All Obituaries

Wayne NeMoyne Vanfossen II, age 76, of Holloway died peacefully at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2022 in his home. He was born August 31, 1945; a son of the late Wayne NeMoyne Vanfossen and Pearl Elizabeth Fritter Vanfossen. Wayne was a veteran of the United States Army, joining the army July 31, 1963 and was honorably discharged July 30, 1969.  He received his GED then went to work in the Morton Salt Mine in Fairport Harbor, Ohio where he worked for thirty plus years. Surviving is...

Carol Jean Gossett, age 71, of Freeport died unexpectedly at 2:45 p.m. Friday, June 17, 2022 in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital, Dover, Ohio. Born May 19, 1951 in Barnesville, Ohio; a daughter of the late Paul Robert Stephens, Sr. and Eva Jeane Kutie Hannahs. She was a 1969 graduate from Barnesville High School, she was in band and a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Kent State University, Stark Campus working toward a degree in art history. Carol was a very good cook and...

Edmond Wayne Crabtree, age 76, of 80880 Redeye Road, Freeport died unexpectedly at 8:26 p.m. at home surrounded by his family on Friday, May 27, 2022. He was born June 1, 1945 in Twin City Hospital, Dennison, Ohio to the late John Paul Crabtree and Hazel Lucille Simpson Crabtree. He attended Lakeland High School. He worked for Ohio Department of Transportation for thirty-three years in road maintenance. He also helped out with road maintenance in Nottingham Township. He lived on his family...

Frederick Alfred Herkner, age 76, of Vansickle Road, Tippecanoe died at home Thursday, May 19, 2022. He was born October 8, 1945 in Akron City Hospital, Akron; a son of the late Gustav Albert Herkner and Louise Marie Doepel Herkner. He was a machinist for the steel industry. Fred was an avid outdoorsman and family man. Fred was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rose; two brothers: Mike and Jerry; and a sister, Carrie. He was a beloved father to Tracy, a cherished uncle to Mike...

Kenneth Dean McCleary, age 50, of Deersville was pronounced dead at the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 12:28 a.m. at the intersection of State Route 22 and State Route 519 in Harrison County. He was born August 24, 1971 in Barnesville, Ohio; a son of the late James Leroy McCleary and Ruth Mae Carter McCleary. Kenneth graduated in 1989 from Union Local High School, Morristown. He graduated from Commonwealth Truck Driving School in Georgetown, Kentucky in...

Timothy Eugene Stine Jr., age 39, of 28890 Alexander Ridge Road, Freeport passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Saturday, May 14, 2022. He was born March 27, 1983 in Union Hospital, Dover, Tuscarawas County; a son of Timothy (Dianne) Eugene Stine Sr. of Freeport and Christina Dominique Pflugh (Donald) Horstman of New Athens. Tim graduated from Harrison Central High School in 2002. He went to work driving truck and working on the farm for Red Hill Farms in Antrim, drove...

Ralph Russell Brill, age 83 of 107 North High Street, Freeport died peacefully at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, May 8, 2022 in his home surrounded by family. Born July 27, 1938 in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio to the late Charles Edward Brill and Mildred Ann Bailey Brill. Ralph attended school at Leatherwood in Barnesville until it closed, then attended Barnesville School. He grew up on a two-hundred-acre dairy farm outside of Boston and at the age of 17 started driving truck for Barrett’s...

Robert Junior Werker, age 74, of Millersburg died peacefully on his birthday at 12:03 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. He was born in 1948 on May 4th in Timken Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio; a son of the late Robert Werker and Margaret Evelyn Yackey. Bob was a 1966 graduate of Garaway High School in Sugarcreek. He retired after 53 and a half years driving bulk truck for Gerber & Sons in Baltic delivering feed. He enjoyed traveling,...

Shirley Ann Dunlap, age 87, of 78621 Hamilton Ridge Road, Freeport, Ohio died peacefully at 3:33 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Trinity West Hospital, Hospice Unit, Steubenville, Ohio. Born February 20, 1935 in Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio; a daughter of the late Charles Herman Tucker and Lucille B. Gilham Tucker. Shirley was a 1952 graduate from Flushing High School where she was involved with school plays and the girls group called TAG. She attended Columbus Office Training School and...

Alma Faye Luyster Brill, age 83, of 78700 Riggs Hollow Road, Tippecanoe and 107 North High Street, Freeport died at home at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2022.             Born October 19, 1938 at her Riggs Hollow Road, Tippecanoe residence, she was a daughter of the late James Earl Smith and Clara Madge Hunt Smith.             Alma was a 1957 graduate of Freeport High School. She...