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William "Woodchuck" Howatineck
March 21, 1931 - April 10, 2003
William "Woodchuck" Howatineck, age 72, of Norwalk, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, after a brief illness.
He was born March 21, 1931 in Shepherd, MI. He graduated High School in Pittsburgh, PA and served in the US Army as a 1st Sergeant during the Korean Conflict. In 1975 he moved from Bowling Green to Norwalk, where he was employed by GTE for 32 years and retired as Division Traffic Manager.
He enjoyed flying his airplane, golfing, playing cards, hunting, fishing, and family gatherings. He was a member of the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association; American Legion Post 41, Norwalk VFW Post 2743, and St. Paul Catholic Church. As past treasurer of the Norwalk Eagles Aerie #711, he designed and managed the construction of the new Eagles Club.
He is survived by his wife, Mary (Fico) Howatineck, whom he married March 28, 1960; five children, Deborah Howatineck of Delmont, PA, Kimberly Mohr of Norwalk, Bill (Elaine) Howatineck of Cumming, GA, James (Elaine) Howatineck of Sugar Hill, GA, and Cathy (Victor) Johnson of Elyria; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Pearl Young of Mesa, AZ, Edna Yunkun and Irene Stasenko, both of Pittsburgh; brother, Herman Howatineck of Fort Meyers, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Anna (Cadnic) Howatineck; two sons, Francis Howatineck and one in infancy; brother, Bert Howatineck; two sisters, Grace Jacobs and Kate Horvath.
Friends may call 3 - 5 and 7 - 9 P.M. Sunday at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio, where a wake service will be at 8:30 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Monday at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 E. Main Street, Norwalk, OH. The Rev. Mike Geiger, associate pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will follow with 
military honors at St. Paul Cemetery in Norwalk.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to one's favorite charity.
Kolman Kosa
Kolman Kosa, age 74, of North Fairfield, died July 30, 2003 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk.
He was born at home, July 23, 1929 in Mansfield, Ohio. He was raised in the Mansfield and Cleveland, Ohio area. He lived in New London during the 1970's and later moved to North Fairfield, Ohio. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Norwalk, and served in the US Army.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. (Goldbach) Kosa of North Fairfield; sons and daughter-in-law, Kerry (Deborah) Kosa of Wellington and Kris Kosa of Fairfield Township; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brother, Alexander Kosa Jr. of Valley City, OH; sister, Helen Fekete of Plainfield, IND; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander Kosa Sr. and Barbara (Skorvan) Kosa.
There will be no visitation. Arrangements by the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio.
Edith May (Arnold) Rew
Edith May (Arnold) Rew, age 83, of Norwalk, died Friday, September 26, 2003 at Norwalk Memorial Home in Norwalk.
She was born December 6, 1919 in Collins, Ohio. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Norwalk and the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sally De Forest Chapter. She worked at Norwalk Memorial Home for 13 years, and enjoyed being a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughters, E. Elaine (Gordon) Micoff of Melvin, MI, Shirley (Wally) Beil of Sandusky, Charlynne (Jim) Busek of Norwalk, Londa (Hugo) Rosado of Mansfield, sons; Harold “Bing” (Suzanne) Rew of Monroeville and Richard E. Rew of Norwalk; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Eva Sheridan of Mansfield, and Janette Ray of Greenwich; brother, Alfred Arnold of Denver, CO.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Rew; daughter, Leona Rew; son, Alfred Rew; parents, Alfred and Nellie (Baker) Arnold; sister, Cecelia More; brother, Lory Arnold.
Friends may call on Sunday from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 P.M. at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. A funeral service will be held Monday at 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home. The Rev. Edna Stahl will officiate. Burial will follow at Collins Cemetery in Collins, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to First United Methodist Church, 60 W. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio 44857 or one’s favorite charity.
Thomas F. Thornton Jr.
Thomas F. Thornton Jr. age 87, died late Sunday, September 21, 2003 at his residence in Taylor, Michigan.
He was born February 12, 1916 in Lansing, MI. He lived in Beaver Falls, PA, where he graduated high school and lived for many years. He assisted his family in collecting antiques many years for Mary Thornton Antiques in Milan, Ohio, and enjoyed an early career at Fox Film Company in Detroit, MI. He retired as a maintenance worker for Greenfield Village in Michigan after 30 years. He was an avid collector of records and films, in which he entertained family and friends over the years.
He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Cunningham of Bellevue; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas F. Thornton Sr. and Mary R. (Rowland) Thornton.
Friends may call on Saturday from 9:30 – 10:00 A.M. at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Milan Cemetery in Milan, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to the family or one’s favorite charity.
“A.J.” Alvin Joseph Riley
“A.J.” Alvin Joseph Riley, age 77, of Norwalk, died Sunday, September 21, 2003 at his residence, after an extended illness.
He was born May 10, 1926 in Norwalk, Ohio. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Norwalk VFW, Bronson Conservation Club, Norwalk Elks, and enjoyed carpentry and building equipment.
He was founder of A.J. Riley Excavating (now A.J. Riley, Inc.) in Norwalk and served in the US Navy from 1946 until 1947.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marguerite (Landoll) Riley of Norwalk; sons, Joseph (Denise) Riley of Wakeman, Jack Riley and Charles (Susanna) Riley, both of Norwalk; daughters, Cathleen (Michael) Cooksey of Norwalk, Geraldine (Dale) Anglin of Vermilion, and Elaine (Ned) Palmer of Lakewood; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; sisters, Sister Charlotte Rita, O.S.U. of Toledo and Helen Bister of Calif.; brothers, Donald Riley of FL, Raymond Riley and Howard Riley, both of Norwalk.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Eleanor (Weichel) Riley; brothers, Leon, Paul, Frank and Fred Riley; sister in infancy, Olive.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 5 – 8 P.M. at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio.
Burial will follow at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery in Norwalk, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to St. Paul Catholic Church.
Jeanne Bohrer
Jeanne Bohrer, age 73, of Norwalk, died Wednesday, December 3, 2003 at the Cleveland Clinic, after an extended illness.
She was born January 12, 1930 in Oberlin Ohio. She lived in Huron, OH from 1959 until 1991, then moved to Panama City, FL until 1999, then to Norwalk, OH. She enjoyed crafts, gardening, painting, sewing and traveling.
She is survived by her husband, William D. Bohrer of Norwalk; her children, Adrienne (Warren) Davis of New York City, NY, Cathy (Paul) Slone of Atlanta, GA, Corinne (John) Schweser of Troy, OH, Carolyn (Tim) Putnam of Norwalk, Christian (Teresa) Bohrer of Columbus, OH; eight grandchildren; sister, Eleanor Wigton of Auburn, Maine.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Christina J. (Drake) Mahan.
There will be no visitation. A private family service will be held Saturday, December 6, 2003 at Meadow Green Memorial Park in Huron, OH.
Arrangements by the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195.
Harry W. Palmer
Harry W. Palmer, age 80, of Norwalk, died Saturday, November 29, 2003 at Gaymont Nursing Center, after complications due to a stroke and a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born February 5, 1923 in North Fairfield to the late Ross and Leone (Canfield) Palmer. He was a 1941 graduate of North Townsend. He served in the Army during WWII from 1943 until 1945 in the 2107 Quartermaster (Aviation) Truck Company. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 2743.
He was a first-class stationary engineer for the Coty of Norwalk, and Johns Manville of Avery, for a combined 21 years. He was a supervisor for Price Sand and Gravel for 20 years, and retired at the age of 65; and then worked for Dauch Concrete until 1996 at a job he dearly loved.
He enjoyed camping with his family and friends, and participating in all of his grandchildren and great-granchildren’s life activities. He was an avid Ohio State University “Buckeye”, Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns fan.
He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Karen Palmer, which together totaled 22 years; daughter and sons-in-law, Barbara Waggoner of TX, Mary Leona and William Ritchie of Norwalk, Terrie and Thomas Comstock of Medina; Dawn and John Freeland of Norwalk; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Jennifer Priest of Norwalk; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; Pet companions, Jasmine and Lucky.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert Palmer; grandson, Harry James Comstock; son-in-law, Kelly Waggoner; pet companion of 15 years, Brownie
Friends may call on Monday, 7 – 9 P.M., Tuesday 3 – 5 and 7 – 9 P.M. at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. in the funeral home.
Burial will follow with military honors at North Fairfield Cemetery in North Fairfield, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to the family in care of the funeral home.
Arvin Gibson
Arvin Gibson, age 62, of Norwalk, died Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at his residence, after a three year battle with cancer and complications due to a stroke.
He was born May 5, 1941 in Fonde, KY to Charlie and Kathleen (Petree) Gibson. He was a supervisor at Chrysler Plastic and retired in 1995, after 28 years. He was a graduate of Bellevue High School, and attended Toledo University. He enjoyed golfing, camping and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict from 1960 – 1963.
He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Marlene (Case) Gibson; daughters and sons-in-law, Melissa and Ron Frazer of Dayton and Shelly (Case) and Ron Moore of Norwalk; sons, Arvin Gibson Jr. of Norwalk and Aaron Gibson at home, and Eric Gibson of Mansfield; seven grandchildren; father and step-mother, Rev. Charles and Eileen Gibson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Gary McClurroy, and Mary and Rich Barnes of Sandusky; brothers and sisters-in-law, Marvin Gibson and Paul and Freddie Gibson, both of Sandusky, Chester and Margaret Gibson of Norwalk, and Charles and Martha Gibson Jr. of Calif; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Kathleen Gibson; sister, Inez Gibson; grandparents, Simon and Annie Petree.
Friends may call on Saturday, 6 – 8 P.M., and Sunday, 2 – 4 and 6 - 8 P.M. at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. The body will lie in state Monday from 12:00 Noon until time of service at 1:00 P.M. at Mount Harvest Church of God, 150 Ohio 113, Milan, Ohio. The Rev. Arlie Petree will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwalk, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to the family.
Dorothy (Justice) Marcum
Dorothy (Justice) Marcum, age 82, of Norwalk, died Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, Ohio.
She was born April 5, 1921 in Van Lear, KY. She was a member of the Mount Harvest Church of God in Milan, Ohio. She supported Christian television ministries; served as a church clerk at New London Church of God for several years; and was a former ladies auxiliary President. She enjoyed reading her Bible and was a prayer warrior.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Hubert and Sylvia Marcum of Norwalk, and John and Sally Marcum of Norwalk; daughter, Bonnie and Reymundo Chavez of Norwalk; four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Ola and Minnie Justice of Lorain; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Marcum in 1994; parents, John and Elizabeth (Burchett) Justice; grandson, Kevin Marcum; sisters, Joyce Ann Benjamin, Marie Whitt, and Maxine Shields; brothers, Donald, John Jr. and Jimmy Justice.
Friends may call on Friday from 5 – 7 P.M. at the Evans & Groff Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio. The body will lie in state Saturday from 12:00 Noon until time of service at 1:00 P.M. at Mount Harvest Church of God, 150 Ohio 113, Milan, Ohio. The Rev. Carl Woodyard will officiate.
Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwalk, Ohio.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be sent to Building Fund, Mount Harvest Church of God, 150 Ohio 113, Milan, Ohio 44846.
