Obituaries

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.

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 Mer...

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 Man...

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 Sandu...

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 John...

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 Charit...

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”...

Richard Eugene Cline, 82, of Urbana, died on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Mercy Memorial Hospital. He was born on Jan. 26, 1935, in Pottersburg.

James C. Dillion, 70, of Richwood, died peacefully early Saturday morning, April 1, 2017, at his home. He was born July 3, 1946, in Madison County, to the late Clarence and Hester (Harrington) Dillion...

Virginia “Ginny” Louise Lowry Stidam, 92, of Milford Center, died early Thursday morning, March 30, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Nov. 23, 1924, in Milford Center,...

Charles L. “Les” Wolford, 76, of Marysville, died peacefully on Saturday evening, April 1, 2017, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Jan. 18, 1941, in Col...

Thomas E. Allman Sr., 56, of Richwood, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine due to complications from surgery. He was born on Nov. 8, 1960, in Aberdeen, M...

Norma (Mouser) Beeney, 78, of Richwood, died early Friday morning, March 31, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 12, 1938, in Marysville, to the late Herbert and Cl...

Donna G. Mackey, 68, of Marysville, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born Oct. 25, 1948, in Columbus, she was the daughter of Wilfred and Twyla “Polly”...

Anthony W. “Grizz” Bowersmith, 63, of Marysville, died on Sunday afternoon, March 26, 2017, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, following many months of failing health. He was born on ...

Beth L. Blumenschein, 98, of Marysville, died Wednesday evening, March 29, 2017, at Milcrest Nursing Center after several months of failing health. She was born on Oct. 27, 1918, in Peoria, to the lat...

Coral Jane “Janie” Rausch Howard, 88, of Marysville and a longtime resident of Union County, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living. She was born March 11, 1929, in Union County...

JoAnn Kyre, 85, died peacefully on March 17, 2017, at the Memorial Gables. She was born on July 23, 1931, in West Virginia.

Mary Heimbush (Grubbs), 88, of Plain City, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, March 27, 2017.

(Paul) David Schertzer, 75, of Bellefontaine, died Monday afternoon, March 27, 2017, at Heartland of Bellefontaine, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 1, 1941, in Broadway, to the late Ja...

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 Haro...

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 wa...

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 ...

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 ...

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 LaMari...

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 ...

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.