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GenealogyBuff.com - Wayne County, Ohio Obituary Collection - 1998 - 18

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Floyd Watts
RITTMAN -- Floyd Watts, 76, 270 S. Hickin Ave., died Tuesday night, Feb. 3, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman, with the Rev. Dr. J.A. Burton officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Walter Voltz
BERLIN -- Memorial services for Walter F. Voltz, 87, of Berlin, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Holmesville Church of Christ. He died Saturday, Jan. 10. A complete obituary appeared in The Daily Record Monday, Jan. 12.

Edward Rann
DOYLESTOWN -- Edward Rann, 72, of Doylestown, died Wednesday, Feb. 4. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Stephen Kummernuss officiating. Burial will be at Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown, or one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Helen Lemasters
LOUDONVILLE -- Helen V. Lemasters, 93, of South Water Street, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at Colonial Manor Health Care Center in Loudonville, after an extended illness. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Loudonville, with the Revs. Terry Ruther and Lloyd Miller officiating. Burial will be at Loudonville Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 7-9 p.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, 222 E. Main St., Loudonville 44842.

Lessie Bevington
LAKEVILLE -- Lessie I. Bevington, 96, formerly of Lakeville, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at Altercare Nursing Home of Millersburg, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with Rev. John Remington officiating. Burial will be at the Nashville Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Robert Heckman Jr.
WOOSTER -- Robert D. Heckman Jr., 43, 873 Jentes Road, Wooster, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 4, at his residence after a long illness. Memorial services will be Saturday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. at Custer Funeral Home, Wooster, with the Rev. James McCurdy officiating. Cremation has taken place and burial of the cremains will be at Fairview Cemetery, Funk. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the services. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.

Leroy Schalmo
LOWER SALEM -- Leroy Charles Schalmo, 88, of Lower Salem, formerly of Wooster, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Heartland of Marietta. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Harriettsville, with the Rev. Victor Cinson officiating. Burial will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster, where friends will be received one hour following the service. Friends may call Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home, 408 Front St., Marietta, where a vigil service will be held at 3 p.m., or one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Henry's Catholic Church Building Fund, Route 1, Lower Salem 45745; or Washington County Home Nursing & Hospice, 900 Third St., Marietta 45750.

Joyce Hammond
WOOSTER -- Joyce Garda Hammond, 83, of 2660 Graustark Path, Wooster, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at Smithville-Western Care Center. There will be no services or calling hours. Arrangements are being handled by McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster. Memorial contributions may be made to Alumni Relations, C.P.O. 2343, Berea, Ky. 40404 in memory of Joyce Hammond, Class of 1937.

Mary Slabaugh
STERLING -- Mary M. Slabaugh, 81, of Sterling, died Thursday night, Feb. 5, at Wooster Community Hospital. There will be no services or calling hours. Her body will be cremated. Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman is handling arrangements.

Doreen Grohe
CUYAHOGA FALLS -- Doreen G. (Spellman) Grohe, 59, of Cuyahoga Falls, died Monday, Feb. 2, at her home. Services will be held at a later date. Murray Funeral Home in Creston is handling arrangements.

Davis Eighinger
MANSFIELD -- Davis Lee Eighinger, infant son of David and Carla (Grassman) Eighinger, 481 Marion Ave., was stillborn Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Wooster Community Hospital. Memorial services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Wooster. Arrangements are being handled by McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster.

Berard Bresson
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Berard C. Bresson, 89, of Blue Springs, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at St. Mary's Hospital in Blue Springs. Memorial services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John LaLande Catholic Church in Blue Springs, Mo., where friends may call a half hour prior to the services. Cremation has taken place. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are being handled by George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel.

Wilma Bumpus
WALHONDING -- Wilma Joy Bumpus, 67, 31692 State Route 206, died Thursday, Feb. 5, at her residence. She is survived by several cousins in the Millersburg area. Services will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw, with the Revs. Leroy Bumpus and Ed Boyce officiating. Burial will be at Tiverton Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home, or until time of services. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Coshocton County.

Edna Greenawald
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Edna May Greenawald, 88, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Wooster, died Friday, Jan. 30. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238. Arrangements were handled by Robarts Brothers Universal Memorial Center in Sarasota, Fla.

Vernon Buren
LOUDONVILLE -- Vernon Charles Buren, 89, 7740 County Road 22, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998, at the home of his son. Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home in Shreve, with the Rev. Tom Benter officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.

Wayne Bensinger
WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP -- Wayne L. Bensinger, 73, of Westfield Township, died Thursday, Feb. 5, at his home. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home in Lodi, with the Rev. Harold Swafford officiating. Friends may call Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Medina County, 797 N. Court St., Medina 44256.

Carl Schodorf
HOLMESVILLE -- Carl E. Schodorf, 77, of Holmesville, died Thursday morning, Feb. 5, at Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital, after an extended illness. Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Randy Weaver officiating. Burial will be at Killbuck Cemetery, with military services conducted by Holmesville American Legion Post 551. Friends may call Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Holmesville Federated Church, 309 E. Main St., Holmesville 44633.

Ruth Gift
ORRVILLE -- Ruth E. Gift, 91, formerly of 256 N. Carr Road, Orrville, died Thursday, Feb. 5, at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at East Union Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Edward P. Balint officiating. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville. Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 at Gresser Funeral Home in Orrville, or one hour prior to the services at the church.

Robert Burrows Sr.
NEWCOMERSTOWN -- Robert K. Burrows Sr., 65, of Newcomerstown, formerly of Doylestown, died Wednesday, Feb. 4. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown, with the Rev. Robert Rhodabarger officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael's Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from noon-2 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Newcomerstown Church of God.

Mildred Wilson
RITTMAN -- Mildred M. Wilson, 88, of Rittman, died this morning, Feb. 6, at Rittman Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman, with the Rev. Dr. J.A. Burton officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 516 W. Sunset Drive, Rittman 44270.

Verna Rowe
WOOSTER -- Verna C. Rowe, 91, formerly of Wooster, died Thursday morning, Feb. 5, at Elderly Living Center in Holly Hill, Fla. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster with the Rev. Dr. Alan E. Nathan officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Massillon. Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at Custer Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church Tuesday. Surviving are two sons, David Rowe of Holly Hill, Fla. and Larry Rowe of Huntsville, Ala.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mabel Spitler
REEDSBURG -- Mabel Jeanette Spitler, 90, of Reedsburg, died Friday morning, Feb. 6, at Wooster Community Hospital. Graveside services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Reedsburg Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.

Sue Jones
WOOSTER -- Sue S. Jones, 64, of Wooster, died Friday, Feb. 6, at the home of her daughter in Indianapolis. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Bloomington, Ind., with the Rev. Joe Emerson officiating. Burial will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Ind. Friends may call Monday from 4-7 p.m. at Day Mortuary in Bloomington, Ind.

George Miller
NEW PHILADELPHIA -- George C. Miller, 61, 403 1/2 Front St., SW, died Friday, Feb. 6, at Union Hospital in Dover, after a brief illness. Services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home in Baltic, with the Rev. David Hammel officiating. Burial will be at West Lawn Cemetery in Baltic. Friends may call Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Baltic Volunteer Fire Department.

Virgil Smail
KILLBUCK -- Virgil D. Smail, 68, 425 N. Railroad St., died Saturday morning, Feb. 7, at Wooster Community Hospital, after an extended illness. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Dale Duncan officiating. Burial will be at Killbuck Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Lester Trussel
HOLMESVILLE -- Lester E. Trussel, 70, formerly of 218 W. Water St., Holmesville, died Saturday, Feb. 7, at Smithville-Western Care Center, after an extended illness. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. David Carrick officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Children's Home of Ohio, 2685 Armstrong Road, Wooster 44691.

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