Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 9, 2020

Glen W. Cole, 93, of rural Crestline, passed peacefully Friday, October 9, 2020 at Galion Pointe. He was born June 4, 1927 at home on the family farm located on Remlinger Road to the late Gilbert F. and Velma (Stephan) Cole. Glen graduated from Leesville High School and shortly thereafter joined the Merchant Marines. Glen was stationed on a ship,...

Oct 8, 2020

Patricia “Pat” Stineman, 85, of Bucyrus, died October 8, 2020 at Millcreek in Galion. Pat was born August 8, 1935 to the late Ralph Frederick Nelson and Rhea Iona Cress Stauffer in North Robinson, Ohio. She graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1953. Not long after, she met the love of her life Howard Stineman. They then got married December...

Oct 6, 2020

Sandra Kaye Blankenship, 77, of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her home. Sandy was born March 11, 1943 in Bucyrus to the late George E. and Sara A. (Armstrong) Powers. In 1958, she married the love of her life, Aaron “Hiway” Blankenship and he precedes her in death. Sandy spent many years working at Ralphie’s Bar where she...

Oct 3, 2020

Paul Richard Wagner, 95, passed away peacefully, early Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Mill Creek in Galion where he had been a resident for just under 4 years. He was born to the late T. Glen and Barbara M. (Steinhilber) Wagner on March 2, 1925 in the farmhouse he would call home for his lifetime, in rural Bucyrus. Paul graduated...

Oct 2, 2020

Oriana M. Cornell, 70, of Bucyrus, died Friday, October 2, 2020 at OSU Hospital following a recent medical condition. She was born July 12, 1950 in Bucyrus to the late Owen Delno and Evelyn Beatrice (Rush) Trout and was a 1968 graduate of Bucyrus High School. On March 7, 1970 she married Trenton M. Cornell and they shared 50 years...

Sep 29, 2020

Sep 29, 2020