Obituaries

Darlene F. Kempfer, 84, of Marysville, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Memorial Hospital of Union County. Born Jan. 5, 1932, in Reedley, California, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Lydia (P...

Harold “Hal” Cheney Parish, 76, of Richwood, died Saturday evening, June 11, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 8, 1939, in Marion to the late Wilbur and Cleo (Cheney)...

Lois J. Cunningham, 88, of Marysville, died Friday morning, June 10, 2016, at Memorial Hospital. She was born August 18, 1927, in Columbus to the late Frank and Sophie Shipley Arthurs.

Richard Holland, 75, of London, died Friday, June 10, 2016, in his home.  He was born Jan. 7, 1944, in Columbus to the late Elmer L. and Helen (Cauley) Holland.

Elmer Gene Combs, 77, of Milford Center, died Friday morning, June 10, 2016, at his residence following a three-month battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was born July 13, 1938, in Campton, Kentucky, to ...

Leo Peter Ernest Burns, 93, of Marysville, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Kobacker House in Columbus. He was born December 22, 1922, at his family home in Marysville to the late Emanuel and Mary Eliz...

Donna M. Simpson, 67, of Marysville, died Friday, May 20, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born April 30, 1949, in Plain City to the late Lonnie and Margaret (Jester) Griffith.

William “Bill” Arthur Christy, 68, of Delaware, died Monday evening, June 6, 2016, in the Grady Memorial Hospital emergency room. He was born on July 19, 1947, in Galena, to the late Arthur Christy an...

David Lee Groves, 66, of North Lewisburg, died Monday, June 6, 2016, in Eaglewood Village, Springfield, with his family. He was born September 10, 1949 in North Lewisburg, the son of the late John and...

Clarence E. “Clancy” Snodgres, 80, of Marysville, died Friday evening, June 3, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family following many months of failing health. He was born in Columbus to the late ...

Ruby J. Fox, 95, of Richwood, died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland. She was born July 13, 1920, to the late C. W. Blue and Martha R. (Hall) Blue. S

Kristine K. Wilhelm-Whitt, 46, of West Mansfield, died Friday, June 3, 2016 surrounded by her family after a battle with cancer. Born on March 30, 1970, in Marion, Ohio to Jerry and the late Jene (Cra...

Mark L. Mathys, 89, of Marysville, died Friday evening, June 3, 2016, at home with his family at his side following an extended illness.  He was a retired roofing contractor and also retired from the ...

Eileen Ruth Wears Duncan, 91, of Marysville, died Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Memorial Gables in Marysville. She was born March 25, 1925, in Franklin County to the late Virgil G. and Florence Weber Wears...

David Mickey Boone, Jr., died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at the age of 5 months. His gentle smile could melt the hearts of those who loved him. He was born on November 30, 2015, in Camden, Arizona to...

George M. Hill, 88, of Marysville, died Thursday, May 26, 2016, at his home following months of failing health.

Cary J. Venrick, 72, of Plain City, died the morning of Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. He was born February 12, 1944, and is preceded in death by his parents Richard and June (Boyer...

Jerry E. Foster, 77, of Waldo, died peacefully in his home Sunday, May 22, 2016, from an extended illness. He was born on June 22, 1939, and is preceded in death by his parents Edward E. Foster and Gl...

Hubert “Hubie” Harold Fry, 90, of Richwood died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. He was born July 22, 1925, in Millcreek, to James Harold and Nellie (Fairbanks) Fry.

Robert E. Jones, 76, of Marysville, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1939, in Otway, to the late Glenn Thomas and Rhoda Wilson Jones.

John R. DeGood, 62, of Ostrander, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home. He was born March 21, 1954 in Marysville  to the late Willard R. Woods and Phoebe McCullough Penhorwood.

Charlene Connolly, 82, of Marysville, formerly of Milford Center, died Tuesday afternoon, May 24, 2016, at Memorial Gables, following many years of failing health. She was born Dec. 4, 1933, in Union ...

Steven Eugene Dunn, 64, of Delaware, died unexpectedly at home Friday, May 20, 2016. He was born in Delaware on Feb. 20, 1952, to Larry and Jan (Jacobs) Dunn, who survive in Marysville.

Herbert “Glenn” Dickey, 84, of Marysville, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at his home with his family at his side. He was born Sept. 5, 1931, in Kankakee, Illinois, to the late Richard C. and Anna Hyduk D...

Donna M. Simpson, 67, of Marysville, died Friday, May 20, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born April 30, 1949, in Plain City, to the late Lonnie and Margaret (Jester) Griffith.

Gary Eugene Warnock, 65, of Circleville, died Friday, May 20, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born Sept. 26, 1950, in Madison County, to the late Benjamin and Dorothy Stuthar...

Kathryn L. “Katie” Williams, 88, of Marysville, died Dec. 14, 2015, at Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida, following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 29, 1927, in Midland, to the late Marion and Anna ...

Dr. Otto Lefate Howell, Jr., 82, of Marion, formerly of Richwood, died peacefully Thursday, May 19, 2016, at home. He was born January 3, 1934 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, to the late Otto Lefate and Z...

Michael J. Sanderson, 60, of Cardington, died Wednesday evening, May 18, 2016, at home. He was born Aug. 15, 1955, to the late Richard and Patricia (Armentrout) Sanderson.

Linda Lucille Liebhart Dearth, 65, of Whipple, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at her home. She was born Sept. 20, 1950, in Springfield, to the late George and Audree Kisemore Liebhart.