Obituaries
Ellis Jay Zimmerly
May 19, 2023
Ellis J. Zimmerly, 82, of Wooster, died Friday, May 19, 2023 at West View Healthy Living, in Wooster.
Ellis was born February 11, 1941 in Wooster, Ohio to John and Helen {Weuthrick} Zimmerly.
He graduated from Dalton High School. Ellis was proud to serve his country in the US Army doing 2 active tours in the Vietnam Conflict.
He worked...
Julie Henthorn
May 19, 2023
Julie Rae Henthorn, 71, of Rittman, passed away peacefully Friday, May 19, 2023, at her residence with her loving family by her side.
Friends may call Wednesday from 10 to 11am at Roberts Funeral Home-Hillcrest Chapel, Seville. The service will follow at 11am at the funeral home with Pastor Lance Porubsky. Burial will be at Hilcrest Memorial Gardens. Online...
Margaret "Peggy" Gail Richards
May 18, 2023
Margaret "Peggy" Gail Richards, 57, of Belpre, Ohio won her battle against Cancer on May 18, 2023.
When Cancer believes it has won the most amazing thing happens, Cancer loses its strength and God’s Grace appears. Grace and love win, not Cancer. Peggy is now healed and in the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ.
She was born on...
Kathryn Cooperrider
May 17, 2023
Kathryn E. Cooperrider passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, one day before of her 88th birthday at the Village of St. Edward in Fairlawn.
She was born May 18, 1935 in Harts, WV to Archie and Goldie {Carter} Ramey. Kathryn worked in with the janitorial staff at Brunswick High School for many years, retiring in 1988. She enjoyed gardening,...
John Calvin Sunderland
May 17, 2023
John Calvin Sunderland, 76, of Rittman, died May 17, 2023 at Smithville Western Care Center, in Wooster.
John was born March 9, 1947 in Akron, Ohio to James and Ernestine {Holley} Sunderland.
John was a car mechanic for Cascade Imports in Cuyahoga Falls in his earlier years and then he was a photographer until he retired. John loved the freedom...
V. Ray Buckingham
May 16, 2023
V. Ray Buckingham, 90, of Ashland, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Lutheran Village, in Ashland.
Ray was born May 7, 1933, in Pritchard, West Virginia to Lawrence and Mabel {Fortner} Buckingham.
He married Janice M. Maxwell on February 26, 1955. She died on June 25, 2011.
Ray worked for Ohio Match and Owens Corning. He was a member...
Darla A. Wright
May 15, 2023
Our beloved mother Darla Ann Wright, 60, of Wooster, passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2023 at her residence. Darla was born May 1, 1963 in Georgia to William and Rose {Black} Ewing. She worked for several years as a crisis worker, assisting those who were suffering from mental or behavioral health concerns. Darla had a genuine desire to help...
Evelyn Matulevicus
May 13, 2023
Evelyn Matulevicus, 91, of Wadsworth, went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Frank, on May 13, 2023. Born April 12, 1932, to Wilson and Letha (Carr) West, in Medina, Ohio, Evelyn dedicated her life to caring for others through her spiritual dedication and professional career as a nurse.
Evelyn, a life-long resident of Medina County, married...
Sally Jane Daugherty
May 12, 2023
Sally Jane Daugherty, 80, of Shreve, died Friday, May 12, 2023 at Wooster Community Hospital.
Sally was born August 9, 1942 in Wooster, Ohio to John and Carrie {Vitallo} Di Orio.
She married Richard Daugherty on June 25, 1966.
Sally owned Sally’s Hair Parlor in Shreve for 30 years. She loved her family and creating adventures especially with her great-grandbabies....
Kathleen L. Brookover
May 12, 2023
Kathleen L. Brookover, 83, of Marietta, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
Kathleen was born September 29, 1939 in Williamstown, WV to William and Verna Oliver.
She married Lonzo Brookover in August of 1962.
She was a member of Open Door Baptist, where she was a member of the church choir. She loved singing,...
Delores "Dee" June Gammell
May 12, 2023
Delores June Gammell, of Wadsworth, died May 12, 2023.
She was born on May 13, 1930, in Wadsworth, Ohio, to Alvin and Jessie (Lyons) Spice. She married her sweetheart, Herb, on August 23, 1947, in Rittman, OH.
Herb and Dee were married for 74 years.
Dee attended Wadsworth High School and spent her early years working at Ohio Match. Most...
Alfred "Al" Williams
May 12, 2023
Alfred “Al” Williams, 98, of Wooster, died Friday, May 12, 2023 at LifeCare Hospice.
Al was born July 31, 1924 in Huntington, West Virginia, to Henry Alfred and Hazel Mae {Connock} Williams.
He proudly served with the United States Army.
He married Rose Ballinger on August 2, 1993.
Al worked as a plumber for his own Business, Williams...
Mary Louise Grashel
May 11, 2023
Mary Louise (Swick) Grashel, 63, of Mount Vernon OH, passed away Thursday May 11, 2023, at Knox Community Hospital surrounded by her family, in Mount Vernon.
Mary was born October 15th, 1959, at home in Buckeye Lake, Ohio to Neil Elias Frederick and Charlotte JoAnn {McMullen} Swick.
She attended Lakewood High School.
She married Arthur (Butch) Grashel on December 24th,...
Violett Mae Rogers
May 9, 2023
Violett Mae Rogers, infant daughter of Shelby Cochren and Zach Rogers, of Mt Vernon, passed away Tuesday, May 9 at Wooster Community Hospital, in Wooster.
Violett is survived by her parents, and her sister Scarlett Rogers, paternal grandparents James & Anita Rogers, maternal grandfather Frank Cochren, Jr.
Violett is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother Barbara Rummel.
Richard M. Benninger
May 9, 2023
Richard M. Benninger, 71, of Wooster, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Ohios LifeCare Hospice.
Richard was born August 2, 1951 in Wooster to Richard L. and Freda {Ogden} Benninger.
Richard graduated from Northwestern High school class of 1969. He proudly served with the United States Army.
He married Becky Stauffer on September 8, 1982.
He worked for Century...
Ruth Faye Maxon
May 8, 2023
Ruth Faye Maxon of Marietta passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023, at the age of 91. She wasborn July 29, 1931, to Bert and Alta Smith of Beverly, Ohio. She was the last surviving member of herfamily, being predeceased by sisters Dora Mae Tyler and Betty Smith, and brothers Robert, Charles,Emmett, and Louis Smith.On August 27, 1948, she married...
George Robert Lambert
May 7, 2023
George Robert Lambert, 73, of Wooster, died Sunday, May 7, 2023 at his residence.
George was born February 2, 1950 in Ashland, Ohio to Leslie Lelin and Ruth Carlene {Brennan} Lambert.
He graduated from the University of Akron and Malone College. George served in the US Navy as an Aviation Quartermaster from 1968 to 1972.
He married Peggy Turner on...
Virginia May "Ginny" Marthey
May 7, 2023
Virginia Mae “Ginny” Marthey, 91, of Apple Creek died Sunday, May 7, 2023, at the Wayne County Care Center in Wooster.
Ginny was born November 15, 1931 in Canton to Loy Joseph and Mary Zipporah {Griffeth}Yoder. She graduated from McKinley High School. She married Robert Marthey on February 9, 1952, he died in 2018.
Ginny worked briefly as an X-Ray...
Timothy Buss
May 4, 2023
Timothy John Buss, 54, of Smithville, died Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Orrville Point.
Tim was born November 12, 1968 in Wooster, Ohio to John and Judy {Dilyard} Buss.
Tim Graduated from Smithville High School.
He worked for Mosier Construction, D & S Distribution and VT Hackney. Tim enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, gardening, tinkering and taking things apart.
Tim...
Thomas Collier
May 3, 2023
Thomas Paul Collier, 76, of Wooster, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at his residence.
Thomas was born January 17, 1947, in Elyria, Ohio to James and Lillian {Cooley} Collier.
He attended special education classes at Midview School in Grafton and worked for Murray Ridge in Elyria. He worked for Miller’s Orchard in Amherst for 20 years and moved to...
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