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James Smith
FREDERICKSBURG -- James Smith, 61, of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg.
Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem, with the Rev. Douglas Bruce Sparks Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Burbank Cemetery.
Friends may call two hours prior to the services at the funeral home.
He was born Dec. 26, 1937 in Genoa, W.Va., to Emmett and Rhoda (Robertson) Smith and married Mary Hanna on Oct. 20, 1962. She survives.
Other survivors include brothers, Eugene Smith of West Salem and Arthur Smith of West Virginia; and a sister, Beulah Finley of West Virginia.
Russell Chaney Jr.
WOOSTER -- Russell Lewis Chaney Jr., 46, of Wooster, died Monday evening, Aug. 23, 1999, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Larry Hasemeyer officiating. Burial will be at Killbuck Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was born Sept. 15, 1952 in Wooster to Russell Lewis and Doris (McKee) Chaney Sr.
Surviving are sons, Jeremy and Ryan Chaney, both of Wooster and Jarod Chaney of Millersburg; his parents of Millersburg; sisters, Gloria Massie of Killbuck and Cindy Carillon of Millersburg; a brother, Mark Chaney Sr. of Millersburg; a stepbrother, Delmar Gilt of Shreve; a stepsister, Donna Domanic of Millersburg; and a half-brother, John Coger of Georgia.
Myrna Nelson
PARMA HEIGHTS -- Myrna (Kerr) Nelson, 77, of Parma Heights, formerly of Wooster, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999.
Memorial services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Parma-South Presbyterian Church, 6155 Pearl Road, Parma Heights. Burial will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.
The family will receive friends following the service.
Arrangements are being handled by Busch Family Funeral Chapel, 7501 Ridge Road, Parma.
Memorial contributions may be made to Seasons of Life, Hospice of Parma Community Hospital, 7007 Powers Blvd., Parma 44129.
She was born Sept. 24, 1921 in Lime Springs, Iowa, and married John A. Nelson on April 1, 1944 in Mason City, Iowa. He survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Craig and Beth Nelson of Wildwood, Ill., Kristine and Bob Noll of University Heights and Nancy and Bill Donahue of Strongsville; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Andrew, Brian, Katie, Mathew, Michael and Joshua; her mother, Merle Kerr, and a sister, Marcia Burke, both of Clear Lake, Iowa.
Noah Raber
MILLERSBURG -- Noah J. Raber, 77, 1935 Township Road 110, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg, from an apparent heart attack.
Services will be Thursday at 9 a.m. at the residence, with Bishop Eli A. Yoder officiating. Burial will be at Raber Cemetery, Mechanics Township, Holmes County.
Friends may call anytime after 2 today (Tuesday) at the residence. Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek is handling arrangements.
He was born Feb. 22, 1922 in Holmes County to Jonathan and Fannie (Yoder) Raber and married Lizzie L. Miller on Jan. 15, 1945. She survives.
Other survivors include children and their spouses, Anna and Dan Troyer, Levi and Lucinda Raber and Andy and Verna Raber, all of Millersburg, Fannie Raber and Jonathan and Susie Raber, all of the home; 32 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Levi Y. Raber of Baltic and Henry J. Raber of Greenwich; and sisters, Mrs. Abe L. (Fannie) Miller of Baltic, Mrs. Eli (Katie) Schlabach and Mary Raber, both of Lakeville.
'Marcie' Smith
ORRVILLE -- Florence M. "Marcie" Smith, 66, 9785 Smucker Road, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999, at her residence after a long illness.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster, with the Rev. Claude L. McComas officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Funk.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Wayne County, 5318 Tannerville Road, Orrville 44667; or American Diabetes Association, Ohio Affiliate Inc., 937 N. High St., Worthington 43085.
She was born Aug. 5, 1932 in Creston to Harley and Naomi (Long) Bowman and married Richard E. "Smitty" Smith. He died in 1983.
Surviving are children and their spouses, Jeffery A. and Donna Jean Smith of Orrville, Wesley D. and Rita Smith and Deborah S. and Terry E. Shank, all of Wooster and Diane M. See of Ashland; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nine brothers and four sisters; and a best friend and companion, David D. Armstrong of Orrville.
'Bobbie' Mosher
WOOSTER -- Laola R. "Bobbie" Mosher, 88, formerly of 2432 Montclair Ave., died Monday morning, Aug. 23, 1999, at Meadowview Care Center in Seville.
Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born April 7, 1911 in Danville to Ayman and Maude (Blubaugh) Sapp and married Earl Adam Mosher on July 16, 1932. He died in 1983.
Surviving are children, Earl E. "Gene" Mosher and his wife, Betty M., of Loudonville and Barbara Wagers of Wooster; five grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and 15 step-great-grandchildren.
C. Ruth Durham
WEST WYOMISSING, Pa. -- C. Ruth Durham, 40, of West Wyomissing, Pa., died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999, at her home.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem, with the Rev. Robert Fetterhoff officiating. Burial will be at Mohican Church of the Brethren Cemetery, West Salem.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born July 21, 1959 in Berea to James and Carol (Zents) Durham.
Surviving are her parents of Wooster; sisters and their husbands, Debra and Ken Courtright of New Philadelphia, Becky and Rusty Nowell and Mary and Jeff Workman, all of Wooster, Sandy and Don Eckenrode of Doylestown and Kathy and Ron Hatfield of Smithville; brothers, Dave Durham and his wife, Jen, of Wooster and Dan Durham of Columbus; her grandmother, Katherine Durham of Wooster; and a special friend, Hank Magliocchetti, with whom she had made her home.
Richard Christopher
ZEPHYR HILLS, Fla. -- Richard Paul Christopher, 60, of Zephyrhills, Fla., died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at East Pasco Medical Center.
Services were held Monday, Aug. 23, at Whitfield Funeral Home in Florida.
He was born in Killbuck.
Surviving are his wife, Lola Christopher of Zephyrhills, Fla.; children, Jeff Christopher of Tampa, Fla., Leland Christopher of Plant City, Fla., and Betty Oliphant of Zephyrhills, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a brother, Claude Christopher of Fredericksburg; and sisters, Charlotte Harrington of Wooster, Carol Hall of Danville, Judy Hostettler of Millersburg, Marylin Rock of Big Prairie and Peggy Roberson of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Stanley Kashuba Sr.
MASSILLON -- Stanley F. Kashuba Sr., 75, of Massillon, died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999, at Massillon Community Hospital.
He was the father and father-in-law of Lana and William Broel of North Lawrence.
Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, with the Rev. Thomas Cebula officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Massillon.
Friends may call Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 221.
He was born May 15, 1924 in Scranton, Pa., to Frank and Susan (Wilchinski) Kashuba and married Lola Brown. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, the Rev. Stanley Kashuba and his wife, Kathleen, of Canton; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters and their husbands, Helen and William Krinock of Scranton, Pa., and Florence and Roy Dainty of Clarks Summit, Pa.; a brother, Edward Kashuba of Minneapolis, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Michaela Fields
MASSILLON -- Michaela Lee Fields, 1-day-old daughter of Buddy and Michell Fields of Massillon, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999, at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron.
Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Stanwood Community Church, with the Revs. Jon Johnson and Dan Manley officiating. Burial will be at West Lebanon Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church. Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Dalton, is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, One Perkins Square, Akron 44308; or to Stanwood Community Church, 14715 Stanwood, SW, Navarre 44662.
Survived in addition to her parents, are a sister, Shana Fields of Massillon; grandparents, Gerald and Nancy Blacksten of Dalton and Hoyt and Marjorie Fields of Evans, W.Va.; and a great-grandmother, Mary Jane Blacksten of Dalton.
Gene McKenna
AKRON -- Gene H. McKenna, 54, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999, surrounded by his family.
Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7 p.m., with services to follow at 7 p.m. at Schermesser Funeral Home, 600 E. Turkeyfoot Lake Road (Ohio 619), Green. Inurnment will take place at a later date at VA Cemetery in Rittman.
Due to allergies, we ask that visitors refrain from wearing perfume or cologne.
In lieu of flowers, should friends desire, contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 1236 Weathervane Lane, 300C, Akron 44313; or C.A.R.E., 151 Ellis St., NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30303-2440; or to Central American Medical Outreach Inc., 14821 Burkhart Road, Orrville 44667.
Gene was born Sept. 24, 1944 in Akron to Harry D. and Elizabeth L. McKenna and was married to Lynn (Terjesen) McKenna for 28 years. She survives.
Other survivors include a brother, Phillip McKenna and his wife, Lynn, of Gilbertsville, Pa.; a brother-in-law, Barry Terjesen and his wife, Nancy, and a sister-in-law, Jane McLaughlin, of Winthrop, Wash.; his mother, Elizabeth L. McKenna Myers of Wellsville, N.Y.; nephews, Jeff McKenna and his wife, Marianne, of Collegeville, Pa., and Erik Terjesen of Boston, Mass.; nieces, Wendy Sudar and her husband, Robert, of Palmetto, Fla., and Siri Terjesen of Washington, D.C.; and special friends, Ann, Mike, Don and Elisa Leonhardt.
Gregory Slavens
GUILFORD TOWNSHIP -- Gregory V. Slavens, 36, of Guilford Township, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Hilliard-Cox-Mullaney Funeral Home, 174 N. Lyman St., Wadsworth, with Pastor Daniel C. Hanny officiating.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home, or one hour prior to the services.
Contributions may be made to an education fund for Kelli and Tyler.
Surviving are his wife, Michelle (Moses) Slavens; children, Kelli and Tyler, both of the home; his father and stepmother, Gerald and Betty J. Slavens of Rittman; his father and mother-in-law, Garland and Marlene Moses of Wadsworth; a sister-in-law, Lisa Moses of Wadsworth; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Mildred Green
CHIPPEWA LAKE -- Mildred Pauline (Massie) Green, 79, of Chippewa Lake, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home in Lodi, with the Rev. Randy K'Meyer officiating. Burial will be at Mound Hill Cemetery in Seville.
Friends may call today (Monday) from 2-4 and 7-9 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, Md. 20814, Attention: Communications Department.
She was born Oct. 21, 1919, in Lodi to David and Paulina (Rowe) Massie and married William Green. He died in 1990.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Dennis Mohn of Chippewa Lake; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Joyce Timic of Lodi and James and Diana Green of Medina; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, David A. Massie of Burbank.
Carl Miletto Sr.
WOOSTER -- Carl Miletto Sr., 75, 730 Palmer St., died Sunday afternoon, Aug. 22, 1999, at the home of his son in Wooster.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster.
Those who wish may make contributions to St. Mary Catholic Church, P.O. Box 109, Wooster; or to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
He was born Jan. 1, 1924 in Salem to Antonio and Rosina (Segrita) Miletto and married Cecilia E. Yacapraro. She died Jan. 5, 1999.
Surviving are sons, Carl Miletto Jr. of Ashland and Anthony P. Miletto, and his wife, Joann, of Wooster; grandchildren, Jera Grissinger, Jamie Burton, Nicole Kerr, Denin Miletto and Danielle Miletto; and a great-grandson, Cooper Daniel Burton.
Jacob Baker
NORTH OLMSTED -- Jacob F. Baker, 85, of North Olmsted died Friday afternoon, Aug. 20, 1999, at his daughter's home in Medina.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. in the new chapel at Sunset Memorial Park, 6245 Columbia Road, North Olmsted.
Friends may call today (Sunday) from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the chapel.
He married Esther B. Beekman on Oct. 17, 1942. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and George Lambert of Medina and Carol and David Gresh of Creston; sons and daughter-in-law, Ronald Baker of Atlanta, Ga., and David and Dawn Baker of Creston; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
