Obituary Listing

Aug 22, 2021

Daniel William Harbaugh, 66 of West Salem died on August 22, 2021 at Akron General Medical Center. Dan was born to Max and Betty (Bowery) Harbaugh on February 24, 1955 in Lodi, Ohio. He graduated from Cloverleaf High School in 1973. Dan was also owner/operator of Harbaugh Trucking. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and just being outdoors.

Dan...

Aug 21, 2021

Geraldine M Kidd, 91 of Lodi died Saturday August 21, 2021 at her home. She was born August 11, 1930 in Spencer the daughter of Horace and Helena (Malcuit) Brown. Geraldine was a homemaker all her life. She enjoyed bingo, bowling and going dancing. Geraldine was a member of the First Baptist Church in West Salem where she was...

Aug 16, 2021

Jon D Shadley, 81 of West Salem died on August 16, 2021 at Wooster Community Hospital. Jon was born on May 2, 1940 to parents James and Mary (Smith) Shadley Sr. in Jackson Township, Ohio. He graduated from Northwestern High School in 1958. Jon served in the U.S. Army. He married his wife, Cindy (Kahl) Shadley on November 11,...

Aug 10, 2021

Dorothy M Dickinson, 95 of West Salem died in her home on August 10, 2021. Dorothy was born to parents Elmer & Mildred (Gault) Hines on April 25, 1926. She was married to Chester H Dickinson. She was a homemaker. Dorothy was a member of the West Salem United Methodist Church where she was the custodian for over 50...

Aug 5, 2021

Laura L. Ramsier of West Salem passed Away August 5, 2021 at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster after a period of declining health.

Laura was born on October 7, 1936 in Wooster, Ohio to Lloyd and Virta Snyder. She attended Wooster High School. She married Herbert L. (Mike) Ramsier Jr. on April 28, 1957. She retired from the...

Jul 11, 2021

Jessica Marie Aubrey Fightmaster, 33, of Bassett, VA passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Roanoke, VA, after battling an illness for several weeks.

Jessica loved her children and husband, and cherished her connections with family and friends.  She was married for 13 years to Clyde Allen Fightmaster. She loved to share pictures of her children...

Jun 14, 2021

Janet E. Messenger, 75 of Litchfield formerly of West Salem died on June 14, 2021 at Akron General Medical Center. Janet was born September 8, 1945 to parents William and Olive (Riegel) Garnes in Portland, Oregon. Janet was a Rehabilitation Nurse at the Wayne County Care Center for 30 years. In her free time, she enjoyed vegetable and flower...

Jun 7, 2021

Pauline (Kline) Hawthorne passed away in her care taker’s home on June 7th, 2021 of natural causes. Pauline was born March 21, 1923 near West Salem, Ohio to John and Ruth Kline.

She graduated from Congress High School in 1941. She lived in Wayne Co. until she met and married the lover of her life, Tony Hawthorne,...

Jun 4, 2021

Annie L Toney, 95 of West Salem died June 4, 2021 at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital.

Annie was born January 25, 1926 in Talladega, Alabama the daughter of Bryon and Winnie (Morris) Marbury.

She had been an educator for the Cleveland Public Schools in the Elementary Division: where Annie was a Classroom Teacher grades 1-6,...

May 24, 2021

Lydia Gray, 75 of Ashland passed away on Monday May 24, 2021 at UH Samaritan Medical Center. She was born to parents Dan and Callie Hinkle on July 20, 1945 in Madill, Oklahoma. On January 24, 1965 she married Melvin Gray, he preceded her in death on July 29, 2013. Lydia was a long-time member of the Truth Baptist...

May 21, 2021

Cora Sue Kern, 78 died on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Lutheran Village of Ashland. She was born in Gypsy, West Virginia to parents Roscoe Georgia (Hayes) Lantz on June 9, 1942. She was married Stephen Kern, her husband of 49 years on April 14, 1972. She was a homemaker most of her life. Cora enjoyed sewing, quilting and...

May 7, 2021

Patricia J. Weber, 75 of West Salem died on May 7th, 2021. She was born to parents Leonard and Marjorie (Breeden) Aiken in Cambridge, Ohio on November 1st, 1945. She received a certification in accounting from the Wayne County Career Center and attended Stark County College. Pat retired after 30 years on September 30, 2008 from the Wayne County...

Apr 26, 2021

Paul David Balyint, 71 of West Salem, Ohio died peacefully Monday, April 26 after a short battle with stage four lung cancer. He was born September 30, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of George and Irene Balyint. Paul retired as a Millwright from Ford Motor Company after 40 years. He enjoyed his work, often bringing home trinkets and...

Mar 15, 2021

Dolores M. Eicher, 92 of West Salem died on March 15, 2021 surrounded by family. Dolores was born July 12, 1928, in Rittman, Ohio to Harold Totten and Faye (Still) Totten Ginther. Dolores married the love of her life of 73 years Paul L. Eicher on February 16, 1947. Dolores was a devoted wife, a loving mother and a...

Mar 14, 2021

Timothy Wayne Billheimer, 59, died of sudden cardiac arrest at 1:15 am, and was received into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 14, 2021, with his family by his side. He was born on September 10, 1961, in Wooster, Ohio, to parents Paul David and Ada Mae (Mellot) Billheimer. Timothy was married, on June 15,...

Mar 7, 2021

Raymond R Hirsch, 79, died on March 7, 2021 in his home located in West Salem, Ohio. Ray was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 1st, 1941 to parents Joseph and Mildred (Schmitz) Hirsch. He married his wife Mary Kathleen Kavanaugh on May 19, 1962. He retired from Westinghouse Credit Corp. He was a member of the St. Stephen...

Feb 26, 2021

George Harrison Miller, 73, passed away peacefully at home on February 26, 2021 after a valiant fight with lung cancer.  George will be honored this coming summer with a celebration of life, family and friends will be notified with further details.

George was welcomed into life by Harrison and Lorene Miller on November 28, 1947 in the...

Feb 20, 2021

Janet F. Metheney 87, of West Salem died Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Anna Maria of Aurora. She was born on June 2, 1933 in Confluence, PA. She was the daughter of Sylvester & Edna (Ruby) Skinner. She married her husband Paul Metheney on September 22, 1949. During her younger years she enjoyed taking care of her family and...

Feb 13, 2021

Brett Michael Lycans, 30 of West Salem died Saturday February 13, 2021 due to injuries sustained from an accident. He was born January 17, 1991 in Wooster, Ohio to parents Todd and Vonda (Smith) Lycans. He attended Northwestern High School. He had been previously employed by CM Plumbing of Wooster. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outside and he loved...

Feb 9, 2021

Irene M Balyint, 91 of Ormond Beach, Florida passed away February 9, 2021 at her home. She was born August 23, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of Stanley and Marie (Tomechko) Longava. Irene had worked as a beautician for Beauty Salons in Parma for 20 years. She will be deeply missed by her children; George (Ginger) Balyint, Paul...