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Edna Kandel
DALTON -- Edna M. Kandel, 79, of Dalton, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
Services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at East Union Mennonite Church, with the Revs. Todd Martin and Leonard Wenger officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Wednesday) from 6-9 at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Dalton, or one hour prior to the services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant View Mennonite Church, 14795 Wooster St., NW, North Lawrence 44666.
She was born May 18, 1920 in Holmes County to Joe and Mary (Hochstetler) Mast and married Eli W. Kandel on Oct. 22, 1939. He died in 1989.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Marvin and Esther Kandel, LeRoy and Martha Kandel, Norman and Janice Kandel and Patricia and Carl Phillips, all of Dalton, Mary and Clayton Lehman of Mount Eaton and Arlene and Willie Brubaker of Orrville; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; sisters and their spouses, Mary and Paul Kandel and Sarah and Al Swartzentruber, both of Dalton, Beaulah and Albert Miller of Millersburg, Amanda and Vernon Kandel of Fredericktown and Alma Hershberger of Apple Creek.
Donald Bickel
MILLERSBURG -- Donald Alvin Bickel, 72, of Millersburg, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999. He will be missed by family and friends.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Faith Bible Church, with Pastor Mark Rohrer officiating. Burial will be at Sheplar Church Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday from 6-9 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
He was born Jan. 21, 1927 in Tuscarawas County to William A. and Clara Mae (Cox) Bickel and married Ruth Lorinda Mellor on Aug. 19, 1946. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Michael Dean and Bonnie Bickel and Gary Lee and Cheryl Bickel, all of Wooster, John James and Mimi Bickel of Clark, Peggy Ann Bickel of Millersburg and Gregory Alvin Bickel of Killbuck; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; a brother, William Bickel of North Carolina; special nieces, Ruth Evans of Shreve and Clara Kirk of Louisiana; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Cynthia Boulton
WOOSTER -- Cynthia Boulton, 98, formerly of 927 McKinley St., died Monday, Aug. 9, 1999, at West View Manor Nursing Home, Wooster.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster, with the Rev. Claude L. McComas officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, Shreve.
Friends may call Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born March 28, 1901 in Gilstrap, Ky., to Joseph and Drucilla (Snodgrass) Butler.
Surviving are children Audley White and and his wife, Patricia, of Wooster and Wilma Howell of Millersburg; stepchildren, Leroy Boulton Jr. of Dalton and Mrs. Paul (Ginny) Huff of Wooster; numerous grandchildren, stepgrandchildren, great- and step-great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Wiley Butler of Morgantown, Ky.; and sisters, Mrs. Pete (Lennie) Martinelli and Mrs. James (Ruby) McVicar, both of Wooster.
Her husbands, Henry White and Leroy Boulton, died previously.
Esther Wolbaugh
WOOSTER -- Esther J. Wolbaugh, 79, 225 Winkler Drive, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, 1999, in the critical care unit at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster, with the Rev. Gary W. Pettyjohn officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
Friends may call 11Ú2 hours prior to the services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Christian Children's Home of Ohio, 2685 Armstrong Road, Wooster 44691.
Surviving are many cousins.
Steven Kopina
MANSFIELD -- Steven L. Kopina, 31, 679 Mansfield-Washington Road, died Saturday afternoon, Aug. 7, 1999, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
A Funeral Mass was held this morning (Wednesday) at 10:30 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, with Father Dan Frazier as celebrant. Burial was at Mansfield Catholic Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wappner Funeral Home, 98 S. Diamond St., Mansfield 44902, in care of the family.
Surviving are a son, Andrew Kopina of the home; his mother and stepfather, Barbara and Jim Burky of Galion; his father and stepmother, Albert and Tammy Kopina of Wooster; half-brothers, Matthew and Joseph Ryan Kopina; a half-sister, Allyson Kopina; maternal grandparents, Jennie and William Reale of Mansfield; paternal grandmother, Patricia Ernster and her husband, Donald of Lexington; paternal grandfather, William Kopina; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and a special friend, Annita Smith.
Mattie Hershberger
DUNDEE -- Mattie Hershberger, 89, 11031 Chestnut Ridge Road, died early Sunday morning, Aug. 8, 1999, at her home after a brief illness.
Services will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the residence, with Bishop Jacob Keim officiating. Burial will be at Hershberger Family Cemetery, Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County.
Friends may call anytime at the residence. Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton is handling arrangements.
She was born Sept. 27, 1909 in Holmes County to David and Sarah (Miller) Kurtz and married Abe L. Hershberger on Dec. 18, 1930. He died Sept. 23, 1976.
Surviving are children, Dan Hershberger of Fredericksburg, Eli and David Hershberger and Mrs. Jacob J.J. (Mary) Miller, all of Dundee, Abe Hershberger Jr., Fannie and Sarah Hershberger, all of the home and Levi Hershberger of Wilmot; 31 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. David (Nettie) Raber of Sugarcreek; a brother, Dan Kurtz of Dundee; a stepsister, Mrs. Eli (Katie) Mast of Millersburg; and a stepbrother, Dan Troyer of West Union.
Mary Snyder
MILLERSBURG -- Mary Elaine Snyder, 54, 5348 Township Road 321, died Sunday morning, Aug. 8, 1999, at Cleveland Clinic.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Karl Stonebraker officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Holmes County Library, Children's Fund, 3102 Glen Drive, Millersburg 44654.
She was born Sept. 11, 1944 in Lorain, Lorain County, to John C. and Mary Ann (Petrovich) Evanoff and married Thomas L. Snyder on July 26, 1969. He survives.
Other survivors include her father, former West Holmes Superintendent John C. Evanoff of Millersburg; a brother, John C. Evanoff Jr. and his wife, Kelly, of Swanton; a brother-in-law, Bob White of Millersburg; and nieces, Jennifer Snyder-Wilson of Millersburg and Jean Snyder of Albany.
Carl Tinsler
MARSHALLVILLE -- Carl I. Tinsler, 88, 10369 Fulton Road, died Saturday morning, Aug. 7, 1999, at his home after a long illness.
Services will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Crown Hill Mennonite Church near Rittman, with the Revs. Richard Ross and Jerry Burton officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Church Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Monday) from 7-9 at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville, 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; or to Gideons International, P.O. Box 16, Orrville 44667.
He was born Dec. 7, 1910 in Marshallville to Albert and Elizabeth (Zollinger) Tinsler and married Erma Shoup on Dec. 31, 1936 near Mount Eaton. She died Feb. 8, 1990.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Paul and Sandy Tinsler of Vassmer, N.C., Velma and Ed Brotherton of Kent, Mary Giffin of Smithville, Anna and Ray Terry of Midlothian, Va., Marie and Alvin Brenneman of Orrville, Irene Griffith of Rittman and Gladys Tinsler of Marshallville; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Roy Tinsler and his wife, Jetta, of Brewster; and sisters, Esther Harmon of Rittman, Clara Tinsler of Colorado and Bertha Kiser and her husband, Henry, of North Lawrence.
Bradley McClain
KILLBUCK --ÊBradley Dale McClain, 28, 39120 County Road 19, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 1999, at River View Community Park in Warsaw.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw, with the Revs. Chris Wells and Ron Davis officiating. Burial will be at Killbuck Cemetery, where Killbuck Veterans of Foreign Wars Post will conduct graveside services.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home, or until time of service on Wednesday.
Surviving are twin daughters, Lora E. and Larissa D. McClain of Coshocton and a daughter, Lindsey R. McClain of Millersburg; his parents of Killbuck; brothers and their wives, Jim and Jamie McClain of Big Prairie and Brian and Heidi McClain of Loudonville; a sister Renee Reining and her husband, J.R., of Shreve; grandparents, Sam and Ruth McClain of Brinkhaven and Blanche Reiss of Killbuck; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Ida Uhler
WOOSTER -- Ida Mae Uhler, 94, formerly of 929 W. Liberty St., died Saturday morning, Aug. 7, 1999, at West View Manor.
Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster, with the Rev. Paul Bartholomew officiating. Burial will be at Eight Square Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Monday) from 7-9 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mohican Church of the Brethren, 7759 N. Elyria Road, West Salem 44287.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Chester and Sheila Uhler of Newport Richey, Fla.; four grandsons; nine great-grandchildren; and sisters, Meda Sherrick of Wooster and Edna Derr of Ashland.
Jo Hayes
WOOSTER -- Jo Ann Hayes, 87, formerly of 311 E. South St., Wooster, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, 1999, at Smithville-Western Care Center in Wooster, where she had resided since July 1998.
Private services will be held at the request of the family. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens in Wooster.
Arrangements are being handled by Custer Funeral Home in Wooster.
She married John R. Hayes on Oct. 17, 1936 in Wooster. He died June 26, 1964.
Surviving are five brothers, Anthony "Tony" Jr., William and Ray Bursani, all of Wooster, Rudolph and Albert Bursani, both of St. Petersburg, Fla.; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Zapponi of Orrville, Mrs. Thomas (Amy) Dulaney of Akron, Mrs. Harold (Rose) May and Lucille Coblentz, both of Wooster and many nieces and nephews.
Sarah Yoder
DALTON -- Sarah J. Yoder, 82, formerly of Zuercher Road, Dalton, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1999, at Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville, following a period of declining health.
Services will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Alex Troyer residence, 6389 Zuercher Road, with Bishop Harry Weaver officiating. Burial will be in the Miller Cemetery, Paint Township, Wayne County.
Friends may call anytime after 4 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Troyer residence.
Arrangements are being handled by Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton.
Surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
Dominic Giacomo
CANTON -- Dominic J. Giacomo, 62, of Canton, died Monday, Aug. 2, 1999, at Shady Lawn Nursing in Dalton.
Services were Thursday at 11 a.m. at Reed Funeral Home in Canton. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Massillon.
Surviving are three children, Ed, Steven and Kathy; his mother of Canton and a brother, Ron Giacomo of Wooster.
Roy Adams
LAKEWOOD - U.S. Army Retired Maj. Roy William Adams, 69, of Lakewood and formerly of Wooster, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999, at the Lakewood Hospital in Lakewood.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Mackey Hall on the College of Wooster campus with eulogist, Dr. R. Stanton Hales. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home.
He married Patricia Mae Shields on April 16, 1966. She died Dec. 28, 1994.
Surviving is a stepbrother, M. Keith Goodrich of Lake Forest, Ill.
John Keim
WOOSTER -- John S. Keim, 89, of Wooster and formerly of West Salem, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with the Rev. Martha Mathatas officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Thursday) from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to West Salem United Methodist Church, 80 E. Buckeye St., West Salem 44287.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor (Taylor) Keim, whom he married June 18, 1939; a daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Gary Price of Wakeman; two sons and a daughter-in-law, John Keim of Sullivan and James and Fay Keim of Wooster; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Harvey Keim Jr. of Wooster and a sister, Betty Bach of Wooster.
Mary Casper
WOOSTER -- Mary E. (DiPasqua) Casper, 86, 638 Cobblestone Court, died this morning (Thursday), Aug. 5, 1999, at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Hospice of Wayne Co., Inc., 2525A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691 or to St. Mary's Building Fund, P.O. Box 109, Wooster 44691 in her memory.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Alex (Betsy) Karalis of Lombard, Ill.; grandchildren, Ronald P. McCafferty of Elgin, Ill., Sandra L. (McCafferty) LaFarlette of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Deborah A. McCafferty of Robbins, Ill.; a great-granddaughter, Sarah M. LaFarlette of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. John (Edythe) Beck and Mrs. Edward (Carmela) Shields, both of Wooster and a brother, Anthony DiPasqua of Wooster.
She was preceded in death by her husband and childhood sweetheart, Carl A. Gasbarre Casper, on Aug. 18, 1991, whom she married in 1934 at St. Mary Catholic Church.
Eleanor Lance
STERLING -- Eleanor J. Lance, 70, 13764 Kauffman Ave., died Wednesday evening, Aug. 4, 1999, at her home, following a brief illness.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston with the Rev. Fay A. Botten officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Medina County, 797 N. Court St., Medina 44256.
She married John L. Lance on May 14, 1947. He died Jan. 22, 1993.
Surviving are children, Roger and Patricia Lance of Sterling, Judy and Larry Uhler of Creston, Joel and Jackie Lance of Wooster and Greg Lance of Creston; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Glenda Woods of Wooster and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Wanda and Lloyd Gerber of Dalton and Donna and Ross Leach of Smithville.
Carl Schar
WEST LIBERTY -- Carl R. Schar, 94, of West Liberty, died Thursday, July 29, 1999, at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty.
Memorial services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gresser Funeral Home in Orrville.
There will be no calling hours.
He married Lucille Conrad on Aug. 15, 1928. She died Aug. 9, 1993.
Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Marilyn Schar of Camarillo, Calif.; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Ed Cerwinsky of West Liberty; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild and a sister, Ruth Rice of Gloucester Point, Va.
Melvin Yoder
MILLERSBURG -- Melvin D. Yoder, 79, of Millersburg, died Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 3, 1999, at Majora Lane Care Center in Millersburg, following an extended illness.
Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Zion Conservative Mennonite Church, County Road 207, Benton. Burial will be at the Hochstetler Cemetery, Berlin Township.
Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the church.
Arrangements are being handled by Alexander Funeral Home in Millersburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Aid Ministry, Berlin 44610.
Surviving are four brothers, Joni D. Yoder of Belleville, Pa. Sam D. Yoder, David D. Yoder and Lester D. Yoder, all of Millersburg and three sisters, Verna Mast of Millersburg, Katie Mast of Phoenix, Ariz. and Anna Ropp of Marysville.
