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Edna Miller
BALTIC -- Edna P. Miller, 72, 3429 State Route 557, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg, after becoming ill earlier in the day.
Services will be Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Abe J.C. Raber residence on State Route 557, Baltic with Bishop Floyd Troyer officiating. Burial will be at Miller Cemetery in Clark Township, Holmes County.
Friends may call anytime at the Miller residence.
Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek is handling the arrangements.
She was born April 28, 1928 in Holmes County to Perry S. and Rebecca J. (Weaver) Miller.
Surviving are three brothers, Jonas P. (Lena) Miller of Sugarcreek, Perry P. Miller of the home and Sam P. Miller of the home; five nieces and three nephews.
Susan Lint
DALTON -- Susan Darlene (Bennett) Lint, 42, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at her home.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Dalton with the Rev. Eli Showalter officiating. Burial will be at Dalton Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 1-4 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to her family for educational funds for the children.
She was born July 12, 1958 in Johnson City, Tenn. to Bruce and Mary (Wishon) Bennett.
Surviving are her husband, Richard Lint; sons, James and Travis Lint of the home; daughters, Carrie, Justine and Stefani Lint of the home; her mother, Mary Varner of Canton; grandmothers, Dorothy Bennett of Jonesborough, Tenn., Gloe Varner of Carrollton; sisters, Paulette (Steve) Ramey of Massillon, Sharon (Rick) Gayheart of High Springs, Fla., Lisa (John) Baggett, Sheila Bennett, Roberta Glidden, all of Canton, Missy (Tim) Draper of Johnson City, Tenn.; and brothers, Darrell (Leisha) Bennett of Johnson City, Tenn. and Bruce E. (Fran) Bennett of Massillon.
Nettie Fogle
NORTH LAWRENCE -- Nettie I. Fogle, 57, of North Lawrence, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 13, 2000, at her home, following a brief illness.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home in Massillon with the Rev. Glen Shedlock officiating. Burial will be at Newmans Creek Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 201 West Third St., Dover 44622.
She was born April 21, 1943 in North Lawrence to Robert and Alice Schaer.
Surviving are a daughter, Tammie L. Stanford of Apple Creek; two grandchildren; sisters, Lucille Weisgarber, Helen Singer and Mary Casto, all of North Lawrence and Dorothy Clark of Dalton and brothers, Bob and Jim Schaer, both of North Lawrence.
Levi and Edna Yoder
BIG PRAIRIE -- Levi W. Yoder, 1, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000 and Edna W. Yoder, 4, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, from injuries sustained in an accident at home.
They were the children of Wayne E. and Susie (Miller) Yoder, 7651 State Route 514.
Joint services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Eli J. Yoder residence, 12660 County Road 316, Big Prairie with Bishop Arden Byler officiating. Burial will be at Raber Cemetery.
Friends may call anytime at the Wayne E. Yoder residence.
Arrangements are being handled by Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home in Shreve.
Levi W. Yoder was born June 16, 1999 in Millersburg and Edna W. Yoder was born Nov. 21, 1995 in Millersburg.
Other survivors include a sister, Emma; a brother, John; paternal grandparents, Eli J. and Mary M. Yoder of Big Prairie; maternal grandparents, Henry H. and Emma J. Miller of Danville; paternal great-grandmother, Katie Ann Yoder of Dundee; maternal great-grandparents, John J.C. (Sarah) Miller of Fredericksburg.
Nathaniel Miller
MILLERSBURG -- Nathaniel Jon Miller, three-week-old son of David Lee and Erma (Troyer) Miller, 5582 County Road 201, Millersburg, died Thursday morning, Sept. 14, 2000, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
A brief funeral service will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Zion Conservative Mennonite Church near Benton with Pastor Jerry Hoover officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, is handling the arrangements.
He was born Aug. 20, 2000.
Surviving in addition to his parents are two brothers, Joshua Miller and Jeriah Miller, both of the home; paternal grandparents, Galen and Sadie Miller of Millersburg; maternal grandparents, John M. and Ada Troyer of Holmesville and paternal great-grandmother, Mary Miller of Millersburg.
Robert Weaver II
MILLERSBURG -- Robert C. "Robbie" Weaver II, 29, U.S. 62, Millersburg, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
Memorial services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Ross Miller officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church.
Arrangements are being handled by Butler-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek.
He was born July 22, 1971 in Summit County to Robert C. and Kathy (Miller) Weaver.
Surviving in addition to his parents are three brothers, Paul, Nathaniel and Matt Weaver, all of the home; grandparents, Keith and Dottie Miller and Marion and Orpha Ellen Weaver, all of Walnut Creek and great-grandfather, Rev. Paul R. Miller of Walnut Creek.
George Funk
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- George Hoge Funk, 70, Los Angeles, Calif., died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
He was born Jan. 10, 1930 in Wooster to Daniel C. and Elizabeth (Reese) Funk.
Surviving are his wife Evelyn Williams Funk, whom he married Oct. 8, 1994; twin children, Christina of Laguna Hills, Calif. and Roger of Denver, Colo.; six grandchildren; his mother, Elizabeth Funk of Wooster; two brothers, Edward of Worthington and David of Indianapolis, Ind. and numerous other relatives.
Raymond Mullet
RITTMAN -- Raymond E. Mullet, 72, 279 Nautilus Lane, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman with the Rev. John Castle officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery.
Friends may call today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rittman Community Church, 354 N. Main St., Rittman 44270.
He was born Nov. 5, 1927 in Creston to James N. and Grace A. (Younker) Mullet.
Surviving are his wife, Sadie (Hayton); son, Todd Mullet and daughter, Karen Smith, all of Rittman; a half-brother, James N. Mullet Jr. of Big Prairie and a sister, Arlene Rupp of Sterling.
Linda Conrad
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Linda M. Conrad, 55, of Fort Myers, Fla. died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at her home.
Graveside services will be Monday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m. at Ashland Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Dale Roy Training Center, Ashland 44805.
She was born October 1944 in Wooster to Forrest L. and Marylin L. Conrad.
Surviving are her mother of Fort Myers, Fla. and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Forrest Conrad Jr. and J. Ellen Nunnally of Ashland and Arthur and Judy Conrad of Elyria.
Daniel Miller
MILLERSBURG -- Daniel A. Miller, 33, of Millersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at his residence.
Services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Grace Haven Fellowship Church with Bishop Sam Yoder officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call today (Thursday) from 2-8 p.m. and 9 a.m. to time of services on Friday, all at the Grace Haven Fellowship Church located at the intersection of Township Road 351 and County Road 203, Millersburg.
Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg is handling arrangements.
He was born Jan. 28, 1967 in Millersburg to Albert M. and Susanna (Hochstetler) Miller.
Surviving in addition to his parents are four sisters and their spouses, Lucy Miller of Plain City, Barbara and John Schlabach of Millersburg, Ann and Larry Miller of Sarasota, Fla. and Rosemary and Ivan Miller of Martinsburg; a brother Delbert and his wife, Jennifer Miller of Loogootee, Ind.; maternal grandmother, Anna Hochstetler of Sarasota, Fla. and numerous nieces and nephews.
Paul Miller
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Paul Clayton Roosevelt Miller, 95, of Arcadia, Calif. and formerly of Wooster, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, in Sierra Madre, Calif.
He was born May 23, 1905 in Overton to Charles and Effie (Raudebaugh) Miller and married Mearle Sperry, June 27, 1928. After 63 years of marriage she passed away on Oct. 13, 1991.
There will be no services as requested. Arcadia Chapel of Remembrance in Arcadia, Calif. handled arrangements.
Surviving are two children, Dolores (James) Largent of Pasadena, Calif. and Edward (Annette) Miller of Las Vegas, Nev.; four grandchildren, Gregory (Annette) Largent, Lynn (Bruce) Fetter, Zoanne (Michael) Sutton and Kirk (Elaine) Miller; eight great-grandchildren, Ashley and Blair Fetter, Jason and Joshua Taylor, Justin and Jennifer Miller and Marshal and Miller Largent; also several nieces and nephews and many friends in the Wooster area.
Rev. Bobbie Bryant
SUGARCREEK -- The Rev. Bobbie L. Bryant, 56, 2342 Ragersville Road, SW, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at his residence, following an extended illness.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek with the Rev. Donald Howell officiating. Burial will be at Ragersville Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of Tuscarawas County.
He was born Dec. 24, 1943 in Greenbrier, W.Va., to Clark and Martha (Cohenour) Bryant and married Susan Porcher on Oct. 25, 1963. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. John (Faye) Stevenson of Sugarcreek; two sons, Robert (Carol) Bryant of Newcomerstown and Bobby Lee Bryant Jr. of West Virginia; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four sisters, Faye Bryant of New Philadelphia, Mrs. Clarence (Othella) VanNatter of West Virginia, Opal Collins of West Virginia and Shirley Dingess of Ashtabula and three brothers, Johney Bryant of Newcomerstown, Guy Bryant of West Virginia and Bert Bryant of Georgia.
Florence Echelberger
HAYESVILLE -- Florence L. Echelberger, 65, 15 N. Mechanic St., Hayesville, died Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2000, at Samaritan Regional Health System, after a long illness.
Services will be Friday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville, with the Rev. Ivan Beatty officiating. Burial will be at Vermillion Cemetery, Hayesville.
Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hayesville-Vermillion Fire Department/Rescue Squad, Hayesville 44838.
Mrs. Echelberger was born Jan. 13, 1935 in Lake Township, Ashland County, to Alfred P. and Florence L. (Smith) Krebs.
She is survived by her husband, Dale A. Echelberger, whom she married June 12, 1954; her daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Mike King of Columbus; her son and daughter-in-law, Jeffery and Kathy Echelberger of Hayesville; two grandchildren, Kristy Echelberger of Hayesville and Brandon King of Columbus and two brothers, Wayne Krebs of Polk and Kenneth Krebs of Columbus.
Karl Burgan
WOOSTER -- Karl T. Burgan, 89, of Wooster and formerly of West Salem, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Sprenger Retirement Center in Wooster.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Martha Mathatas officiating. Burial will be at West Salem Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was born July 3, 1911 in Apple Creek to Guy and Eva (Franks) Burgan.
Surviving are his wife, Helen (Hershey) Burgan of Wooster, whom he married March 28, 1932; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Jane Burgan of West Salem; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Archie (Betty) Burgan of Apple Creek and two sisters, Arlene Hosfeld of Fredericksburg and Mabel Feikert of Millersburg.
Alva Smith
WOOSTER -- Alva C. Smith, 78, 716 N. Palmer St., died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home with the Rev. Claude McComas officiating. Entombment will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call tonight (Wednesday) from 7-9 at the funeral home with a Masonic Memorial Service at 6:45 p.m.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Shriners Hospitals for Burned or Crippled Children, c/o Earl Walker, 3139 Burbank Road, Wooster 44691 in his memory.
He was born Sept. 28, 1921 in Eden, Ky. to Albert and Anna (Embry) Smith.
Surviving are his wife, Pauline E. (Embry) Smith, whom he married Oct. 26, 1940 by L.V. Meadows; son and daughter-in-law, Glenn C. and Shirley Smith of Atlanta, Ga. and son, Adrian L. Smith of Columbia, S.C.; four grandchildren, James M. Smith of Santa Monica, Calif., Patricia S. Smith of Toronto, Canada, Jodi Lenn Crowder of Rock Hill, S.C. and Julie Smith of Columbia, S.C.; two great-grandchildren, Jay and Caroline Crowder; a brother, Hobert Smith of Wooster and three sisters, Dorothy Willis of Braidwood, Ill., Eula Ray Willis of Leitchfield, Ky. and Lorene M. Mothey of Apache Junction, Ariz.
Willem Van Bruyn
MOUNT EATON -- Willem Van Bruyn (Willem Ysbrant Van Oosterwijk Bruyn), 75, of Mount Eaton, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at Akron General Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Akron on Aug. 27.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Chestnut Ridge Mennonite Church with the Rev. Bruce Hamsher officiating. Burial will be at the Martins Mennonite Chruch Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton or Saturday one hour prior to services at the church.
He was born on March 18, 1925 in the Netherlands and had lived near Mount Eaton since 1988 having lived in Ontario, Canada previously.
He married Naomi Amy Byler on June 18, 1988. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ken (Glennys) La Rose of Listowe, Ontario, Canada and Shari Dobdon of Shreve; three sons, James Bruyn of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Peter Bruyn of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and David Bruyn of Penns Creek, Pa.; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Henriette Syatauw, of Oegstgeest the Netherlands and Marie Elise Wurfbain, of Bournel, France and a brother, Jaap Van Oosterwijk Bruyn of Laren, the Netherlands.
Lee Stinson
WOOSTER -- Lee H. Stinson, 1531 E. Smithville-Western Road, entered into rest, Sunday evening, Sept. 10, 2000, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, following a lengthy illness.
Memorial services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Wayne Presbyterian Church in Wooster with the Rev. Robert Meyer officiating. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. at the Dalton Cemetery, where Wooster Post 68 will perform military rites prior to the memorial services at the church.
Friends may call at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wayne Presbyterian Church Fund, 7152 Burbank Road, Wooster 44691.
Mr. Stinson was born Oct. 11, 1919 in Dalton to Harry D. and Mildred (Swisher) Stinson and had lived in the Wayne County area for all of his life.
He married Kathryn W. Wallace on Oct. 10, 1947. She survives.
In addition to his loving wife, he is survived by two sons, Frederick Lee (Connie) Stinson of Orrville and Robert Alan Stinson of Wooster; three daughters, Mrs. Carl (Kathi) Weaver of Wooster, Mrs. Eric (Margaret) Dennis of McKeesport, Pa., Mrs. Steve (Sandi) Sheets of Orrville and six grandchildren, Lori and Ryan Ristoff, Malinda and Alex Stinson and Scott and Andrew Dennis.
Ryan Kearney
DENVER -- Ryan Patrick Kearney, 16, of Denver, Colo., died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A memorial mass will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Wooster.
He was born Feb. 4, 1984.
Surviving are his parents, Mark and Marcia Kearney of Wooster, brother, Sean Kearney and Mitchell Kearney of Wooster and a sister, Allison Kearney of Wooster.
Donald Bowman
DALTON -- Donald A. Bowman, 68, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2000 at Ohio Veteran's Home in Sandusky.
Memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Dalton Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Rusty Cowden officiating. Burial will be at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Dalton Presbyterian Church, 163 W. Main St., Dalton 44618.
He was born Feb. 2, 1932 in Chester Township to Charles and Emma (Craven) Bowman and married Beverly Santmyer on Jan. 11, 1980. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife, are stepsons, Terry (Betty) Santmyer and Tim Santmyer, both of Dalton; stepdaughter, Bonnie Dole, of Dalton; five step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Lucille (Lloyd) Croll of Millersburg; a brother, Ronald (Eulah) Bowman of Burbank.
