USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Pamela Bratcher
CRESTON -- Pamela (Cotton) Bratcher, 39, 640 E. Sterling Road, died Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, following a lengthy illness. Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sterling United Methodist Church with the Rev. Fay A. Botten officiating. Burial will be at Sterling Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Murray Funeral Home in Creston and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Society of America Inc., Northern Ohio Chapter, 20525 Center Ridge Road, Suite 630, Cleveland 44116.
Walter Martin
ANNA MARIA, Fla. -- Walter Wilbur Martin, 75, P.O. Box 2060, Anna Maria, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday, Sept. 25. Burial will be in West Chester. Memorial contributions may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America, 7 Wellbrook, Wilton, N.H. 03086; or to Food for the Poor, 550 SW 12th, Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33442.
Florence Shutt
SUGARCREEK -- Florence M. Shutt, 89, of Oak Street, died Thursday morning, Sept. 25, at Walnut Hills Retirement Center in Walnut Creek, after an extended illness. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at First Mennonite Church in Sugarcreek, with the Rev. Kevin Farmwald officiating. Burial will be at Fiat Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are being handled by Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek. Memorial contributions may be made to First Mennonite Church in Sugarcreek; or to the Mennonite Central Committee, in care of First Mennonite Church.
Virginia Hans
LOUDONVILLE -- Virginia L. Hans, 69, 2817 Ashland County Road 775, died Friday morning, Sept. 26, at Wooster Community Hospital, after an extended illness. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville, with the Rev. Edwin Dowling officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Perrysville. Friends may call Sunday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Loudonville Fire Department EMS Inc., 200 N. Market St., Loudonville 44842; or to the American Cancer Society, Ashland County Branch, P.O. Box 74, Ashland 44805.
John Bertoni
APPLE CREEK -- John E. Bertoni, 66, 2532 S. Apple Creek Road, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Wooster Community Hospital. Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Fenwick Room at St. Mary Catholic Church in Wooster. Burial will be at Apple Creek Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church. Arrangements are being handled by Custer Funeral Home, Wooster.
Rollin Stallman
MILLERSBURG -- Rollin D. Stallman, 82, 164 Perkins St., died Friday morning, Sept. 26, 1997, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg, after a short illness. Services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Karl Stonebraker officiating. Private burial will be Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted by Millersburg American Legion Post 192. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Millersburg United Methodist Church; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Paul Mast
MILLERSBURG -- Paul Daniel Mast, 89, 4928 Township Road 312, died Thursday, Sept. 25, at Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek. Memorial services will be held for immediate family at the First Presbyterian Church in Millersburg, with the Rev. Eldon Trubee officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Holmes County Branch, P.O. Box 341, Millersburg 44654; or American Diabetes Association, Northeast Ohio Service Center, 225 W. Exchange St., Akron 44302.
Doris Tarleton
WOOSTER -- Doris L. Tarleton, 70, 2216 Melrose Drive, Wooster, formerly of Ashland, died Thursday, Sept. 25, at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, after a lengthy illness. Private family services were held Friday, Sept. 26, at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville. The Rev. Bob Mitchell officiated. Burial of the cremains will be at Holmesville Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Northeast Ohio Service Center, 225 W. Exchange St., Akron 44302.
Helen Shannon
COLUMBUS -- Helen (Gift) Shannon, 75, of Columbus, formerly of Orrville, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Columbus. Services were held today, Sept. 26 at 11:30 at Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Chapel, 515 N. High St., Worthington, with the Rev. John Kindsvatter officiating. Burial will be at Fernwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to North Community Evangelical Lutheran Church, 114 Morse Road, Columbus 43214; or to the American Heart Association, Franklin County Branch, 5455 N. High St., P.O. Box 739, Columbus 43216-0739.
Dr. Ralph Liechty
WOOSTER -- Dr. Ralph W. Liechty, 82, 4140 Harvey Drive, TH 85, Wooster, died Thursday, Sept. 25 at Wooster Community Hospital. A Memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster with the Rev. Robert Fetterhoff officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery. The family will receive friends after the service on Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to Haven of Rest Ministries, P.O. Box 547, Akron 44398-6110 or to the Grace Brethren Church Building Fund, 1924 Burbank Road, Wooster 44691. Arrangements are being handled by McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home.
John Liezert
TOPEKA, Kan. -- John W. Liezert, 75, of Topeka, Kan., formerly of Wooster, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, at his home. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Topeka, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1315 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, Kan. 66601; or to the American Diabetes Association, 3625 SW 29th, Topeka, Kan. 66614.
Lillian Chapman
SHREVE -- Lillian Chapman, 98, a resident of Glendora Health Care Center for the past two years, formerly of Shreve, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, at Wooster Community Hospital. Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home in Shreve, with the Revs. Christopher P. Stewart and Priscilla E. Jackson officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Shreve Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 587, Shreve 44676.
Willis Franks
MILLERSBURG -- Willis J. Franks, 80, 149 E. Jones St., Apt. 34, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, at his residence after an extended illness. Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Christopher Stewart officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted by Millersburg American Legion Post 192. Friends may call Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association, in care of Lucille Horn, 264 S. Clay St., Millersburg 44654; or to Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 6900 State Route 754, Shreve 44676.
Marjorie Biddle
ELYRIA -- Marjorie D. Biddle, 73, of Elyria, died Monday, Sept. 22, at Altercare Nursing Home in North Ridgeville, after a lengthy illness. She was the sister of Dorothy J. Good of Wooster. Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Busch-Curtis-Scheuffler Family Chapel, 114 2nd St., Elyria, with the services to follow at 8 p.m. Graveside services will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Wooster Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elyria United Methodist Village, 807 West Ave., Elyria 44035.
Frank Hisem
RITTMAN -- Frank D. Hisem, 73, 61 Warren St., died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1997, at his home. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Milton Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Richard A. Lapehn officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman, or one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Milton Presbyterian Church Organ Fund, P.O. Box 306, Rittman 44270; or to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
Warren Gilbert
LOUDONVILLE, Calif. -- Warren H. Gilbert, 76, 324 Township Road 2300, died Monday evening, Sept. 22, at Samaritan Hospital in Ashland. Graveside services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Jeromesville Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted. The Rev. Dr. Arden Gilmer will officiate. There will be no calling hours. Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville is handling arrangements.
J. Andrew Schnebly
MILLERSBURG -- J. Andrew Schnebly, 90, of Millersburg, died Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Holmes County Home in Millersburg. Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Snyder Funeral Home in Fredericktown. Burial will be at Forest Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Emma Miller
ORRVILLE -- Emma E. Miller, 89, 10358 Ely Road, Orrville, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, at her home after an eight-month illness. Services will be Friday at 9 a.m. at her residence, with Bishop Eli C. Troyer officiating. Burial will be at the Erb Cemetery, East Union Township, Wayne County. Friends may call anytime at the Andy S. Yoder residence, 1959 S. Carr Road, Orrville. Arrangements are being handled by Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton.
Esther Stewart
WOOSTER -- Esther L. Stewart, 68, 1049 Mayflower Drive, Wooster, died Sunday evening, Sept. 21, at her home. Private family services will be held. McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers and/or food, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691 in her memory.
Joseph Pozar Jr.
BURBANK -- Joseph Pozar Jr., 75, of Burbank, died Sunday, Sept. 21, at his home. Private services will be Tuesday at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster, with the Rev. Clyde E. Ondrizek officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to Seventh Day Adventist Church, 445 N. Bever St., Wooster 44691.
Dorothy Rhoades
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Dorothy Malavere Rhoades, 87, of Stockton, Calif., formerly of West Salem, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Stockton. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Congress Cemetery in West Salem, with the Rev. Christopher Cottrel officiating. There will be no calling hours. Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem is handling local arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
J. Andrew Schnebly
MILLERSBURG -- J. Andrew Schnebly, 90, of Millersburg, died Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Holmes County Home in Millersburg. Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Snyder Funeral Home in Fredericktown. Burial will be at Forest Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Donald Steiner
GOSHEN, Ind. -- Donald L. Steiner, 31, 22707 County Road 45, died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 20, from injuries sustained in a truck/train accident in Goshen. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship in Goshen, Ind., with the Revs. Carl Smeltzer, Walter Smeltzer and Irvin Nussbaum officiating. Burial will be at Olive Cemetery in Wakarusa, Ind. Friends may call tonight (Monday) from 5-8 at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home in Goshen, Ind., or one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Goshen Boys & Girls Club and Elkhart County Humane Society.
Paul Lance
BURBANK -- Paul A. Lance, 93, formerly of Burbank, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 1997, at Smithville-Western Care Center. Services will be Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997 at 11 a.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home, 210 Medina St., Lodi, with the Rev. George Swartzfager officiating. Burial will be at Burbank Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith United Methodist Church, 127 Mill St., Burbank 44214.
Larry Church
WELLINGTON -- Larry J. Church, 54, of Wellington, died Sunday, Sept. 21, in Lodi, after a sudden illness. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home in Lodi, with the Rev. Mike Danielle officiating. Burial will be at Congress Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Friends who wish may make contributions to the family.
Earl 'Bill' Dille Jr.
ORRVILLE -- Earl W. "Bill" Dille Jr., 60, 425 OrrVilla Drive, Orrville, died Saturday, Sept. 20. Graveside services will be Saturday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville, with the Rev. Ramsey J. Wallace officiating. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends at Augsburg Lutheran Church in Orrville following the graveside services. Arrangements are being handled by Auble Funeral Home in Orrville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Orrville.
