Donald Lee Lewis, 67, of Medina, died Sunday, July 12, 2020. Born on October 3, 1952 in Lorain, he was the son of the late Donald Lewis Sr. and Jean (nee Henninger) Applegate. Donald worked for Akron Home Medical which later became HCS. A hard worker, he gave 110% in all he did. Donald was a devoted family man who cherished time with his wife, son and especially his...

Vivian Ann Joppeck, 88, of Wellington, died Saturday, July 11, 2020 at home under hospice care.  Born in Amherst on September 8, 1931, Vivian was the daughter of the late Vivian and Viola (nee Sanders) Knepper. Vivian grew up in Oberlin and graduated from Oberlin High School and Oberlin Business College.   An accountant, Vivian owned the H&R Block in Wellington for many years. She was a faithful member of the New Life Assembly of God where she was an adult Sunday school...

Deanna S. Palm (79) of North Fairfield died Friday, July 10, 2020 at the Laurels of New London.  She was born July 7, 1941 in Norwalk to the late Gerald and Opal (Howell) Burwell.  Mrs. Palm was a sales associate for Walmart and enjoyed reading the bible and gardening flowers and vegetables.      Mrs. Palm is survived by her husband: Gerald Palm of North Fairfield, 4 stepchildren: Mindy (John) Borsick of North Fairfield, Kevin (Amy) Palm of Norwalk, Duane...

Judith Ann Smith, 81, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on September 10, 1938 in Mansfield, OH to the late James and Margaret (Veselosky) Marshall.  She was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in Mansfield.  Judy and her loving husband Clarence celebrated 60 wonderful years together on Thanksgiving of this past year.  She will be dearly missed by their children, Mark E. (Lydia) Smith of Cherry...

Rev. Charles Harrison Frye, 88, of Lakewood and formerly of Sullivan, Ohio, died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Vitalia Senior Residences in Westlake. Born on May 16, 1932 in Richland County, he was the son of the late Paul and Mary Ellen “Esther” (nee Poet) Frye. Charlie graduated from Kent State University (BA) and Perkins School of Theology, in Dallas, TX, with a Masters of Theological Studies. Rev. Frye, an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church for more than 40 years,...

Patricia Joanne Crittenden, 83, of Wellington, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 after a long illness. Born on April 15, 1937, in Bretz, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Bartoletta and Juanita Cummings. Patricia graduated from Braddock High School and later moved to the Cleveland area. She moved with her family to Wellington in 1992. Patricia worked for Grossman Music for 15 years, then for Seaway Foods, and retired in 1990 from Cleveland Valve and Gauge, where she was office manager....

William David Poiner, 82, of Wellington, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain. Born on December 30, 1937 in Wellington, he was the son of the late Margaret (nee Kihm) and William Poiner. William graduated from Wellington High School in 1956. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for 20 years fighting in Vietnam and serving 3 tours in Germany. After retiring from the military, he worked at Hydro Tube. Fishing, hunting and working in the yard were just some of...

Lillie Mae Cook, 88, of Norwalk, Ohio passed away on July 6, 2020. Born in Centre, Alabama, May 2, 1932 to the late Florence Reese Harkness and Reuben Jasper Harkness.   After graduating, she moved to Washington D.C. to study nursing, later moving to Norwalk and starting a family. She began her career at Norwalk Memorial Home, where she worked for 17 years as a certified nursing assistant. Following her retirement; she continued to use her...

Joan M. Conaway, 64, of North Fairfield passed away unexpectedly on July 4, 2020 at Toledo Hospital. She was born May 18, 1956 in Paisley, Scotland to Anna and John Jenkins. She enjoyed being outdoors soaking up the sun, especially swimming and working as a lifeguard. Joan loved to spend time with her family, and her greatest joy in life was being able to help others. In addition to her parents, Joan is survived by her husband, Robert Conaway; children, David Devlin of North Fairfield,...

Kenneth Raymond Butler, of Amherst, OH passed peacefully on Friday, July 3, 2020.  He passed eight days after his bride of 65 years, Shirley Ann Butler.  The two would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in August.   Born on February 25, 1931 to John and Olive Butler in Spencer, OH, he was a 1949 graduate of Wellington High school, where he enjoyed playing football, basketball, and baseball.   Ken served his country in the US Army during the Korean War,...