Jean B. Dixon, 84, of East Liberty, died on Tuesday morning, April 11, 2017, at her home. She was born in Logan County on Aug. 24, 1932, to the late Paul Blackburn and Edith (Inskeep) Blackburn Stevens.
Author: Jacob Runnels
At 9:40 a.m. on Monday, a 2000 Kenworth truck from Parrott Implement Co., turning from Middleburg-Plain City Road onto Collins Road, suffered a hydraulic failure on a disk drill it was hauling. The piece of equipment unfolded and hit a utility pole, damaging it. The incident blocked the road until about 10:55 a.m., when the pole could be repaired. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
Robert “Bob” D. Castle, 50, died at the Kobacker House on Sunday, April 9, 2017. He was born in Columbus on July 25, 1966, to Earl and Judy (Akers) Castle.
On Monday night, Milford Center Village Council members approved a resolution that would allow mayor Virgil Reisinger to enter a contract with SportScape to complete a shade structure and basketball court in Bicentennial Park.
Rock and Wendy (Kauffman) Brenner, of Cable, will celebrate their 25th anniversary today and plan to take a trip to Las Vegas. They were married on April 10, 1992, at the United Methodist Church, in North Lewisburg.
Phyllis A. Merriman Curtis, 72, of North Lewisburg, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 6, 1945, in Delaware, to the late Herbert and Ruth Dye Merriman.
James Edward “Jim” Clevenger, 64, of Marysville, died peacefully Thursday, April 6, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family and canine companion, Harley. He was born on June 11, 1952, in Mansfield, to the late Bernard and Mildred Van Loon Clevenger.
Linda Lou Scheiderer Comeau, 69, of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada, formerly of Marysville, died on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Miramichi Regional Hospital. She was born on April 10, 1947, in Sandusky, to the late Ernest E. and Julia M. (Cross) Saunders.
Richard Meyer is pictured above as a junior at Marysville High School where he won the Central Ohio Regional Science Fair in 1967 with his project called “Closed Circuit Television System.” He used this as a stepping stone to pursue electronics studies and formed a career that played a role in the development of digital television. (Photo submitted) –––– 1967 science fair propelled former resident to career in electronics On March 21, the Marysville Journal-Tribune published a “News from Our Files” column that showcased Marysville High School student Richard Meyer’s science project winning an award at the Regional Science Fair…
Joyce M. Combs Riley, 76, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. She was born March 28, 1941, in Irwin, to the late Crit Combs and Elsie Williams Combs Mills.
Mark A. Shoemaker, 35, of Unionville, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born on March 30, 1982, in London.
Gene E. Johnson, 81, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, April 4, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 30, 1936, in Delaware County, to the late Ralph and Hattie Dixon Johnson.
Harold G. Coy, 89, of Milford Center, died Tuesday evening, April 4, 2017, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born Sept. 21, 1927, in Richmondale, to the late David Otto and Charity Ethel Quincel Coy.
Nacrina Alavarez Blanco is shown performing at a Carpiccio Columbus concert in the fall of 2015. The local resident will be performing at Carnegie Hall on Sunday. (Photo submitted) –––– To some people, singing is about the performance, but Nacrina Alvarez Blanco treats it as a job to serve her audience.
Barton D. Beardsley, 49, of Marysville, died Sunday, April 2, 2017, at OhioHealth Hospice Kobacker House in Columbus. He was born on March 30, 1968, in Columbus to the James Beardsley and Mary “Margo” Beardsley who survives.