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Fannie Erb
MILLERSBURG -- Fannie L. (Hershberger) Erb, 73, 6444 Township Road 129, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at her home after a period of declining health.
Services will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the residence, with Bishop Ervin Schlabach officiating. Burial will be at Raber Cemetery.
Friends may call anytime at the residence.
Arrangements are being handled by Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg.
She was born April 13, 1927, in Holmes County, to Dan E. and Susie (Yoder) Hershberger and married Lester A. Erb on Aug. 30, 1945. He survives.
Other survivors include children, Atlee (Mary) Erb of the home, Andy (Mary Ann) Erb, Katie (Mose) Miller and Clara (John) Nisley, all of Millersburg; 35 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; a brother, John Hershberger of Millersburg; and sisters, Sarah and Amanda Hershberger, both of Millersburg, Katie (Andy) Wengard of Quincy, Mich., Lydiann Miller of Hamilton, Ind., and Malinda (Roman) Schwartz of Berne, Ind.
Glenn Myers
WOOSTER -- Glenn C. "Shorty" Myers, 91, of Wooster, died Sunday morning, April 8, 2001, at his residence from apparent natural causes.
There will be no services. The body has been cremated. Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, Wooster, is handling arrangements.
He was born March 21, 1910, in Overton, to Franklin and Ethel (Harmon) Myers.
There are no immediate survivors.
Elizabeth Douglass
WOOSTER -- Elizabeth Emma Douglass, 102, formerly of 201 E. Henrietta St., died Sunday morning, April 8, 2001, at Heritage Park in Wooster.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Chapel at Wooster Cemetery with the Rev. Ermon French officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Those who wish may contribute to First Baptist Church, 246 N. Market St., Wooster 44691 or to any eye research organization of the donor's choice in her memory.
McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home are handling arrangements.
She was born Sept. 15, 1898, in York, N.Y., to David and Rebecca (Preston) Hume and married James La Vergne Douglass. He died in 1970.
Surviving are a daughter, Lois Treece of Wooster; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 26 great-great-grandchildren and a special friend, Laurie Wagner of Wooster.
Edna Mullet
SUGARCREEK -- Edna Mullet, 89, 109 Pleasant Valley Road NW, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at her residence, following an extended illness.
Services will be Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Mullet residence with Bishop Jonas P. Miller officiating. Burial will be at Yoder Cemetery in Clark Township, Holmes County.
Friends may call anytime after 6 tonight (Monday) at the residence.
The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of Tuscarawas County.
Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek is handling arrangements.
She was born Feb. 2, 1912, in Holmes County, to Mose D. and Sarah (Hostetler) Yoder and married Andrew J. Mullet. He died Oct. 11, 1994.
Surviving are three sons, Melvin (Amanda) Mullet, Nelson (Lovina) Mullet and Freeman (Rhoda) Mullet, all of Sugarcreek; three daughters, Mrs. Lester (Amanda) Schlabach of Sugarcreek, Mrs. Joe (Freda) Miller of Valley, Washington, and Mary Mullet of the home; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Ben D. (Amanda) Miller of Sugarcreek.
Mae Martin
WOOSTER -- Mae L. Martin, 90, 912 Ridgecrest Drive, died Sunday morning, April 8, 2001, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Congress Community Church with the Rev. Christopher Cottrel officiating. Burial will be at Congress Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Monday) from 7-9 at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Congress Community Church, 192 N. Main St., West Salem 44287.
She was born June 17, 1910, in Chester Township, to Charles and Fay (Warner) Young and married Herbert Martin on Aug. 31, 1929. He died in 1976.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Nancy) Diment of Kalamazoo, Mich.; four grandchildren, Gregory S. Diment of Kalamazoo, Mich., Mrs. Blaine (Lisa) Panepento of Wooster, Amy S. Diment and Kirk Diment, both of Sioux Falls, S.D.; two great-grandchildren; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Kenneth Young of Wooster and Richard and Marilyn Young of West Salem.
Ruth Bailey
WADSWORTH -- Ruth L. Bailey, 85, of Wadsworth, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home, 360 W. Sunset Drive, Rittman with the Rev. Harold L. Swafford officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Friends may call Monday from 6-9 p.m.
She was born Jan. 6, 1916 in Wadsworth to Ralph C. and Mary E. (Meager) Bolich. She married Clarence C. Bailey. He died in 1967.
Surviving are a son, Richard (Marjorie) Bailey of Rittman; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; a sister, Marilyn Siders of Wadsworth, and brothers, Don (Beulah) Bolich of Wadsworth and Jim (Louise) Bolich of Tennessee.
Mary Prazzo
ORRVILLE -- Mary Evelyn Pargola Prazzo, 77, 11563 Back Massillon Road, died Saturday morning, April 7, 2001, at her residence, following a long illness.
There will be no services. Auble Funeral Home in Orrville is handling the arrangements.
She was born on Nov. 29, 1923, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Surviving are two daughters, Evelyn Jeaneret of Orrville and Margaret Miller of New Castle, Del.; a son, Joseph Pargola Jr. of Langhorne, Pa., six grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.
Two husbands, Joseph Pargola and Fred Prazzo, died previously.
Barbara Haven
WOOSTER -- Barbara Ann Haven, 48, 311 E. South St., died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard F. Ross officiating.
Friends may call tonight (Sunday) from 7-9 at the funeral home.
Those who wish may make contributions to the funeral home to help defray funeral expenses.
She was born March 21, 1953, in Wooster to William and Mavis (Pennell) Boley.
Surviving are her husband, John R. Haven; children and their spouses, Sheila Weaver and Christine and Angel Torres, all of Wooster, Amy and Robert E. Troyer of Apple Creek, Brenda Chupp of Wilmot and Tammy and Edward Dunlap of Seattle, Wash.; eight grandchildren; her parents of Moreland and a sister, Shirley Cottrell of Wooster.
Sharon Ross
PERRYSVILLE -- Sharon L. Ross, 51, 2465 State Route 511, died Friday afternoon, April 6, 2001, at The Cleveland Clinic following a three-week illness.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Perrysville Baptist Church with Pastor Howard Burnett officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Perrysville.
Friends may call Monday from 3:30-5 and 7-9 p.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Green-Perrysville Fire Department, in care of Glenn Atkinson, 162 W. Second St., Perrysville 44864 or Perrysville Baptist Church, Perrysville 44864.
She was born Dec. 22, 1949, in Ashland.
Surviving are her husband, John P. Ross, who she married June 6, 1970; her daughters and sons-in-law, Melisa and Clayton Swainheart of Lucas and Amy and Andy Kuscsik of Perrysville; three grandchildren; her parents, Dean and Caralou (Kershner) Mitchell of Perrysville; her brother and sister-in-law, Lanny and Barb Mitchell of Mansfield and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Ida Stanger
LOUDONVILLE -- Ida Ruth Stanger, 99, formerly of North Market Street, died Friday morning, April 6, 2001, at Colonial Manor Health Care Center after a long illness.
Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville, with the Rev. Terry Ruther officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Perrysville.
Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Loudonville Fire Department Inc., 200 N. Market St., Loudonville 44842.
She was born Sept. 1, 1901, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Ezra and Mary (Bacon) McCormick and married Roy Andrew Stanger. He died in 1956.
Surviving are her daughter-in-law, Bernice Stanger of Loudonville; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Elburn Waits
RITTMAN -- Elburn H. Waits, 71, of Rittman, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Akron General Medical Center. He had been a resident of Rittman Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
There will be no services or calling hours and his body will be cremated.
Arrangements are being handled by Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman.
He was born on Oct. 30, 1929, in New Richmond, to Ben and Judy (Barnes) Waits and lived most of his life in Rittman.
There are no immediate survivors.
Mary McEndree
DOYLESTOWN -- Mary C. McEndree, 87, died Thursday, April 5, 2001.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown with Dr. David Tennant officiating. Burial will be at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Doylestown United Methodist Church, 153 Church St., Doylestown 44230.
She was born in Barnesville.
Surviving are sons, Marvin "Mic" (Barb) McEndree of Marshallville; Melvin (Marilyn) McEndree, Roger (Marge) McEndree, Frank (Kathy) McEndree, Bryan McEndree, Cecil G. (Marlene) McEndree, all of Doylestown; and Vernon (Nellie) McEndree of Golden, Colo.; 22 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; sisters, Edith Basford, Gladys Danford and Doris Warrick, all of Barnesville.
Her husband, Cecil L. McEndree died previously.
Dorothy Lynch
RITTMAN -- Dorothy M. Lynch, 83, 15 Liberty St., died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Orrville.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman, with C. Ermal Allen officiating. Burial will be in Rittman Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born on Oct. 16, 1917, in Akron, to Ralph and Sadie (VanNostran) Fixler and married John B. Lynch. He died Jan. 27, 1972.
Surviving are a sister, Betty Stephens of Rittman and several nieces and nephews.
Walter Watson
DALTON -- Walter A. Watson, 78, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at his home in Dalton.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Dalton with the Rev. Dave Greeger officiating. Burial at Dalton Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Wayne County Hospice, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
He was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Pike County, Ky., to Roscoe and Ollie (Sanders) Watson and married Buenos Phipps on July 26, 1943. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Patty Sue Moore of Columbus; sons, Jerry (Sharon) Watson of Arkansas, Walter F. (Cindy) Watson of Tucson, Ariz., Kenneth Watson of South Carolina; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; half-brothers, Alvery (Bonnie) Watson, Roscoe (Kozuko) Watson, Bobby (Donna) Watson, all of New York State; half-sisters, Sophie Watson, Lois (Paul) Conkin, Pansy Watson, Inez (Ronald) Farber, all of New York State.
Lois Ebeling
LOUDONVILLE -- Lois M. Ebeling, 75, formerly of Loudonville and Ashland, died Friday morning, April 6, 2001, at Sugar Creek Station, Franklin, Pa., after a long illness.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville, with Pastor Richard Beal officiating. Burial will be at Loudonville Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Aug. 25, 1925 in Chicago to Elmer and Elsie (Scholz) Ebeling.
She is survived by a sister, Peg Shire of Franklin, Pa.; a niece and great-nieces and a great-nephew.
Laura Byler
FREDERICKSBURG -- Laura D. Byler, infant daughter of Daniel R. and Fannie A. (Miller) Byler, 8511 Township Road 601, died shortly after birth on Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Doctor's Hospital in Massillon.
Services were held Friday at the residence. Bishop Mart R. Miller officiated. Burial was at Weaver Cemetery.
Arrangements were handled by Murray Funeral Home in Fredericksburg.
Surviving in addition to her parents are two brothers, Ivan and Rudy, both of the home and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Byler of Apple Creek and Mrs. Andy M. (Amanda) Miller of Fredericksburg.
Menno Troyer
SUGARCREEK -- Menno R. Troyer, 84, 1840 County Road 140, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at New Dawn Nursing Home.
Services will be Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Robert N. Troyer residence, 3884 County Road 141, Sugarcreek with Bishop Delon Miller officiating. Burial will be at Yoder Cemetery, Clark Township.
Friends may call anytime at the Menno R. Troyer residence, 1840 County Road 140, Sugarcreek.
Arrangements are being handled by Butler-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek.
He was born June 10, 1916 in Holmes County to Robert M. and Martha (Miller) Troyer.
Surviving are his wife, Emma (Yoder) Troyer, whom he married Feb. 5, 1946; a son, Paul (Joyce) Troyer of Stonecreek; a daughter, Elizabeth "Betty" Troyer of Sugarcreek and a brother, Robert Troyer of Millersburg.
Dewey Moomaw
SUGARCREEK -- Dewey H. Moomaw, 91, formerly of Sugarcreek, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Butler-Varnes Funeral Home in Sugarcreek with the Rev. Welton Stein officiating. Burial will be at East Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call Monday from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shanesville Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 478, Sugarcreek 44681.
He was born July 15, 1909 in Tuscarawas County to George and Minnie (Amacher) Moomaw, and married Irene Deetz on Oct. 7, 1935. She died Dec. 28, 1995.
Surviving are two nieces and a nephew.
Ada Lawrence
CRESTON -- Ada J. Lawrence, 80, of Creston, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2001, at Wooster Community Hospital, following a short illness.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, Funk, with the Rev. William H. Valentine officiating.
There will be no visitation. Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, Wooster, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to either New Pittsburg Fire and Rescue Department, 3311 N. Elyria Road, Wooster 44691 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mrs. Lawrence was born Dec. 3, 1920 in Wadsworth to Elmer C. and Bertha (Fiscus) Miller. She married Howard J. "Jake" Lawrence on May 19, 1951 in Wooster. He died January, 1991.
She is survived by a brother and his wife, Kenneth W. "Buddy" and Judith A. Miller of North Ridgeville and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mary Drabenstott
WOOSTER -- Mary Ellen Drabenstott, 88, formerly of Country Club Drive, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at West View Manor Nursing Home.
Private family services will be held with the Rev. George Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Wayne County Cancer Society, 1740 Cleveland Road, Wooster 44691 or American Heart Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate, P.O. Box 182039 Dept. 013, Columbus 43218-2039, or to the Wayne County Historical Society, 546 E. Bowman St., Wooster 44691.
Arrangements are being handled by McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home.
She was born Jan. 12, 1913, in West Union, to John Wesley and Maud (Vickers) Jones and married Richard L. Drabenstott. He died Jan. 31, 1985.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Wanda L. and George Gabor of Mansfield, a son, Larry L. Drabenstott of Wooster; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
