All Obituaries

Lois Dodd Fullen, 89, of Union, West Virginia passed away on February 5th, 2019. She was born in Hinton, West Virginia to Virgil and Ora Mae Dodd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Jerry Dodd, sister Ruth Dodd and her husband, Weller B (Whitey) Fullen. She graduated from Union High School in 1947 as Salutatorian. She is survived by her children, Beverly (Manfred), and sons Michael (Caroline), Patrick (Sharon) and Kelly (Laurie), as well as 15...

Lenolia Young 99 of Oberlin passed away February 3 2019 at Mercy Lorain Hospital.  She was born November 14 1919 in Gay, Georgia.  She worked as a cook for Oberlin College and Oberlin Head Start for many years.  Lenolia was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Oberlin and enjoyed traveling, gardening, watching the Cleveland Indians, her dogs and cats and spending time with her family.  She is survived by her children John (Betty Jean) Reeves,  Anna Pettit, Lucy Jo...

Larry "Jack" W. Coffin 76 of Oberlin died Sunday January 27 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born January 29 1942 in Lakewood.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Oberlin.  He served in the United States Marine Corps.  Larry enjoyed gardening, reading, watching westerns and spending time with his family.  Survivors include his daughters Kathleen Bohatka (Tim) and Karelyn Coffin, 2 grandchildren, siblings Neil, Carol, Karen,...

Carl E. Mueller 81 of Polk, Ohio passed away January 14 2019 in Toledo, Ohio. He was born June 1 1937 in Cullman, Alababma.  Carl was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked at Moen for many years. Carl was a gunsmith and owned his own business called Carl's Gun Repair.  He was a member of NRA, American Legion #0937 and he enjoyed watching western movies, hunting and making bullets for his gunshop.   He is survived by his wife Susan Mueller 2 daughters Angie (Kevin)...

Joseph Elmer Weiss, Jr. (Dec 6, 1933 - Dec 31, 2018)   Joseph Weiss passed away at Wesleyan Village in Elyria, OH on December 31, 2018. He was raised by his parents Joseph Elmer Weiss and Helen Caroline Noedinger.  He was born in Chicago, Illinois where he grew up with his sister Mardelle and his two brothers Tom and Gerald.  He married his wife Glennys Ann Ritchie on June 7, 1959.   He is survived by his brother Gerald, his wife Glennys of 59 years, his four...

Shirley B. Hayward, 93, of Oberlin passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Kendal at Oberlin.  She was born September 21, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Alfred and Myrtle (Davies) Bobier.  In 1947, while a student at Oberlin College, Shirley married Robert James Rodger, who died in 1948 while they were expecting their first child, Robert Jr.  After the birth of her son, she returned to Oberlin College and graduated with a double major in harp and piano.  In...

Margaret M. Leadbetter 104  formally of Oberlin passed away at Kingston of Vermilion December 26 2018.  She was born March 19 1914 in Akron, Ohio.  She worked many years at the Town Shop in Oberlin and was an active member of First United Methodist Church of Oberlin and Oberlin Seniors.  She is survived by her four children Dorothy Suydam of Cleveland, Peg Willbond of Florida, Larry (Patty) Leadbetter of Arizona and Bob Leadbetter of Elyria, 17 Grandchildren and many...

Ronald E. Hendricks 72 of Wakeman passed away at New Life Hospice on December 23 2018. He was born in Cleveland on July 14 1946.  He was a manager for Hotdog Inn in Cleveland for many years.  He was a member of Harvest Church of God in Norwalk and enjoyed watching the Cleveland Indians and the Browns.  Ronald was an avid reader of the bible.  He is survived by his 2 sons Robert and Ronnie Jr., 4 brothers Richard, Robert, Larry, and Danny, 3 sisters Joanne Goodfellow, Mary...

Charlotte Louise Owens Baker peacefully departed this life on December 17, 2018. Born in Mercer, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1926, Charlotte was the fifth of seven children born to the late Elmer and Rosanna Reed Owens. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Catherine Rhinehardt and Margaret Baker Randall and brothers, Elmer, Robert, and Maurice Owens. During World War II, Charlotte worked at General Industries as a molder. She was later hired by Bill Long to work at the Co-op Grocery Store,...