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Revision as of 10:05, 22 July 2020


Current Contact Information
Address 138 E. Liberty St.
City, State, Zip Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone
  • (330)669-3308
  • (330)669-3299
Last updated 2020-07


Lerch's Donuts
Type Doughnut Shops; Bakery Products; Bakery
Industry Accommodation & Food Services; Manufacturing; Retail
Fate Active
Founded Wooster, Ohio (1932 (1932))
Founder(s) John W. Lerch, Sr., 1932- ; Mary Jane "Jennie" Meyer Baker and sister-in-law to John W. Lerch; John Lerch, Jr. (1995), Joe Snyder (1995), Gail Snyder (1995)
Headquarters original bakery? 138 E. Liberty St., Portage Square Plaza, Wooster, Ohio, Wayne County Fair, Wooster, Ohio, Ashland, Ohio, Ashland County Fair, Lowe's Plaza, United States
Number of locations 3
Area served Wayne County, Ohio
Key people John Lerch, Jr. (1995); Joe Snyder (1995); Gail Snyder (1995)
Products Donuts
Website lerchsdonuts.com

Locations

City Directories

  • 1933 - Wooster High School Annual - first year Lerch Pastry Shop business was advertised
  • 1942 - Wooster High School annual - last year Lerch Pastry Shop business was advertised
  • 1943 - Wooster City Directory

Comprehensive History

Lerch Pastry Shop

Lerch's Donuts

Slogans

Historical documents

Timeline

  • 1932 - Business established according to John W. Lerch obituary
  • 1933 - first year Lerch Pastry Shop appeared in Wooster High School Annual
  • 1934 - began producing Lerch's Donuts at Wayne County Fair in Wooster, Ohio
  • 1942 - last year appeared Lerch Pastry Shop in Wooster High School annual
  • 1943 - last year appeared in Wooster City Directory as a baker
  • 1956 - Trailer parked at Hawkins Market Portage Square Plaza during summer and fall month
  • 2009 - Celebrated 77 years of making donuts
  • 2009 - 75th anniversary at making donuts at the Wayne County Fair in Wooster, Ohio

Gallery

Business Letterheads

Business Photos

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

Newspaper ads

Newspaper citations with no attached images

References

  1. Coshocton Tribune 3 Oct 1938, p. 8.
  2. The Evening Independent Massillon 3 Jan 1945, p. 10.
  3. the Chronicle Telegram Elyria 4 Jan 1945, p. 12.
  4. Sandusky Register Star News 3 Jul 1945, p. 9.
  5. Sandusky Register Star News 6 Jul 1945, p. 10.
  6. Coshocton Tribune. 26 Sep 1945, p. 6.

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