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GenealogyBuff.com - Wayne County, Ohio Obituary Collection - 2001 - 30

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Blanche Dempsey
SEVILLE -- Blanche L. Dempsey, 89, of Seville, died Wednesday morning, July 11, 2001, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Seville Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery in Seville.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Friday at Seville Presbyterian Church and one hour before services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Seville Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 63, Seville 44273.
Arrangements are being handled by Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman.
She was born on May 24, 1912, in Wooster, to Walter and Eva (Bell) Snyder and married Glenn W. Dempsey. He died March 1, 1995.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Robert (Linda) Antal of Seville; granddaughters, Dina (Jim) Bozigar and Tara Antal; and a sister, Betty Myers of Roundup, Mont.

Harold Stoller
STERLING -- Harold V. Stoller, 68, 8372 Blough Road, died Tuesday afternoon, July 10, 2001, at Wooster Community Hospital.
Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Smithville Apostolic Christian Church with ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be at the Apostolic Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. at Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman, and one hour prior services at the church on Saturday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Apostolic Christian Home, 10680 Steiner Road, Rittman 44270.
He was born on Sept. 1, 1932, in Orrville, to Carl and Mary (Hartzler) Stoller and married Luella Riggenbach on April 10, 1960. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are sons, Doug and Art Stoller of the home, and Tom (Gretchen) Stoller of Sterling; brothers, Everett (Marjorie) Stoller, and Dale (Jeanette) Stoller of Sterling, Robert (Eileen) Stoller, Andrew (Roberta) Stoller, and Fredrick (Joyce) Stoller, all of Orrville; sisters, Lucille Gasser of Rittman, Carolyn Stoller and Elma Stoller, both of Orrville.

Rev. Leroy Adams
WOOSTER -- Rev. Leroy Adams, 77, 4476 Hunters Chase Lane, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at his home.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wooster United Methodist Church. Entombment will be in the Sherwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Friends may call Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home, Wooster.
The family requests contributions be made to People to People Ministries, 454 E. Bowman St., Wooster 44691; or to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691, in his memory.
He was born Nov. 6, 1923, in Youngstown, to Jessie and Theoda Adams Jr.
Surviving are his wife, Helen (Little) Adams, whom he married April 6, 1946; son and daughter-in-law, Theodore and Irene Adams of Columbus; daughter, Rachel Adams of San Francisco; two grandchildren; godchild, Seph House and numerous aunts and uncles.

Deloris Long
WOOSTER -- Deloris Long, 84, 2227 Blachleyville Road, died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Horn Nursing Center in Wooster.
Services will be (today) Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, Wooster, with the Rev. William Valentine officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster.
She was born Aug. 11, 1916, in Big Run, W.Va., to James and Mary (King) Davis. She married Robert Long on June 19, 1979. He survives.
Surviving in addition to her husband are children, Jerry Rice of Shreve, Raymond Rice of Pine Grove, W.Va., Ronnie Rice of Fairborn, James Rice of Millersburg, Sunny Rice of Wooster, Robert Rice of East Liverpool and Janet Hurst of Lisbon; stepsons, Robert Long Jr. of Mansfield and Tony Long of Millersburg; 22 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; a half-brother and sister, Charles Davis and Martha Hunt, both of East Liverpool.

Helen Boyer
LOUDONVILLE -- Helen Y. "Shorty" Boyer, 80, 2160 Township Road 585, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, at Kingston of Ashland.
Services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville with Pastor Beryl Baum officiating. Burial will be at Vermillion Cemetery in Hayesville.
Friends may call Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Feb. 15, 1921, in Belmont County, to Arthur and Elva (Brown) Love and married Paul R. Boyer. He died March 13, 1981.
Surviving are a son, Robert L. Love and a granddaughter.

Betty Ediger
HESSTON, Kan. -- Betty Jane Ediger, 79, of Hesston, Kan., died Monday, July 9, 2001, at Newton Medical Center in Newton, Kan.
She was the mother of Darrell Ediger of Dalton.
Services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, Kan., with Pastor Dean Linsemeyer officiating. Burial will be at Hoffnungsau Cemetery in Inman, Kan.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2-8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Buhler Mortuary, Buhler, Kan.
Memorials may be sent to the General Conference Commission Home Ministries in care of Buhler Mortuary, 120 N. Main St., Buhler, Kan. 67522.
She was born Jan. 3, 1922, in Inman, Kan., to George and Mary (Pauls) Regehr and married Sam Ediger on Sept. 12, 1943 in McPherson, Kan. He survives.
Surviving in addition to her husband and son of Dalton, are a daughter, Bette Jo Lehrman of Newton, Kan.; sons, Bruce Ediger of Hesston, Kan. and David W. Ediger of Newton, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Curt, Art and Arnold Regehr, all of Inman, Kan. and a sister, Sara Thiessen of Inman, Kan.

Charles Kaufman
ORRVILLE -- Charles V. Kaufman, 79, 853 S. Main St., died Sunday, July 8, 2001, at Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville, following a long period of declining health.
Services will be held at noon on Wednesday, July 11, at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville with Pastor Walter Jordan officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville, where military rites will be held.
Friends may call from 10 a.m.-noon prior to the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Augsburg Lutheran Church, 140 W. Water St., Orrville 44667 or Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster, 44691.
He was born on Nov. 6, 1921, in Gary, Ind., to Edward and Iva Grace (Pricket) Kaufman and married Marceil Ruth Link on March 10, 1950, at the Methodist Church in Orrville. She survives.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Randy L. Kaufman and his companion, Ramona LaPoint of Toledo, four daughters, Diana Pavelko and her fiance, Ray Eaton of Lodi, Deborah L. Kaufman of Houston, Texas, Pam (John) Walentik of Orrville, and Tina (Joe) Weber of Clinton; a brother Vannel (Shirley) Kaufman of Clinton; 12 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Elizabeth Allen
ORRVILLE -- Elizabeth A. Allen, 74, 420 E. Water St., died Saturday, July 7, 2001, at Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville, following a sudden illness.
Services will be Saturday at noon at Auble Funeral Home in Orrville with the Rev. Ernest Powell Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville on Monday, July 16.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Auble Funeral Home, 512 East Oak St., Orrville 44667 to help defray funeral expenses.
She was born on Sept. 7, 1926, in Beckley, W.Va., to Jason and Estella (Hill) Allen.
Surviving are her long-time companion, William "Uncle Shorty" Miles of Orrville and numerous nieces and nephews.

Ruby Rice
KILLBUCK -- Ruby B. (Goglin) Rice, 100, of Killbuck, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, 206 Front St., Berea, with Pastor Clyde Ondrizek officiating. Burial will be at Woodvale Cemetery, Middleburg Heights.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family suggests contributions be made to It Is Written; or A.S.P.C.A.
She was born in Almon Township, Wis.
Surviving are children, Arliss Fink and Ruby Ann Rice, both of Killbuck, Sandra Coleman of Cleveland, Daniel Rice of Olmsted Falls and Donald Riedthaler of Warfordsburg, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Daniel, died previously.

Helen Phinney
WOOSTER -- Helen I. Phinney, 90, 234 Mulberry St., died Friday, July 6, 2001, at Akron City Hospital, after a brief illness.
Services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston with the Rev. Melvin Browning officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to Creston Salvation Army, P.O. Box 264, Creston 44217.
She was born June 6, 1911, in Fredericksburg to Grover and Martha G. (Ross) Shook and married Fred H. Phinney. He died previously.
Surviving are sisters, Adra Cabell of Creston and Mildred Amstutz of Wooster; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, a brother, Earl, died previously.

Dorothy Watson
FREDERICKSBURG -- Dorothy Marie (McVay) Watson, 73, 4776 Harrison Road, died Friday, July 6, 2001, at her home.
Services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Clark Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Weller officiating. Burial will be at Clark Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Fredericksburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Winfield, W.Va., to Arnold and Eva Marie (Chapman) McVay.
Surviving are sons, Raymond A. (Betty) Casdorph of Big Prairie and Roy L. (Lela) Casdorph of Virginia; grandchildren, Chester (Teresa) Woods of Fredericksburg, Susan Smith, Jackie Lee Woods, Melissa Casdorph, Steven Casdorph, Sonya Fry, Rick Leason, Danny Casdorph, Lewanda Lacy and Richard Lacy; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Thelma Pruitt of Seattle, Wash.; and brothers, Lee McVay of Mount Vernon and Odell McVay of Millersburg.
Her husbands, Raymond S. Casdorph and Albert Watson, died previously.

Mary Jane Brown
ELYRIA -- Mary Jane Brown, 61, of Elyria, died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at Grace Hospital in Amherst.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home in Lodi, with Pastor Mark Gostlin officiating. Burial will be at Spencer Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Feb. 7, 1940, in Monroe, Mich., to John William and Evelyn (Cuykendall) May.
Surviving are children, Aleta May and Leroy Brown, both of Elyria, Florence Wagner of Greenwich and Ronald May of Spencer; 10 grandchildren; a sister, Evelyn (Lawrence) Young of Nashville; and brothers, Charles W. May, Keith D. (Valerie) May and Luke (Cindy) May, all of Creston, Rodney (Betsy) May of Barberton, Dennis (Chris) May of Sullivan, Dewight (Becky) May of Kissimmee, Fla., Mark (Kelly) May of Rochester, Matthew J. May and Craig E. (Carrie) May, both of Homerville, Pete L. (Linda) May of Spencer and Johnithen A. May of Amherst.

Ethel Kimes
RITTMAN -- Ethel P. Kimes, 73, 139 N. Second St., died Thursday evening, July 5, 2001, at Akron General Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday at 10 a.m. at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Doylestown, with the Rev. Father David J. McCarthy officiating. Burial of the cremains will be in Rittman Cemetery at a later date.
There will be no calling hours. Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate, P.O. Box 182039, Dept. 013, Columbus 43218-2039.
She was born Dec. 13, 1927, in New York City to Joseph and Antoinette (Rybinski) Gaborsky and married Donald R. Kimes. He survives.
Other survivors include a son, Jim Kimes of Rittman; a grandson; brothers, Henry Gaborsky of Sterling and Joseph Gaborsky of Wadsworth; and a sister, Antoinette Gaborsky of Rittman.

Elizabeth Flynn
UNIONTOWN -- Elizabeth D. "Betsy" Flynn, 58, of Uniontown, formerly of Rittman, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, in Las Vegas, Nev.
There will be no services. There will be private burial of the cremains.
Friends may call Monday from 6-9 p.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of her father, Warren B. Danforth to the Alzheimer's Association, 1815 W. Market St., Suite 301, Akron 44313-7067.
She was born June 4, 1943, in Woodbury, N.J., to Warren and Katherine (Kamp) Danforth.
Surviving are children, Katherine Flynn Henry and her husband, Deron of Kernersville, N.C., and Scott Flynn of Las Vegas, Nev.; her mother, and brother, Joseph Danforth, both of Uniontown.

Larry Troyer
WALNUT CREEK -- Larry M. Troyer, 62, of Walnut Creek, died Monday, July 2, 2001, at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Ross Miller officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Thursday) from 6-8 at the church, or one hour prior to the services.
Butler-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek is handling arrangements.
He was born Dec. 18, 1938, in Holmes County, to Roy M. and Opal C. (Miller) Troyer.
Surviving are a sister, Muriel (Eli) Yoder of Sugarcreek; three nieces and a nephew.

Sarah Painter
WOOSTER -- Sarah J. Painter, 98, formerly of 1577 Cleveland Road, died Monday evening, July 2, 2001, at West View Manor Nursing Home.
Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wooster Cemetery. Memorial services will be Saturday, July 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Mackey Hall. The Rev. Carroll Meyer will officiate.
There will be no calling hours. McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster is handling arrangements.
Those who wish may make contributions to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 353 E. Pine St., Wooster; to The College of Wooster, Andrews Library, Wooster 44691.
She was born Dec. 23, 1902, in Pataskala, to Walter E. and Harriet (Drake) Painter.
Surviving is a sister, Harriet P. Hopkins of Lakewood.

Evelyn Stillo
WOOSTER -- Evelyn Marie Stillo, 1578 Ramblewood Drive, died Monday evening, July 2, 2001, at Glendora Health Care Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster.
There will be no calling hours. McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster is handling arrangements.
Those who wish may make contributions to St. Mary's School.
She was born in Wooster to Pasquile and Elvira (Zarlengo) Iannarelli and married Sam J. Stillo on Jan. 9, 1937. He survives.
Other survivors include sons, Arthur J. and Phillip J. Stillo, both of Wooster; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

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