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OBITUARIES
Donald “Don” Bowman
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donald “Don” Bowman on May 1, 2026, at the age of 83 at Brethren Care in Ashland, Ohio. He was born in Lima, Ohio on July 16, 1942 to Bob and Rosie Bowman. Don was raised in the community of Butler, Ohio. Following a…
Philip Edward Ison
Philip Edward Ison, 71 of Ashland passed away on May 4, 2026, at Crystal Care Center in Ashland following an extended illness. Phil was born on December 28, 1954, in Ashland the son of Charles and Thelma Ison. He was a graduate of Ashland High School in 1974. Phil worked for Meijer Department store in…
Carol Ann Prosser
Carol Ann Prosser, 83 of Ashland passed away on Thursday morning, April 30, 2026 at Shelby Pointe Nursing Facility in Shelby, Ohio following a period of declining health. She was born on January 13, 1943, in Nicholas County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Carl Aubrey and Mary Linnie (nee Smalley) Brown. Carol married…
Judy A. (Hootman) Struble
Heaven is probably a bit louder and more boisterous because Judy Ann Hootman Struble left this world and traveled onward at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026 at University Hospital Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland, Ohio. She loved big, proud and boldly but her kind and hard-working heart finally wore out. While she was very…
Mary Patricia “Pat” McInturf
Mary Patricia Lantz McInturf, “Pat”, 88, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Wedgewood Estates in Mansfield, Ohio. Pat was born on December 19, 1937, in Springfield, Ohio, to Robert and Nina Lantz. She lived in South Charleston, Ohio, before moving with her family to Athens, where she graduated from high school. It was…
James Morris Sr.
James Ellis Morris Sr., 87 of Ashland passed away Tuesday April 28. 2026 at his residence. He was born February 19, 1939 in Ashland County the son of Edward and Mary Bradfield Morris. Jim was a graduate of Loudonville High School and a United States Army Veteran. He worked at Myers Pump and Gorman Rupp,…
Dorothy J. Greiner
Dorothy June Greiner of Manhattan, NY, formerly of Ashland County, Ohio, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 22, 2026 in New York City. She was born on June 11, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Samuel and Lily (nee Cockburn) Mamula of Vrelo, Croatia and Dundee, Scotland, respectively. Dorothy was the third of Sam…
Louis Mannebach, Jr.
Louis Adam Mannebach Jr., age 87, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 7, 1938, he was the son of the late Louis and Eleanor (Seifert) Mannebach Sr. In 1962, Louis married the love of his life, Mary Meeker, beginning a lifelong journey rooted in family and…
Barbara Slone
Barbara Elizabeth (Dudte) Stegall Slone, age 90, of Shelby, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026, at The Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Ashland, Ohio. Barbara was born August 17, 1935, in Loudonville, Ohio, Ashland County, to Seth and Blanche Dudte. She attended Loudonville High School for 12 years and worked various jobs. She retired…
Robert G. Wise
Robert G. Wise, 85 of Ashland passed away from this life on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Brethren Care Village following a period of failing health. Bob was born on May 28, 1940 in Ashland, Ohio, the son of the late Earl and Florence (nee Baney) Wise. He graduated from Ashland High School, Class of…
Paul Meyer
Paul Frances Meyer, 74, passed away unexpectedly on April 19, 2026, in Oregon. He was born February 18, 1952, in Ashland, Ohio, to John J. and Nona Powers Meyer and grew up on the family farm alongside his seven siblings. Paul graduated from Ashland High School in 1970 and soon after headed west to Oregon,…
Sharon Ann Gerbasi
Sharon Ann Gerbasi, 81, of Ashland Ohio peacefully joined the wave of universal energy and love on April 10th, 2026. Born on August 24th, 1944 in Cleveland, OH to Stanley & Janice Franz, she was raised in Olmsted Falls and attended Olmsted Falls High School, graduating in 1962. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church where…
Florence E. (Vance) Swind Crites
Florence Elizabeth (Vance) Swind Crites, age 91 of Clearwater, FL, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 6, 1934 on a farm in Ashland County, Ohio. She helped her dad with the chores, trapped muskrats, helped feed the farm animals, and learned how to cook…
Lillie P. Hart
Lillie P. Hart age 95 of Ashland, passed away at UH Samaritan Regional Health Center on April 16, 2026. Born in Lattasburg, Ohio on April 13, 1931 the daughter of Aaron and Martha (Kolp) Tyson, she had been a resident of Ashland most of her life. Before her retirement she had been employed as a…
Arthur “Art” Leroy Lewis, II
Arthur “Art” Leroy Lewis, II, age 58 of Ashland, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 15, 2025, at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center. He was born on May 7, 1967, in Omaha, Nebraska. Art worked as a welder for Ohio Valley Stamping, he loved his job and his coworkers were just like family to him.…
Robert L. Crist
Robert L. Crist age 79 of Ashland, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on April 10, 2026. Born in Ashland on December 30, 1946, the son of Levi and Dorothy (Stauffer) Crist . He had been a resident of Ashland County all of his life. Before his retirement he had been employed at Bosch Braking…
Theresa Lynn Tucker
Theresa L. Tucker age 67 of Ashland, passed away at University Hospitals Samaritan Health Center on April 11, 2026. Born in Akron on April 1, 1959 the daughter of Vern and Barbara (Fultz) Runkle, she was a resident of Ashland County all of her life. She had been employed as a shuttle driver for D-R…
Gary R. Lang
Gary R. Lang age 72 of Ashland, passed away on April 6,2026 at the UH St. John Medical Center in Westlake. Born in Ashland on May 1, 1953, the son of George Rexford and MaryJo (Linn) Lang, he had been a resident of Ashland County all of his life. He was a truck driver and…
Margaret Maybelle Eberts
Margaret Maybelle Eberts, 94, passed away on April 2, 2026, at Brethren Care Village, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 20, 1931, in Bellville to Harry Paul and Madeline (nee Cochran) Walters. Following her graduation from Mansfield Senior High School in 1949, Margaret began working at Lumbermen’s Insurance Company. On November…
Richard H. Rosenkoetter Jr.
Richard H. Rosenkoetter, Jr. 84 of Ashland passed from this life on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Good Shepherd Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on November 23, 1941, in Quincy, Illinois the son of the late, Richard H. and Margaret (nee Weichman) Rosenkoetter Sr. Richard graduated from Quincy High School, Class…
Beverly J. Zimmerman
Beverly J. Zimmerman, 89 of Ashland passed away early Friday morning, April 10, 2026, in the Good Shepherd Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 19, 1937, in Ashland, the daughter of the late Robert F. and Geraldine (nee Kershner) Kimes. Beverly has been a resident of Ashland her entire lifetime. She…
Luke P. Biddinger
Luke Paul Biddinger, infant son of Victoria Collins and Jeremy M. Biddinger, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday April 5, 2026 at Universty Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center. Born in Columbus, Ohio on January 28, 2026 the son of Victoria Collins and Jeremy M. Biddinger who survive. Also surviving are three siblings: McKenna Thompson, Kennedi Thompson and…
Mary Ann (Henderson) Cantleberry
Mary Ann (Henderson) Cantleberry, 78 of Mansfield passed away Thursday April 2, 2026 after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born July 24, 1947 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Wayne Vincent Henderson and Nellie Virginia (Carroll) Trebacz. Mary lived most of her life in Mansfield where she graduated from Madison High…
Eli Yoder
Eli A. Yoder, 85, of Ashland, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 in his home, with his wife by his side. He was born on November 18, 1940 in Mount Hope, Ohio, to the late Amos and Dena Yoder. Eli married the love of his life, the former Jacqueline “Jackie” Berger, on January 18,…
Wilma “Cookie” Jean Balducci
Wilma “Cookie” Jean Balducci, 67, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Metro Health Main Campus, in Cleveland. Cookie was born on April 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Onas and Eula Mae (nee Laws) Giles. Cookie loved her dog Barkley more than anything else. She loved spending time with…
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