Obituaries

Pete Roll

Pete Roll

Nov 16, 2020

Pete Roll passed away peacefully on Monday, November 16, 2020. His family was at his bedside. He was 85 and he will be missed by his wife , Joyce; sons, Craig and Todd & Heidi and their family, Taylor, Peggy & Isla Roll and JoBeth, Michael & Grayson Metcalf; sister, Annie Lipker; sisters-in-law, Deanne Roll and Jayne Jordan; brother-in-law, Joe...

Norman F. Hill

Norman F. Hill

Nov 14, 2020

Norman F. Hill, 89, of Bucyrus died Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Avita Bucyrus Hospital. He had been failing in health the past few months. He was born December 8, 1930 in Circleville, Ohio to the late Thad and Hazel (Starkey) Hill and was a 1948 graduate of Clearcreek High School, where he was a basketball and baseball standout. He...

Bill Wisterman

Bill Wisterman

Nov 14, 2020

Bill Wisterman, also known as Buzz, 87, of Bucyrus died Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Galion Community Hospital with his family by his side. He was born in Lima on March 17, 1933 to the late Howard E. and Delphine G. (Goodes) Wisterman. Bill attended Lima Sr. High and graduated from Columbia (TN) Military Academy in 1953. He studied engineering...

Phyllis A. Pfaff

Phyllis A. Pfaff

Nov 12, 2020

Phyllis A. Pfaff, 80, died peacefully at her home Thursday evening, November 12, 2020 under the care of her family and OhioHealth Hospice. She was born August 9, 1940 in Wayne County, Ohio to the late Harold W. and Thelma L. (Griner) Furniss. Phyllis graduated in 1958 from Norwayne High School where she was active in band and choir. While...

Laura V. Seeger

Laura V. Seeger

Nov 11, 2020

Laura Viola Gossard Seeger, 100 who resided in both Marion and Galion for much of her life, died peacefully Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Mill Creek in Galion. She was born September 8, 1920 in Cairo, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Ruth (Martz) Waltz and was a 1937 graduate of Lima High School. Laura was also proud to have...

Pamela Jo Zarcone

Pamela Jo Zarcone

Nov 11, 2020

Pamela Jo Zarcone, 67, of Bucyrus, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at her home following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born January 3, 1953 in Bucyrus to the late Tommy C. and Bessie Ruth (Diebler) Chance and was a 1971 graduate of Wynford High School. The next year, she married, Paul R. Zarcone and they were...

Jo Ann Sharrock

Jo Ann Sharrock

Nov 11, 2020

Jo Ann Sharrock, 79, of Bucyrus, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Bucyrus Community Hospital. She was born October 23, 1941 in Galion to the late Donald E. and Esther L. (Henry) Sharrock. Esther married the late Verlin J. Bevan who was an active part of Jo Ann’s life. Jo Ann attended school in both Galion and Bucyrus and on...

Della Mae Heath

Della Mae Heath

Nov 8, 2020

Della Mae Heath, 93 of Galion, died Sunday, November 08, 2020 at University Hospital of Elyria. She was born December 10, 1926 in Paradise, WV to the late Herman H. and Lydia (Thompson) Vance and graduated from Poca High School. Della moved to the area in the early to mid-1950s and on June 1, 1955, married Gerald Edward Heath, who...

Michael V. White

Michael V. White

Nov 8, 2020

Michael V. White, 80, of Bucyrus, was led home on November 8, 2020 after passing at his residence. Michael was born November 5, 1940 to the late Arnold and Hazel Wellner White in Lancaster, Wisconsin. When he was 16 years old his family moved to Shelby, Ohio where he graduated from Shelby High School in 1958. Michael then attended Hobart...

Lucille V. Lutz

Lucille V. Lutz

Nov 8, 2020

Lucy Lutz passed peacefully at her own home, on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Lucy lived in Bucyrus, a former native of Chatfield and now resides eternally with her Savior. She was born in McIntosh, Alabama on July 2nd to the late Ophel and Emmie (Reed) Lane. In 1943, she and her sister, Flo, moved to the area and she worked...

Charles E. Assenheimer

Charles E. Assenheimer

Nov 6, 2020

Charles E. Assenheimer, 83, died November 6, 2020 in Bucyrus, Ohio with his family by his side. Charles was born September 18, 1937 to the late Harold and Lucille (Leonberger) Assenheimer in Bucyrus. He lived in Bucyrus all his life and was a class of 1955 Mt. Zion High School graduate. After graduation, Charles went to work at Timken in...

Robert E. Stauffer

Robert E. Stauffer

Nov 4, 2020

Robert E. Stauffer, 84, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday evening, November 4, 2020 under the care of his family and OhioHealth Hospice. He was born in Bucyrus on May 2, 1936 to the late Robert and Ruth (Vollmer) Stauffer. He graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1954 and Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh in 1958. He worked...

Calvin W. Shifley

Calvin W. Shifley

Nov 4, 2020

Calvin Woodrow Shifley died on November 4, 2020, in Huntersville, North Carolina, at the age of 95, after recently moving from Bucyrus to the Charlotte, North Carolina area to be near family. He was born on March 15, 1925, the oldest of seven children, to Hattie Edna (Hieber) and Charles Elic Shifley in Crawford County, Chatfield Township, on Brokensword Road....

Donald P. Reed

Donald P. Reed

Nov 3, 2020

Donald P. Reed, 85, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Bucyrus Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Bucyrus on October 18, 1935 to the late Andrew and Marie (Wyss) Reed and was a 1953 graduate of Bucyrus High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Julia A. Sullivan, on August 21, 1954, and shared 44 years...

Charlie Bowers

Charlie Bowers

Oct 23, 2020

Charlie Bowers, 85, lived his life “a half inch from the top of the world” and on Friday, October 23, 2020 he completed that half inch following his passing at Magnolia Terrace in Galion. Charlie was born May 12, 1935 in Antrim Twp., Wyandot County, the only child of the late James W. and Floidie E. (Bardon) Bowers. He was...

Evelyn C. Kibler

Evelyn C. Kibler

Oct 22, 2020

Evelyn L. Kibler, 92, died early Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Canton, Ohio. Evie was born in Bucyrus on February 23, 1928 to the late Wilford “Bud” and Ellen (Jaberg) McPeak. “Peaty” graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1946. After high school, she worked for Swan Rubber. On November 26, 1949 she married Kermit C. Kibler. They shared 70 years...

Michael A. Willacker

Michael A. Willacker

Oct 21, 2020

Michael Anthony Willacker, 57, of Plymouth, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Avita Bucyrus Hospital. Mike was born May 31, 1963 in Galion, where he resided for a short time before moving to the rural Bucyrus area. He was a 1981 graduate of Wynford High School. Mike worked a few jobs while patiently...

Harold D. Bloomfield

Harold D. Bloomfield

Oct 19, 2020

Harold D. Bloomfield, 67, of Antrim Twp, Wyandot County, passed into eternity early Monday, October 19, 2020 at his home. He was born in Bucyrus on March 16, 1953 to the late Clyde and Lillie (Dyer) Bloomfield. He attended Wynford Schools and married the former Anita Butler on January 6, 1976. Harold retired from Whirlpool in 2016 where he worked...

Elaine L. Hansen

Elaine L. Hansen

Oct 19, 2020

Elaine L. Hansen, 67, of Bucyrus, passed peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Marion General Hospital where she was surrounded by her loving family. Elaine was born on June 5, 1953 in Columbus to the late Harold H. “Hoppy” Hopper and Hazel E. (Osborne) Hopper who resides in West Jefferson. She graduated from Madison-Plaines High School and while working...

Douglas A. Hill

Douglas A. Hill

Oct 11, 2020

In Bucyrus, Ohio on October 25, 1972, Douglas Alan Hill was born the youngest of eight children of Norman F. and Norma J. (Norton) Hill. On Sunday, October 11, 2020, he passed from this earth and is now watching over those near and dear to his heart. Doug was a very athletically gifted individual who had an intense desire to...