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James Maitland Obituary
Feb 6, 1943 - Mar 15, 2025
Norwalk
James W. Maitland, 82, of Norwalk went to be with his son Saturday, March 15, 2025.
He was born February 6, 1943, in Lodi, Ohio. Jim's family moved to Monroeville from Medina in 1950.
He was a 1961 graduate of Monroeville High School, where he was on the All-League basketball team, pitcher on the baseball team, ran high hurdles in the state track meet in Columbus, and received the Athlete of the Year Award. Jim attended BGSU and served in the U.S. Army. He was also a charter member of the Bicentennial Chapter of the SAR.
Jim played and umpired in the Norwalk City Softball League for years and played in a traveling baseball league in Northern Ohio. You may have seen him at high school basketball games over his thirty years officiating. Jim was a Red Coat supervisor at OSU for many years.
Jim was a life member of Congregational Community United Church of Christ in Monroeville and was a member of their famous youth choir. He belonged to the Norwalk Eagles No.711.
Jim retired from Nationwide Insurance in 2005. He handled Public Employee Retirement Accounts and was the number one salesman in the United States his last year there.
He is survived by his daughter, Sara Sattler; stepdaughter, Dawn (Josh) Weethee; one sister Rae Colahan; two brothers, Tom (Nicole) Farr, and Ron (Barb) Maitland; sister-in-law, Dawn Maitland; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Brad Maitland; father, Angus Maitland; mother and stepfather, Jean Ramona and Charles Farr who together raised him; brothers, Hal Farr and Larry Maitland; stepbrother, Art Gwynne; and brother-in-law, Phil Colahan.
Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Pfeil Funeral Home, Monroeville Chapel, 109 Monroe Street, Monroeville. A private family burial will be at Riverside Cemetery.
Donations may be made to pancreatic cancer research in his son Brad's name.
Condolences may be shared with the family at pfeilfuneralhome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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Jen Young
June 28, 2025
I knew Jim from Nationwide and became friends. He never met a stranger. He loved his family and spoke of them proudly. He will be missed.
Greg Mick
March 24, 2025
My condolences to the family. Jim and I worked at Autozone together. What pleasant man to be around.
Jerome Mason
March 19, 2025
I found out for the first time during the Summer of 2023 that I was a third cousin of Jim Maitland on the Mason side. Our Great-grandfathers (Lewis and George Mason) were brothers. Both Jim and I had a strong interest in genealogy, and I was able to use Ancestry.com to see how our families were related. We got together again during the Summer of 2024 for a trip to Lisbon, Ohio to see the cemeteries where our Mason relatives were buried. Jim had seen the graves before, and was very excited to show them to me for the first time. I will always remember that day spent with Jim and the experiences we shared about the history of our Mason relatives.
Karen Fries
March 17, 2025
Sorry, to hear this news about Jim. I want to school with him. Always at our class reunions.
The last few months I haven´t since him. I would look for him at the basketball games. We shared our birthdays in February but he was older than me by 10 days. Just a joke we had going.
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Tim Winslow
March 17, 2025
Jim was a longtime friend of mine. Great memories with him. May he rest in peace. Love you Jim!
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