, 2009 Twila is in the home of the Lord. Loving her always are her sisters, Cathy Smith and Pamela Jacobs; brothers-in-law, Jesse Smith and Tom Jacobs; niece and family, Laurie and Jim Beal and Molly, Jesse, Mason and DJ; nephew and family, Aaron and Jodi Smith and Phaedra, Tristan and Dagny;...

Sep 10, 2009

Eula Benchoff, 76, of Doylestown, died Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Hospice of Visiting Nurse in Copley.Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 pm at the Roberts Funeral Home – Sherwood Chapel, Wooster.Services will be Monday at 11am at the funeral home with Pastor Steve Carter officiating.Entombment will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster.Online tributes may be made...

Sep 8, 2009

Annette M. Guthrie, 84, of Wooster, died Tues, Sept 8, 2009, at Brenn-field Nursing Center in Orrville. Services will be Thursday at 11 am at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel with Rev. O.J. Thompson officiating. Entombment will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Online tributes may be made at www.robertfuneralhome.com .

Annette was...

Sep 1, 2009

Floyd Baker, 58, of Rittman went home to be with the Lord on September 1, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born November 15, 1950 in Jerusalem, Ohio to...

Aug 30, 2009

Donna Jean Swain, 77, of Wadsworth, died Sunday, August 30 at Akron City Hospital. She was born January 23, 1932 in Loyal Oak to George Allen and Leah Emily (Mitch) Gerberich and married John Swain on May 8, 1953. Donna was a home maker, and loved her three girls and her grandchildren.

Aug 29, 2009

Sanford Rohrer, 85 of Wadsworth, died Saturday, August 29 at Altercare of Wadsworth. He was born December 5, 1923 in Wadsworth to Samuel and Ella (Rohrer) Rohrer. He married Alice Light on December 5, 1944. Sanford was a carpenter for over 40 years and enjoyed woodworking. He liked all sports, played golf, bowled and...

Aug 23, 2009

Charles “Chuck” Clifford Burrows, 73 of Ashland, died Sunday August 23,2009 at Good Sheppard Nursing Home in Ashland. Chuck was born November 16,1935 in Cleveland to Albert and Frances Forester Burrows. He married Estelle Wolf on January 13, 1956. Chuck was Past Commander of the VFW 1067, Chapter Commander of DAV 81, Past Commander of American Legion 88, and Past...

Aug 22, 2009

On August 22, 2009, Mildred Catherine Leggett, 87, of Smithville-Western Care Center, Wooster, passed away quietly.Mildred “Midge” was the first-born child of Verdi and Lon Westfall, born in Stowe, Ohio June 8, 1922.Midge was reared in Carrollton, Ohio along with brothers Donald (Lucille), Ted (Maxine), Robert (Donna), and Larry (Claire) and sisters Evelyn Bennett (Marshall) and Shirley Welty (Ronald).Robert, Shirley,...

Aug 20, 2009

David R Geitgey, 86, of Wooster died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at his residence.Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster.Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Glenn Royer officiating.Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens Wooster, where military rites will be held.Online tributes may...

Aug 18, 2009

Jeanie Landes, 60, of Wooster died at her residence.A graveside service will be Saturday at 10:00am at the Wooster Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Woodruff officiating.Roberts Funeral Home – Sherwood Chapel, Wooster is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Assemblies of God, World Foreign Missions, 10220 Wooster Pike Rd., Creston, OH 44217 or the American Cancer Society,...

Aug 18, 2009

Harold F. Roudebush, 75, of Jensen Beach, Florida died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at his residence in Jensen Beach. Memorial services will be held Friday, August 28, 2009 at 8:00pm at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster with Pastor John Beck officiating. Friends may call two hours prior to the service from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm. Inurnment will be at Sherwood...

Aug 5, 2009

Ted R. Clark, 56, of Norton, left this earth on August 5 2009 to be in God’s Heaven with his mother, Naoma A. Sprankle, father, William F. Clark, and oldest brother, Keith W. Clark, all from Cuyahoga Falls.

Ted will...

Aug 2, 2009

Richard (Dick) John Stoner, 86, of Wooster, OH died Sunday, August 2, 2009 in his home.Friends may call Friday from 6 to 8 PM at the Roberts Funeral Home – Sherwood Chapel, Wooster.Memorial services will be Saturday at 11 AM at the funeral home.Online tributes may be made at www.robertsfuneralhome.com . Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart...

Jul 31, 2009

Linda Robinson Hartzler, 99, died July 31, 2009, in Wooster Community Hospital. Born May 5, 1910 in Manchester, England, Linda was a radiologist by profession. She taxied servicemen around London during World War II. Following that, she lived in Paris and London. She married Dr. Adrian J. Hartzler, M.D. on Feb. 29, 1949. Dr. Hartzler preceded her death in August...

Jul 30, 2009

Edna May “Cookie” Wheeland, 80 of Wadsworth, died Thursday, July 30 at Alter Care of Wadsworth. She was born September 11, 1928 in Wadsworth to Albert and Ethel (Crone) Fulton. She married Frederick Wheeland on May 29, 1948. Edna May worked for The Ohio Match Company, Barefoot Sole and drove school bus for Wadsworth...

Jul 28, 2009

Edward "Ed" William Casey, 80, of Ashland, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at his home in Ashland.

Ed was born November 26, 1928 in Buffalo, NY, the son of Edward and Jeannette (Stevens) Casey. On May 26, 1948 he married Ruth Mariah Joscelyne. She preceded him in death in 2004.

He attended the...

Jul 22, 2009

Leo (Bootsy) Francis Jr, 77, of Ashland, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at North Central Hospice House in Ashland. Leo was born July 27, 1931 in New London to Leo and Maude Martin Francis. Leo served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Leo married Doris Daugherty, who passed in 1994. He enjoyed CB Radio and...

Jul 22, 2009

Margaret West White, 59, of Wooster died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at West View Manor. A memorial service will be held at a later date.Private interment will be at Maplegrove Cemetery in Concord, NH.Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster is handling the arrangements.Online tributes may be made at www.robertsfuneralhome.com Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army Coats for Kids...

Jul 8, 2009

Claude “Charlie Brown” Knight, 92, of Wadsworth, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Wadsworth Pointe in Wadsworth. He was born April 9, 1917 in Holbrook, PA to Walter and Lillie (Porter) Knight. Claude was an employee of Morton Salt Company in Rittman retiring from there. He was a member of Wadsworth VFW and a...

Jul 5, 2009

Berl Gene “Red” Moore, 79, of Lodi, died Sunday, July 5 at Smithville Western Care Center in Smithville. He was born December 18, 1929 in Bellington, W.Va. to Lee and Geneva Althea (Price) Moore. Berl was a US Army veteran serving in Germany. He married Evelyn Adams on January 26, 1951. Berl had been...