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January 2007
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HELEN
TROUT
Helen Trout, 98, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at
the
Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.
She was best known for
growing and selling produce for many years and
for her enjoyment of flowers.
She enjoyed the many types of flowers she
grew in her gardens.
She was
born April 22, 1908, in Gallipolis, the eldest daughter of the
late Perry and
Emma Caldwell Gatewood. Her mother was known as Grandma
Emma Gatewood, Ohio's
Hiking Grandmother. She also was preceded in death
by her first husband,
Harold Moore; two brothers and a sister, Monroe
Gatewood, William Gatewood
and Ruth Williams.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Trout; stepsons,
Larry (Rebecca)
Trout of West Liberty, and Donald (Kay) Trout of Urbana;
several
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren;
brothers and sisters, Rowena Zink of Sun City,
Ariz., Esther Allen of
Pittsburgh, Robert Gatewood of Washington Court House,
Elizabeth Novak
of Wauwatosa, Wis., Nelson Gatewood of Hardy, Ark., Louise La
Mott of
Powell, and Lucy Seeds of Jacksonville, Fla.; and several nieces
and nephews.
Calling hours will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the
Freshwater,
McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home, North Lewisburg, where a
funeral service
will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with visitation one hour
prior.
Pastor Kathy Reiff will officiate and burial will follow in Maple
Grove
Cemetery, North Lewisburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to a
charity of the donor's choice.
DON D. BAKER
Don D. Baker, 87, of Greenville, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007,
at
Heartland of Greenville.
He retired as manager from Chenille Products
of Marysville, a subsidiary
of Neff Lettering Company.
He was born April
7, 1919, in Greenville, to the late Don D. Baker Sr.
and Pearl Hawthorne
Baker. He also was preceded in death by a son, Joe Alan Baker.
He is
survived by his wife of 60 years, Maxine Ditmer Baker; daughters,
Carol Joan
(Gene) McGuire of Englewood, Christy Quinn of Hay Market,
Va., and Mary Jean
Kauffman and Sandra Pilcher and son, Ted E. Baker,
all of Greenville; 10
grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Private services will be held at
the convenience of the family at a
later date. Burial will take place at
Abbottsville Cemetery, Arcanum.
Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, is
handling arrangements.
Condolences for the family may be sent to ohzeb@keymemories.com.
PAMELLA
BLUMENSCHEIN
Pamella Blumenschein, 61, of Marysville, died Monday, Jan. 29,
2007, at
the home of her mother, Evelyn Journell Blumenschein, and with
her
family at her side.
Diagnosed with cancer 10 months ago, she worked
through each day with
grace, dignity and courage.
A 1963 graduate of
Marysville High School, she retired in 2003 from the
Scott Company where she
worked for 38 years. She was a former associate
of Union Rural Electric and
Nationwide Insurance.
She was a longtime member of St. John's Evangelical
Lutheran Church,
where she was baptized and confirmed. She enjoyed sewing and
machine
embroidery, crocheting and decorating cakes. She also enjoyed
traveling
to the beach with her family.
She found great joy in socializing
with her high school classmates and
other close friends and family,
especially her grandson, Keagan.
She was born Aug. 20, 1945, at White Cross
Hospital in Columbus, and was
predeceased by her father, Herbert C.
Blumenschein in 2001. Her mother
survives in Marysville.
She also is
survived by her daughter, Cheri (Chris) Nicol of Milford
Center; a grandson,
Keagan Nicol; a sister, Jenny (Larry) Phelps of
Milford Center; a brother,
Richard (Lynda) Blumenschein of Marysville; a
niece, Lori Phelps; two
nephews, Doug (Tricia) Phelps and Brian (Summer)
Phelps; great-nieces and
-nephews, Jaden, Jaxen, Jenna and Brice Phelps;
four aunts, Lorna Barone,
Catherine Doty, Elma "June" McMillen and Alice
Mull; and many
cousins.
Calling hours will be Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Underwood Funeral
Home.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St.
John's
Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jack Heino officiating.
Burial
will be at the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Union County Cancer Society,
P.O. Box 557, Marysville, OH
43040.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
ANN
L. MICHAEL
Ann L. Michael, 78, formerly of Marysville and Delaware, died
Tuesday,
Jan. 30, 2007, at The Heartland of Centerburg.
She lived most of
her life in Marysville before residing in Delaware for
10 years. She was
employed by Little's Department Store and Bulldog
Electric in
Marysville.
She was a member of East Side Church of Christ.
She was born
Aug. 16, 1928, in Pliny, W.Va., to the late Hollis and
Grace Woyan Kerns. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert A.
Michael; a sister, Betty
Wray; her brothers, Fred Kerns, Buford Kerns
and Paul Kerns; and a
great-grandson, Gregory Fowler.
She is survived by five daughters, Carol
(James) Lockwood of Marysville,
Sonya (Daniel) Coover of Findlay, Audrey
(Brian) Rees of California,
Yvonne Michael and Kimberly Michael of Arizonia;
three sons, Bruce
(Linda) Fowler of West Salem, LeRoy Michael of Jackson and
Sonny (Tina)
Michael of Marysville; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
her
sister, Carletta Wears of Pliny, W.Va.; and numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Robinson
Funeral Home,
Delaware, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11
a.m. with
Preacher Paul Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Raymond
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society,
5555
Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-4184.
Condolences may be expressed
online by going to
www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com.
HERBERT
JACKSON "JACK" REIDENBAUGH
Herbert Jackson "Jack" Reidenbaugh, 85, of
Richwood, died Tuesday, Jan.
30, 2007, at Marion General Hospital.
After
graduating from Harding High School, he became head caddy at
Mar-O-Del Golf
Course where his passion for the game of golf began.
He was a veteran of the
U. S. Navy, serving during World War II. After
the war, he worked at Marion
Power Shovel and Chivington Auto Sales
before beginning a 32-year partnership
in the Gruber Reidenbaugh Pontiac
Dealership in Richwood.
He was very well
liked in Richwood, where he had made his home since
1952. He was a member of
Elks Lodge No. 32 in Marion, and
the Richwood Golf League.
Besides golf,
his favorite pastime was watching auto racing of all kinds.
He was born
July 6, 1921, in Marion, to the late Earl and Marie Leedom
Reidenbaugh. He
also was preceded in death by a sister. On Nov. 12,
1941, he married Betty
Ballinger in Danville, who survives in Richwood.
He also is survived by three
daughters, Judy (Gary) Wynn of Westland,
Mich., Jill (Don) Jenkins,
Waynesville, and Penny San Nicholas of San
Diego, Calif.; a son, Dan (Peggy)
Reidenbaugh of Marion; six
grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; and a
sister, Dorothy Jean (Russell) Price of
Louisiana.
Calling hours will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ballinger Funeral
Home,
Richwood, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.
with
the Rev. William Kidwell officiating. Burial will follow in
Marion Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart
Association,
5455 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214 (www.americanheart.org).
Condolences
to the family may be expressed at
www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.
JOHANNA
H. PESTEL MEEKS
Johanna H. Pestel Meeks, 84, of Okeechobee, Fla., died
Friday, Jan. 26,
2007, at her residence.
She was a member of First English
Lutheran Church in Marysville and
attended Peace Lutheran Church in
Okeechobee. She was also a member of
the Central Ohio Schnauzer Club, the
Ohio Spotted Horse Association and
Wing No. 65. She also enjoyed traveling
the world, needlework,
gardening, bowling and horses.
She was born Sept.
1, 1922, in Germany, and had been a resident of
Florida for the past 10
years. She was predeceased by her husbands,
Herman Pestel and Don Meeks, a
son, Albert "Butch" Pestel and two sisters.
She is survived by daughters,
Bonnie Jean (John) McQueen of West
Liberty, and Judy (Phil) Noel of
Okeechobee; stepdaughters, Gloria,
Vicky, Anna and Donna; grandsons, Scott
(Robin) Shumann of Columbus,
Todd (Deb) McQueen of West Liberty, and Brett
Noel of Texas;
granddaughters, Marsha (Beau) Hair of Okeechobee, and Abby
McQueen of
Nebraska; 10 great-grandchildren; nephews, Franz C., Herman and
Ernie;
and a niece, JoAnne.
Calling hours will be today from 6 to 8 p.m.
at Underwood Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.
at First English
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Paul Schultz
officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First English Lutheran
Church
Building Fund or Loving Care Hospice of Union County.
Condolences
may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com
THOMAS L. "TOM" GANSHEIMER
Thomas L. "Tom" Gansheimer, 80, of Marysville,
died Monday, Jan. 29,
2007, at his home with his son and daughter-in-law at
his side after an
extended illness.
He was employed for 30 years as a fuel
distributor with Gansheimer
Marathon Oil Company. He served in the United
States Army and was a
veteran of World War II.
A member of Trinity
Lutheran Church, he enjoyed camping and operated his
own mobile home and RV
parts and repair store. His greatest joy came
from time spent with his
family.
He was born Dec. 24, 1926, in Marysville, to the late Edward and
Madge
Bill Gansheimer. He married Ruth Denton on Feb. 7, 1945, in
Covington,
Ky., and she preceded him in death on March 10, 1993.
Survivors
include his daughter, Ruth Ann (Charles) Hall of Marysville;
two sons, Edgar
(Nancy) Gansheimer of Tucson, Ariz., and Barry (Kasey)
Gansheimer of
Marysville; four grandchildren, Kellie (Todd) Ferguson,
Kira (Bobby) Simpson,
Tom (Mary) Gansheimer, and Angie Gansheimer; six
great-grandchildren, Faith,
Hope, Paige, Tommy Jr., Anna Marie and
Rebecca; a brother, Paul (Ruth)
Gansheimer of Marysville; two sisters,
Gloria (Jim) Rutherford of Pataskala,
and Carolyn Amrine of Marysville;
and several nieces and nephews.
Calling
hours will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mannasmith Funeral
Home, where
funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with the
Rev. Barry Scott
officiating. Burial with full military honors conducted
by the Union County
Honor Guard will take place at Oakdale Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Homereach Hospice, 3595 Olentangy
River Road, Columbus, OH
43214.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mannasmithfuneralhome.com.
JOHANNA
H. PESTEL MEEKS
Johanna H. Pestel Meeks, 84, of Okeechobee, Fla., died
Friday, Jan. 26,
2007, at her residence.
She was a member of First English
Lutheran Church in Marysville and
attended Peace Lutheran Church in
Okeechobee. She was also a member of
the Central Ohio Schnauzer Club, the
Ohio Spotted Horse Association and
Wing No. 65. She also enjoyed traveling
the world, needlework,
gardening, bowling and horses.
She was born Sept.
1, 1922, in Germany, and had been a resident of
Florida for the past 10
years. She was predeceased by her husbands,
Herman Pestel and Don Meeks, a
son, Albert "Butch" Pestel and two sisters.
She is survived by daughters,
Bonnie Jean (John) McQueen of West
Liberty, and Judy (Phil) Noel of
Okeechobee; stepdaughters, Gloria,
Vicky, Anna and Donna; grandsons, Scott
(Robin) Shumann of Columbus,
Todd (Deb) McQueen of West Liberty, and Brett
Noel of Texas;
granddaughters, Marsha (Beau) Hair of Okeechobee, and Abby
McQueen of
Nebraska; 10 great-grandchildren; nephews, Franz C., Herman and
Ernie;
and a niece, JoAnne.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 6 to 8
p.m. at Underwood Funeral
Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11
a.m. at First English
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Paul Schultz
officiating.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com
KATHRYN
L. SHOOTS
Kathryn L. Shoots, 91, of Bellefontaine, died Saturday, Jan. 27,
2007,
at her residence.
A 1933 Bellefontaine High School graduate, she
graduated from the Ohio
State University and was a devoted OSU Buckeyes
sports fan.
She taught home economics in the Columbus School System and
worked at
her father's coal business, A.W. King and Son in Bellefontaine. She
was
a devoted homemaker who enjoyed entertaining her family and
friends.
She was a member of Harper United Methodist Church and its
United
Methodist Women, the Economics Club in Bellefontaine and the
Elks
Auxiliary in Pines Island, Fla. An avid golfer, she was a member
of
Alden Pines Women Golf League in Bokeelia, Fla., and a member of
the
Women's Golf League at Cherokee Hills.
She was born July 27, 1915, in
Bellefontaine to the late Abram W. and
Mary E. Hall King. She also was
predeceased by her husband, Charles E.
Shoots, to whom she was married March
6, 1941 in Bellefontaine, and who
died Aug. 11, 1984; and two brothers,
Robert H. and Lawrence H. King.
Survivors include her sons, Bill (Phenon)
Shoots of Bellefontaine, and
Abe (Sheri) Shoots of Marysville; daughters,
Karen (Mike) O'Neill of
Chico, Calif., and Janet (Randy) Snider of Pomeroy;
11 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; a special niece, Annie King; a
special nephew,
David Laughlin; and many nieces and nephews.
Calling hours
will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Eichholtz
Funeral Home,
Bellefontaine, where funeral services will be held Friday
at 11 a.m., with
Pastor Joshua Johnson officiating. Burial will be in
Harper Cemetery in
Harper.
Memorial contributions may be made to Harper United Methodist
Church,
3679 Road 25 North, Bellefontaine, OH 43311.
Condolences may be
expressed to www.eichholtzfuneralhome.com.
KENNETH JAMES GRAHAM
Kenneth James Graham, 18, of rural Prospect, died
unexpectedly early
Saturday morning, Jan. 27, 2007, at Riverside Methodist
Hospital in Columbus.
He was a senior at North Union High School, where he
had been active in
wrestling, baseball and track. He had also attended
Ridgemont High
School, where he was active in baseball, football, track, FFA,
power
lifting and F.C.C.L.A.
He was an outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and
fishing.
He was born March 20, 1988, in Marion, to Robert James Graham and
Lori
(Charlie Hubbell) Graham. His father survives in Prospect, and
his
mother survives in Hilliard.
Also surviving are grandparents, George
and Janet Graham of Prospect,
and Jim Dillion and June Beckley of Richwood; a
brother, Tyler Graham of
Prospect; sisters: Ashley Nicole Graham of Richwood,
and Elizabeth Ann
Graham of Hilliard; his fiancée, Becky Gillfillan of
Ridgeway; a
great-grandmother, Hester Dillion of London; aunts, Tammie
(Eric)
Creviston of Ridgeway, and Linda (Richard) Harper of Richwood;
cousins,
Sarah Harper and Lindsey and Kayle Creviston; great-aunts and
-uncles
and many friends.
Calling hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m.,
at Stofcheck Funeral
Home, Richwood, where funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Jeff Webb will officiate. Burial will be at Price
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kobacker House at
Riverside
Methodist Hospital.
SHERRY L. SPAIN
Sherry L. Spain, 43,
of Raymond, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, at the Ohio
State University Medical
Center, Columbus.
She was a 1981 graduate of Triad High School and was
employed with Clark
Trucking in East Liberty.
She enjoyed working in her
garden and with flowers, as well as doing
crafts and sewing. She took
pleasure in being outdoors camping or fishing.
She was a kind and giving
person who was always ready to lend a helping
hand. She was always an upbeat
person who enjoyed life.
She was born Aug. 25, 1963, in Urbana, the daughter
of Warren Kreglow
and Carol Hamilton Kreglow Bryan. She was preceded in death
by her
mother and her mother's husband, Terry Bryan, to whom Mrs. Spain
was very close.
She is survived by her father, Warren (Linda) Kreglow of
North
Lewisburg; her husband Terry Lee Spain of Raymond; her sons, Tyler
Spain
of West Liberty, and Jacob Spain of Raymond; her daughter, Somer
(Aaron)
Augustus of Bellefontaine; her granddaughter, Amira Augustus;
her
brothers, Kris (Debbie) Kreglow of Lebanon, Tenn., Danny Kreglow
of
North Lewisburg, and David Kreglow of Cable and his wife, Sheila
Kreglow
of Marysville; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and
cousins
of several generations.
Calling hours will be Tuesday from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Freshwater,
McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home, North Lewisburg,
where funeral services
will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Kathy
Reiff officiating.
Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, North
Lewisburg.
FAITHLYNN NIQUOLE HAY
Faithlynn Niquole Hay, 3 months, died unexpectedly
Thursday, Jan. 25,
2007, at Memorial Hospital of Union County.
She was an
alert, gorgeous baby, who was aware of what was always going
on around her.
She knew her big brother's voice and face well and would
smile at him
whenever he was around. In fact, she would smile for her
"kooky faced" dad,
too, but fussed at mom for comfort and food.
She was deeply loved by her
brother and both her parents who named her
Faithlynn, meaning "faithful
waterfall."
Born Nov. 2, 2006 at Memorial Hospital of Union County to Bobbie
Jo
Ritter and Steven E. Hay, both of Marysville, she was predeceased by
a
2-month-old sister, AnnMarie Lynn Ritter in 2003.
In addition to her
parents, she is survived by a brother, R.J. Ritter;
grandparents, Bobby and
Cathy Green of Marysville, Mark and Dana Jessing
of Marysville; great
grandparents, Wilma Green, Harvey and Hazel Dunlap,
Steve and Linda Hunter,
all of Marysville; many aunts and uncles and
cousins. The family will receive
friends from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at
Underwood Funeral Home where funeral services
will be held at 7 p.m.
with the Rev. Jim Taylor officiating.
Graveside
services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Oakdale Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Faithlynn Niquole Hay memorial
fund in care
of the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
JAMES
R. "JIM" HOCK
James R. "Jim" Hock, 85, of Delaware, died Thursday evening,
Jan. 25,
2007, at Delaware Court Health Care Center.
A lifelong central
Ohio resident, he was a retired farmer and had a New
Holland Machinery
Dealership and was a World War II Army veteran. A
member of St. James
Lutheran Church since 1942, he was a member of the
church's St. James
Fellowship Society.
True to his natural farming ability, he enjoyed gardening
and could fix
most anything. He also enjoyed fishing and the story telling
that went with it.
He was born June 11, 1921 in Union County to Joseph
William and Melissa
Pearl (Conklin) Hock and they preceded him in death. Also
predeceased is
a brother William "Bill" Hock.
He is survived by his wife
of 65 years, Wilma; daughters Sharon Emley
(Fred), Karen Barrett (Jerry),
Diana Hock (Laura), Debra Russell (Rick),
and Leighann Forsyth (Paul);
grandchildren Sara Emley (John), Susan
Rinaldi (Eric), Erin Spalsbury (Todd),
Lauren Morr (Dwight), Andrew
Barrett, Chris Giesy, Courtney Giesy, J Brandon
Russell (Stacie),
Bethany Broadie (Steve), Brooke Russell, Olivia Forsyth,
and Evan
Forsyth; great-grandchildren Sam Heine, Jillian Russell, Ricky
Russell,
Freddy Stanley, Joey Stanley, Rachel Rinaldi, A J Rinaldi, Brie
Broadie,
Paige Spalsbury, Collin Morr, and Ashlyn Morr; and Brother
and
sister-in-law, Dick and Joan Hock.
The family will receive friends on
Sunday from 2? 6 p.m. at the Rodman
Neeper Funeral Home, 1510 W. William St.,
Delaware.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. James
Lutheran
Church, 5660 Trabue Road, Columbus. Burial will be in Sunset
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. James Lutheran Church,
5660
Trabue Road, Columbus Oh., 43228, and Heartland Hospice, 6500
Busch
Boulevard, Columbus, Oh., 43229.
Condolences may be expressed at our
website www.RodmanNeeper.com
CHARLES T.
"CHUCK" DICKSON
Charles T. "Chuck" Dickson, 78, of Marysville, died Thursday
afternoon,
Jan. 25, 2007, at his residence.
He was a World War II Naval
veteran, serving from 1945 to 1949. He was a
retired maintenance man for
various businesses.
He enjoyed working with his hands doing woodworking,
growing cactus and
yard work. He was said to be even tempered, laid back and
easy to get
along with. He was loved by everybody and enjoyed teasing the
girls.
He was born Feb. 21, 1928, in Lancaster, to the late Williard and
Mamie
Bensley Dickson. He also was preceded in death by a daughter,
Mary
Teresa; two brothers, Henry and Emmett; and a sister, Gladys.
He is
survived by his wife, Annetta Hayman Dickson; children, Linda
(Bob) Reitz of
Whitehall, Tom (Karen) of Wapakoneta, Bill (Cathy) and
Gina (Mike) Stuck of
Thornville, Debby (Jack) Parker of New Lexington,
Bob (Susan) of Lompac,
Calif., Mark of Sunbury and Cathy (Ron) Tobias of
Columbus; step-children,
Sonia Thompson and Tommy (Sylvia) Thompson of
Columbus, Linda (Mike) Meeks of
Westerville, and Dave Thompson of
Marysville; 15 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; seven
step-grandchildren; 14 step-great grandchildren;
brothers, John (Wanda)
and George of Lancaster, and Jack (Polly) of Bristol,
Va.; sisters, Lill
Rockefeller of Lancaster, and Moselle Bensley and Ruth
Johnson of Baltimore.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at
DeVore-Snyder Funeral
Home, 75 W. William St., Delaware, where funeral
services will be held
Monday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Ron Adams officiating.
Interment with
military honors will follow at Fairview Memorial
Park.
Condolences may be expressed at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com
KENNETH
LEE WELCH
Kenneth Lee Welch, 74, of Marysville, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007,
at The
Ohio State University Medical Center Ross Heart Hospital.
A farmer,
mechanic and craftsman, was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where
he served in
Korea and received diesel mechanic training in Japan. After
his discharge
from the military, he returned home and was married.
He and his wife operated
a dairy farm and raised their family on White
Stone Road. Following the dairy
business, he and his wife, traveled all
over the country for ten years as
owners and operators of their trucking business.
For almost 12 years, he
was the head school bus mechanic for the
Marysville School system, where he
retired in 2002. He was a member of
First Presbyterian Church of Marysville
and enjoyed gardening flowers,
vegetables and fruit.
He had a special
fondness for animals, bird and wildlife watching and
liked to fish. Known as
a "perfectionist" craftsman all his life, he
loved to make and refurbish
furniture and porch swings, fabricate wall
hanging woodcrafts using his own
designs and construct Intarsia sculptures.
A 1950 graduate of Magnetic
Springs High School, he was born Jan. 8,
1933, at the Welch family homestead
on Springdale Road near Magnetic
Springs to the late Russell and Lois Mary
Walke Welch and was also
predeceased by an infant brother, Donald Eugene
Welch and an infant
grandson, Jason Welch.
He is survived by his wife of
51 years, Marcia Ann Green Welch, whom he
married May 29, 1955, at the
Presbyterian Church manse in Mt. Vernon by
Rev. Roger B. Sillars; two sons,
Don (Debbie) Welch of Marysville and
Bob (Maureen) Welch of Marysville; four
grandchildren, Amanda (Brian)
Hickman of Westerville, Andrew (Jessi) Welch of
Pickerington, Zach Welch
of Marysville and Brittany Welch of Marysville; a
sister, Bernice (Don)
Jolliff of Magnetic Springs; a mother-in-law, Marge
Green of Marysville;
a sister-in-law, Melissa (Tom) Lamb of Marysville; a
brother-in-law,
Dave (Judi) Green of Marysville; special friend, Benny
(Vesta) Shipp of
Pennsylvania; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian
Church of
Marysville where the family will receive friends following the
service during
a luncheon at Kennedy Hall of the church. The Rev. Scott
L. Strohm will
officiate and private interment will be held at Mt.
Herman Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to First
Presbyterian Church of Marysville.
Condolences may be expressed to the
family at www.underwoodfuneralhome.com
GOLDA MAE ESTEP
Golda Mae Estep, 93, of Springfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 24,
2007,
surrounded by her loving and heartbroken family.
She was a member of
Hickory Grove United Baptist Church. She was a
devoted and loving wife,
mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and
great-great-grandmother who never
let anyone leave without saying she
loved them "bushels and bushels."
Her
life completely revolved around her church and family. She enjoyed
cooking
and quilting.
She was born in Johnson County, Ky., on Sept. 7, 1913, the
daughter of
the late William Jackson and Lola Salyers Lemaster. She also
was
preceded in death by her dear husband, Charlie J. Estep, whom
she
married May 25, 1935, and six brothers and sisters.
She is survived by
10 children, Carrinell Gilliland and Judy (Jesse)
Helton of Marysville, Dave
(Lou) Estep of Parrotsville, Tenn., Joe
(Juanita) Estep of Thelma, Ky., and
Bill (Janet) Estep, Jane (Nelson)
Horn, Charlene (Tim) Malloy, Ginny (Scott)
Harkins, Jim (Barb) Estep,
Phil Estep and Lori Estep, all of Springfield; 22
grandchildren, Patrick
Gilliland of Richwood, Candi Scheiderer, Kim
Scheiderer, Amy Nicol and
Michael Helton of Marysville, Diana Moran, Greg
Estep, Lisa Bergner, and
Tony Estep of Dayton, Jason Estep of Salem Ore.,
Sheila King of
Richmond, Ky., Derek Estep of Thelma, Ky., Vickie Strickland
of
Mechanicsburg, Julie Albaugh, Ashley Horn, Courtney Stevens,
Corey
Harkins, Meghan Harkins, Connie Estep, P.J. Estep and Erika Estep,
all
of Springfield, and Chad Harkins, Ashland, Ky.; 32
great-grandchildren;
three great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and
nephews.
Calling hours will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Jackson Lytle
Williams
Funeral Home, 2425 N. Limestone St., Springfield. Funeral services
will
be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hickory Grove United Baptist Church,
with
Elder Clayton Oliver officiating. Interment will be at Glen
Haven Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American
Diabetes Association,
West Chester Office, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102,
West Chester, OH 45069.
ALBERTA WHITMER MILLER
Alberta Whitmer
Miller, 89, of Plain City, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007,
at her
residence.
She became a child of God many years ago and has been a faithful
member
at Haven Fellowship Church. Her cheerful attitude and servant
heart
blessed everyone around her.
She was born April 11, 1917, in Plain
City, to the late John P. and
Martha Hostetler Whitmer. She also was
predeceased by her husband,
Melvin J. Miller, in 1984; three sisters Sarah
Whitmer, Katie Kramer and
Gladys Miller; and two brothers, Pete Edward
Whitmer and Dan Harley Whitmer.
She is survived by her children, Leon
Miller, Joe (Susie) Miller, Louise
(Leon) Troyer and Johnny (Ruth) Miller,
all of Plain City; 14
grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and a sister,
Minerva Yutzy of Plain City.
Calling hours will be today from 6-8 p.m. and
Saturday from 2 to 4 and 6
to 8 p.m. at Haven Fellowship, 7730 Converse Huff
Road, Plain City.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at United Bethel
Mennonite
Church, 11342 Lafayette Plain City Road, Plain City. Pastor
Lonnie
Beachy will officiate. Burial will be in Haven Fellowship
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Loving Care Hospice, P.O. Box
445,
London, OH 43140.
Arrangements are in charge of Ferguson Funeral
Home, Plain City.
Online condolences may be expressed at
fergusonfuneralhomeinc.com.
BETTY MAE GUISINGER BRADFORD
Betty Mae Guisinger Bradford, 76, a longtime
resident of Marysville,
died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at the home of her
daughter in Kenton,
surrounded by family.
She was an associate of Ranco in
Plain City for 25 years and retired in
1993 as an assembler. A devoted
mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother, she enjoyed camping and
baby-sitting.
She was a former member of Marysville Friends Church and
Marysville
Eagles Lodge, Aerie No. 3506.
She was born April 15, 1930, in
Union County, to the late Leo and Opal
Henson Guisinger. She also was
predeceased by two brothers, Keith and
Sam Guisinger, and a sister, Pauline
Ianni.
She is survived by her children, Diann Walters of Newark, Jo Douglas
of
Kenton, Keith (Jennie) Bradford of Cable, Malcolm Bradford and
friend,
Robin Bryant, and David (Vicki) Guisinger of Marysville, Howard
(Sheila)
Bradford and Karen Jones and her fiancé, Ralph Yeager, of
Richwood;
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth
(Aaron)
Holycross of Bellefontaine, Mary Ann Guisinger of Marysville,
Imogene
Vigar of Wapakoneta and Bernice (Jerry) Banks of Columbus; a
brother,
Herman "Butch" (Shirley) Guisinger of Belle Center; a
sister-in-law,
Rachael Guisinger of Marysville; a brother-in-law, Albert
Ianni of
Marysville; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.
Calling hours will be today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at
Underwood
Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held Friday at 11
a.m.
Burial will be at Union Township Cemetery in Milford Center.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Hardin County Hospice, 15 N.
Detroit St., Suite
4000, Kenton, OH 43326.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
LEILA L CUNNINGHAM
Leila L. Cunningham, 87, of Richwood, died early Tuesday
morning, Jan.
23, 2007, at The Gables at Green Pastures.
A 1938 graduate
of Magnetic Springs High School, she was a homemaker,
longtime member of
Pharisburg United Methodist Church and its Women's Society.
She also was a
member of the Red Hat Society, the Solitaires, Carpe
Diem, the Country Belles
and the Richwood Civic Center and its Kitchen Band.
She was born Dec. 1,
1919, in Delaware, to the late Eden and Alice
Gabriel Ballard. On April 6,
1940, she married William Bernard "Bud"
Cunningham, and he died June 23,
1978. She also was predeceased by a
son, Ronald E. Cunningham; three
grandchildren, Brent, Carman and Chris
Cunningham; a great-granddaughter,
Mckenna Cunningham; two sisters, Joan
Carr and Marcile Hecker; and a brother,
Bernard Ballard.
Surviving are a son, Gary (Gloria) Cunningham of Marysville;
a daughter,
Karen Sue (Michael) Hoffman of Richwood; a daughter-in-law,
Toby
Cunningham-Collier of Marysville; grandchildren, Chad
(Melissa)
Cunningham and their children, Keaton and Kenzie, Curt (Lisa)
Cunningham
and their daughters, Chloe and Callie, Carrie Beth Cunningham,
Brad
(Penny) Cunningham and their daughters, Halie, Josie and Katie,
Brock
(Maryann) Cunningham and their children, Grant and Makayla, Matthew
Todd
Hoffman and his sons, Tate and Thane, Stacey (Shon) Pertuset and
their
children, Chelsea, Paige and Wyatt and Cory Hoffman and his
fiancée,
Renee; and a brother, Donald (Joyce) Ballard of New
Albany.
Calling hours will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at
Stofcheck
Funeral Home in Richwood, where funeral services will be held
Friday at
11 a.m., with Pastor Mo Dunn officiating. Burial will be at
Claibourne Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mrs. Cunningham's
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pharisburg United
Methodist Church
Building Fund, 13317 Route 347, Marysville, OH
43040.
CLAIR EUGENE "GENE" FIELDS
Clair Eugene "Gene" Fields, 80, of
Alexandria, died Monday, Jan. 22,
2007, at Community Healthcare Center in
Marion.
He was a member of the Pataskala Tabernacle of Praise and the
Friendly
Buckeyes Senior Club. He was a veteran of the United States
Army,
serving in the Korean War.
He was born Oct.. 4, 1926, in Richwood,
to the late Jesse and Della
Columber Fields. He also was preceded in death by
his wife, Elsie; four
brothers; and three sisters.
He is survived by three
daughters, Cathie (Larry) Linstedt and Diana
Sexton of Marion, and Terrie
(John) Ringle of Morral; four
grandchildren, Scott Ringle, Hollie Ringle,
Stephanie Sexton and Jeffrey
Lindstedt; a sister, Maxine (Roy) Burk of
Marion; and a special friend,
Beatrice Varney of Johnstown.
Calling hours
will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at Ballinger
Funeral Home, Richwood,
where funeral services will be held Friday at 11
a.m., with the Rev. Lowell
Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at
Price Cemetery where military honors
will be conducted by the Richwood
VFW and American Legion.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Red Cross
(www.redcross.org).
Condolences to the
family may be expressed at
www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.
MELINDA
ANNE "MINDY" BUTZ PRICE
Melinda A. "Mindy" Butz Price, 39, of Columbus, died
Tuesday morning,
Jan. 23, 2007, at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus
following a brief illness.
She was an employee of Tigerpoly in Grove
City.
She graduated in 1986 from Fairbanks High School and Tolles
Technical
Center and was a member of Jordan Baptist Church in
Marysville.
She was a longtime supporter of St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital
and was very devoted to her family, pets and especially to the
Lord.
She was born Sept. 25, 1967, in Englewood, Calif., and was the
daughter
of the late Edgar L. "Spanky" Butz and Phyllis "Sae" Wampler Butz
of
Marysville. She was married Dec. 30, 1985, in San Diego, to the
Rev.
William A. Price, and he survives.
She also is survived by their
children, Joshua David and Rebbecca Lynn
Price; a brother, Dale M. (Angela
R.) Butz of Mt. Victory; her in-laws;
aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; cousins
and friends.
Calling hours will be Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at
Ingram
Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.
with
the Rev. Lucian Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Darby
Township
Cemetery in Unionville Center.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital in care of the funeral
home.
RITA M. BAUER SCHWENDENMAN
Rita M. Bauer Schwendenman, 76, of
Columbus, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007,
surrounded by those she loved after a
brief but courageous battle with
leukemia.
She was a life member of the
St. Aloysius Women's Guild and was an avid
gardener. She brought a simple joy
to life and shared it with all she
knew. She will be missed for her loving
and giving spirit and her apple pie.
She was born Jan. 10, 1931, to the
late Ray and Ruth Bauer. She also was
predeceased by sisters Mary Jean, Janet
and Ann, and brothers, James and Robert.
She is survived by her loving
husband of 54 years, Robert; daughters,
Nancy (Jim) McGregor, Elaine (Dean)
Dibling and Diane Schwendenman;
sons, David (Dianne), Phil (Anne) and John
(Linda) Schwendenman;
grandchildren, Abby (Francisco) Rivera, Matt (Sarah)
and Zach (Amanda)
McGregor, Derek, Jennifer, Melissa, David and Dennis
Dibling, Joe and
Jessica Johnson, and Robert, Paul, Julia and Jill
Schwendenman;
great-grandchildren, Margaret McGregor and Sofia and Isabela
Rivera;
sisters, Ruth Heston and Lois Kuhn; sister-in-law, Joan Bair;
and
numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Calling hours will be
Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Jerry
Spears Funeral Home, 2693 W.
Broad St., Columbus, where a prayer service
will be held at 6 p.m. A funeral
Mass will be celebrated Friday at 10
a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church,
2165 W. Broad St., Columbus, with
the Rev. Dennis Stevenson as celebrant.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery.
NORMA MAE DENNIS
Norma Mae Dennis, 76, formerly of Marion and Richwood, died
Saturday,
Jan. 20, 2007, at the Columbus Alzheimer's Care Center.
She was
a licensed practical nurse and was an active volunteer for
various nursing
homes and hospitals.
She had formerly served on the board of the Richwood
Community
Apartments and Civic Center while she and her husband were
residents there.
She was born Aug. 16, 1930, in Richwood, to the late Lee
Long Chapman
and Ruth Jane Prater Chapman Young. She also was preceded in
death by a
brother, Meryl Chapman. On July 16, 1947, she married Irvin
Sherwood
Dennis who survives in Marion.
She also is survived by two sons,
Larry Dennis and Daniel (Susan) Dennis
of Marion; two daughters, Barbara
(Charles) Coleman of North Zulch,
Texas, and Lisa (John) Newkirk of Delaware;
a sister, Betty (Carl) Uline
of Marion, 10 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at
Ballinger Funeral
Home, Richwood, with Jerry Harrison officiating. Burial
will follow in
Claibourne Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to
the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family, in care of
the funeral home.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at
www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.
MAX
C. MULLIS
Max C. Mullis, 62, of Marysville, died Sunday morning, Jan. 21,
2007, at
his residence following an extended battle with cancer.
He was
retired from Hagglunds Drives and had formerly been employed by
Rockwell
International and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
A service technician and
consultant, he traveled the world servicing and
installing hydraulic systems
in manufacturing plants.
His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his
six grandchildren. He
also enjoyed camping with family, painting cars, riding
motorcycles,
trap shooting, golfing and bowling. He formerly held memberships
in
Moose Lodge No. 1651, BPOE No. 1130 and the Marysville Eagles.
He was
born June 11, 1944, in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to Melvin M. and Elsie
M. Bistodeau
Mullis. His mother preceded him in death, and his father
survives in Niles,
Mich.
He also is survived by his wife of nearly 35 years, the former Vicki
S.
Kunce, to whom he was married June 10, 1972, in Marysville.;
his
children, Todd C. (Gina) Mullis of Akron, Kelly L. (Rodney)
Kaffenbarger
of South Vienna, Dr. Amie S. (Keith) Segner of Marysville, Angie
R.
(Craig "Chug") Eger of Milford Center; six grandchildren, Nathan
and
Devon Kaffenbarger, Klayton and Alyssa Segner and Cadence and Cole
Eger;
brothers, Ed (Judy) Mullis of South Bend, Ind., Charles (Becky)
Mullis
of Niles, Mich.; mother-in-law, Wanda R. Kunce of Marysville;
a
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Kathi and Daryl Ingram of
Marysville;
many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
Calling hours
will be Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Ingram Funeral Home
where funeral
services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Mo
Dunn officiating.
Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Keith Segner,
Chug Eger, Rodney Kaffenbarger, Ed
Mullis, Charles Mullis and Chris Ingram.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Chris Dillon and William Franke.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Union County Cancer Society in
care of the
funeral home.
HOWARD A. SODERBERG
Howard A. Soderberg, 75, of
Bellefontaine, died Saturday evening, Jan,
20, 2007, at his residence
surrounded by his family following an extended illness.
He was retired as
a security officer. He was a former employee of the
Marysville street
department and a former police officer with the city
of Los Angeles. He was a
Marine and Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Being an avid angler, he was a
better fisherman than Dick Sparks.
He was married Dec. 17, 1977, in Phoenix,
to the former Saundra M.
Sondergaard. She survives as do nine children,
Angela Ferguson of
Bellefontaine, Christine (Jeff) Whitseit of Russells
Point, Patricia
(Greg) Fitzpatrick of Belle Center, Kimberly (Chris) Stewart
of
Galloway, Howard (Rhonda) Soderberg Jr. of San Francisco, Robert
(Jean)
Soderberg and Larry Soderberg of San Diego, Sherylann (Darrel) Rose
and
Lance Soderberg of Wichita, Kan.; 24 grandchildren;
six
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Jan (Neil) Follett of
Pennsylvania.
Calling hours will be today from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at
Ingram
Funeral Home where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11
a.m.
with the Rev. James Taylor officiating.
Military honors will be
provided by the Union County Honor Guard.
Memorial contributions may be made
to a charity of the donor's choice.
LANA LEE BOLES
Lana Lee Boles, 38, of Richwood, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2007,
at East
Cooper Regional Medical Center in Charleston, S.C.
"Miracles
happen and they happen to me," wrote Mrs. Boles in an excerpt
from her own
diary. She was a believing, faithful and righteous
individual who walked her
life right alongside the Lord Jesus Christ.
Seeing many blessings and
miracles in her life, God had never given her
reason to doubt his
word.
She was born Sept. 20, 1968, in Chicago, Ind., to David Lee and
Barbara
Lee Goodwin Pierotti, who both survive in Elizabeth, W.Va.
She
also is survived by her husband, William David Boles, of Richwood;
four
daughters, Krystal R. (Michael J.) Lee, Kayla D. Ashby, Hope L.
Boles and
Hannah E. Boles of Richwood; a son, William Josiah-David
Boles, of Richwood;
two brothers, Davie (Jody) Pierotti of Parkersburg,
W.Va., and Craig Pierotti
of Louisiana; and three sisters, Ruth (Shan)
Swank of Richwood, Kim (Gary)
Motoska of Canada, and
Sherrie Cruz of Richwood.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday, at 1 p.m. at Ballinger Funeral
Home, Richwood. Burial will
follow at Claibourne Cemetery. Visitation
will be held Wednesday from noon to
1 p.m. prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Exodus
House Ministries
(www.exodushouseministries.org).
Condolences
to the family may be expressed at
www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.
JUANITA
E. HUNTER
Juanita E. Hunter, 76, of Plain City, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007,
four
days before her 77th birthday, at Millcrest Nursing Center,
Marysville,
after an extended illness .
She was a homemaker who loved to
crochet and spend time raising her
children and grandchildren.
She was
born Jan. 24, 1930, in Columbus, to Rollen and Ruth Ellen
Jackson Slane. She
also was predeceased by a son, Arnold R. Hunter, in 2002.
She is survived
by her husband, Robert I. Hunter, whom she married Jan.
21, 1950, in
Columbus; children, Robert L. (Sally) Hunter of Milford
Center. Steven L.
(Linda) Hunter of Marysville, Walter E. Hunter of
Plain City, and Dixie Lee
Hunter of Marysville; 11 grandchildren;
numerous great-grandchildren; a
brother, William "Bill" (Barb) Slane of
Tampa, Fla.; and a sister, Joann
Unger of Columbus.
Calling hours will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
at Ferguson
Funeral Home, Plain City, where funeral services will be held
Wednesday
at 11 a.m. with Pastor Phil Conrad officiating. Burial will be at
Forest
Grove Cemetery, Plain City.
Condolences may be offered at
fergusonfuneralhomeinc.com.
MIKAILA GRACE NOBLE
Mikaila
Grace Noble, 7 days old, died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 19,
2007, at Memorial
Hospital of Union County.
A beautiful, bright-eyed answer to so many prayers,
Mikaila developed a
strong-willed, determined personality during her life.
Ready to explore
her world, she was a beautiful child, a "princess" so loved
and wanted
by her mommy and daddy.
She was born at 2:55 a.m. on Jan. 12,
2007, at the Ohio Sate University
Medical Center in Columbus, to Josh and
Amber Noble. She was preceded in
death by a sister, Elizabeth Nicole Noble;
her grandfather, Brian Noble;
and four of her great-grandparents.
She is
survived by her parents; her maternal grandparents, Don and Linda
Paver of
Raymond; her paternal grandmother, Kachina Noble of Marysville;
her maternal
great-grandmother, Lucia Smith of Raymond; her paternal
great-grandfather,
John (Virginia) Gordon of Florida; two aunts, Tabitha
Noble of Dayton, and
Lauren Noble of Marysville; three uncles, Rusty
(Michelle) Paver of
Marysville, Ben Paver and Bruce (Jody) Paver, both
of Kentucky; "Uncle" Larry
and "Aunt" Traci Paver of Richwood; and many
cousins and great-aunts and
-uncles.
Calling hours will be Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Underwood
Funeral
Home, where funeral services will begin at 8 p.m. Private interment
will
be held by the family later at Mt. Herman Cemetery in Dover
Township.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
MARGARET VIRGINIA "NAN" JONES WOLPERT
Margaret Virginia "Nan" Jones
Wolpert, 94, of Plain City, died Thursday,
Jan. 18, 2007, at Riverside
Methodist Hospital, Columbus.
She was a school teacher for four years
(1933-1937) in Hilliard after
graduating from Ohio State University in
1933.
She was an active member of Plain City Presbyterian Church,
including
the Friendship Circle. She was past Regent of the Plain City
Chapter
DAR, member of PEO, The Ivory Chandler Circle of Kings Daughters
& Sons
and Plain City Women's Club.
She was born July 28, 1912, in
Vinton, to the late Lewis and Ora E.
Jacobs Jones. She also was predeceased
by her husband, Philip J.
Wolpert, whom she married June 11, 1937.
She is
survived by a daughter, Suzanne (Bob) Merkle of Plain City; two
loving
grandchildren, Jennifer Lynn (Bill) Pollock of Medina, and Robert
"Rob"
(Heather) Merkle of Powell; three beloved great-grandchildren,
Megan Pollock
and Ethan and Evan Merkle; a niece, Anne (John) Foltz of
Columbus; a
great-niece and -nephew, Mary Beth (Brad) Arensburg and John
(Barbara) Foltz;
nephews and niece, Bob (Ann) Overton, Ahmes (Marilyn)
Overton and Pat Watson;
and good friends, Betty LaRue and Beth Spiropoulos.
Funeral services will
be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Plain City
Presbyterian Church, where the
family will receive friends from 1 to
2:30 p.m. prior to the service. Pastor
Don Hilkerbaumer will officiate.
A private family burial will be held at
Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Plain City
Presbyterian Church,
231 E. Main St., Plain City, OH 43064.
Ferguson
Funeral Home, Plain City, is in charge of arrangements.
ROGER "CORKY" CUNNINGHAM
Roger "Corky" Cunningham, 76, of Mechanicsburg, died
Tuesday, Jan. 16,
2007, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He
was born Dec. 10, 1929, in Mechanicsburg, to the late Sam and Kathryn
Rutan
Cunningham, in the home where he lived his entire life.
He is survived by his
wife of 56 years, Beverly Fogel Cunningham; a son,
Rodney "Corky" (Phyllis)
Cunningham of Mechanicsburg; a daughter, Linda
(David) Cunningham Peck of
Marysville; grandchildren, Michael and Cyrus
Peck, Jonathan and Corby
Cunningham, and Brandy and Marissa Cunningham;
and four
great-grandchildren.
Following Mr. Cunningham's wishes, his body will be
cremated and a
private gathering will be held at the family's
convenience.
Skillman, McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
DANIEL WAYNE ROUSH
Daniel Wayne Roush, 84, of
Marysville, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 16,
2007, at Memorial Hospital of
Union County following a brief illness.
He was retired from the Social
Security Disability Bureau of Ohio and
had previously been employed by
Nationwide Insurance Company.
He was a member of the Westview Alliance Church
in Columbus and the
Shiloh Chapel Friends Church in Marysville. He was a
graduate of West
High School in Columbus and had attended Ohio State
University.
He enjoyed being a Boy Scout Master, Sunday school teacher and
choir
member. His hobbies were golf, bowling, coin and stamp collecting,
model
trains and woodworking.
He was born May 10, 1922, in Columbus, to
the late Alexander C. and
Laura Link Roush. He also was preceded in death by
a brother, Martin
Roush, and a grandson, Derrick Roush.
He is survived by
his wife of more than 61 years, the former Gertrude
"Trudy" Wilkins, to whom
he was wed Aug. 12, 1945, at the Mt. Carmel
Friends Church near Mingo in
Champaign County; their children, Dr.
Kenneth (Elinor) Roush of Toledo,
Norman (Joanna) Roush of Sunnyvale,
Calif., Donald (Marlise) Roush of Dublin,
and Melanie (Bill) Hartley of
Columbus; six grandchildren, Benjamin (Shauna)
Roush, Ashley Roush,
Jeanne-Marie, Elisa and Alec Roush, and Anthony Hartley;
three
great-grandchildren, Noah, Alissa, and Madison Roush; and many
nieces,
nephews, and friends.
Calling hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 and
6 to 8 p.m. at Ingram
Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at
10:30 a.m. at
Shiloh Chapel Friends Church with the Rev. Ed Vinson
officiating. Burial
will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Sunset Cemetery near
Columbus.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shiloh Chapel or the
Westview
Alliance Church in care of the funeral home.
JUDITH ELLEN ROTHROCK HURL
Judith Ellen Rothrock Hurl, 74, died Monday, Jan.
15, 2007, at Riverside
Methodist Hospital, Columbus, after a brief
illness.
She attended Weirton, W.Va., public schools and graduated from
Weirton
High School in 1949. While there, she was active as a cheerleader and
in
girls' sports. She was a cum laude graduate of Bethany College
in
Bethany, W.Va., in 1953 and was president of Zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority.
She taught elementary school in Bethesda, Md., and Lansdowne,
Pa.
Mrs. Hurl was an active member of First English Lutheran Church
since
moving to Marysville in 1959. She taught Sunday school, Bible
school,
sang in the choir, and served in many other ways, including
church
council, the organ committee, the evangelism committee and the
Christian
education committee. She was always active in Women of the
Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (WELCA), serving as president several
times.
She enjoyed spending time with her many friends, especially her
bridge
club and mah-jongg group. A firm believer in serving the community,
Mrs.
Hurl was a member of The King's Daughters Circle of Remembrance,
Woman's
Parliament and Chapter EA of PEO. A volunteer in the hospital gift
shop,
she was a member of Memorial Hospital of Union County Auxiliary and
was
past president of Twig 2.
She volunteered for the American Cancer
Society hotline, the American
Red Cross Bloodmobile, and was a director of
The Central Ohio Lung
Association for 10 years. She was influential in
beginning the Kids in
Safe Seats (KISS) campaign in conjunction with Memorial
Hospital of
Union County and was instrumental in developing and maintaining
the
Union County Clothes Closet.
In 1999, she was named as a finalist for
the Jefferson Award, given to
outstanding community volunteers by the
Columbus Dispatch.
She was born Jan. 20, 1932, in Steubenville, to the late
Ernest and
Dorothy Gilcrest Rothrock. She also was predeceased by her
brother,
David Rothrock, and her 5-year-old daughter, Melissa Ellen
Hurl.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Rodney B. Hurl, M.D.,
whom
she married July 17, 1954 in Weirton, W.Va., and they lived happily
ever
after. She also is survived by two daughters, Megan Orr of Dublin,
and
Marcy (Mark) Niendam of Ashley; a son, Jeff (Stephanie) Hurl
of
Westerville; five granddaughters, Tara Niendam, PhD. of Los
Angeles,
Ashley and Whitney Orr of Dublin, and Taylor and Payton Hurl
of
Westerville; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Rothrock of Morgantown, W.Va.;
and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be held today
from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at
Underwood Funeral Home. Funeral services will
be held Thursday at 10:30
a.m. at First English Lutheran Church, where the
family will receive
friends one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Paul
Schultz will
officiate and burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Friends of the Marysville
Public Library
Endowment Fund or to the building fund at First English
Lutheran Church.
Memorial envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Condolences may
be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
JOHN
LEONARD MORRIS
John Leonard Morris, 87, of West Mansfield, died Monday, Jan.
15, 2007,
with his family at his side at Heartland of Marion after an
extended illness.
A lifelong farmer, he was self-employed as a
clerk/cashier for auction
sales throughout the area and served 32 years as a
Bokescreek Township
trustee. He was a 58-year member of the West Mansfield
United Methodist
Church, having joined in 1948.
He was a graduate of West
Mansfield High School. His employment with
"Colliers Magazine" in Springfield
as a young man allowed him to serve
as an aerial photographer in the U.S.
Army, achieving the rank of
sergeant during World War II.
He was a 50-year
member of the West Mansfield Masonic Lodge, a 16-year
member of the Logan
County Fair Board, and a member of the Mount Victory
VFW. An avid
outdoorsman, he enjoyed guns and hunting and fishing.
He was born Aug. 29,
1919, in rural West Mansfield to the late Earl
Austin and Nellie Staley
Morris. He married Mary Benedict on May 20,
1940, and she preceded him in
death on Aug. 14, 1991. He also was
predeceased by a daughter, Lana Rose; two
brothers, Robert and Bernard
Morris; and two sisters, Rose Carroll and
Bernice Elliott.
Survivors include a daughter, Lyn (Charles) Barry of
Richwood; three
grandchildren, LeAnn (Thomas) Clark, Tim (Nikki) Barry and
John Rose;
six great-grandchildren, Cole and Blake Barry, Jonathan and
Jessica
Clark and Chantz and Kyleigh Rose; three sisters, June Roberts
of
Rushsylvania, Virginia (Richard) Stanley of West Mansfield, and
Crystal
Wagner of West Liberty; two brothers, Leo (Berniece) Morris
of
Springfield, and Richard (Polly) Morris of Kenton; and several
nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
at
Mannasmith-Schnurrenberger Funeral Home, West Mansfield, where
funeral
services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. Larry Davis will officiate
and
burial with military honors conducted by the Logan County Honor
Guard
will take place at York Cemetery, York Center. Mr. Morris'
grandsons
will serve as pallbearers.
Condolences may be expressed at www.mannasmithfuneralhome.com.
CHARLENE BUSHONG ELLIOTT
Charlene Bushong Elliott, 78, of West Mansfield,
died Friday, Jan. 12,
2007, in the emergency room at Mary Rutan
Hospital.
She was a beloved and treasured wife, mother, and grandmother and
a
devoted homemaker who dearly loved her family and her God.
She was a
member of the West Mansfield Church of Christ, where she was a
former Sunday
school teacher and member of the Ladies Aid Society,
serving as treasurer and
as a former secretary. She was a 55-year member
of the Kings Daughters &
Sons in Starlight Circle in West Mansfield and
was a 1946 graduate of West
Mansfield High School.
She enjoyed laughing and enjoyed many moments teasing
those she loved.
Her faith in God and her playful, fun-loving spirit touched
and
encouraged everyone who had the privilege of being with her.
She was
born June 12, 1928, in West Mansfield, the youngest child to the
late Simon
B. and Mary L. Park Bushong. She also was preceded in death
by six brothers,
Leon, Dwight, Foy "Whitey," Cloyce "Bucky," Everett and
Robert Bushong; five
sisters, Gail Fish, Cuba McFarland, Glenna Brown,
Betty Jane Furbush and Mary
Elizabeth Tallman; her half-brother, Lowell
Bushong; and two half-sisters,
Cecil Musgrave and Bessie Smith.
Survivors include her husband of 56 years,
Robert D. "Bob" Elliott, to
whom she was married June 11, 1950, at the West
Mansfield Church of
Christ by Frank Roberts; her three children, Debra
(Garry) Lloyd of
Rushsylvania, Mark (Carol) Elliott of West Mansfield, and
Robin (Robert)
Titus of Bellefontaine; seven grandchildren, Dustin (Kim)
Freeman,
Laramie Freeman, Natalie Elliott, Mathew Elliott, Hillary
Titus,
Brittany (Nick) Nye and Kyle Titus; three great-grandchildren, Shae
and
Ryan Freeman and Viola Nye; a step-granddaughter, TJ
(Jeremiah)
Defibaugh; a step-great-grandson, Briggs Defibaugh; a
sister-in-law,
Marjorie Bushong of Coshocton; numerous nieces and nephews,
and her
church family.
Services were held today at 11 a.m. at the West
Mansfield Church of
Christ. Pastors Willis Moe and Cory Savage officiated and
burial took
place at Hathaway Cemetery, West
Mansfield.
Mannasmith-Schnurrenberger Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the West Mansfield Church
of
Christ Ladies Aid in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be
expressed at www.mannasmithfuneralhome.com.
VERNA
M. HOUSER
Verna M. Houser, 91, of Marysville and formerly of the Milford
Center
area, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 15, 2007, at The Gables at
Green Pastures.
A homemaker, she had been in failing health for several
years.
She was a native of Allen Township and a graduate of the Allen
Center
School. For many years, she enjoyed collecting stuffed animals
and
working jigsaw puzzles.
She was born Oct. 4, 1915, in Allen Center, to
the late Alpha and Nettie
Eaton Sprague. She also was preceded in death by
her brothers, Marvin,
Loren and Harold Sprague; and sisters, Esther Ostrom,
Edith Barnhart,
Opal Dutton and Inis Shato. She married John L Houser on
April 22, 1936,
in Kentucky, and he died on June 18, 1971.
She is survived
by their son, Don E. (Pat) Houser of Milford Center; a
daughter, Sandra
George of Marysville; five grandchildren, Lisa (David)
Anderson, Angela
Pfoutz, Holly Trittschuh, Eric (Kara) Houser and Paul
George; and five
great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at
the
Milford Center Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to The
Gables Activity Fund in care
of the funeral home.
MAGDALENE "MAGGIE"
McCOY
Magdalene "Maggie" McCoy, 75, of Plain City, died suddenly
Sunday
morning, Jan. 14, 2007, at the Memorial Hospital of Union
County
emergency room.
She was the secretary and then taught at Plain City
Elementary School
for many years. She was an active member of Plain City
Presbyterian Church.
She was born Sept. 18, 1931, in Union County, the
daughter of the late
Alfred G. and Alma Rausch Schmidt. She also was
predeceased by her
husband, Ralph "Whitey" McCoy, in 2001; a son, Michael S.
McCoy, in
2001; and brothers, John Roland Schmidt and Alfred Laurence
Schmidt.
She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca (Keith) Beachy of
Wilmington,
N.C.; a daughter-in-law, Joanne "Jo" McCoy of Charlotte, N.C.;
a
grandson, Joshua (Sarah) Beachy of Atlanta; great-grandchildren,
Elyse
Magdalene Beachy and Jacob Beachy; good friend, Richard Youmans of
Plain
City; a sister, Yula (Robert) Pettit of Worthington; a
sister-in-law,
Betty (Woody) Ufferman of Delaware; a brother-in-law, Keith
(Julia)
McCoy of Marysville; and her caregiver, Norma Kuhn.
Calling hours
will be Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Plain City Presbyterian
Church, 231 E.
Main St., with a memorial service to follow at 4 p.m.
with Pastor Don
Hilkerbaumer officiating. Private family burial will be
held at Forest Grove
Cemetery, Plain City.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Plain City
Presbyterian Church
or the Parkinson Society of Central Ohio, 1380 Dublin
Road,
Columbus, OH 43215.
Condolences may be expressed at
fergusonfuneralhomeinc.com.
AMANDA RAE SACCO
Amanda Rae Sacco, 26, of Marysville, died Saturday, Jan. 13,
2007, as a
result of an automobile accident.
A 1999 graduate of Marysville
High School, she was an associate of the
Transportation Research Center for
nine years as a test driver.
She enjoyed taking care of animals, traveling
around the country and
attending concerts. She enjoyed the ocean.
She was
born Oct. 17, 1980, in Columbus, and was predeceased by her
father, Charles
Sacco in 1994; her grandparents, Paul Ruder and Mickey
Caschera; her
great-grandmother, "granny" Margaret Ruder; her aunt,
Paula Marsh; and her
loyal canine companion, Dexter Clyde.
She is survived by her parents, Kim and
Bruce Hagens of Russells Point;
a sister, Lesslee Sacco of Cleveland; a
brother, Charles Sacco of
Bayshore, N.Y.; a step-sister, Becky Hagens, and a
step-brother, Chris
Hagens, both of Bradenton, Fla.; her boyfriend of 10
years, Terry Rice
of Marysville; her grandmothers, Viola Ruder of Marysville,
and Rose
Caschera of Florida; two aunts, Susan (Michael) Callahan of
Richwood,
and Jean Sacco of Florida; two uncles, Rick (Cathy) Hagens of Anna,
and
David (Julie) Hagens of Bradenton, Fla.; a great-uncle, Ben Barnhart;
a
niece, Kimberly Copley; cousins, Brett and Jennifer Conley and
Johnathan
Ruder; and many other relatives and friends, including Teddy and
Nancy
Rice of Mechanicsburg, Mark, Tammy, Tracy and Timmy Rice and
Jennifer Jordan.
Calling hours will be Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. and 4
to 6 p.m. at
Underwood Funeral Home. The family will hold private interment
services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Union County Humane
Society.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
BARBARA JAMES
Barbara James, 67, of Allen Center died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007
in her
residence at 17740 Allen Center Road.
She was employed for 24 years
in the dietary department of Memorial
Hospital of Union County and was a
member of the PERI Club through the
hospital. She was a member of the Home
Demonstration Club of North
Lewisburg and enjoyed bowling, listening to
country and western music,
traveling to Nashville, Tenn. and watching the
Ohio State Buckeyes.
She was born Feb. 7, 1939 in Urbana to John E. &
Alma E. (Louden)
Stembel and they preceded her in death. Also preceding her
in death was
her son, Jeffery L. James.
She is survived by her husband of
51 years, Leonard (Lenny) James, her
sons, Scott E. (Janet L.) James of
Marysville, Gary D. James of New
Hampshire and Stephan "Butch" (Patrichia)
James of Marysville, her
grandchildren, Stephanie James of Cincinnati,
Jeffery D. (Heather) James
of Cleveland, Gary D. James Jr. of New Hampshire,
Melissa E. James of
Mt. Victory, Cierra James of Mt. Victory, Tyler S. James
of Marysville,
one great granddaughter, her sister, Gwen E. Potter of London,
and two nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-4
and 6-8 p.m. on
Monday at the Freshwater, McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home
North Lewisburg.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home
with the Rev. Peter Miller Jr. officiating. Burial will follow
in Maple
Grove Cemetery North Lewisburg.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Loving Care Hospice, 113 S. Main
St., Marysville, Ohio, 43040.
MILLICENT S. KIRKPATRICK
Millicent S. Kirkpatrick, 93, of Delaware, died
Wednesday, Jan. 10,
2007, at Delaware Court Health Care Center.
She had
resided in Marysville and Shawnee Hills and was a resident of
Radnor Township
since 1978. She graduated from New California High School.
She was a
homemaker and a member of Jerome United Methodist Church for
more than 75
years.
She was born Feb. 1, 1913, in Pickaway County, to the late Clyde
and
Wilma Slagle Seitz.
She is survived by her sister, Medrith Carson of
Delaware; a niece,
Connie Roberts of Ostrander; two grandnieces, Deanna Chung
and Dana
Rolfe; and two great-grandnieces, Nikia Chung and Hiliary
Lawhon.
Calling hours will be Monday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Robinson
Funeral
Home, 32 W. Winter St., Delaware, with a funeral service following
at
1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Mebane McMahon officiating. Interment
will be
in Dublin Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of
one's choice.
Condolences may be expressed at www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com.
JAMES "JIM" RONALD DUNN
James "Jim" Ronald Dunn, 62, of Woodstock, died
Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, as
a result of a traffic accident.
He was a
telephone switch technician for XO Communications in Columbus.
Prior to
moving to Woodstock, he retired from Ameritech in Detroit,
after more than 30
years. A submariner, he was a veteran of the U. S.
Navy and served from 1962
to 1969.
He attended River of Life Church in Urbana. He was a member of
Black
Wing Shooting Center in Delaware and the National Rifle
Association.
He enjoyed repairing and "tinkering" with computers and
electronics and
liked baseball, football and preparing gourmet meals.
He
was born Dec. 20, 1944, in Paducah, Ky., to the late James Leslie and
Mary
"Flo" Gunn Dunn. He also was predeceased by his first wife, Mary
Dean Dunn in
1995, and an infant son, Matthew.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie Abbott
Dunn, whom he married Feb. 20,
1999; his children, Ron (Stephanie) Dunn Jr.
of Flint, Mich., Mike
(Jennifer) Dunn of Racine, Wis., Casey (John) Murphy of
Troy, Mich., and
Lisa (Verlyn) Yoder of West Mansfield; nine grandchildren,
Chelsea,
Abigail, Sara, Jessica, Mikey and Jacob Dunn and John, Elisha
and
Lindsey Murphy; and many other relatives and friends.
Calling hours
will be Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Underwood Funeral
Home, where funeral
services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with Bishop
Steven A. Hamman, the
Rev. Ron Dunn and the Rev. Dan Leiker officiating.
Interment services will be
held Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the chapel of
Christian Memorial Gardens in
Rochester, Mich., where military honors
will be conducted at the
graveside.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Ohio
Diabetes
Association; envelopes will be available at the funeral
home.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at
www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.
HELEN "POLLY" PAULINE EVANOFF
Helen "Polly" Pauline Evanoff, 87, of
Prudenville, Mich., died Saturday,
Jan. 3, 2007, at Hilltop Manor Health Care
Center, Roscommon, Mich.
A Marysville native, she left Marysville in 1942 to
join the U.S. Army,
where she served in World War II as a nurse. She was a
resident of
Prudenville for four years, New Baltimore, Mich., for 11 years,
and
Detroit. She also was a nurse at Holy Cross Hospital in Detroit.
She
was a member of VFW Post No. 7573 Auxiliary in New Baltimore, Mich.
She was
born Feb. 8, 1919, in Marysville, to the late Chester and
Georgia Jewell
Auer. She also was predeceased by a sister, Maxine Spring.
She is survived
by her husband, Fred Evanoff of Prudenville, whom she
married Feb. 26, 1945,
in Hereford, England; two children, Susan (Ron)
Hook of Roseville, Mich., and
Terry (Judith) Evanoff of Roscommon,
Mich.; two grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; a sister, June
Schneider of Marysville; a nephew, Jack
Schneider of Marysville; and a
niece, Judy Bays of South Carolina.
Private
family services were held. Walsh Funeral Home in Roscommon was
in charge of
arrangements.
CAROLE "JUNE" MCCLAIN
Carole "June" McClain, 74, of
North Lewisburg, died Sunday, Jan. 7,
2007, at her residence.
She was
associated with North Lewisburg United Methodist Church. She was
vice
president of the Champaign County Democratic Party, served as
coordinator for
Mary Ellen Withrow and was a member of the Red Hot
Democrats. Her true
passion was square dancing.
She was born June 21, 1932, in Madison County,
the daughter of the late
Floyd and Virginia Ridout Flax. She also was
predeceased by a brother,
John Leonard Flax.
She is survived by her
longtime companion, Gene Moore of North
Lewisburg; her children, Cindy (Tim)
Engle and Tim McClain of North
Lewisburg; her grandson, Nicholas R. Engle of
North Lewisburg, and his
fiancée Emili Lewis of Mt. Sterling; her sisters,
Pat Wine of Miamisburg
and Janice (Frank) Stratton of Springfield; and
numerous nieces and
nephews of several generations.
A gathering of family
and friends will be held Wednesday from 5 to 8
p.m. at the Vernon Funeral
Home in Urbana. Memorial services will follow
at 8 p.m. with the Rev. Kathy
Reiff officiating. Burial will be held
prior to the services at the family's
convenience in Concord Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Loving
Care Hospice, 113 S. Main
St., Marysville, OH 43040.
CAROL L. BUTZ SAVAGE
Carol L. Butz Savage, 59, of Green Camp Township, died
Saturday, Jan. 6,
2007, at her home.
She was a registered nurse at
Heartland of Marysville, a nurse at
Memorial Family Physicians, and the nurse
and office manager for Dr.
Holly Recob of Richwood. She was a member of LaRue
Baptist Church.
She was born Oct. 29, 1947, in Marion, to Richard Clair and
Wanda Alleta Lindsay Butz.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Jay
Savage, whom she married Feb.
9, 1969, at Green Camp Baptist Church; her
children, Rhonda R. (William)
Ogden of Upper Sandusky, Robin C. (Mitchell)
Randles of LaRue, Bryan J.
(Jodie) Savage of Byhalia, and David S. Savage of
Nashville, Tenn.; her
parents of LaRue; and two brothers, Jerry (Wendy) Butz
and Larry (Paula)
Butz of LaRue. She was proud of her 10 grandchildren,
Molly, Elizabeth,
Sarah, Wesley, Elijah, Caleb, Justine, Jackie, Janie and
Jenna.
Calling hours will be Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
at
Stofcheck Funeral Home in LaRue. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday
at 11 a.m. at LaRue Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Pasma
officiating.
Burial will follow at LaRue Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the LaRue Baptist Church Benevolent Fund.
Pallbearers will
be William Ogden, Bryan Savage, Mitchell Randles, David
Savage, Larry Butz
and Wayne Savage.
BILL BROWN
Bill Brown, former Richwood Village councilman and contributor to
the
Richwood Gazette, died early Thursday morning, Jan. 4, 2006, at
his
home. He was 79.
He was an avid traveler in his younger years; he
often bragged of
hitchhiking across the country on very little money.
He
was a proud father and grandfather. He was an avid reader and writer;
he took
great pride in his Internet discussion group, "Thinkers International."
He
lived in several states, including Texas, California and Ohio, and
held many
jobs throughout his life. In 1989, he retired from his
position as grinder at
the former Web Plastics facility on East Ottawa
Street in Richwood.
He was
born Dec. 13, 1927, at the home of his late parents Thomas and
Dollie Hook
Brown on Elm Street in Richwood. He also was predeceased by
a son, Orville
Thomas Brown II, and a sister, Sandra Brown.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Joann A. Salomon, whom he married
Nov. 28, 1975, in Newark. Also
surviving are children, Arrona (Daniel)
Comer of Carthage Mo., Cena (Chris)
Ladefoged of Union County, Rebecca
Jezerinac (Michael) of Columbus, William
Redden (Michelle) Brown and
Raymond Jezerinac of Richwood, Joseph Jezerinac
of Los Angeles, Michael
(Candra) Brown and Benjamin (Melinda) Brown of
Delaware, and Stephen
Brown of Columbus; 11 grandchildren, Melissa, Brandy,
Alex, Dylan,
Rachel, Paul, Adam, Ashton, Rhett, Anneke and Cohen;
five
great-grandchildren, Trevor, Mason, Stephen, Emma and Caleb;
brothers
and sisters, Carroll (Betty) Brown of Richwood, Danny Brown of
Port
Angeles, Wash., Ila LaRue of Richwood, and Ruth Brown of Tucson,
Ariz.
Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Stofcheck Funeral
Home,
Richwood. There will be no funeral. In keeping with Mr. Brown's
wishes,
burial of his cremains will take place at a late date.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Richwood Park.
DOROTHY MAY
FURROW
Dorothy May Furrow, 91, of North Lewisburg, died Sunday, Dec. 31,
2006,
at the Gables at Green Pastures.
She was a true homemaker; she
enjoyed gardening, canning, crocheting and
tending to her roses. She also
enjoyed cutting, styling and taking care
of her family's hair. She enjoyed
playing cards with her family and friends.
She was a member of the
Fellowship Bible Study and was a member of the
Moose Lodge in
Marysville.
She was born Jan. 25, 1915, in Ross County, the daughter of the
late
Dawson Buck and Rosetta Pummell Frantz. She also was preceded in
death
by her husband, Leonard Furrow; daughter, Jane Pack; son,
Leonard
Furrow; grandson, Jeffrey Marshall, sister, Lucille Barkley;
and
brother, Frank Buck.
She is survived by her daughters, Oma Gregg of
North Lewisburg, Judy
(Joe) Loudermilk of Byhailia, and Janet (Bill) Frosey
of Delta; her son,
Danny (Etole) Furrow of Gretna, La.; 17 grandchildren;
numerous
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; her sister,
Rosemary
(Coolidge) Wells of Springfield; her brothers, Carl (Mae) Buck
of
Springfield, and Paul (Carole) Buck of Jackson; and numerous nieces
and
nephews of several generations.
Memorial services will be held
Saturday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. at North
Lewisburg United Methodist Church, 124
Maple St., North Lewisburg, with
the Rev. Kathy Reiff officiating. Burial
will follow at Maple Grove
Cemetery, North Lewisburg.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the church.
Freshwater, McDonald & Vernon
Funeral Home, North Lewisburg,
is handling arrangements.
SARAH B. PERRIN
Sarah B.
Perrin, 85, of Marysville, formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday
afternoon, Jan.
2, 2007, at Memorial Hospital of Union County.
She was a homemaker.
She
was born Nov. 22, 1921, in Greenup County, Ky., to the late Boone
and Luemma
Williams Nelson. She also was predeceased by a son, Roy
Johnson Jr.; a
brother, Merlin Nelson; and two sisters, Norma N. Smith
and Mary E.
Daniels.
Surviving are her son, Ova Johnson of Marysville; daughters,
Margaret
Lou "Maggie" (Jerry) Midkiff of Chillicothe, and Janet S. Johnson
of
Columbus; special friend, Diane Dean (whom the deceased considered
a
daughter) of Marysville; five grandchildren; two brothers, Henry
Nelson
of Mt. Gilead, and George Nelson of Otway; two sisters, Cindy
Speakman
of Richwood, and Marie Fuson of Winter Park, Fla.
Calling hours
will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Stofcheck
Funeral Home,
Richwood, where funeral services will be held Saturday at
2 p.m. Burial will
be at Byhalia Cemetery. Pastor Larry Wagner will officiate.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Loving Care Hospice, 113 S. Main
St.,
Marysville, OH 43040.
DAVID S. YOTIVE
David S. Yotive, PE, 58, of
Marysville, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 2,
2007, at University Hospital in
Cincinnati after an extended illness.
He worked as an electrical engineer for
many years.
He grew up in Cleveland Heights and attended the University
of
Cincinnati under a track scholarship. He completed his
engineering
degree at Cleveland State University.
After college, he held
many positions in the workforce. But even though
he was a very dedicated
worker, he was an even more devoted sports fan.
He found great joy in
watching his sons' sports activities during their
years at Fairbanks High
School. He also was a very enthusiastic Ohio
State University football fan
and was looking forward to the upcoming
championship game.
He was born
Feb. 1, 1948, to the late Nathan Dickholtz and Molly Yotive.
He is
survived by his wife of 34 years, the former Susan E. Freitchen,
and his
sons, Chris L. Yotive of Dublin, and Michael B. Yotive of Marysville.
A
gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.
at
Ingram Funeral Home. Private family services will be held at a
later date.
VIOLET CLARA JAMES BOND
Violet Clara James Bond, 98, died Monday afternoon,
Jan. 1, 2007, in
Oklahoma City, Okla.
She was a 1926 graduate of Richwood
High School. She enjoyed reading,
traveling and being outdoors, as well as
teaching Sunday school and
Bible study. She was highly involved in the
Women's Society of First
United Methodist Church (WSCS) in Richwood, and was
a founding member
and first president of the Navy Mothers Chapter in Richwood
in 1967.
She lived most of her life in Claibourne and Richwood, as well as in
St.
Mary's, and most recently in Oklahoma City, Okla.
She will be fondly
remembered as a humble, hard-working, deeply religious person.
She was
born Oct. 31, 1908, on a farm near Richwood, to the late Clyde
Earl and Iva
Mae McAllister James. She moved to Springfield, and was
married to Stanley
Herman Bond who preceded her in death. She also was
predeceased by her
brother, Lester James; half-brother, William Earl
James; granddaughter, Erin
Leigh Hess; and son, Ronald James Bond.
Surviving are her half-sister,
Mildred Moore of Kansas; daughters,
Marilyn (Blaine) Bond Hess of Arizona,
and Dolores (Michael) Bond Elias
of Oklahoma; son, Duane Bond of Colorado; a
grandson, Chad Hess;
great-grandsons, Justin and Peter Hess of Ontario,
Canada; as well as
many nieces, nephews and friends in Ada, Bluffton,
Richwood and
Claibourne, Ohio, and in Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Minnesota
and Oklahoma.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at
Richwood First
United Methodist Church, where friends may call from 10 a.m.
until the
time of the service. Burial will be at Claibourne Cemetery, with
the
Rev. James Christy officiating.
Stofcheck Funeral Home in Richwood is
in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be given to the North
Union District Veterans Memorial.
LAWRENCE H. "LARRY"
DOMINY
Lawrence H. "Larry" Dominy, 70, of Prospect, died Sunday morning,
Dec.
31, 2006, at the OSU-East Specialty Hospital, Columbus, surrounded
by his loving family.
Mr. Dominy retired from Marion Power Shovel after 41
years. He
previously owned Dominy's Pizza in Prospect and Richwood and
Dominy's
Pizza on Bellefontaine Avenue in Marion.
He was born July 4,
1936, in Delaware, to the late Lester and Dorothy M.
Mathews Dominy. On June
22, 1957, he married his loving wife of nearly
50 years, the former Twila
Byrd, in Marion, and she survives. Together
they enjoyed spending time with
family and friends.
He truly enjoyed working with people and being an
entrepreneur.
He also is survived by four sons, David (Eva) Dominy of Radnor,
Lee
Dominy of Marion, and John Dominy and Roger Dominy of Prospect;
a
daughter, Michelle Corwin of Prospect; grandchildren, Mikey and
Ashley
Corwin, Tyler, Adam, Shelby, Austin and Carter Dominy, D.J., Broc,
John,
and Chris Dominy and Christopher Baker; two great-grandchildren,
Nathan
and Emily Baker; two sisters, Betty Fortner and Mary (Paul) Brown
of
Marion; several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and -nephews, and
many, many friends.
Calling hours will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at
Gunder/Hall & Folk
Funeral Directors, 347 W. Center St., Marion, where
funeral services
will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. with Chaplain Dan Kiger
officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Celebration Christian Church, 2434
Smeltzer
Road, Marion, OH 43302.
Condolences may be expressed at GunderHallFolk@aol.com.
DEBBIE LYNN COX
Debbie Lynn Cox, 56, of Magnetic Springs, died Saturday
evening, Dec.
30, 2006, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a 6
1/2 year
battle with cancer.
A 1969 graduate of North Union High School,
she was a homemaker and had
worked at the post office in Magnetic
Springs.
She enjoyed taking pictures and journalizing her photos. She
enjoyed
traveling to the Smokey Mountains, her favorite vacation spot. She
also
enjoyed listening to southern gospel music, especially the
Gaithers.
She had attended Magnetic Springs United Methodist Church.
She
was born Dec. 21, 1950, in Columbus, to the late Paul Edward and
Barbara
Jeanne Buell Burdett.
The true joy in her life was her devoted family, her
loving and caring
husband Scott A. Cox, whom she married Nov. 20, 1971, at
Magnetic
Springs United Methodist Church; their two daughters and their
families,
Jennifer Lynn (Dan) Michael of Richwood and their three children,
Jacob,
Lucas and Elisabeth, and Amy Nicole (Todd) Rees of Zanesfield and
their
son Micah; a brother, Ed (Shirley) Burdett of Radnor and
daughters,
Victoria, Renee` and Jessica; a sister, Kelly (Rob) Bushong of
Magnetic
Springs and sons, Ryan and Kristopher; a great-niece and -nephew,
Hailey
and Codi; and an aunt, Marie Masters of Columbus.
Calling hours
will be Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Stofcheck Funeral
Home in Richwood.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at
the Richwood Church of
Christ with the Rev. Scot Gorsuch officiating.
Burial will be in Hopewell
Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Britt's Bunch, a local group
that
raises money for the American Cancer Society, in care of the
Richwood
Banking Company, 28 N. Franklin St., Richwood, OH 43344.
RUTH
V. FAUSNAUGH
Ruth V. Fausnaugh, 89, of Marion, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006,
at Heartland of Marion.
She was a member of the Smeltzer Road Alliance
Church and the Cape Coral
Baptist Church, Cape Coral, Fla.
A 1938 graduate
of Richwood High School, she worked at Quaker Oats for 20 years.
She was
born Aug. 29, 1917, in Union County, to the late John L. and
Katie E. Henry
Bolenbaugh. On June 26, 1938, she married Charles W.
"Bill" Fausnaugh, who
died Dec. 17, 1994. She also was preceded in death
by two brothers, three
sisters and one son, Albert Fausnaugh.
She is survived by a son, Robert
(Noan) Fausnaugh of Westerville; a
daughter, Marianne (James N.) Brown of
Marion; 12 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be
held today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Ballinger
Funeral Home, Richwood,
where funeral services will be held Wednesday at
11 a.m. Burial will follow
at Claibourne Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Ohio
Diabetes Association
(www.diabetesohio.org) or the American
Cancer Society (www.cancer.org).
Condolences may be
expressed at www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.
MARY
JANE GRIFFITH
Mary Jane Griffith, 67, of Richwood, died Saturday morning,
Dec. 30,
2006, at Marion General Hospital.
She was a harness racing fan
and enjoyed making crafts.
She was born Oct. 27, 1939, in Marysville, to the
late Sam Easterday and
Helen Speakman Easterday who survives in Marion. On
March 31, 1962, she
married Ronald K. "Dick" Griffith who died June 5, 1994.
She also was
preceded in death by two grandsons and one
great-grandson.
She is survived by her daughter, Bonnie (Gary) Mills of
Richwood; a son,
Eddy Bibler of Mt. Victory; a stepdaughter, Rona (Roy) Penix
of
Richwood; a stepson, Gary (Sharon) Griffith of
California;
grandchildren, Dolan Mills, Star (Charlie) Ross, Ronald Mills and
Jason
(Tara) Mills, all of Richwood, Bobbie (Gary) Adkins of Raymond,
and
Jeremy (Loretta) Mills of Marion; step-granddaughter, Renetta
(Bud)
Barnhart of Richwood; two sisters, Letha Gibson of Marion, and
Adella
Easterday of Marysville; a brother, Sam (Nina) Easterday of Marion;
19
great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren.
Calling hours
will be Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Ballinger
Funeral Home,
Richwood, where funeral services will be held Thursday at
11 a.m. Burial will
follow at Claibourne Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
family, in care of the funeral home.
Condolences to the family may be
expressed at
www.ballingerfuneralhome.com.
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