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Harry Geiser
ORRVILLE -- Harvey Geiser, 83, of Orrville, died Sunday evening, Jan. 6, 2002, at Brenn-Field Nursing Center in Orrville, following a period of declining health.
Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Fairlawn Mennonite Church with the Revs. Duane Detweiler and Ken Wengerd officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. at the church or one hour prior to services on Thursday.
Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fairlawn Mennonite Church, P.O. Box 507, Apple Creek 44606.
He was born Aug. 8, 1918, near Apple Creek, to Frederick and Lena (Nussbaum) Geiser and married Esther Steiner on Nov. 21, 1940. She died Dec. 19, 1994.
He is survived by 14 children and their spouses; Vernon and Freda Geiser of Orrville, Vincent and Janet Geiser of Wooster, Gladys and Lloyd Nissley of Nappanee, Ind., Marcella Geiser of Orrville, Ruth and Galen Hershberger of Fredericksburg, Joyce and Wayne Miller of Orrville, Ida and Tom Yoder of Donnellson, Iowa, Ron and Bonnie Geiser of Orrville, Pauline and Gary Arnold of Elkhart, Ind., Freeman and Jennie Geiser of Orrville, Russell Geiser, Ellis Geiser and Harvey Geiser Jr., all of Orrville; Delvin and Cindy Geiser of Wooster; 25 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 18 step-great-grand-children; a sister, Mrs. Clifford (Lena) Lehman of Apple Creek and a brother, George Geiser of Apple Creek.
Russell Moore
CANTON -- Russell D. Moore, 92, formerly of 1528 Mattie St. SE, died at Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, following three months of declining health.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville with the Rev. Bill Seymour officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville.
Friends may call one hour prior to services on Thursday at the funeral home.
He was born July 4, 1909, in New Philadelphia, to Clarence D. and Irma M. (Williams) Moore and married Freda McCartney on May 26, 1934. She died in 1979.
Surviving are a daughter, Patsy (Dwain) Sheffer of Louisville; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Kathryn (Lester) Wakefield of Orrville, Erma (John) Glovinsky of Marblehead and a brother, James (Ernestine) Moore of Aiken, S.C.
Juanita Bicksler
WADSWORTH -- Juanita Bicksler, 69, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at her residence, after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Bicksler was born in Ashland, Ky.
Surviving are her husband, Elden, to whom she would have been married 50 years on Jan. 28; children Kay Welsh of Watertown, Minn., Paul and wife, Annie of Wadsworth, Terri Tighe and husband, Mark of Wadsworth, Garry and wife, Cathy of Bellville; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandson; a sister, Pauline Thompson and husband, Dick of Wadsworth. She is also survived by numerous nephews and nieces.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Reimer Road Baptist Church. Pastor Jim Newton and Pastor John T. Powell will officiate.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Hilliard & Mullaney Funeral Home, 174 N. Lyman St., Wadsworth and one hour prior to service at the church. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Reimer Road Baptist Church or School, 1055 Reimer Road, Wadsworth 44281.
Jessie Combs
BARBERTON -- Jessie J. "Babe" Combs, 75, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at Akron General Medical Center in Akron.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Hahn-Hostetler Funeral Home, 98-17th St. N.W. in Barberton with Pastor Robert P. Combs officiating. Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born in Kenmore and had previously lived in Wooster.
Surviving are her husband of 44 years, George W., sons, James P. Shanley of Barberton, Gerald "Pete" and wife, Amy Shanley of Pikeville, Ky.; daughters, Veronica "Jett" and husband, David Miller of Grand Rapids, Mich., Helen and husband, Don Messenger of Orrville; 17 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; brothers, Leo (Barb) Chapman of Cuyahoga Falls, William (Eileen) Chapman of Big Prairie and a sister, Nancy Heaton of Barberton.
Delbert Petsch
WOOSTER -- Delbert A. Petsch, 68, of Wooster, died Monday morning, Jan. 7, 2002, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Memorial services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church in Wooster with the Rev. Evelyn Manzella officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
The family will receive friends tonight (Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. and following the service at the church.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Salvation Army, 437 S. Market St., Wooster 44691; to People to People Ministries, 454 E. Bowman St., Wooster 44691 or to St. James Episcopal Church, 127 W. North St., Wooster 44691 in his memory.
Arrangements are being handled by McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home, Wooster.
He was born May 28, 1933, in Brocton, N.Y., to Herbert and Vera (Deuink) Petsch.
Surviving are his wife, Pat (Fellows) Petsch, whom he married in 1955; children and spouses, Sarah and Scott Myers of Wooster, Julie and Jeff Wagner of Gahanna and Thomas and Barbara Petsch of Seattle, Wash.; two grandchildren, Rachel and Tom Myers and two sisters, Mary Jane Holcomb of Cassadaga, N.Y. and Kay Miller of Rochester, N.Y.
Edna Douglas
DALTON -- Edna C. Douglas, 100, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Shady Lawn Nursing Home.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Dalton Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Bob Ralston and Ralph G. Fogal officiating. Burial will be at Dalton Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Dalton or at the church on Thursday one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Dalton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 306, Dalton 44618.
Edna C. Douglas was born Aug. 7, 1901, in the Dalton area to John and Emma (Hofstetter) Moser. She married Lee H. Douglas on June 23, 1923, he preceded her in death in 1957.
She is survived by daughter, Vivian (David) Smith of Virginia; sons, Harold (Hazeljean) Douglas of Dalton, John H. (Rose) Douglas of Texas; 10 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Ralph VanLieu
HARTVILLE -- Ralph E. "Bud" VanLieu, 73, died at Akron General Hospital Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002.
He is survived by his wife, Charlene; son, Kenneth (Teresa) Van Lieu of Akron; daughter, Sharon (Jon) Newman of Maryland; sons, William VanLieu of Hartville, Thomas (Shelia) VanLieu of Colorado, Mark (Pam) VanLieu of Uniontown, Scott VanLieu of Akron, and daughter, Norma (Marc) Anderson of Iowa; 11 grandchildren and brothers, James of Wooster and Ron of New York City.
A Memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Wooster (527 Beall Ave.)
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Prentice Funeral Home, 1154 Kenmore Blvd. in Akron.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to People to People Ministries, 454 E. Bowman, Wooster 44691 (330) 262-1662 and/or Boys Village, 2803 Akron Road, Wooster 44691, (330) 264-3232. Cremation Society of Ohio 1-800-664-1012.
Herm Luke Jr.
WOOSTER -- Herm H. Luke Jr., 58, 2627 Wilma Drive, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 7, 2002, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Wooster, with burial at St. Mary Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home. Elks memorial service will be held at 6:45 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Attn: Sharon, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44195. Make checks payable to Palliative Medicine.
He was born June 29, 1943, in Wooster to Herman H. and Dorothy I. (Kaylor) Luke. He married Sharon D. Kauffman on October 19, 1968. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife of 33 years are children, Tiffany (Corey) Geog of Westerville and Bret of Westerville; mother, Dorothy Luke of Wooster; sisters, Karen (John) Malbin of Hudson, Linda of Willowick and Janice (Steve) Geisler of Westfield Center and nieces and nephews.
Ward Farnsworth
WADSWORTH -- Ward H. Farnsworth, 91, of Wadsworth, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at his home.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home, 360 W. Sunset Drive, Rittman, with Pastor Bill M. Powell officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Seville.
Friends may call Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Friday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Ultra Pet, a charity of the donor's choice or Tri-County Hospice.
He was born May 24, 1910, in Wadsworth, to Frank and Elizabeth (Coolman) Farnsworth and married Lois G. Yoder on Nov. 24, 1938. She died on May 8, 2001.
Surviving are sons, Harold (Barbara) Farnsworth of Wadsworth, Myron "Butch" (Linda) Farnsworth of Cortland, Jim (Pam) Farnsworth and Charles "Rick" (Karen) Farnsworth, both of Wadsworth; a daughter, Eileen "Stub" Kovein of Wadsworth; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Douglas Mellinger
LA HABRA, Calif. -- Douglas D. Mellinger, 57, 1500 E. Stearn Ave., Apt. 2, and formerly of West Salem, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Brea Community Hospital, Brea, Calif., following complications from diabetes.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. (Pacific Time) at the LA Church of Christ, 14451 Franklin Ave., Tustin, Calif.
He was born June 18, 1944, in Trail to Raymond D. and Bonnie I. (Lengacher) Mellinger and married B. Jean Smith in 1973. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are daughters, Kimberly Mellinger, Tawny Mellinger and Kristin Mellinger of La Habra, Calif. and Deborah (Jim) Wilson of Columbus; a granddaughter; a sister Elaine (Roger) Reed of Wooster and several nieces and nephews.
Nancy Sass
WARSAW -- Nancy U. Sass, 63, of Warsaw and formerly of Wooster, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Coshocton County Memorial Hospital in Coshocton.
Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, with Pastor Eric Fairhurst officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call Thursday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to West Hill Baptist Church, 2241Mechanicsburg Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born Oct. 19, 1938, in Spring Mountain, to Raymond and Virginia L. (Uhlman) Burrell. She married Clarence R. Sass on Oct. 31, 1969. He died May 18, 1998.
Surviving are children John Martin Jr. of Nashville, Tenn. and Amy Jo Pearce of Hobart, Ind.; five grandchildren and a sister, Phoebe Kanuckel of Warsaw.
Jeremy Gravley
LAKEVILLE -- Jeremy T. Gravley, 26, of Lakeville, died Thursday evening, Jan. 3, 2002, at his residence.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, Wooster, with Pastor Jamie Rickard officiating. Cremation will follow services and a private interment of the cremains will take place at the convenience of the family.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Thursday.
Jeremy was born June 16, 1975 in Massillon and moved from Wooster to Lakeville in 1999.
He is survived by father, George H. (JoAnn) Gravley of Malvern and mother, Mrs. Keith (Erma J.) Boyes of Interlachen, Fla.; four brothers, George H. (Lisa) Gravley of Garden Grove, Calif., R.J. (Tracee) Ward of Massillon, Jason Wycoff of Garden Grove, Calif., and Dominick (Sara) Wycoff of Alliance; a sister, Mrs. Ron (Amber) Snyder of Wooster and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Wanda Olmutz
SAGAMORE HILLS -- Wanda Maddy Snyder Olmutz, 91, of Sagamore Hills and formerly of Wooster, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2002, after a short illness.
Mrs. Olmutz was born in Marion County, Iowa. She married Paul Olmutz. He died previously.
She is survived by daughter, Sandra (James) Laurenson of Sagamore Hills; stepdaughter, Laurie (John) Leach of Cape Coral, Fla.; two grandsons; a granddaughter; a stepgrandson and six great-grandchildren.
Friends and family are invited to share in a celebration of the life of Wanda Olmutz on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. at Canton Woman's Club, 822 Market Ave. N., Canton.
Contributions may be made in her memory to WVIZ/PBS, 4300 Brookpark Road, Cleveland 44134-1191.
Arrangements are being handled by Ferfolia Funeral Homes, Inc. in Sagamore Hills.
Adam Beachy
RITTMAN -- Adam Christopher Beachy, 20, 32 Sterling Ave., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at his home, following a brief illness.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston with the Rev. James R. McComas officiating. Burial will be at Canaan Cemetery.
Friends may call today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston.
Memorial contributions may be made to Murray Funeral Home, 173 S. Main St., Creston 44217 to help with expenses.
He was born Dec. 15, 1981, in Mount Eaton, to Daniel A. and Donna (Ferguson) Beachy.
Surviving are his mother and stepfather, Donna and Harold Robertson of Rittman; father and stepmother, Daniel and Aimee Beachy of Ragersville; sister, Elizabeth Dee and her husband, Chad Howman of Ashland; grandparents, Irene Ferguson of Rittman, Lovina Beachy of Sugarcreek and Ray Miller of Orrville and aunts, uncles and cousins.
Stanley Wilson
LODI -- Stanley Freeman Wilson, 75, of Lodi, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home, 210 Medina St., Lodi, with the Rev. Bobby Wheeler officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lodi.
Friends may call Friday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lodi Fire & Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 212, Lodi 44254.
He was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Herold, W.Va., to Howard Vernon and Delphia (Given) Wilson.
Surviving are his wife, Tortie; a daughter, Paula Sadowski of Lodi; a son, Jim (Anne) Wilson of Chicago; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two brothers, Fletcher (Katy) Wilson of Strange Creek, W.Va. and Lanty (Lana) Wilson of Medina and four sisters, Lora (Carl) Ellis of Parkersburg, W.Va., Betty (Hyel) Bagley of Medina; Pearl (Lester Jr.) Warner of Lodi and Ann (Jack) Lane of Alloy, W.Va.
