Lois I. Conry, age 93, of Wakeman, passed away on Tuesday February 21, 2012 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born on August 6, 1918 in Fremont and has lived in the Wakeman area for the last 54 years. She was a 1936 graduate of Monroeville High School. She was a member of the Professional Business Women's Association. She was a homemaker who helped her husband with their farm and dairy operation. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...

William J. Bonnett, age 81, of Henrietta Township, passed away peacefully at his home on February 14, 2012, following a short illness. He was born on the family farm in Henrietta Township on September 12, 1930. Bill was a 1948 graduate of Henrietta High School. He was a fourth generation dairy farmer. He was a member of the Henrietta United Methodist Church, Lorain County Farm Bureau, had served on the board of the Kipton Elevator, and was a...

Paul J. Motolik, age 70, of Wakeman, was received into heaven on Saturday, February 4, 2012, after a long, courageous and brave battle. Born on March 3, 1941 to Peter and Jane (Hurst) Motolik, and was a lifelong Wakeman resident. He was a 1959 graduate of Townsend-Wakeman High School. He served in the Army National Guard, was a member of St. Mary's Church in Wakeman and retired from Nordson Corporation after 45 years of service. In his...

Kyle Muniz, age 26, Huron, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born on June 27, 1985 in Sandusky and has lived in Collins his whole life. He was a 2004 graduate of Western Reserve High School. He was a STNA at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Firelands in New London for the last three years. He loved to read but the greatest joy of his life came from spending time with his wife and...

Wilma J. Weiss, age 67, of Berlin Heights, died Monday evening, January 30, 2012 at her home. She was born on November 18, 1944 in Elyria and has lived in the Berlin Heights area for 40 years. She has worked for Quarry Hill Orchards for over 25 years. She enjoyed sewing and crafts. She loved going boating on the lake and traveling to their hunting camp in PA with her family. She is survived by her husband Wayne Sr., her children, Wayne M....

William J. Hammond, age 73, of Huron, passed away on Saturday January 28, 2012 at the home he was born in on January 3, 1939 in Huron. He was a 1957 graduate of Huron High School. He worked for many years as a carpenter out of Union Local 940. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Huron. He was a generous, kind-hearted man who was loved and respected by everyone he met. His legacy and sense of humor will live on in his children...

Carolyn A. Deichler (nee Plue), age 75, of Florence, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 20, 2012. She was born on March 11, 1936 in Norwalk and has lived in Florence Township for 46 years. She was a 1954 graduate of St. Paul High School. She was a devoted member of Florence Congregational Church, serving on the Diaconate, secretary of the church, and treasurer of their Evening Circle group. She was a loving daycare provider for...

Ellen "Ging-Ging" Mittendorf, age 73, of Berlin Heights, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at her home. She was born on November 8, 1938 in Elyria, Ohio and has lived in Berlin Heights since 1962. She graduated from Elyria Catholic High School and worked at Berlin School Cafeteria, retiring in 1999, She was a member at St Peter's Church in Huron, the Berlin Echoes, and the American Legion Auxiliary #659. She volunteered at Stein Hospice and served...

William "Bill" Charles Finley age 60, of Collins, Ohio died Thursday January 12, 2012 in University of Toledo Medical Center after a recent illness, but after a long battle with PKD. Bill was born in Sandusky on January 28, 1951. He was a 1969 graduate of Western Reserve High School where he participated in track and field and football. After graduation he played softball and had a great passion for bowling. He has lived in Norwalk, Ashland,...

Gladys Schatz, age 89, of Berlin Heights, died January 1, 2012 at her home. She was born on September 16, 1922 in Cleveland and has lived in Berlin Heights since 1946. She was a graduate of the Lutheran Nursing School in Cleveland and worked as a nurse for the former Norwalk Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital in Sandusky, Dr. Seiler and Lavender in Sandusky and as a school nurse for Huron Public Schools. She was a member of the Berlin...