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Kathern Sparks
RITTMAN -- Kathern Sparks, 56, 52 Front St., died Friday morning, Jan. 21, 2000, at her home.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Enterprise Baptist Church in Rittman, with the Revs. Bill Fraley and Jimmie Holbrook officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 6-9 p.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston, or one hour prior to the services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born Aug. 8, 1943, in Genoa, W.Va., to George and Sara (Robinson) Walker and married Douglas Sparks on Jan. 23, 1964. He survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Bruce and Melissa Sparks of Creston, Gregory and Jennifer Sparks and Rhonda and Bill Pomeroy, all of Rittman; three grandchildren; brothers and their wives, Frank and Emma Walker of Marshallville, Sibbie and Willena Walker and Albert and Geneva Walker, all of Dalton, Ga.; and a sister and her husband, Amanda and Howard Hampton of Tampa, Fla.
Sarah Yoder
BALTIC -- Sarah M. Yoder, 59, 320-B N. Butler St., died Friday morning, Jan. 21, 2000, at her residence.
Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Countryside Chapel near Baltic, with the Rev. Daniel Meininger officiating. Burial will be at Union Hill Cemetery in Sugarcreek.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the church. Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, is handling arrangements.
She was born April 21, 1940, in Millersburg to Moses and Susie (Raber) Troyer and married Nelson J. Yoder. He survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Daniel E. and Laura Raber of Baltic, Andy F. and Ginger Raber of Sugarcreek, Raymond N. and Nelson J. Yoder Jr., both of the home, Lovina and Moses Yoder of Apple Creek and Freda N. Yoder of New Philadelphia; stepchildren and their spouses, Jonas N. and Betty Yoder of Millersburg, Andy N. and Nettie Yoder and David N. and Christina Yoder, all of Baltic, Sara N. Yoder and Clara N. Yoder, both of Baltic; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers and their wives, Eli M. and Katie Troyer of Florida, Henry M. and Anna Troyer of Fresno, Christ M. and Emma Troyer of Baltic, Mose M. and Mary Troyer of Fresno, Andy M. and Clara Troyer of Killbuck and Atlee M. and Sovilla Troyer of Sugarcreek; sisters Mrs. Noah (Bene) Chupp of Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Chester (Katie) Hill of West Lafayette and Mrs. Ron (Lizzie) Edwards of Coshocton; a half-brother, Jonas Troyer of Fresno; and half-sisters, Amanda Troyer and Fannie Troyer, both of Fresno and Mrs. Henry (Mary) Mast of Glenmont.
Mary Calame
MILLERSBURG -- Mary E. Calame, 87, of Millersburg, formerly of Loudonville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday evening, Jan. 20,2000, after a short illness.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Bill Seymour officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family suggests contributions be made to Holmes County Hospice, 931 Wooster Road, Millersburg 44654.
She was born March 18, 1912, in Cooperdale to Justin and Arretta (Lash) Wright and married Ivan F. Calame on June 24, 1931. He died July 11, 1985.
Surviving are daughters and their husbands, Evelyn and Arlie Rodhe and Connie and Randall Banbury, all of Millersburg and Aretta Shonk of Reston, Va.; four grandsons; four granddaughters; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Margaret Elder
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Margaret Silver Elder, 80, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000.
She was the mother of Nancy Rowley of Wooster.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Park Circle Presbyterian Church, North Charleston, S.C. Private burial will be at Riverview Cemetery. J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Park Circle Presbyterian Church, 4701 Park Place West, North Charleston, S.C. 29405.
She was born in Wooster to Foster and Alice (Warner) Silver.
Other survivors include sons, Robert Elder of Charleston, S.C., John Elder of Rock Hill, S.C., and Richard Elder of Mount Pleasant, S.C; five grandchildren; and a sister, Barbara Belknap of Charleston, S.C.
Dennis Bennett
WOOSTER -- Dennis E. Bennett, 91, 425 W. Liberty St., died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Horn Nursing Home, Wooster.
Graveside services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Smithville Cemetery, with Pastor Ted Rust officiating.
There will be no calling hours. Gresser Funeral Home in Orrville, is handling arrangements.
He was born May 9, 1908, in Stanley, N.M., to Jermiah and Minnie May (Phillips) Bennett and married Mary C. Berkey on May 5, 1946. She survives.
Other survivors include nieces and nephews.
A son, Dennis Bennett, died in 1996. A brother, William Bennett, also died previously.
David Brentlinger
CHIPPEWA LAKE -- David A. Brentlinger, 45, of Dawnshire Drive, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Medina General Hospital.
Memorial services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 516 W. Sunset Drive, Rittman, with the Rev. Dr. J.A. Burton officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family, in care of Gillman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 81, Rittman 44270.
He was born Dec. 20, 1954, in Allen County to Lanford and Connie (McClain) Brentlinger.
Surviving are children, Micah Brentlinger, Jacqueline Brentlinger and Kelly Brentlinger, all of Elida; his parents of Pace, Fla.; brothers, Daniel Brentlinger of Medina, James Brentlinger of Wadsworth, John Brentlinger of Lima and Richard Brentlinger of Pace, Fla.; and a sister, Chris Sandy of Lima.
Margaret Wertz
WOOSTER -- Margaret Elizabeth Wertz, 84, 311 E. South St., entered into rest Friday evening, Jan. 21, 2000 in the intensive care unit at Wooster Community Hospital, after a long illness.
Services will be Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster, with the Rev. William H. Valentine officiating. Burial will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Flatwoods Cemetery, Flatwoods, W.Va.
Friends may call two hours prior to the services at the funeral home.
She was born March 17, 1915, in Sutton, W.Va., to Amandy and Mary Jane (Smith) Stewart and married Glen Cochran. He died previously. In 1978, she married Clyde J. "Jack" Wertz in Lake Fork. He survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Mary Lou Phillips and her husband, Paul, of Canton, Julie "Jewel" Barnette of Wooster and Mrs. Francis Malcolm of Norfolk, Va.; six grandchildren, including a special grandson, Stephen Barnette and his daughter, Brittany Michelle; three great-grandchildren; and a good friend, Elizabeth Davis of Wooster.
Marcie Hiller
JEROMESVILLE -- Marcie Lynne Hiller, 35, 1586 County Road 251, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000, at Cleveland Clinic.
Services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, with the Rev. John McCourt officiating. Burial will be at Pioneer Cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Educational Fund for her sons in care of the Wayne Savings Community Bank in Ashland.
She was born July 5, 1964, in Ashland County to Duane L. and Marilyn (Gongwer) Cline and married Doug Hiller on Aug. 13, 1983. He survives.
Other survivors include sons, Shane and Bryce, both of the home; her parents, a brother, Tim Cline, and maternal grandmother, Nellie Gongwer, all of Ashland; and paternal grandparents, Clarence and Geraldine Cline of Hayesville.
Helen Conkle
ORRVILLE -- Helen A. Conkle, 90, formerly of 956 S. Vine St., died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Brenn-Field Nursing Center in Orrville, after a long period of declining health.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. There will be no calling hours. The body has been cremated. Auble Funeral Home in Orrville is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born June 19, 1909, in Litchfield to Rolla and Mary (Hastings) Dague and married Earl M. Conkle on June 6, 1934, in Elyria. He survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Philip and Carolynn Conkle of Florence, Ky., and Mary Lou and Jack Rogers of Orrville; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Eugene Dague of La Costa, Calif.
Viola Smith
ORRVILLE -- Viola (Lutz) Linich Smith, 80, 1980 Lynn Drive, formerly of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Cleveland, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000, at Brenn-Field Nursing Center, Orrville.
Memorial services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Fairmont Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights with the Rev. Jody LaFort officiating. Burial of the cremains will be at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights.
There will be no calling hours. Auble Funeral Home in Orrville, is handling arrangements.
She was born April 12, 1919, in Cleveland to Alfonse and Caroline (Grolle) Lutz.
Surviving are daughters and their husbands, Bonnie and Edward Roxbury of Hudson, Rosemary and James Downing of Pepper Pike and Vicky Linich Vogel of Cleveland Heights; stepchildren and their spouses, Scott and Jan Krawec of Canal Winchester; Holly and John Lehlbach of Westlake and Marcia Marhefka of Port Richey, Fla.; five grandchildren; a great-grandson; a sister, Naomi Schroeder of Kalamazoo, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Gilbert H. Smith, died Aug. 7, 1999. They were married on Aug. 14, 1965 in Painesville.
Wilma Skabar
ORRVILLE -- Wilma J. Skabar, 83, 215 Pearl St., died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000, at the home of her son, Michael Skabar's, after a lengthy illness.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Orrville, with the Rev. Father Paul Wysocki officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville, where the Women's Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold services at 8:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Agnes Catholic Church in Orrville; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
She was born Feb. 12, 1916, in Cleveland to Michael and Lottie (Skariezsk) Galowicz and married John Peter Skabar on Nov. 14, 1936, in Cleveland. He died Jan. 8, 1979.
Surviving are children and their spouses, John and Carolyn Skabar of Zanesville, Gerry and Ron Walko of South Lyon, Mich., Michael Skabar and his friend, Belinda Wiley, Carol and Nathan "Bud" Bishop and Marge and Don Aukerman, all of Orrville; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Eleanor Zewalk of Bedford.
Werner Beugger
MANSFIELD -- Werner W. "Buggs" Beugger, 77, of Mansfield, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2000, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, after a short illness.
Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Lexington Avenue, Snyder Funeral Home in Mansfield, with the Revs. William M. Sharp and Harrison R. Aspinall officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the 40 et 8, in care of Snyder Funeral Home, P.O. Box 3085, Mansfield 44904.
He was born April 27, 1922, in New York City to Werner and Berta (Queue) Beugger and married Doris L. Kistler on Oct. 9, 1958 in Mansfield. She survives and was formerly of Wooster.
Other survivors include, daughters and their husbands, Carol S. and James Wilson of Canton, and Barbara E. and Ben Rachel of Mansfield; grandchildren and their spouses, Tracy and Frank Bowen of Worthington, Trent and Kim Hale of Circleville, Mark Rahall of the U.S. Navy stationed in San Diego, Calif., and Brett and Karen Hale of Buxton, Maine.; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Margaret McBride of New Jersey; and numerous extended family members outside the Mansfield area.
Glen Cross
BURBANK -- Glen D. Cross, 83, of Cockrell Road, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 23, 2000, at Smithville-Western Care Center in Wooster.
Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston, with the Rev. Philip Wilden officiating. Burial will be Thursday at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 100 30th St., NW, Suite 100, Canton 44709.
He was born Jan. 4, 1917, in Rockford to Otis and Nellie (Purdy) Cross and married Jean C. Foster in 1941. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Diana and Robert Doernberg of Akron, Richard Cross of Homerville, Jan and Brent Bennett of Naples, Fla., Beth and Dana Wunderlich of Kent and Mark and Kelly Cross of Germantown; grandchildren, William Cross, Abby, Michael and Matthew Doernberg, Steven Cross and Dana Christopher Wunderlich; a niece, Sue Counterman of Tampa, Fla.; and a nephew, Van Cross of Rockford.
Mary Gilliam
WOOSTER -- Mary L. Gilliam, 80, formerly of 1633 Burbank Road, died Saturday morning, Jan. 22, 2000, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster. Burial will be at Sandridge Cemetery, Loudonville.
Friends may call tonight (Monday) from 7-9 at the funeral home.
Those who wish may make contributions to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born Oct. 1, 1919, in Loudonville to John and Cassie (Hannan) Sellers and married Henry C. Gilliam in 1943. He died in 1958.
Surviving are a son, Richard J. Gilliam and his wife, Sylvia, of Houston, Texas; a son-in-law, Larry Mott of Wooster; grandchildren, Tamara Hardy of Marysville, Kim Vanderweelle of Kalamazoo, Mich., Shelly Finn of Winter Haven, Fla., Kelly Hart of Lakeland, Fla., Brandy Mott of Cincinnati and Erica Mott of Wooster; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Willard Sellers of Ontario, Ohio; and sisters, Ruth Ogrady of Mount Ida, Ark., and Helen Manchester of Loudonville.
Bernard Paugh
DELPHOS --Bernard Ray "Bernie" Paugh II, 49, 834 W. Skinner St., formerly of Shreve and Wooster, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, at his residence.
There were no services. Cremation has taken place with Bayliff & Son Funeral Home in Cridersville.
He was born July 31, 1950, in Chicago, to Bernard Ray and June M. (Hamilton) Paugh I and married Terrie Dickson on Oct. 24, 1997. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his father and stepmother, Bernard Ray and Wilma Paugh of Shreve.
Martha Stuter
ORRVILLE -- Martha M. Stuter, 85, formerly of 1727 Meadow Lane, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2000, at Brenn-Field Nursing Center, Orrville, where she had resided for the past 4 1/2 years.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville, with the Rev. Tom Ledford officiating. Burial will be at Martins Mennonite Church Cemetery near Orrville.
Friends may call Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 4815 Munson St., NW, Canton 44718.
She was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Holmes County to John J. and Ida M. (Hartzler) Beechy and married C.E. "Gene" Stuter on June 29, 1938 in Wayne County. He died Dec. 14, 1995.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Ken and Carol Stuter of Orrville, Bob and Alma Stuter of Upland, Calif., and Janet and Bob Blais of Canal Winchester; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Esther Falb of Orrville.
Virginia Ellenwood
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Virginia Fern (Scott) Ellenwood, 91, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Wooster, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at IHS of Riverfront Nursing Home in Bradenton, from natural causes.
Cremation is being handled by Bradenton Funeral Home in Bradenton, Fla. Burial of the cremains will be at a later date at Wooster Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Church of Christ, 150 E. North St., Wooster 44691; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
She was born July 26, 1908, in Wooster to Charles R. and Anna (Touhey) Scott and married Carl Weir Ellenwood. He died previously.
Surviving are a nephew, Ernest Harvey of Wooster, two other nephews and a niece.
Anna Nejedly
HAYESVILLE -- Anna Jean Nejedly, 67, 177 E. Main St., formerly of Loudonville, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2000, at her home.
Memorial services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Kevin Conroy officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville, is handling arrangements.
She was born April 8, 1932, in Cleveland to Jerry and Anna Nejedly.
There are no immediate survivors.
David Wigton
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- David Harold Wigton, DVM, 52, of Glendale, Ariz., died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at his home.
Private family services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Greenlawn Cemetery, Perrysville. His brother, the Rev. James Wigton will officiate. Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville, is handling arrangements.
The family requests contributions be made to First Alliance Church, 637 N. Market St., Loudonville 44842.
He was born May 28, 1947, in Ashland to Harold and Ruth (Aten) Wigton.
Surviving are brothers, the Rev. James Wigton of Tampa, Fla., Paul Wigton of Wooster, Richard Wigton of Big Prairie and Joseph Wigton of Circleville; sisters, Dorothy Weber of Lakeville, Marjorie Fowler of Medina and Virginia Gillman of Loudonville; and many nieces and nephews.
