Steffaney Kay Edwards, age 42 of Caledonia, passed away on Tuesday evening January 24th after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Marion on December 8, 1969 as the daughter of Charles & the late Lois J. (Hunt) Lambert. Mr. Lamert survives her in Upper Sandusky. Steffaney is survived by her four children Joseph & Jordan Edwards of Marion, Jessica Gwinner and Kayla Staup of Marion. There are four grandchildren. She also leaves behind...

Violet L. Stafford, age 95 of Caledonia , passed away Saturday evening January 21st at home. She was born May 1, 1916 in Marion County as the daughter of the late Charles G. and Minnie M. (Klingel) Kaelber. On November 29th, 1934 she married Mahla Stafford and they made a home together for 71 years until his death in 2006. Violet was a 1934 graduate of Caledonia High School where she was known for her skills on the Basketball Court and at the...

Rick J. Lemke, age 64 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday morning December 28th, 2011 at The Dayton Veterans Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born May 17th, 1947 in Marion, Ohio as the son of the late James and Verlyn (Hickman) Lemke. Rick was a 1967 graduate of Ridgedale High School and a U.S. Air Force veteran having served in Vietnam. Rick Had been employed at Whirlpool for a period of time during his life, but his main...

Ermin Simeon Walter, age 93 of Marion, passed away on Tuesday morning December 20th, 2011 at Marion Manor. He was born April 12th, 1918 in Bucyrus, Ohio as the son of the late Simon and Beryl (Dutcher) Walter. Ermin was a 1936 graduate of Bucyrus High School and was former employee of Tecumseh Products where he worked as an assembler for 35 years until his retirement in 1975. He also worked his 40 acre farm in Tully Township for many years and...

Levi Robert Claytor, son of Jeremy and Tina (Mullins) Claytor of Caledonia, was stillborn on Sunday afternoon December 11th, 2011 in Marion General Hospital . In addition to his parents Levi is survived by his sister Brittany Holdcraft, his maternal grandmother Nancy Mullins of New Washington and maternal great grandfather Earl Mullins of Chatfield. Paternal grandparents, Ken & Candy Claytor of Caledonia and paternal great grandparents ...

Francis Marion Hartley, age 78 of Edison, Ohio passed away on Friday Morning December 2nd, 2011 at home. He was born June 24th, 1933 in Asheville, Ohio as the son of the late Guy and Flora Elizabeth (Marion) Hartley. Francis was a former member of the Ohio Air National Guard. He worked most of his life as a Farmhand for John Courtwright and Dean & Gary Pangborn. He loved animals and nature in general. He enjoyed hunting arrowheads and...

Shirley Mae Medley age 86 of Marion , passed away Friday morning November 25th, 2011 in Heartland of Marion where she had been a resident for seven years. She was born June 19th 1925 in Portsmouth, Ohio as the daughter of the late Fred & Clara Mae (Rollins) Bender. On October 20th 1945 she married Howard Medley in Green-up, KY. He preceded her in death in June 1983. Shirley ran a Beauty parlor in Caledonia for many years. She was a faithful...

Roy Daniel French age 65, Caledonia, passed away on Sunday Morning November 20th, 2011 in the Dayton Veterans Medical Facility . Roy was born July 27th, 1946 in Ironton, Ohio the son of the late Charles & Garnett (Abrams) French. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He had recently retired from the sanitation department of Wyandot Popcorn . He was a member of the Caledonia America Legion. Roy enjoyed outdoor sports and loved to hunt and...