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Obituaries

Obituaries, June 10, 2008
Wilbur Silas Buchs Wilbur Silas Buchs of Oberlin died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at Community Health Partners in Lorain following a short illness. He was 84. Born March 22, 1924, in Oberlin, he owned and operated Wilbur Buchs & Sons Spray Painting for 45 years. He retired in 2003. He enjo ...
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Obituaries, June 3, 2008
Harriet E. Roellinger Harriet E. Roellinger, widow of professor Francis X. Roellinger who taught at Oberlin College until his retirement in 1973, died in Chelsea, Mich., on March 18, 2008. Mrs. Roellinger was born in Youngstown, Ohio, to Paul and Grace Greenwood in 1912, married Frank in ...
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Obituaries, May 27, 2008
Robert George Homstead Robert George Homstead, formerly of Oberlin, was surrounded by his family at Green Hills Nursing Center in West Liberty, Ohio, when he died on Monday, May 12, 2008. He was 69. Born Jan. 18, 1939, in Middletown, Conn., he moved with his family in 1948 to Oberlin, wher ...
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Obituaries, May 13, 2008
Virginia Halderson Fairchild Virginia Halderson Fairchild of Oberlin died peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 3, 2008, surrounded by her family. She was 91. Born in Elkins, W.Va., she moved to Medina as a young child. Taught early by her mother, she became an extraordinary pianist, ...
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Obituaries, May 6, 2008
Bruce Beard Nord Bruce Beard Nord, 49, of Anderson, S.C., died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born Nov. 19, 1958 in Lakewood, Ohio, he was the husband of Angela Bennett Nord, and the son of Cindy Whitehead Nord and the late Evan W. Nord. Mr. Nord attended Lorain Coun ...
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Obituaries April 15, 2008
John Warren Dettman John Warren Dettman of Oberlin died Sunday, March 23, 2008. He was 81. Born July 14, 1926, in Greece, N.Y. He graduated from Charlotte High School in Greece, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was awarded the Victory Medal, the Asiatic Theater Medal ...
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Obituaries, April 29, 2008
Dorothy Smith memorial A service of thanksgiving for the life of Dorothy Smith will be held in the Meeting House of The First Church in Oberlin, United Church of Christ on Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. During the service there will an opportunity for family and friends to share brief reflecti ...
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Obituaries, April 22, 2008
Myrle L. Holcomb Myrle L. Holcomb, 80, died at the Elyria Wesleyan Village on Sunday evening, April 13, 2008. Mr. Holcomb was born in LaGrange, Ohio, and lived in the LaGrange-Carlisle area until his family moved to Henrietta in 1945. Mr. Holcomb served in the US Naval Reserve from 1945- ...
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