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Elmer Stevens
WEST LEBANON -- Elmer E. "Sonny" Stevens, 61, of West Lebanon, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Doctors Hospital in Massillon.
Private graveside services will be held at Westlawn Cemetery in Mount Eaton. There will be no calling hours. Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 1740 Cleveland Road, Wooster 44691.
He was born March 13, 1939 in Parkersburg, W.Va., to Irene Stevens and married Norma Lynch on Oct. 24, 1965. She survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Kit Stevens of Holmesville and Michelle Stevens of Akron; and eight grandchildren.
De Etta Bauman
LOUISVILLE -- De Etta I. Bauman, 76, of Louisville, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at Altercare of Louisville.
She was the mother and mother-in-law of Jan and Don Duffy of Marshallville.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stier-Israel Funeral Home, 917 E. Main St., Louisville, with the Rev. Dennis Rinehart officiating. Burial will be at Marlboro Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 11394 Edison St., NE, Alliance 44601.
She was born June 12, 1923 in Akron to Alfred and Esther (Henderlong) Berger and married John A. Bauman. He died in 1983.
Other survivors include a son, John Bauman and his wife, Nancy, of Louisville; grandchildren, Holly and Adam Lewis and David Duffy, all of Marshallville, Jennifer, Laura, Brian and John Bauman, all of Louisville; and a sister, Verna Campian and her husband, Sam of Massillon.
Thomas Miller
PERRYSVILLE -- Thomas Robert Miller, 66, 932 State Route 95, died Sunday evening, March 26, 2000, at Ohio State University Medical Center after a 12-week illness.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Perrysville, with the Revs. John Bassman and Charles Carrier officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Wayne County.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Helping Hand Food Pantry of Loudonville; or Ashland County Humane Society, 1710 Garfield Ave., Ashland 44805.
He was born July 19, 1933 in Ashland to Robert Simon and Neva Mae (Shearer) Miller.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy (Weltmer) Miller, whom he married Oct. 9, 1980; children and their spouses, Thomas Wilbur and Jackie Miller and Robert Jason and Stacey Miller, all of Mansfield and Neva and Steve Meeker of Sequin, Texas; four grandchildren; a brother Wilbur Miller of Lakeville; and a sister, Pat Stitzlein of Glenmont.
Charles Nyhart
KILLBUCK -- Charles A. Nyhart, 68, of Killbuck, died Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2000, at his home after an extended illness.
Memorial services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, where military rites will be conducted by Killbuck Veterans of Foreign Wars. Father Ronald J. Aubry will officiate. Burial will be at Killbuck Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home, with the family in attendance.
The family suggests that contributions be made to Holmes County Hospice, 931 Wooster Road, Millersburg 44654.
He was born Jan. 15, 1932 in Killbuck to Forest and Helen (McKee) Nyhart and married Carolyn Collins on Sept. 17, 1955. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Pamela and David Wolfe of Mount Gilead and Todd and Lisa Nyhart of Shreve; grandchildren, Jerrilynn, Bud, Jason and Justin Wolfe and Jessica Nyhart; and his mother of Sunset View Nursing home in Millersburg.
Wiliavean Hartsell
HOLMESVILLE -- Wiliavean Hartsell, 82, of Holmesville, went home to be with the Lord Monday afternoon, March 27, 2000, at Sunset View Nursing Home in Millersburg, after an extended illness.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Frank Hudson officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Township Cemetery, Holmesville.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
She was born May 15, 1917 in Terra Alta, W.Va., to Walter E. and Myrtle (Cramer) Masters and married Howard R. Hartsell on May 12, 1934. He died Sept. 13, 1991.
Surviving are children, Irene Steele of Millersburg, Howard E. Hartsell of Beach City and Robert L. Hartsell of Apple Creek; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Edward Masters of Hanoverton; and sisters, Mrs. Chester (Opel) Burns of Terra Alta, W.Va., and Mrs. Manley (Betty) McVay of Fredericksburg.
'Pete' Manson
LAKEVILLE -- Troyles E. "Pete" Manson, 71, 13408 Township Road 473, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
Services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home in Shreve, with Pastor Larry Hasemeyer officiating. Burial will at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call Thursday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Holmes County 931 Wooster Road, Millersburg 44654.
He was born March 3, 1929 in Holmes County to Howard and Alta Mae (Hershberger) Manson and married Geraldine Sigler on Oct. 24, 1948. She survives.
Other survivors include children, Roy and James Manson, both of Lakeville, Steve Manson of Barberton, Janet Tullis-Manson of Millersburg and Mary Ellen Ernst of Glenmont; 13 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Rev. William Mills II
CRESTON -- The Rev. William Thomas Mills II, 72, of Creston, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Fairview Medical Center in Cleveland.
Services will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, 9560 Acme Road, Wadsworth, with the Revs. Gerald Clevenger and Tim Neptune officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, where military rites will be conducted.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
He was born Aug. 14, 1927 in Columbus, Ga., to Fred J. and Marguerite (Sauls) Mills Sr., and married Geraldine Parr on June 10, 1954. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Sherry and Brad Olson, William Thomas and Christine Mills III and Lori and Bryan Smith; seven grandchildren; and brothers and their spouses, Fred and Ruby Mills, Allan and Barbara Mills and Corum and Dora Mills.
Mary Shetler
SUGARCREEK -- Mary Alice (Yoder) Shetler, 59, of Miller Avenue, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at her residence after an extended illness.
Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Grace Mennonite Church in Berlin, with Pastor Robert Schrock officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Butler-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, or one hour prior to the services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Holmes County, 931 Wooster Road, Millersburg 44654.
She was born July 2, 1940 in LaGrange, Ind., to William H. and Emma (Mullet) Yoder and married Vernon E. Shetler on July 2, 1966. He survives.
Other survivors include brothers and their spouses, Lester and Nettie Yoder, Herman Yoder and Larry and Sara Ann Yoder, all of Sugarcreek, Joe and Janet Yoder of Millersburg and Bill and Mary Yoder Jr. of Berlin; and a sister, Mrs. Roy L. (Fannie) Miller of Dundee.
Ruth Smyth
WOOSTER -- Ruth B. Smyth, 97, formerly of Ihrig Avenue, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, in a nursing home.
Cremation has taken place. Cremation Society of Ohio, handled arrangements.
She retired from The College of Wooster as a mathematics professor.
Surviving are a daughter, Ruth Klein and her husband, Chuck, of Florida; and five grandchildren.
Istvan Drotar
RITTMAN -- Istvan Drotar, 44, of Rittman, died Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at his home.
Memorial services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 2631 Copley Road, Copley, with the Rev. Tibor Domotor officiating. There will be no calling hours. Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown, is handling arrangements.
He was born Aug. 24, 1955 in Hungary.
Surviving are his wife, Ildiko Drotar of Rittman; children, Steven and Andrae, both of the home; and his parents, brothers and sisters, all of Hungary.
Frances Leiby
WEST SALEM -- Frances A. Leiby, 53, of West Salem, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Lodi Community Hospital.
Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Homerville, with Vicar Dee Miklos and Pastor George Swartzfager officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem.
Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, 8439 River Corners Road, Homerville 44235.
She was born April 11, 1946, in Medina to Edward and Margaret (Overholt) Morlock.
Surviving are her husband, Walter R. Leiby, whom she married Sept. 18, 1992; daughters and their spouses, Jennifer and Terry Wood of Burbank and Margaret and Bill Jacobs of West Salem; a stepson, Kevin Leiby of Florida; two granddaughters; six step-grandchildren; her mother of West Salem; sisters, Nancy Widenmeyer of Valley City and Jean Wood of Shreve; and brothers, John, Thomas, James and Dennis Morlock, all of West Salem.
Mary Ray
BURBANK -- Mary Pauline Ray, 79, 5808 Cedar Valley Road, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at West View Manor Nursing Home, Wooster.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster, with the Rev. Richard A. Graven officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
She was born Jan. 5, 1921 in Overton, Wayne County to George Albert and Viola Mae (Landaw) Hurst and married Walter Ray in 1937. He survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Barbara Jeffery of Wooster; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild.
'Pete' Manson
CUYAHOGA FALLS -- Carl E. Parcell, 53, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Monday, March 27, 2000.
He was the brother and brother-in-law of Mary and Harold Fortune of Millersburg.
Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral Home, 339 Southwest Ave., Tallmadge, with Pastor Sherman Bailey officiating.
Friends may call Thursday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was born in Shreve.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Brian and Renee Parcell of Tallmadge, Adam and Heather Parcell of Munroe Falls, Edward Parcell, Corey Johnston and Dustyn Parcell, all of Akron, and Shaun Parcell of North Carolina; three grandchildren; a sister, Hazel Hunt of Kentucky; a brother, Ralph Parcell and his wife, Cathy, of Michigan; and many other relatives.
Don Sundheimer
FRESNO -- Don Ray Sundheimer, 60, 32862 County Road 10, died Tuesday, March 28, 2000, in the emergency room at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg, following an accident while working in Millersburg.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, with the Rev. Ross Miller officiating. Burial will be at Walnut Creek Mennonite Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Thursday) from 5-8 at the funeral home.
He was born April 28, 1939 in Coshocton County to Fred and Mary (Schindler) Sundheimer and married Janice Lewis on March 30, 1967. She survives.
Other survivors include children, Melissa, Tiffany and Dirk, all of the home; brothers, Kenny Sundheimer of Uhrichsville and John Sundheimer of Sugarcreek; and sisters, Mrs. Phil (Virginia) Hauck of Deltona, Fla., Barbara Childress of Huntsville, Ala., and Viola Phillips of Coshocton.
Paul Evans Jr.
WOOSTER -- Paul J. Evans Jr., 69, 913 W. Liberty St., died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster, with the Rev. Sylvia Miatke officiating. Burial will be at Reedsburg Cemetery.
Friends may call two hours prior to the services.
He was born June 11, 1930 in Wooster to Paul Joseph and Florence (Bengelsdorf) Evans Sr.
Surviving are his wife, Jane (Everhart) Evans, whom he married Dec. 24, 1985; children and their spouses, Beth and Brad Starlin, Mathew and Tina Evans and Michael and Kristine Swerline, all of Wooster, Bobbi Jo and Gerald Allen of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Dee and James Rufener of Burbank; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and half-sisters, Paula and George Ross of Mansfield, Sally Cole and Linda Clow, both of Ashland.
Thelma Poulson
GALION -- Thelma Poulson, of Galion, formerly of Wooster, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at Galion Community Hospital.
Cremation has taken place.
Surviving are children, Andrea Smith and her husband, Virgil, of Galion, Bob Poulson of Colorado and David Poulson of Florida; and three grandchildren.
Her husband, Clifford "Skip" Poulson and a daughter Holly Jo, died previously.
Minniella Blake
WOOSTER -- Minniella Blake, 83, 1615 Cleveland Road, died Thursday, March 30, 2000, at Sunrise Assisted Living.
Surviving is a daughter, Shirley (Blake) Sell of Wooster.
Services will be held out of state and will be announced at a later date by the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home.
Theodore Dillon
KILLBUCK -- Theodore J. Dillon, 74, 180 Buker St., died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at his residence.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel with Pastor Dale Duncan officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call tonight (Friday) from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help defray expenses.
He was born Nov. 14, 1925 in Cashmere, W.Va. to Cecil and Leona Blanche (Ackers) Dillon. He married Mary D. Redmond in 1971. She died in 1995.
Surviving are children Trina Miller of Killbuck, Wynoka (Kevin) Kelley of Marshallville, and Dreama (Bill) Brown of Jeffersonville, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Rick Ferguson of Nashville, Teresa (Bob) Mottle of Millersburg and Kathy Arnold of Killbuck, and a brother, Darrell of Rittman.
