All Obituaries

Leonard John Bunyak Sr. 85 of West Salem died Monday afternoon at Medina Hospital. He was born  July 24, 1934 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania the son of John and Catherine (Duke) Bunyak. Leonard married Dorothy(Mandley) October 22, 1954. She survives. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Leonard retired from NASA in Cleveland after 47 years where he was an aerospace technician. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, sons, Leonard Bunyak Jr., Doug Bunyak whom he raised and Carl...

Garry L Kirkpatrick, 75 of Polk died Friday December 6, 2019 at UH Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland. Garry was born July 2, 1944 in Penfield, Ohio the son of Clover and Mabel (Travis) Kirkpatrick. Garry served in the National Guards. He had been employed as a butcher at Fuhrman’s IGA  in West Salem for many years. Garry worked on lawn mowers after retirement. Garry is survived by his siblings, Phyllis McCullough and Marvin (Wanda) Kirkpatrick of Ashland, Mary...

Shirley E Baxter 82 of Burbank died Friday November 22, 2019 at Akron General Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1937 in Lodi the daughter of Edward & Ethel (Patrick) Widenmeyer. She graduated from Brunswick High School where she was  head majorette. Shirley was a secretary for Medina Glass for 25 years and a Mary Kay consultant for many years. She loved to go boating at Lake Erie and spending time with her family. She enjoyed gardening , making cards and pictures through...

Edward T. Gavin, 55, of West Salem died Wednesday morning, November 20th, 2019 at Samaritan Health System in Ashland. He was born to parents Terrance and Sandra (Fusco) Gavin in Berea on September 27th, 1964. He graduated from Black River High School. He married his loving wife Mary on April 24th 1991 and they have three beautiful children together. Edward worked as an associate at Lowe’s in Wooster. In Ed’s spare time he enjoyed playing video games and online gaming with his...

James M. Storm, 52, of Burbank died November 25, 2019 at University Hospital of Cleveland. He was born in Lodi, Ohio on August 11, 1967 to parents Ronald & Barbara (Davis) Storm. He worked as a flagger at a construction company. He enjoyed swap meets, mopar cars and trucks and drag racing at Dragway 42. James leaves a daughter Christina Storm, Medina; mother Barbra Storm, Burbank; sister Rhonda (Bruce) Bender, LaGrange; girlfriend Debbie; and nephew Jaret Bender. He was preceded in...

Rosa Marie Kathleen Hollo infant daughter of James and Shiloh (Keller) Hollo died Sunday evening November 10, 2019 at Akron Childrens Medical Center in Akron. Rosa was born November 7, 2019 in West Salem. Along with her parents Rosa is survived by brothers, Gideon and Michael, sister, Annah, grandparents, Michael (Lori) Hollo of Medina, Thomas (Marae) Keller of West Salem, great grandparents, Howard Keller of Hebron, Cornell(Jane) Dotson of Wellington, numerous aunts, uncles and...

Dayton Ray Sharp, 80 of Sterling died Thursday November 7, 2019 at his home. He was born November 6, 1939 in Gardian, W. Virginia the son of Sherman Sharp and Bertha Cool. In his younger years Dayton enjoyed hunting and working in his garden. He retired in 2002 from Modern Tool & Die in Valley City. Dayton is survived by his children, John Sharp and Paulette Mann of Sterling, Diane (John) Roberts of West Salem and Nancy Fulk of Perrysville, 9 grandchildren , 13 great grandchildren...

Elsie M. McKeal, 96 of Wooster died Monday November 4, 2019 at Danbury of Wooster. She was born July 2, 1923 in Belmont County, Ohio the daughter of Luther and Maggie (Kurth) Wise. Elsie graduated from Congress High School in 1941. She married Floyd McKeal on February 1, 1941 he preceded her in death on August 7, 1997. Elsie was a homemaker, 4-H advisor and a quilter where she made many quilts over the years. She was a member of Congress Community Church, and Congress Grange. She had...

Leslie A Dodson, 71, of West Salem died Sunday November 3, 2019 at her home. She was born July 14, 1948 in Elyria the daughter of Phillip and Marjorie (Sharpe) Lanning. Leslie graduated in 1966 from North Ridgeville High School. She married Lloyd Dodson on January 18, 1974 he preceded her in death on August 31, 2019. Leslie was a homemaker, milked cows and previously worked at the Farmer State Bank in West Salem and Elder Beerman in Wooster.. She was a member of a weekly Bible study...

Nancy Jo DeVaul Crebs, 82 of Seville died Friday October 18, 2019 at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster. Nancy was born January 26, 1937 in Columbus, Indiana the daughter of Everett and Helen (Geiger) DeVaul. She retired March 11, 2013 from Westfield Company after 15 years. In her free time Nancy enjoyed her flowers and going shopping. She is survived by her children, Lori (Martin) Riffel and Steven Crebs of West Salem, grandchildren, Jeremy, Joey, Haleigh Riffel and James Crebs, seven...