All Obituaries

LeRoy R. Brasee 86 of Wellington was born September 14 1936.  LeRoy held various jobs including Road Supervisor for Pittsfield Twp. and retired in 2022 from Wellington Township having served as both supervisor and Trustee.  He also served on the Wellington fire, Wellington cemetery.  He was also Lorain Fair Director for 16 years.  LeRoy was a member of the Wellington Eagles and LaGrange Steam Engine Club. He is survived by his wife of 68 years Sharlene of Wellington,...

Robert L. Tallhamer 82 of Oberlin passed away at Welcome Nursing Home on May 23 2023.  He was born in Gilmer Co. West Virginia on August 6 1940.  Robert worked at Ford for 30 years retiring in 1997.  He enjoyed cutting fire wood, hunting, watching western movies and gardening.  He is survived by his son Robert L. (Gail) Tallhamer, 2 step sons Clarence(Loretta) Kilzer and Kevin (Mona) Kilzer, step daughter Violet Johnson, 2 granddaughters  and 3 grandsons and a host...

Ruth Ann Edwards 81 of Oberlin passed away on May 20 2023 at Welcome Nursing Home.  Ruth Ann was born in Oberlin on February 22 1942 and was a graduate of Oberlin High.  She worked as a manger for RJ Gordon for many years.  Ruth Ann was the first African American female to work as a security guard for Oberlin College.  She also was a home day care teacher with the state of Ohio.  Ruth Ann was a long time member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Oberlin and she enjoyed...

James Hollstein 73 of Oberlin passed away after a short illness. He was a gentle man who was always willingto help others.  He was very proud of his grandchildren and  enjoyed many activities with them.  James was employed at Nordson for 35 years as an engineer.  He is survived by his wife Karen. Daughter Kristin (Scott) Nickolls and Kelly (Bob) Schurdell, grandchildren Ashley and Jessica Bittner, Molly, Jacob and Andrew Schurdell and great grandson Lacon Bittner, brother...

Alice Cornish, 75, of Oberlin, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 4, 2023 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Alice’s greatest joys were her family and serving the Lord and others at church alongside Jerry, her loving husband of 57 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Zelma Weakley; two brothers, Marvin and Chester Weakley; and a grandson, Joseph Cornish. She is survived by her husband, Jerry; three sons, Paul (Julie) Cornish, Timothy (Rebekah)...

God’s faithful servant, our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister-in-Christ and Friend, Mary Wynn-Mayle went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 28, 2023, following a lengthy illness. She was 94 years young. Mary was born August 30, 1928 in Sherrill, Arkansas to Claudie and Cora (Hicks) Gordon. As a child, she enjoyed church worship, revivals, spending time with and caring for her siblings and family. She attended Altheimer public schools, and was baptized at New Hope Baptist...

Roosevelt Daniels 88 of Oberlin passed away at Mercy Regional in Lorain on April 26 2023. He was born in Demopolis, Alabama on October 15 1934.  Roosevelt work at Ford as a painter for 30 years retiring in 1998.  He enjoyed taliking on his CB radio and his call sign was Black Hawk. He also enjoyed painting for family and friends, cooking, cracking jokes, Monday nigh wrestling and watching western shoot em up movies.  He is survived by his  beloved wife Willie Ann Daniels...

Jeffrey A. Bittner 51 of Vickery, Ohio passed away on April 1 2023 after a long illness.  Jeffrey was born in Elyria on July 2 1971 and was a graduate of Oberlin High in 1989.  He served 3 years in the Army during Desert Storm and then went to work at Ford for 20 years.  He enjoyed playing the guitar for his friends and family.  Jeffrey is survived by his parents Jim and Karen Hollstein, daughters Ashley and Jesika Bittner, grandson Lacen, sisters Kelly (Bob) Schurdell...

Sarah J. Yakunovich of Oberlin passed away suddenly at her home on March 18 2023.  Sarah was born in Medina, Ohio on May 7 1946.  Sarah enjoyed gardening and spending time with her beloved family and her dog Maddie.  Sarah is survived by her daughters Marlene Yakunovich, Carrie (Robert) Masters and Joanie (David) Zimmer, 4 grandchildren Emma, Jonathan, Mikaela and Sabastian Zimmer.  She was preceded in death by her parents Irvin and Elizabeth Woodrum, husband George...

January 11, 1935-March 13, 2023 Lori was born in Mason City, Iowa to Edwin and Verna Sharp. She studied nursing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa and then studied art at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was a member of the all-girls Scottish Highlanders bagpipe group at the University of Iowa, which performed on the Ed Sullivan Show on the same episode as Louis Armstrong. After that, she went on a tour performing with that group in England as well as in...