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Catherine Green
SUGARCREEK -- Catherine R. Green, 72, of North Mill Street, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Union Hospital in Dover. Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Butler-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek, with the Rev. Ed Scaglione officiating. Burial will be at Ridgecrest Memory Garden. Friends may call tonight (Wednesday) from 6-9 at the funeral home. Surviving are her husband, Lester Green, whom she married in 1972; children and their spouses, Willard and Peggy Miller, Larry Miller and Roxann Nelson and Shirley and Ronald Hines Sr., all of New Philadelphia, Vera Sue Jones and Alice and Glenn J. Miller Jr., both of Dover; stepchildren, Larry Green of Newcomerstown, Ronnie Green of Ragersville, Sharon Green of Tuscarawas and Betty Green of Dundee; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and a brother, Phillip Frutig Jr. of Indiana.
Marie Chapman
WOOSTER -- Marie Chapman, 67, 217 College St., went peacefully to be with the Lord at home with her family by her side on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1998. Services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home in Shreve, with the Rev. Claude McComas officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691. Surviving in addition to her husband are children, Jack (Sandy) Collins, Patty Brian, Jim West, Bruce (Mary Jo) Runion, Ann (Denver) Jones, Terry Chapman, Kim (Debbie) Chapman, Kevin (Sharon) Chapman and Debbie (Jeff) Jones, all of Wooster and Tanya (Webbie) Morris of Morgantown, Ky.; 32 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Viola Walters, Elzie Stanley and Phyllis Maynard, all of Kentucky, Jane Geillian of Florida, and Dorothy Walters of Barberton; and a brother, Robert Hinkle of Kentucky.
Howard Wasson
RITTMAN -- Howard N. Wasson, 83, formerly of Rittman, died this morning, Sept. 23, at Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Seville. Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Surviving are children, Earl (Joyce) Wasson of Gahanna, Jim (Joan) Wasson of Sun City, Ariz., and Mrs. Jim (Betty) Herchek of Canal Fulton; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Raymond Wasson of Mount Union, Pa.; and a sister, Viola Jacka of Rockhill, Pa.
Richard Hersman
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Local memorial services for Richard A. Hersman, 57, of Springfield, Mass, will be Sunday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster. The Rev. Alan Nathan will officiate. He was born in 1941 in Salem to Alex and Louise (Lehwald) Hersman. A complete obituary appeared in The Daily Record on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Deloris Freed
NAVARRE -- Deloris E. Freed, 68, of Navarre, died Friday, Sept. 18, at University Hospital in Cleveland, after a brief illness. Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Massillon, with the Revs. Marvin Ritterling and Rick Fredericks officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery in Mount Eaton. Friends may call Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Spidell Funeral Home in Brewster, or one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 107 6th St., SW, Massillon 44647. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lynn (Leslie) Foster of Navarre; two grandchildren; and a brother, Jack Eusa of North Canton.
Robert Leeper
FREMONT -- Robert N. Leeper, 81, 1526 Sunrise Blvd., died Thursday, Sept. 17, at his home. Services were held this morning, Sept. 21, at 10:30 at First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Doug Hazel officiated. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home in Fremont. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Fremont; or to Hospice. Surviving in addition to his wife are children, R. Neal Leeper of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Nancy Laucks of Decatur, Ind., and Donald Leeper of Fremont; a stepdaughter, Marcia Rauch of Lumberton, N.C.; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers, Wayne Leeper of Perrysville and John Leeper of Arlington, Va.
Karl Lucas
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Karl Dean Lucas, 84, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Saturday, Aug. 22, at his home. Cremation has taken place and private services were held in Idaho. Surviving in addition to his wife are sisters, Betty Carson of Las Cruces, N.M., and Marg Basler of Doylestown.
Rollin Lemon
MANCHESTER -- Rollin Don Lemon, 69, of Manchester, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 1998. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Wooster Cemetery with the Rev. Allen Jolly officiating. Friends may call Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown. Memorial contributions may be made to: Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, 3358 Ridgewood Road, Akron, OH 43333. He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, LeeAnne and Michael Rose Sipple of Cleveland, Amie and Carlos Simarro of Wadsworth; eight grandchildren; his mother, Lois Elaine Lemon of Manchester and a friend Elsie Scheinder of Manchester.
Richard Hersman
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Richard A. Hersman, 57, of Springfield, Mass., died Friday, Sept. 18, 1998, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Memorial services will be Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. at Federated Community Church in Hampden, Mass. Private burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Society of America, 180 Rustcraft Road, Dedham, Mass. 02026-4594. Arrangements are being handled by Sampson, Chapel of the Acres, Springfield, Mass. Surviving are two sons, Andrew R. of Newton, Mass. and Ethan A. of Harwinton, Conn.; three daughters, Stephanie D. Schipper of Springfield, Mass., Amy K. Hersman of Granby, Conn. and Kate J. Hersman of Harwinton, Conn.; two grandchildren, Nicholas and Holly Schipper; a brother, Mark Hersman of Mansfield and a sister, Jacqueline Gingery of Wooster.
Frederick Smucker
ORRVILLE -- Frederick R. Smucker, 93, formerly of Orrville, died Saturday, September 19, 1998, following a long illness, at Smithville Western Care Center in Wooster. Services will be Tuesday, September 22, 1998 at 1:30 p.m. at Church of Christ, North Elm Street in Orrville with the Rev. David Daum officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville. Visitation will be at the Gresser Funeral Home in Orrville on Monday Evening from 6-9 p.m. and on Tuesday one hour before services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Church of Christ Development Fund. Surviving are his wife, Marie, of Wooster; son and daughter-in-law, John and Sue Smucker of Orrville; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Clyde Piatt of Wooster; six grandchildren and spouses, Rod and Robin Smucker of Shreve, Greg and Wendy Steiner of Marshallville, Leslie Steward of Wheeling, W.Va., Brenda and Jim Stewart of Smithville, Bonnie and Tom Calcei of Akron and Bethney and Matt Sherrie of Smithville; four brothers, Orrin of Goshen, Ind., L. Jay of Orrville, Francis of Orrville and Dale of Westfield Center and a sister, Martha Anderson of Cuyahoga Falls.
Judith Dague
SEVILLE -- Judith H. Dague, 55, of 5836 Lynford Circle, and formerly of Wooster, died Thursday, Sept. 17, at Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Sluss officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery. Friends may call one half hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Judith H. Dague Memorial Fund, Brady Middle School, 32000 Chagrin Boulevard, Pepper Pike 44124. Surviving in addition to her husband are daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Shawn Ferguson of Wooster, and a son, Jeffrey Dague of Highland Heights; and a brother and sister-in-law, Dail and Patti Hollopeter of Sylvania.
Elma Fulton
SEVILLE -- Elma Zigler Fulton, 95, of Seville, died Thursday, Sept. 17, at Meadowview Care Center in Seville. Services will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Seville United Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Helen Dekker officiating. Burial will be at Mound Hill Cemetery in Seville. Friends may call Saturday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Seville. Memorial contributions may be made to Seville United Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 66, Seville 44273. Surviving are a brother, Maurice Zigler of Chillicothe and several nieces and nephews.
Margaret Kollert
WOOSTER -- Margaret J. Kollert, 78, formerly of 200 S. Market St., Apt. 309, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 16, at Rittman Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rittman, where she had resided since May 1998. Cremation has taken place. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Wayne County Branch, P.O. Box 267, Wooster 44691. Surviving in addition to her husband of Wooster are five daughters, Marjorie Boreman of Massillon, Sylvia Kurjain of Wadsworth, Violet Marquart of Fort Collins, Colo., Ruth Robbins of Avoca, Neb. and Lydia Fahrney of Wooster; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, William Long of Williamsport, Pa., James Long of Inola, Okla. and Robert Long of Jersey Shore, Pa. and five sisters, Maye Williams of Archer City, Texas, Dorothy Confer of Bliss, N.Y., Sylvia Allen of Tulsa, Okla., Yvonne Muse of Ralston, Pa. and Jeannie Hayes of Trout Run, Pa.
Frances Musselman
APPLE CREEK -- Frances M. Musselman, 86, 51 Grange St., Apple Creek, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Graveside services will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the East Union Cemetery with the Rev. Ted Rust officiating. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 292 E. Main St., Smithville 44677 or to the charity of the donor's choice. Surviving in addition to her husband are a daughter, Sally Humrichouser of Apple Creek; son and daughter-in-law, Gary L. and Nancy J. Musselman of Massillon; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a sister, Mary L. Yoder of Smithville.
Goldia Gill
HENDRYSBURG -- Goldia I. Gill, 94, formerly of Hendrysburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Barnesville Health Care Center. Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home in Barnesville with the Revs. Christine and Norman Grimes officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Hendrysburg. Friends may call today (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Surviving are three sons Everett Gill of Rittman, Eugene (Faye) Gill of Marshallville, Harry (Francis) Gill of Massillon and three daughters Vera Gibbons of Hendrysburg, Jean Robb of Barnesville and Shirley (Robert) Spears of Orrville, 21 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Sibyl Bucher
WOOSTER -- Sibyl Bucher, 86, formerly of Portage Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Wooster Community Hospital. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home with the Revs. Dale Sanford and J. Wm. Lofgren officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Wooster United Methodist Church, 243 N. Market St., Wooster 44691. Surviving is a sister, Mary Whitehead of Jasper, Ind.
Eddie Flanagan
WOOSTER -- Eddie E. Flanagan, 79, 4358 Buss Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Smithville-Western Care Center. Services will be Friday at noon at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Murphy officiating. Burial will be at Apple Creek Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Central Christian Church, 407 N. Market St., Wooster 44691. Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Thomas E. and Marie Flanagan of St. Petersburg, Fla. and a daughter, Marcia Flanagan of Phoenix, Ariz.
Eva Flickinger
ASHLAND -- Eva C. Flickinger, 92, formerly of Brethren Care Center in Ashland, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1998, at Samaritan Hospital in Ashland. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home in Wooster with the Rev. George Peters officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery. Friends may call tonight (Thursday) from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Marguerite Flickinger of Sullivan; five grandchildren, William Flickinger of Ashland, Shirley Canfield of Nova, Barbara Imhoff of Polk, Michelle Smalley of Sullivan and April Flickinger of St. Mary's; 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
H.D. Leiner
WOOSTER -- H.D. "Bub" Leiner, 75, 6056 Hoy Road, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the home of his daughter. Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Stull officiating. Burial will be at Apple Creek Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Holmes County, 931 Wooster Road, Millersburg 44654. Surviving are his children and their spouses, Callie Jo and Leland Selders, Brenda and Chuck Greegor and Becky and Ray Windsor, all of Shreve, Buddy and Beth Beckler of Apple Creek and Rex and Judy Leiner Sr. of Holmesville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Eleanor) Slutz and Florence Leiner, both of Fredericksburg.
Daisy Donoho
GREENSBORO, Ga. -- Daisy Hill Donoho, 89, 1061 Willow Run Road, Greensboro, Ga., died Monday, September 14, 1998. Services will be Thursday, September 17, 1998 in Portland, Tenn. Local arrangements were handled by Bernstein Funeral Home in Athens, Ga. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Clive W. and Cynthia Donoho Jr. of Greensboro, Ga. and formerly of Wooster; four grandchildren, Gary Donoho of Princeton, N.C., Anne Bynum and Theresa Donoho, both of Charlotte, N.C. and Glenn Donoho of Lawrenceville, Ga.; four great-grandchildren and a sister, Anabel Summers of Orangeburg, S.C.
Paul Huff
ASHLAND -- Paul Edwin Huff, 69, formerly of Union Street, died Sunday evening, Sept. 13, at Sunset View Nursing Center in Millersburg, after an extended illness. There will be no services or calling hours. Arrangements are being handled by Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and John Peppard of Ashland; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; three brothers, John Huff of Hayesville, Jack Huff of Bellaire and Raymond Huff of Orlando, Fla. and five sisters, Helen Edgell and Lucille Rose, both of New Matamoras, Mary Carr of Cambridge, Wilma Goshe of Orlando, Fla. and Delores Boley of Lorain.
William Chave
DECATUR, Ala. -- William A. Chave, 56, of Decatur, Ala., formerly of Wooster, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Birmingham, Ala. Graveside services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in London. Surviving are his wife, Becky Molen Chave, two daughters, Amy of Virginia and Andrea of Columbus and two sons, Jeffrey of Columbus and Ted of Alabama; four grandchildren; his mother, Naomi Chave of Port Richey, Fla. and three brothers, Gregory of Apple Creek and Austin of New Orleans and Reid of Charlestown, S.C.
Shirley Bachman
ORRVILLE -- Shirley J. Bachman, 61, 332 Lakewood Drive, died Tuesday, Sept. 15, at her home. Services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Gresser Funeral Home with the Rev. David Daum officiating. Burial of the cremains will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Church of Christ North Elm St. Memorial Fund, Orrville 44667. Surviving in addition to her husband are sons Richard Bachman of Atlanta, Ronald Bachman of Mansfield, Russell Bachman of Wooster, son, Neil and spouse, Drema Bachman of Wooster; daughters and their spouses, Deborah and Larry Baker of Shreve and Vicki and Kevin Coyle of Akron; 14 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; her mother of Orrville; sister and spouse, Sandra and Larry Boak of Dalton; brother and spouse, David and Sandra Calderhead of Orrville and a brother, Gerald Calderhead of Wooster.
Rollin Black
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Rollin Lester Black, 94, of Shelby Township, Mich. and formerly of Wooster, died Monday, Sept. 14. Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wooster Cemetery. Friends may call today (Wednesday) from 3-7 p.m. at the Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, 339 Walnut Blvd., Rochester, Mich. Surviving are his wife, Mary; daughters, Marlene Henderson of Shelby Township, Mich. and Peggy (Patrick) Truttman of Carson City, Nev.; seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
William Butler
WOOSTER -- William Okley Butler, 64, 661 Hancock St., Wooster, died Monday, Sept. 14, in Akron, from apparent natural causes. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Custer Funeral Home in Wooster with the Rev. Ellis R. Martin officiating. Burial will be at Blachleyville Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to services on Thursday at the funeral home. Surviving in addition to his wife are four sons, Richard Butler of Wooster, Ronald E. Butler, William Butler of Wooster and Timothy J. Butler of South Carolina; two daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Chris) Parker and Kathleen F. Robinson, both of Wooster; three granddaughters; two great-grandsons; four brothers, Glendal O. and James A. Butler, both of Wooster, Melvin C. and Zarro Butler, both of North Carolina and a sister, Shirley Yeo of North Carolina.
Glenn Tressell
WILMOT -- Glenn E. Tressell, 52, of Wilmot, died Monday, Sept. 14, from injuries sustained in an accident at home. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton with the Rev. Ray Peters officiating. Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Wilmot, where military services will be conducted. Friends may call Thursday from 6-8 p.m. or one hour prior to services on Friday. Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Ramona Kiko of Dover; two sons, Donald Tressell of Wilmot and Daniel Bruwier of Massillon; two grandchildren; three sisters, Marcella Emick of Mount Eaton, Mrs. Carl (Fae) Zurcher of Wilmot and Mrs. Robert (Olive) Duncan of Big Prairie and a brother Leo Tressell of Dundee.
