Gloria A. Amato, age 82 died Saturday morning, September 19, 2020 at Ohio Health Shelby Hospital. Born June 8, 1938 in Shelby, she had been a lifelong Shelby resident.  Miss Amato is a member of the Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church and a former employee of Ben Franklin, Paul's Drive-In and Ballanoff Home Products where she retired in 1983 after 20 years of service. A lover of all things purple, Gloria was also an avid collector of such items as angels and teddy bears. ...

Orva Earl Dawson, Jr., age 71, passed away at his home in Shelby on Monday, September 14, 2020 . Born January 11, 1949 in Shelby to Orva E. Dawson, Sr. and Donna (Echelbarger) Dawson he had been a lifelong Shelby resident. A 1968 graduate of Shelby High School, Orva had served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam war. Once he returned, he was employed with the Shelby School system as a bus driver for numerous years before working as a Crane operator at the Tuby for 26 years,...

Judy Cathryn Fuller, age 73, passed unexpectedly, at home on September 11, 2020. Born June 4, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri to Mary Sue Craze, she was a Shelby resident for the majority of her life. A graduate of Ontario High School, she was a secretary in Mansfield for numerous years before working at Shelby Mutual. She retired from the Madison School System as a bus driver and attended the Trinity Church in Mansfield and the Shelby Nazarene. Judy enjoyed crocheting, sewing, going to garage...

Anna Mae Smith, age 97, of Shelby died Friday, September 4, 2020 at Crestwood Care Center Born May 24, 1923 in Willard, Ohio to Joseph & Lizzie (Moomaw) Ryman, she has been a Shelby resident the majority of her life. Anna was a member of First Lutheran Church in Shelby and had worked at the Shelby Salesbook and at Crestwood Care Center. She enjoyed crocheting and playing the organ. She is survived by her daughter, Roberta (Terry) Boice of Shelby; grandchildren, Angie (Ken) Greter of...

Wilford D. Predmore, age 74 died September 3, 2020 at Mill Creek Nursing Home in Galion. Born May 29, 1946 in Crestline, to Jesse F. and Gail (Mathew) Predmore, he had been an Ontario resident for 20 years, moving from the Tiro area. Wilford worked for PPG in Crestline for over 44 years before his retirement. He was a member of the Shelby Moose Lodge and enjoyed watching harness horse races, going to fairs and watching truck and tractor pulls. He is survived by his wife Marilyn (Kasson)...

Arthur "Gene" "Weiner" Pruitt age 76, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. Born May 13, 1944 in Findlay, OH to Paul and Ruth (Groth) Pruitt, he had been a lifelong Mansfield area resident. Gene was a 1963 graduate of Shelby High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam war. He had worked as a supply purchaser for Florida hospitals and bartended at Webers. Gene later worked as a car salesman at...

Keith W. Risner, age 69, resident of Mansfield died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital.   Born April 27, 1951 in McArthur, OH. to Earl and Mary (Joseph) Risner he was a Shelby area resident the majority of his life. In his early years he was employed as a laborer with various companies in the surrounding area. Keith enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.  Survivors include two daughters, Sierra Risner of Louisiana and Sarah Risner of...

Delbert D. Wright, age 73, died Sunday August 30, 2020 at his residence in Shelby. Born December 21, 1946 in Shelby he had been a resident of Shelby the majority of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Vietnam War. Delbert had been employed with Miami Systems retiring in 2002 after thirty five years of service.    Long distance running was Delbert's passion and he received hundreds of medals, trophies and awards from his running competitions. He also...

Geraldine "Gerri" Fern Uplinger, age 73, resident of Shelby, died peacefully Saturday, August 29, 2020 in her home. Born January 17, 1947 in Shelby to Wilbert and Peggy (Watkins) Hawk, she had been a lifelong Shelby resident.   A 1965 graduate of Shelby High School, she had been employed with First National Bank-Citizens Bank for forty years, retiring in 2005.  Gerri was an active member of the First United Church of Christ, and helped with the ministerial...

Robert C. Graham, age 60,  died Friday August 28, 2020 at his residence in Shelby.  Born August 29, 1959 in Shelby to Vernon W. and Carol J. (Waines) Graham. He had been a lifelong Shelby resident. He was a 1977 graduate of Shelby High School and Pioneer Joint Vocational School in the automotive mechanics program. Bob was employed with the Shelby Parts Co. from 1977 to 2002. He then took employment in 2002 with ArcelorMittal working at Plant 2 in C/D finishing, retiring in 2018. He...