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Harold A Stahl
Dec 27, 2011
Harold A Stahl 77 of West Salem died Tuesday Dec. 27, 2011 at Kingston of Ashland. Funeral services will be Friday Dec. 30, 2011 at 11:00 at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Robert Holmes officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home Thursday evening 5:00 to 8:00.  Burial in West Salem Cemetery where military rites...

Shirley A (Mowrer) Hines
Dec 11, 2011
Shirley A. Hines 75 of West Salem died Dec. 11, 2011 at her home. Family graveside service will be at Congress Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be given to the Town & Country Fire and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 175, West Salem, Ohio  44287 Online obituary and condolences may be shared at the funeral home website @...
Hazel M (Bowman) Gortner
Dec 5, 2011
Hazel M Gortner West Salem – Hazel M Gortner, 90 of West Salem peacefully passed away Monday December 5, at Wooster SubAcute Services will be Thursday Dec. 8 at 11:00 am at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Bill Schaefer officiating. Interment will be in Mohican Church of the Brethren Cemetery, West Salem. Friends may call Wed Dec...
Audrey L (Schmetzer) Grissinger
Nov 27, 2011
Audrey L. Grissinger 82 of Wooster passed away Nov. 27, 2011 at her home.  She will be reunited with her husband and son. Funeral services will be Wed. Nov. 30, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m. at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Christopher Cottrel officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home Tuesday evening 5:00 to...

Leona B (Moyers) Klintworth
Nov 13, 2011
Leona B Klintworth 80 of West Salem died Sunday Nov. 13, 2011 at the Brethren Care Village in Ashland. Funeral services will be Thursday Nov. 17, 2011 @ 1:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Smithville, West Virginia with Pastor John Oleyar officiating. Friends will be received Wed evening 6:00 to 9:00 at the Matteson Funeral Home in West...
Susan J (Truby) Rice
Nov 2, 2011
Susan J. Rice, 60, of West Salem died Wed. Nov. 2, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be Sat. Nov 5, 2011 at 10:00 at the First Congregational Church, 114 Church Street, Lodi with Pastor David Dake officiating. Friends will be received Friday evening 6:00 to 8:00 at the Matteson Funeral Home, 40 Congress Street, West Salem.  Burial in...
Justin D Crumley
Sep 18, 2011
Justin D Crumley 30 of West Salem died Sunday Sept. 18, 2011 at Metro Health Medical center in Cleveland from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Funeral  services will be Thursday Sept. 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. the Congress Community Church, 10691 Franchester Rd., West Salem with Pastor Christopher Cottrel officiating.  Friends will be received at the Matteson Funeral Home...

Claude Jh Sturgill Sr.
Sep 11, 2011
Claude J.H. Sturgill Sr. 74 of Burbank died Sept. 11, 2011 at Akron General Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday Sept. 15, 2011 at 11:00 at the Truth Baptist Church in West Salem with Pastor Brad Ingram officiating. Friends will be received Wed. evening at the Matteson Funeral Home from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Burial in Hazzard Cemetery. Memorial contributions...
David Zacharyasz
Aug 21, 2011
David Zacharyasz 72 of West Salem died Sunday Aug. 21, 2011 at his home. He was born May 20, 1939 in Cleveland. He retired in 1997 from SK Wellman in Brook Park. His survivors include his wife of 50 years Eileen (nee Gillilan), two sons Steven (Cynthia) Zacharyasz of Medina and Jeffrey (Stephanie) Zacharyasz of Homerville. Grandchildren include Lanea, Nicholas,...

Cecil A Stewart
Aug 21, 2011
Cecil A Stewart 73 of West Salem died Sunday morning August 21, 2011 at Smithville-Western Care Center in Wooster. Graveside services will be Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011 at 11:00 at Congress Cemetery with Pastor Christopher Cottrel officiating. Friends will be received Tuesday evening 7:00 to 9:00 at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem. Memorials may be given to the...
Cheri R Dowdy
Aug 20, 2011
Cheri R. Dowdy 42 of West Salem died Sat morning at Akron General Hospital. Memorial services will be Friday August 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Matteson funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Joe Rock officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday 3:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 9:00. Memorial contributions may be given...
James A Wright
Aug 13, 2011
West Salem – James A. Wright, 86, of West Salem died Saturday August 13, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was born October 2, 1924 in Masury, Ohio to the late Robert & Mary Wright. He served with the 586th Signal Corp in the Pacific Theatre during World War II and was honorably discharged.  He was a 1951 graduate of...

James J Griffith
Jul 17, 2011
James J. Griffith 87 of West Salem died Sunday at Hospice at the Inn in Medina. There will be no services the body is being cremated.  Matteson funeral Home in West Salem is assisting the family with the arrangements. He was born march 1, 1924 in Reedsville, PA the son of Joseph and Catherine (Treaster) Griffith.                              He had worked at...
Gladys E (Stuart) Gilbert
Jul 16, 2011
Gladys E. Gilbert beloved mother and grandmother went home to be with the Lord on July 16, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Home in Ashland at the age of 91. Private family memorial service will be Friday July 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Jon G Vance officiating.  Burial of the...
Allecia J Remington
Jul 9, 2011
Allecia J. Remington 45 of West Salem died Sat. July 9, 2011 at Hospice at the Inn in Medina. Funeral services will be Thursday July 14, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m. at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Scott Price officiating.  Friends will be received at the funeral home Wednesday evening 6:00 to 9:00.  Burial in West Salem...
Ralph I Crebs
Jul 6, 2011
Ralph Crebs 70 of West Salem died Wednesday July 6, 2011 at Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Hts.. Funeral services will be Tuesday July 12, 2011 at 11:00 at the Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem with Pastor Robert Pflueger officiating.  Friends will be received at the funeral home Monday 2;00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00. Burial in West...

Raymond L Landry
Jul 1, 2011
Raymond L. Landry73 of West Salem died July 1 , 2011 at his home. Graveside services will be held at a later date.  Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be given to Hospice & Palliative Care of Greater Wayne Co., 2525 Back Orrville Road, Wooster, Ohio  44691. He was born Oct. 30,...
Eleanor L (Dumke) Repp
Jun 18, 2011
Eleanor L Repp (Dumke) daughter of Erich & Louise Dumke, born October 9, 1918 in Cleveland died June 18, 2011 at age 92 in Ashland.  She attended Wellington High School.  She graduated from the Mansfield School of Cosmetology in 1955, owned and operated Eleanor Beauty Chatue until her retirement in 1994.  She was a member of the Eastern Star Garfield...
First Lt. John M Runkle Jr
May 26, 2011
First Lt. John M. Runkle Jr. 27 of West Salem was killed Thursday May 26 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device as part of Operations Enduring Freedom. Funeral services will be Wednesday June 8, 2011Â Â at 4:00 p.m. at Northwestern High School Gym, 7473 North Elyria Road, West Salem, Ohio with Pastor Bradley...
Edith I (Kochheiser) Saltsman
May 16, 2011
Edith I Saltsman 101 of Ashland formerly of West Salem died May 16, 2011 at her daughter’s home. Funeral services will be Friday may 20, 2011 @ 11:00 a.m. at the Matteson Funeral home in West Salem with Pastor Beryl Baum officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home Thursday evening 6:00 to 8:00 with Eastern Star Services at...
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