October 6, 1997



Board of Directors
FirstFederal Financial Services Corp
135 East Liberty Street
Wooster, Ohio  44691

Members of the Board:

     We have acted as counsel to FirstFederal Financial Services Corp (the
"Company") in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission of a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Registration Statement") relating to 136,878 shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), to be
offered pursuant to the 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Company (the
"Plan").

     In this connection, we have reviewed originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Plan, the Registration 
Statement, the Company's Articles of Incorporation, Code of Regulations, 
resolutions of its Board of Directors and such other documents and corporate 
records as we deem appropriate for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

     Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

1.   The shares of Common Stock being so registered have been duly
     authorized.

2.   The shares of Common Stock to be offered by the Company will be, when
     and if issued, sold and paid for as contemplated by the Plan, legally
     issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the
     Company.

     We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion as Exhibit 5 of this
Registration Statement and the reference to our firm in the Prospectus.  In 
giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of 
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 
1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission thereunder.

                         Very truly yours,


                         /s/ SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.
                         SILVER, FREEDMAN & TAFF, L.L.P.