Obituary Listing

Jun 15, 2022

Charles L. Young, 78 of Medina died June 15, 2022 at Medina Hospital.

He was born November 7, 1943 in Wooster the son of  Kenneth and Mildred (Lang) Young.

Charles served in the National Guard. He was a self-employed painter.

Charles was an avid bowler and golfer. He was a past member of...

Jun 13, 2022

Brian R. Bergholz, 70 of West Salem died Monday June 13, 2022 at Akron General Hospital.

Brian was born April 29, 1952 in Fairview, Ohio to the late Roger and Lois (Annable) Bergholz.

He graduated from Rocky River High School in 1970.

He married Suzanne (Shultz) Bergholz on March 14, 1980.

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Jun 13, 2022

Beth Ann Bowman, 55 of West Salem died Monday evening at Akron General Medical Center.

Beth Ann was born October 17, 1966 to the late Karl and Betty (DeLancy) Bowman.

She graduated in 1988 from Ida Sue then Beth Ann started working at the Nick Amster Workshop in Wooster.

She was a member...

May 17, 2022

Terry W. Gentry, 65 of West Salem died suddenly at his home on May 17, 2022.

Terry was born December 18, 1956 in Cleveland the son of Alvin and Joycelyn (Hoy) Gentry.

He graduated from Lodi High School.

Terry had been employed at Ford Motor Company.

He enjoyed spending time with...

May 8, 2022

Billy Joe Russell, 92 of West Salem died on May 8, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family.  Joe was born on January 18 th , 1930 in Pardee, VA to parents William & Pearl (Falen) Russell. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany. Joe married his wife...

Apr 23, 2022

Ruth I Kline, 94 of Wooster died Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Smithville-Western Care Center, Wooster. Funeral Service for Ruth will be on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Rev. Kenneth Thomas officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial in West Salem Cemetery following the...

Apr 15, 2022

Merle D Osborn, 92 of Grafton died on April 15, 2022 at Northridge Health Center in North Ridgeville, Ohio. He was born to parents Clarence and Ethel (Kramer) Osborn in Wooster, Ohio on January 24, 1930.

There will be a memorial service for Merle on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 at 2:00 pm located at the Matteson Funeral...

Apr 13, 2022

Congress–Stanley M. Kirkpatrick, 80, of Congress died peacefully on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, at his beloved residence surrounded by his family.

He was born on August 16, 1941 in Newport, Ohio to Myron and Juanita (Travis) Kirkpatrick. He married his highschool sweetheart Sue (Clason) Kirkpatrick on December 14th, 1963. Sue and Stan were married for 59 years...

Apr 11, 2022

Lt. Philip Michael Wigal, 35 of West Salem died Monday April 11, 2022 in the line of duty while working on an injury accident on I-71.

He was born February 26, 1987 in Parkersburg, West Virginia the son of Mike and Kathy (Whipkey) Wigal.

Phil would always greet you with a smile and a hug....

Apr 3, 2022

Arlene E. Lister, 75 of West Salem died Sunday April 3, 2022 at Wooster Community Hospital.

She was born March 9, 1947 in Cleveland the daughter of Andrew Parker and Annabelle Cramer.

Arlene married Michael Lister on April 4, 1964 who preceded her in death on October 11, 2021.

She was a homemaker...

Mar 16, 2022

John William Ferguson, 86, of Wooster left his earthly home for heaven on March 16th, 2022, after a diagnosis of Lymphoma in July 2021.

He was born at Lodi Hospital, on November 24, 1935, to Paul V. and L. Russelle Ferguson.

John graduated from the newly consolidated Northwestern High School in 1953. He served as...

Mar 15, 2022

Charles F Sarno, 40 of West Salem died Tuesday March 15, 2022 at Lodi Community Hospital.

He was born November 24, 1981 in Wooster the son of Louis and Joyce (Senz) Sarno.

Charles attended Northwestern High School. He enjoyed fishing, his dogs Charles was an tattoo artist.

He is survived by his wife;...

Mar 15, 2022

Theresa A Boehm, 83 of West Salem died March 15, 2022 at her home.

She was born September 12, 1938 in Cleveland the daughter of Edward McLaughlin and Mary Buckwall.

Theresa was a homemaker all her life. She enjoyed baking, gardening vegetables and flowers in her green house. Theresa was a member of St Stephen...

Mar 1, 2022

Cathleene Marie (Betty) Parks began her life journey in Beatrice, West Virginia on February 25,1930 born to Austin Morris Parks and Opal Mae Freed Parks.

Betty is survived by her brother Harold W. Parks of Sandusky, Ohio. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews. She was...

Feb 27, 2022

Joyce E. Smith 89 of West Salem went to be with Jesus on February 27, 2022 at her home in West Salem, Ohio. She was born to parents James and Mary Elizabeth (Russ) McDaniel on December 22, 1932. She was married to Harold Smith on October 30, 1948, they had four children together. She loved taking care of her...

Feb 26, 2022

Paul Anthony Kazmierczak, 70 of Medina died on February 26, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. Paul was born to parents Marjorie and Chester Kazmierczak on June 11, 1951 in Lodi, Ohio. He worked at HWI as a warehouseman, where he met and fell in love with Deb. He was the owner of Downtown Tobacco in Medina Square and then finally...

Feb 19, 2022

Andrea L Brojstan, 65 of West Salem died Saturday February 19, 2022 at OhioHealth in Mansfield, Ohio.

She was born August 27, 1956 in Cleveland to the late Roger and Lois (Annable) Bergholz.

Andrea graduated from Rocky River High School. She married Dan Brojstan on August 16, 1980.

Andrea had been employed for...

Feb 15, 2022

Claude M. Hill Sr. (Big Mike) 71 of West Salem, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 15th, 2022. He leaves his wife Cathy Hill of 58 years. Claude was born in Raven, Virginia on November 28, 1950 to parents James Luther Hill and Myrtle Mae Shelton.

Together Mike and Cathy owned and operated the...

Feb 4, 2022

Jerry M Ratliff 86 of Congress Village, West Salem passed away Friday February 4, 2022 at his home.

Jerry was born January 10, 1936 in Wayne County, West Virginia to the late Fred and Viola Ratliff.

He retired from Ford Motor Company. Jerry has lived in the West Salem area for many years. He is...

Jan 28, 2022

William M Neundorf, 78 of West Salem died January 28, 2022 at his home.

He was born November 16, 1943 in Cleveland the son of Robert and Lydia (Podraski) Neuendorf Sr.

Bill served in the US Marine from 1963 to 1966.

He retired in 2003 from North East Ohio Regional Sewer District in...