Obituaries

Wayne Phipps, 67, of Marysville, formerly of Laurelville, died unexpectedly Monday at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1989. Upon enlistment, ...

Victor P. “Vic” “Tory” Bruno, Jr., 70, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 30, 2017, at OhioHealth Medcentral Hospital in Mansfield. A graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvan...

Grant M. Ashburn, 82, of Delaware, formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Delaware Court in Delaware. He retired as safety officer from Owens Illinois after working in fire prevention fo...

Ralph L. Orahood, 85, of Cable, died Friday, July 28, 2017, at Mercy Memorial Hospital, in Urbana. He was a graduate of North Lewisburg High School and a member of Kennard Church of the Nazarene, wher...

Judge Richard Eugene Parrott, 83, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, July 30, 2017, at the Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was a native of Union County ...

Betty L. Shankle Farra, 91, of Milford Center, died early Thursday morning, July 27, 2017, at Memorial Gables. She was a beautician for more than 20 years in Worthington. As a woman of faith, she was ...

Margie (Fladt) Poturalski, 79, formerly of Marysville, died July 14, 2017, surrounded by her family at her beachside home in Rocky Point, Mexico. Growing up, she studied nursing and later spent her ca...

Mary “Eileen” Fowler Caulin, 85, of Marysville, formerly of Madison, Connecticut, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at home with her devoted family surrounding her. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmothe...

Gary David Spurgeon, 57, of West Mansfield, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. A diesel mechanic his entire career, he was a senior technician at Cummins of O...

Jean Y. Wolford, 78, of Marysville, died peacefully Sunday morning, July 23, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her family. As a graduate of Zanesville High School, she was a loving homemaker, dedic...

Michaelanne L. Conrad, 86, of Marysville, died early Monday morning, July 17, 2017, at St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg. She was retired as a registered nurse from Memorial Hospital and Union Manor Car...

Barbara Lee McKelvey Asbury, 74, of Richwood, died peacefully, Friday, July 21, 2017, at her home. She was a bookkeeper and tax preparer in the Richwood area for 40 years. She was member of New Horizo...

Charles L. Wolpert, 89, of Dublin, died Tuesday morning, July 18, 2017, at The Grand Senior Living Community in Dublin. He originally graduated from Dublin High School in 1946, but he didn’t receive h...

Fred A. Young, 70, of Marysville, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his home on the family farm following a long battle with cancer. As a lifetime resident of Marysville, he attended Northwestern High ...

Leslie V. Lawrence Jr., 87, of Columbus, formerly of Cherry Fork, Ohio, died early Sunday morning at his son’s residence following many months of failing health. He was retired from the Ohio Departmen...

Anna Lou Smith, 86, of Richwood, formerly of Waynesfield, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Prestige Gardens Nursing Home in Marysville. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She w...

Daniel Brian “Dan” Hughes, 48, of Steubenville, formerly of Marysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his home. He was an information technology analyst for Reimbursement Concepts in We...

Janice McKitrick Rausch, 89, a lifetime resident of Union County, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville. The Rev. Jacob D. Heino will officiate a memorial service...

Pamela “Pam” Kaye Neel, 74, of Richwood, died early Saturday morning, July 8, 2017, at The Ohio State University Medical Center following nearly a year-long battle with cancer. She worked for North Un...

Arlie H. Ferguson, 87, of Marysville, died Saturday evening, July 8, 2017, at his home following many months of failing health. He retired from General Motors. As a man of great faith, he was a member...

Eric C. Smith, 68, of Plain City, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at his residence. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in geological engineering and accounting and worked in both fields. He liked music and p...

John Wesley Sexton, 75, of Ostrander, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at The Ohio State University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He retired from the Ohio Department of Corrections in 2001. He...

Patricia A. “Patty” Brown, 75, of Marysville, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at her residence with her family by her side. Throughout her life, she worked for the Ohio Reformatory for Women as a guard, Me...

James (Mike) Michael “Stills” Stillings, age 72, of Marysville, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, peacefully at his home after an extended illness. Mike, a loyal and dedicated employee, retired in 2005 fro...

Janice McKitrick Rausch, 89, a lifetime resident of Union County, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville. As a homemaker, she and her husband owned and operated th...

Lawrence Eugene “Larry” Dunn, 84, of Marysville, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at The Ohio State James Cancer Hospital. He was the business manager for Thorpe Motors in the 1970s. He ended his career in...

Richard Allen Turner, 62, of Marysville, formerly of Russia, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Prestige Gardens in Marysville. He retired in 2006 from the Joint Juvenile Detention Center, where he ...

Rebecca Jane “Becky” Schalip, 74, of Marysville, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. After many years of work, she retired as a housekeeper at Memorial Hospital. Prior to her ...

Wanda Jean Rollins, 76, of East Liberty, died Friday morning, June 30, 2017, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She retired after working at Marysville Memorial Hospital for more than...

Cora Sue Pyles, 81, of Marysville, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at Memorial Gables with her loving family by her side. As a woman of strong faith, she attended Marysville Church of the Nazarene, where ...