Obituaries

Aug 22, 2014

John Edward North Sr., 60, of Point Pleasant, WV, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born April 15, 1954 in Barberton to Robert Dale and Julie {Bartok} North. John graduated from Norton high school in 1972. He married Donna June (Sims) on June 23, 1973. Throughout the years they may have...

Aug 22, 2014

Pamela Jane Mullen, 60, Wooster, Ohio, died on August 22, 2014 surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Pam was born April 1, 1954, in Wooster, Ohio, to Clyde J. Mullen and Margaret Lucille (Lilley) Mullen. She attended Wayne Elementary School and was one of the first students to attend Ida Sue School in 1962....

Aug 17, 2014

Donald W. Troyer Sr., 79, of Wooster, went home to be with the Lord, August 17, 2014. Memorial services will be Wed. at 5 p.m. at Crown Hill Mennonite Church. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Wed. at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help defray medical expenses. Donald was born October 10, 1934 in...

Aug 8, 2014

Patricia Ann Simms, 73, of Apple Creek, died Friday, August 8, 2014 at West View Healthy Living, in Wooster. Services will be Monday at 11am at Grace Brethren Church, 4599 Burbank Rd., Wooster with Pastor Robert Fetterhoff officiating. A reception will follow the service at the church. Entombment will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster. Roberts Funeral Home - Sherwood...

Aug 7, 2014

Doris Sue Greuey, 86, of Wooster, died Thursday, August 07, 2014 at Wooster Community Hospital. Graveside services will be Monday, August 11, 2014 at 11 A.M. at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Doris was born February 9, 1928 in Barberton, Ohio to Guy and Olive {Unkel} Shaffer. Doris married William D. Greuey on March 12, 1946. He died April 1, 1987. She...

Aug 7, 2014

Frank L. Kudika Jr., 72, of Wooster, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Wooster Community Hospital surrounded by his loving family, after many years of struggling with Multiple Sclerosis. Friends may call Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Jon Hutchison officiating....

Aug 6, 2014

Elinor Bancel Hancock, 95, of Wooster, died Wednesday, August 06, 2014 at Smithville Western Care Center. A memorial service may be held at a later date. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church online at 621 College Ave. Wooster, OH 44691. Elinor was born February 15, 1919 in Nutley, New...

Aug 6, 2014

David William Benner, 80, of Ashland, passed away, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at The Good Shepherd Nursing Home surrounded by family and friends. David was born January 10, 1934 in Ashland County to William Lawrence and Jeannie Mae {Keener} Benner. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1952. He married Gloria Joan Harrison on July 8, 1954. She survives. David...

Aug 2, 2014

Elsie Estaleen Cunningham, 96, of Tyler, TX and former resident of Wooster, OH, went to join her husband in Heaven on Saturday August 2, 2014 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX. Family and friends may call Friday Aug. 8th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Saturday Aug. 9th at...

Aug 1, 2014

Dale Eugene Henthorn, 73, of Kent, died August 1, 2014 at Robinson Memorial Hospital, in Ravenna, Ohio. Friends may call Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Steven Chapman officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Dale was born September...

Jul 31, 2014

Paul (Rick) Manley, 73, of Wooster, died July 31, 2014 at his residence, in Wooster. Friends may call Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Mr. Maynard Troyer officiating. Burial will be at New Pittsburg Cemetery. Online tributes may be made at...

Jul 30, 2014

Rosemary C. West, 90, of Austin, Texas passed away on July 30, 2014. She was born April 1, 1924 to Wesley Downing and Christine {Scalise) Smith in Akron, Ohio. Rosemary graduated from Garfield High School in 1942, a few months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Like most people at that time, Rosemary wanted to "do her part for the...

Jul 24, 2014

Glenn Earnest Dickinson, 82, of Ashland, died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Glenn was born January 20, 1932 in Burbank, Ohio to Paul Eugene and Florence Jeanette {Hubler} Dickinson. He was in the United States Army where he served in the Korean War. He married Norma Jean {Thompson} on December 31, 1971. She...

Jul 21, 2014

Jessie F. Porter, daughter of a coal miner, 75, of Ashland, passed away Monday July 21, 2014 at Hospice of North Central, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Jessie was born February 18, 1939 in Paint Creek, WV to Dawson and Amelia Fay {Biggs} Daniels. She married Roscoe Porter on May 15, 1958. She was a group leader for...

Jul 21, 2014

Joan Harrod, 85, of Orrville, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Dunlap Community Hospital. Private services will be held per family's request. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Joan was born June 30, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA to John and Evelyn {Wilscek} Swerens. She loved ceramics and giving them as gifts. Joan...

Jul 17, 2014

Jul 15, 2014

Kenneth Clifford Bender, 85, of Wooster, formerly of Estero, FL, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Shady Lawn Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Marion Ohio, on October 18, 1928, to Myrtle F. (Mathews) and Philip A. Bender. Ken was a World War II Air Force veteran. He was a graduate of North Central College...

Jul 14, 2014

George Louis Duell, 83, of Dalton, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at his residence surrounded by his loving family, after a period of declining health. Friends may call Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Eric Fairhurst officiating. Burial will be at...

Jul 12, 2014

Clyde C. Sayers, 89, Ashland's finest watchmaker, passed away on July 12, 2014 at Brethren Care Village in Ashland. Clyde was born in Everett, PA to Harry and Lilly Mae Sayers on June 15, 1925. Clyde followed in his father's footsteps as a watchmaker. He was a graduate of Western Pennsylvania Horological Institute of Pittsburgh, PA. Clyde came to Ashland...

Jul 9, 2014

Carol E. (Batten) Hileman, 82, of Medina, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Carol was married to her first husband Richard Stilwell for 27 years and her second husband Leonard J. Hileman Sr. for 21 years. She was a member of Medina Nazarene Church, where she served on the Mission Board and Board of...