Obituaries

Ruth Olivia Beard, 95, of Kilbourne, died Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was born on July 14, 1921, in Delaware, to the late Wesley and Olive (Howard) Bell.

Brenda G. Davis, 73, of Richwood, died peacefully Saturday morning, March 11, 2017, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born March 20, 1943, in Marion, to the late Millard and Mart...

Thomas E. Francis Sr., 79, of Plain City, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Bloomington, Magoffin County, Kentucky.

Frances E. Rausch, 68, of Plain City, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon at her home. She was born May 1,1948, at Riverside Hospital, to the late Charles and Helen Hensel Hattery.

Jennifer M. Leese Freshour, 39, of Marysville, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Memorial Hospital. She was born in Toledo on Dec. 17, 1977.

Sara J. Shields, 80, of Richwood, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, March 7, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Sept. 9, 1936, in Richwood, to the late Sturgis and...

Charles Edward Crowley Esq., known to his family and friends as “Chuck,” 79, died on Sunday, March 5, 2017. He was a loving husband, father, and friend who will be missed by all. He was born in Clevel...

Eleanor L. Cross, 87, of Marysville, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at The Gables in Marysville. She was born on March 4, 1930 at her home in Broadway to the late Glenn J. and Marvel Wilson Hamilton.

Curtis J. Berkland, 56, of Marysville, died Monday, March 6, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 8, 1961, in Denver, Colorado, as the son of Truman and Karen (Bargman) Berkland and the...

Ruth Ann Hall, 69, of Marysville, died Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born on Dec. 7, 1947, in Urbana, to the late Thomas and Ruth Denton Gansheim...

Paul W. Johns, 83, of Marysville and formerly of Hilliard, died Saturday, March 4, 2017. He was born on Sept. 11, 1933, in Bluffton, to the late George A. and Gola M. Morgan Johns.

Cheryl  (Rinehart) Goodrich, 71, of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died Feb. 26, 2017, after battling long-term illness. She was born Sept. 24, 1945, to the late Harry and Evelyn Rinehart, formerly of Ostrande...

Richard Cushman Orahood, 80, died peacefully on March 1, 2017. He was born on June 14, 1936, in Marysville, Ohio, to Robert Lowell Orahood and Julia Virginia Cushman.

Richard A. Bowersmith, 80, of Marysville, died March 1, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 4, 1936, in Marysville, to the late Chester M. and Viola E. Crider Bowersmith Sr.

Christine Ann Warner Dodge, 64, of Plain City, Ohio, died peacefully at her home Feb. 28, 2017. She was born on Sept. 11, 1952, in Marysville, to the late John M. and Jeanne Carmean Dodge.

Magdalene Conley Thompson, 93, of Leesburg, Florida, formerly of North Lewisburg, died Feb. 26, 2017, peacefully in her sleep at her home. She was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, on Dec. 1, 1923, to Kirb...

Michael T. Meiring, 36, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in St. Augustine, Florida. He was born in St. Mary’s on March 30, 1980. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Terese Meiring, of Minster.

Dale Siegel, 73, of Havertown, Pennsylvania, died Feb. 13, 2017. He was born March 8, 1943, to the late Herbert E. and Florence K. Siegel.

Patricia Wood, 75, of Marysville, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, peacefully at her home. Born March 26, 1941, in Columbus, to the late Clyde Peake and Ruth C. Hoisington Peake.

Judy K. Nickles, 68, of Marysville died Thursday evening, Feb. 23, 2017, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus following many months of failing health. She was born Jan. 24, 1949, in Marysville to the lat...

Albert M. Ackley, 74, of Bellefontaine, and formerly of East Liberty, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born May 9, 1942, in North Lewisburg, to the late Halley and B...

Jeffrey P. Rigsby, 56, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born March 2, 1960, in Paintsville, Kentucky, to the late Jay Paul Sr. and Shelby...

Dean I. Mack I, 84, of Ostrander, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, at Arbors of Delaware, following an extended illness. He was born April 13, 1932, in Columbus, to the late Howard and Ila Hall Mack.

Tommy Wyatt, 62, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at his residence. Born April 19, 1954, in Pikeville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Wade and Lucy (Brown) Wyatt, Sr.

Elinor May Coe Adams 85 died at her home near Irwin on February 18, 2017. She was the eldest child of Loree L. and Margaret “Peg” George Coe, born December 13, 1931 on the Coe family farm on Collins R...

Brittney “Britt” (Brugh) Williams, 32, of North Lewisburg, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in her home. She was born Feb. 6, 1985, in London, to William and Jamie (Lee) Brugh Jr., who survive.

Bobby Dwight Lott, 59, of Marysville, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born Sept. 18, 1957, in Upland, California to the late Howard Lott and LouAnn Turner, who su...

Joyce Boggs, 77, of North Lewisburg, died, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born April 28, 1939, in Mechanicsburg, to the late Selvia and Pearly (Venrick) Beedy.

Larry D. Edelman, 79, of Marysville, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at The Ohio State University Medical Center following a long illness. He was born Sept. 25, 1937, in Columbus to the late Bermen and ...

Lya F. Cioffi Snider, 88, of Marysville, died peacefully on St. Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. She was born March 22, 1928, in Rochester, to the late Frederic and Maria L Magnotta Cioffi.