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Donna Rist
WADSWORTH -- Donna L. Rist, 65, of Wadsworth, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
She was the sister and sister-in-law of Vonnie and Lou Beaudoin of Creston and Richard "Jack" and Virginia Boggs of Seville.
Services will be today (Saturday) at noon at Roberts Funeral Home, Hillcrest Chapel, Wadsworth, with Pastor Pete Drury officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
She was born Sept. 19, 1934 in Strange Creek, W.Va., to William A. and Esther (Coen) Boggs and married Albert Marlyn Rist on Oct. 2, 1954. He died previously.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Julie and Rodney Palmer-Linebaugh of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Joseph A. and Kim Rist of Englewood; four grandchildren; and sisters, Joyce Reall of Wadsworth and June Keith-Molahan of Clay, W.Va.
Florence Martin
MILLERSBURG -- Florence Martin, 93, of Millersburg, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at Sunset View Nursing Home, after an extended illness.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Millersburg Christian Church, with the Rev. David Carrick officiating. Burial will be at Killbuck Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 6-9 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg.
She was born Oct. 13, 1906 in Killbuck to Ira and Laura (Cole) Orr and married Lovell W. Martin. He died Feb. 1, 1977.
Surviving are children, Mrs. Grover (Karolyn) Mullett and Evelyn McVay, both of Millersburg and Lovell Murray Martin of Wooster; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one step-grandson; and one step-great-granddaughter.
Susan Beachy
WALNUT CREEK -- Susan Beachy, 103, died Friday morning, April 14, 2000, at Walnut Hills Nursing Home, Walnut Creek, after an extended illness. She had been a resident of Walnut Hills since November 1994, and was formerly of Millersburg.
Services will be Monday at 9 a.m. at the Henry C. Beachy residence, 4314 County Road 145, Sugarcreek, with Bishop Henry C. Beachy officiating. Burial will be at Troyer Cemetery, Holmes County.
Friends may call anytime today (Saturday) after 2 at the Jonas A. Miller residence, 3664 State Route 39, Millersburg.
Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, is handling arrangements.
She was born Feb. 3, 1897 in Tuscarawas County to Ben C. and Lucinda (Schultz) Schrock and married Jonas J. Beachy. He died Dec. 18, 1954.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Ada and Roman Miller of Millersburg, Roman and Lizzie Ann Beachy and Henry and Fannie Beachy, all of Sugarcreek, Alvin and Anna Beachy of Wilmot, and Albert and Mabel Beachy of Baltic; 26 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Roger Koppes
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP -- Roger H. Koppes, 72, of Chatham Township, died Friday, April 14, 2000, at his home, following a 16-month battle with cancer.
A Celebration of Life will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 9282 Acme Road, Guilford Township with Pastors Gerald Keller and Dwayne Culler officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call Monday from 4-6 and 7-9 p.m. at the church and one hour prior to service on Tuesday at the church.
The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the Medina County Hospice, 797 N. Court St., Medina 44256.
Arrangements are being handled by Parker and Son Funeral Home in Lodi.
He was born March 16, 1928 in Seville to J. Harold and LaVonne (Coolman) Koppes.
Surviving are his wife, Dolores (Burbage) Koppes; a son and daughter-in-law, James and Carol Koppes of Chatham; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Brian Ray of Chatham and Laura Koppes and Kim Bryan of Lexington, Ky.; five grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Miriam and James Taylor of Lynchburg, Va.; brother and sister-in-law, Virgil and Esther Koppes of Medina and many nieces and nephews.
Jade Jewell
MILLERSBURG -- Jade Victoria Jewell, stillborn daughter of Jonathan and Erica (Zedaker) Jewell of Millersburg, died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg.
Graveside services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Arrangements are being handled by Alexander Funeral Home in Millersburg.
Surviving in addition to her parents are maternal grandparents, Cindy Zedaker of Wilmot and Jeff Zedaker of Dundee; paternal grandparents, Christine Gayheart of Big Prairie and David Jewell of Marshallville; maternal great-grandparents, Deloris Blackburn of Massillon and Kenneth Painter of Tennessee; maternal great-grandparents, Elma Jenkins of Massillon and Elonza Zedaker of Canton; paternal great-grandmother, Theresa Zimmerman of Warsaw; maternal great-great-grandmothers, Edna Truman of Massillon and Irene Elliott of Pennsylvania and three aunts, Tina Gower of Texas, Jackie Zedaker of Baltic and Hollie Zedaker of Dundee.
Yost Miller
MILLERSBURG -- Yost S. Miller, 43, 5000 Township Road 311, died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at Akron General Hospital, after an extended illness.
Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Sharon Conservative Mennonite Church near Sugarcreek with the Rev. Wilbur Hershberger officiating. Burial will be at Union Hill Cemetery in Sugarcreek.
Friends may call today (Sunday) from 6-8 p.m. and Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Sharon Conservative Mennonite Church.
Arrangements are being handled by Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek.
He was born Jan. 30, 1957 in Wayne County to Sam A. and Sarah (Yoder) Miller and married Ruth Yoder on Feb. 2, 1980. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are daughters, Kelly Jo Miller and Erica Fern Miller, both of the home; a son, Friederick Cordell Yost Miller of the home; his mother of Shreve; sisters, Mrs. Levi (Katie Ann) Schrock of Shreve, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Jane) Gerber of Canada and Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy) Steiner of Kidron and brothers, Delbert (Jane) Miller of Shreve, Nelson (Anna) Miller of Zanesville and Robert (Emeline) Miller of Shreve.
Flora Miller
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Flora W. (Eschmann) Miller, 86, formerly of Orrville and East Greenville, died Friday, April 14, 2000, at Beverly Health Care Meadow Brook Manor in Rapid City, S.D., after a long illness.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville, with the Rev. F.D. Donaldson officiating.
There will be no calling hours. Auble Funeral Home in Orrville, is handling arrangements.
She was born Oct. 5, 1913 in Mineral City to Ludwig and Flora W. (Theas) Eschmann and married Lester D. "Jack" Miller on Aug. 28, 1945. He died June 24, 1993.
Surviving are daughters, Amy Mowrer and her husband, Ken, and Evelyn Thompson, all of Rapid City, S.D.; grandchildren, Tim Nemeti of Grand Junction, Colo., Butch Thompson of Littleton, Colo., Dawn Sharp of Alexandria, Va., Mark Mowrer and his wife, Brenda, of New Philadelphia, Craig Mowrer and his wife, Kellie, of Black Hawk, S.D., and Kendra Green of Rapid City, S.D.; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Ray Eschman and his wife, Matilda "Tillie", and John Eschman and his wife, Helen, and a sister, Cathrine "Kitty" Henderson, all of Massillon.
William Garman
ASHLAND -- William H. Garman, 83, 53 Harold Drive, died Saturday morning, April 15, 2000, at Samaritan Hospital in Ashland.
He was the brother of Catherine Shearer of Wooster.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville, with the Rev. Dr. Arden Gilmer officiating. Burial will be at Jeromesville Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to North Central Ohio Alzheimer's Association, One Marion Avenue, Suite 108, Mansfield 44903-7906.
He was born March 22, 1917 in Jeromesville to Henry and Carrie (Newman) Garman.
Other survivors include his companion, Helen Humrichouser, with whom he had made his home; and several nieces and nephews.
His wife, Mary Alice Garman, died July 17, 1994.
Mary Schalmor
LOWER SALEM -- Mary Catherine Schalmo, 84, of Township Road 252, formerly of Wooster, died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
A funeral liturgy, with mass will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Harriettsville, with the Rev. Victor Cinson as celebrant. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster, where friends may call one hour prior to burial.
Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home, where a vigil service will be held at 3 p.m. and the rosary at 8:30 p.m., or one hour prior to the services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Henry's Building Fund, 36575 County Road 47, Lower Salem 45745.
She was born March 25, 1916 in Massillon to Frederick and Florence (Boron) Konen and married Leroy C. Schalmo on May 2, 1935. He died Feb. 4, 1998.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Joseph L. and Marciann Schalmo of Ashland, Frederick C. and Molly Schalmo of Chattanooga, Tenn., Richard P. and Darlene Schalmo of Shreve, Margaret and Chester Meeker of Lower Salem and Florence and Orland Bragg of Marietta; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; brothers and their spouses, Clement and Mary Konen of Canton and Carl and Bev Konen of Akron; and a sister, Martha Seifert and her husband, Thomas, of Massillon.
Volney Yungen
ORRVILLE -- Volney L. "V.L." Yungen, 76, 914 N. Crown Hill Road, died, Monday, April 17, 2000, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, after a period of declining health.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Christ United Church of Christ in Orrville, with the Rev. Randy Gehres officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Christ United Church of Christ, 301 N. Main St., Orrville; or Orrville Salvation Army, 128 E. Market St., Orrville 44667.
He was born April 5, 1924 in Orrville, in the home where he later raised his family, to John and Rosa (Butzer) Yungen and married Rosemary Graber on Feb. 12, 1949 in Massillon. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, John and Becki Yungen, James and Wendy Yungen, Joel and Linda Yungen, Jeffrey Yungen, Jan and Mark Fowkes and Judy and Dave Browne, all of Orrville; 11 grandchildren, J.P. and Bryan Yungen, Tom and MaryKate Fowkes, Sommer Alexander and her husband, Mike, Joel, Lindsey and Dan Yungen, Jaron Browne and Autumn and Carissa Yungen; a brother, John Yungen and his wife, Lucille, of Massillon; sisters, Katharine Yungen and Ida Woodward, both of Wooster and Luella Fulton of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters-in-law, Ada Yungen and Esther Graber, both of Dalton; a brother-in-law, Robert W. Graber and his wife, Ann, of Orlando, Fla.; aunts, Clara (Butzer) Reid and Alice (Butzer) Weeman; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Shelby Spencer
BALTIC -- Shelby Ann Spencer, infant daughter of Brian Spencer and Tara Yoder, 32277 State Route 93, died shortly after birth Saturday, April 15, 2000, at Union Hospital in Dover.
Graveside services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Union Hill Cemetery in Sugarcreek, with the Rev. Chuck Jarvis officiating. Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, is handling arrangements.
Other survivors include grandparents, Robert and Judy Yoder of Baltic and Diane Spencer of Beach City; and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Yoder of Baltic and Jane Dean of Massillon.
Olive Lehman
NAVARRE -- Olive J. Lehman, 78, of Navarre, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Country Lawn Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness.
She was the sister of Edward Speicher of Dalton.
Graveside services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Union Lawn Cemetery. Atkinson-Feucht-Shaidnagle Funeral Home in Navarre, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Navarre-Bethlehem Township Historical Society Memorial Fund, in care of Robert Baker, 9100 Blough SW, Navarre 44662.
She was born April 14, 1922 in Stanwood, Stark County to Charles and Marietta (Albright) Speicher and married W. Durant Lehman. He died Sept. 11, 1999.
Other survivors include sons, Ellis Lehman of North Canton, Lynn D. and Ernie Lehman, both of Navarre, Harley and Brian Lehman, both of California; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers, Keith and Norman Speicher, both of Navarre, Thomas Speicher of Brewster, Lester Speicher of Stonecreek and Dennis Speicher of Las Vegas, Nev.; and sisters, Ruby Geiger and Pearl Speck, both of Massillon.
Henry Faulkner
MASSILLON -- Henry L. Faulkner, 62, 108 18th St., SE, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton.
Surviving are relatives in the Wayne/Holmes county area.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul's Church of God In Christ, 2nd St., SW, Massillon, with the Rev. Robert Williams officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at Rhoden Memorial Chapel in Canton, or one hour prior to the services at the church.
Kay Hanna
APPLE CREEK -- Kay E. Hanna, 51, 110 Dogwood Circle, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at Wooster Community Hospital, after a lengthy illness.
Memorial graveside services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fredericksburg East Cemetery, with the Rev. William Valentine officiating.
There will be no calling hours. Murray Funeral Home in Fredericksburg, is handling arrangements.
She was born Dec. 28, 1948 in Millersburg to Earl and Iva Alberta (Hagans) Hanna.
Surviving are a brother, Larry Hanna of Wooster; and nieces and nephews.
Lovina Raber
BALTIC -- Lovina J. Raber, 78, 4306 County Road 59, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at her residence after a two-month illness.
Services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at the residence, with Bishop Mose E. Hershberger officiating. Burial will be at Miller Cemetery, Clark Township, Holmes County.
Friends may call anytime after noon on Thursday at the residence. Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, is handling arrangements.
She was born Aug. 4, 1921 in Holmes County to John D. and Mary (Yoder) Raber.
Surviving are a brother, Albert J. Raber of Baltic; and nieces and nephews.
Homor Yost
WOOSTER -- Homer P. Yost was born Aug. 3, 1919 in Burbank, Ohio, to Ray and Mabelle Yost. He passed away Monday, April 17, 2000.
He married his wife, Marjorie in 1955.
Surviving are children, Sharon Wandall, Anne Wolf and Fred Yost; and five grandsons.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster, with the Rev. Paul Thoms officiating.
There will be no calling hours.
Those who wish may make contributions to a charity of the donor's choice in his memory.
Muss Trogdon
RITTMAN -- Muss Trogdon, 92, formerly of Elm Street, died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at the Apostolic Christian Home.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Rittman Cemetery, with memorial services to follow at 1 p.m. at Church of the Savior in Wooster. The Rev. Jerry Durham will officiate.
Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Apostolic Christian Home, 10680 Steiner Road, Rittman 44270.
He was born Feb. 3, 1908 in Wayne, W.Va., to Pharaoh and Cora (Noble) Trogdon and married Ruth Kelly on Sept. 30, 1933. She survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Gloria June) Anderson of Lititz, Pa., Mrs. Harold (Dolores) Wagner of Wooster and Virginia Davis of Fullerton, Calif.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, George Trogdon of San Diego, Calif.
David Greenwald
JEROMESVILLE -- David M. Greenwald, 64, 50 Glenn St., died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at his home after a lengthy illness.
Services will be held at a later date. There will be no calling hours. Murray Funeral Home in Fredericksburg, is handling arrangements.
He was born July 24, 1935 in Wooster to David and Bessie (Franks) Greenwald and married Ada DeVore on April 14, 1962. She survives.
Other survivors include sons, Terry Lee and Keith Edward Greenwald, both of Jeromesville; a grandson; a brother, Kenneth Greenwald, and a sister, Anita Spencer and her husband, Willis, all of Fredericksburg.
