All Obituaries

Dorothy J Bunyak, 88 of West Salem died Wednesday January 22, 2020 at  Burbank Parke Care Center, Burbank. She was born May 27, 1931 in Parma the daughter of Charles and Anna (Baltitus) Mandley. She married Leonard J Bunyak Sr on October 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on December 2, 2019. Dorothy was a homemaker and 4-H advisor in Medina County for many years. She enjoyed  teaching the children  how to accomplish goals through their 4-H projects. She raised horses...

Kathleen C. (Bachmann) Gibbs, 78 of Sullivan died Tuesday evening January 14, 2020 at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster. She was born April 28, 1941 in Barberton the daughter of Carl & May (Weigand) Bachmann. Kathy worked for Medina Co. Board of Mental Health as a teacher and liaison officer for 30 years. She was active member at St. Stephen Catholic Church in West Salem. Kathy is survived by her brothers, Carl (Josephine) Bachmann, Richard (Janis) Bachmann, sisters, Mary Ann Matheis and...

Larry V. West, 83 passed peacefully and unexpectedly in his sleep on Saturday, Jan 11, 2020. Larry was born in Black Ground, Alabama on January 19th, 1936. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cora Lee, of 53 years, in 2008. He is survived by two sons; Larry Wayne (Betty) West and James Allen (Lora) West; three grandchildren; Michael West, Jessica West and Jake (Brooke) West; two brothers, Robert (Diane) Lovelady and Tommy (Joyce) Lovelady and a sister, Toney Cole and many nieces and...

Bernadette M Kaniecki, 71 of Ashland died Thursday January 2, 2020 at UH Samaritan Hospital of Ashland. Bernadette was born March 20, 1948 in Cleveland to parents Stanley and Mary (Smolinski) Stypa. She married her loving husband James Kaniecki on July 26, 1969, he survives. She retired from Richland county health department and was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church of West Salem and Catholic Daughters at St. Edward in Ashland. Bernadette loved her grandchildren and enjoyed shopping...

Timothy Sexton, 60 of Ashland died Monday December 30, 2019 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Tim was born October 6, 1959 in Lodi the son of Thomas and Mary (Kirkpatrick) Sexton. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1978. Tim was a truck driver for Harpster Trucking in Ashland and Valley Trucking. He enjoyed watching sports especially the Cleveland Indians, Browns and Hockey. Tim is survived by his children, Zachery (Hannah) Sexton of Orrville, Charles Timothy Sexton Jr. of...

Wilma A Halladay, 93 of Lodi died on Wednesday December 18, 2019 at her home. Wilma was born to parents Virgil and Lena (Dickinson) Kline on January 4, 1926 in West Salem, Ohio. She was a homemaker. This gave her the opportunity to help people whenever she could and be a compassionate mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.  She was a member of the United Methodist Church of West Salem. Surviving are two children Marlene (David) Shire, Mifflin, Ohio and Karl (Carol) Kolb, Jupiter,...

Robert (Bob) E. Brown Sr. 76, of West Salem died December 15, 2019 at Life Care Hospice in Wooster. Robert was born July 28, 1943 in Wellington, Ohio to parents Horace & Helena (Miller) Brown. He served the United States in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam Conflict. He married his wife of 53 years Patricia (McCarter) Brown February 26, 1966. He was in law enforcement for 26 years. Robert was a member of the First Baptist Church, American Legion in Lodi Post 523, Amvets 149 and...

Dennis B. Shell, 92 of Burbank died in his home on December 13, 2019. Dennis was born to parents, Huckleberry and Matilda (Leming) Shell in Stilwell, Oklahoma. He graduated from Marble High School. He felt great pride in serving his country. He served honorably in the Navy and Coast Guard. Then he married his wife Judith Stark in 1964. Dennis worked at Ford Motor Company for 30 years as an office clerk before retiring from there. Dennis enjoyed astronomy; he loved going to star parties and...

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, 1956. 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...