Michael Joseph Shankle, 73, of Milford Center, and formerly of Columbus, died Friday evening at Ohio State University Hospital. He was born June 27, 1943, in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, to the late Harold F. Shankle and Betty L. Toy Shankle Farra, who survives in Milford Center.
Author: Jacob Runnels
Linda L. Heath, 76, of Richwood died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 6, 1940, in Marion, to the late Charles A. and H. Louise (Parish) Boyd. She was also preceded in death by her son, Tim Knapp.
On Friday at 12:30 p.m., fourth graders at Fairbanks Elementary School used baking soda and vinegar to create “eruptions” in volcanoes they constructed out of papier mâché and water bottles. School officials would not identify students shown in the photo. The demonstration wrapped up a lesson on geology and land science. After spring break, the students will be learning about fossils. For a video from the demonstration, visit www.marysvillejt.com. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
Sharron Sue Garn, 73, of Delaware, died early Saturday morning, March 25, 2017, at the Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born on July 13, 1943, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to the late Carl and Alverta (Patrick) Miller.
John and Bonnie (Doebert) Coleman, of Indian Lake, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in Hawaii on Sunday, where they will renew their wedding vows on the beach in Maui. They were married on March 26, 1967, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Marysville.
Virginia Hope (Headlee) North, 83, of Plain City, died on Wednesday afternoon, March 22, 2017, at the OSU Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born on Dec. 21, 1933, in Ostrander, she was very active with her memberships in the Liberty Presbyterian Church and the Columbus Women’s Club.
At 1:23 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 33 southbound near the Scottslawn Road overpass, a 2016 Acura TLX drove off the left side of road, overcorrected, and struck a 2015 Buick Verano, driven by Alima Miller of Wauseon. The name of the driver of the Acura was not included on the report at press time. The Buick then traveled onto construction barricades and flipped over. Miller was sent to Memorial Hospital for injuries afterward and no one was cited. Traffic cleared up around 3 p.m. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
Clarice H. T. Rausch Nicol, 98, of Marysville, died on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Memorial Gables. She was born July 27, 1918, in Marysville, to the late August K. and Bertha Clara Rausch Rausch.
Mary Margaret Miller, 86, of Morgantown, West Virginia, died on Friday, March 17, 2017, at her residence. She was born in Morgantown on March 3, 1931, the daughter of the late Lynn Hastings and LaMarion Mason Hastings.
Paul Edward Wibley, 83, of Magnetic Springs, died on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Memorial Gables following an extended illness. Born July 5, 1933, in Marysville, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Speakman) Wibley.
Jon Boyd Morrison, 63, died on March 14, 2017, in Kalispell, Montana. He was born on April 10, 1953, to Frank and Marilyn (Scheller) Morrison.
At around 2:32 p.m. Monday on Scottslawn Road, a traffic crash damaged an electrical pole. OSP troopers, sheriff’s deputies and units from the Marysville Fire responded to the 15000 block of Scottslawn Road for a crash involving a 2016 Toyota Prius that lost control and struck a utility pole. The driver, Norman Rodriguez, 36, of Marysville, was charged with failure to maintain reasonable control and was taken to Memorial Hospital. (Journal-Tribune photo by Jacob Runnels)
Nancy Kaye Gibson Martin, 74, of Ruther Glen, Virginia, died Friday evening, March 17, 2017, at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, following a brief illness. She was born on Jan. 1, 1943, to the late Frank and Vera (Koon) Gibson in Columbus.
In a meeting on Monday, the Fairbanks Board of Education talked about the possibility of opening up drug testing to all students in extracurricular activities.
Bernice N. Eickemeyer, 97, of Marysville, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Cincinnati, with her daughters by her side. She was born Feb. 2, 1920, in Marysville, to the late G. William and Elizabeth Kleiber Nicol.