James A. Coppler died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 at Signature Healthcare of Galion. He was 59. Arrangements are pending at Lucas-Batton Funeral Home.

NEVADA — William Paul Ervin, of Nevada, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 at his residence. He was 82.

Thomas Nicholas “Nick” Frey, of rural Nevada, died at 12:38 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was 34. Arrangements are pending at Lucas-Batton Funeral Home.

CAREY — Linda Y. Hoepf died unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. She was 75.

Clyde E. Shull, of Upper Sandusky, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015 at Wyandot County Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 96. Arrangements are pending at Bringman Clark Funeral Home.

Esther Huffman died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 at the residence of her daughter, Cheryl Huffman. She was 88. Born Sept. 12, 1926, in Eagle Township, Hancock County, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Bernice (Decker) Romick.

CAREY — Linda Y. Hoepf, of Carey, died at 12:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 in the emergency room at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. She was 75. A Mass of Christian burial is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey. Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Monday at Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, Carey.

FOREST — Robert R. Rife, of Wharton, died at 3:25 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015 at his residence. He was 88. Born March 25, 1927 in Wyandot County, he was a son of the late Robert B. and Desta L. (Robinson) Rife. He married Helen M. Buckland on May 17, 1946 and she survives in Wharton.

Carol A. Drummond, of Upper Sandusky, died at 11:09 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 at her residence. She was 69. Born Jan. 21, 1946 in Bellefontaine, she was a daughter of the late Mark Helfinstine and Dorothy (Winkle) and Kenneth Stroub.

MARION — Mary Jane (Jury) McCartney, of Wyandot, died unexpectedly from a severe fall Thursday, August 13, 2015 in the emergency room at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. Arrangements are pending at Boyd-Born Funeral Home, Marion.