Obituaries

Howard Dale Poling, 78, of Mount Victory, died Feb. 7, 2016, at his residence. He was born Aug. 26, 1937, in Marysville, to the late Francis and Ethel Poling.

Bernette Slack, 92, of Marysville, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born Sept. 27, 1923, the daughter of the late Ernest and Matilda (Burns) Mader.

Helen T. Fosnaugh, 68, of Arcadia, Florida, and Lakeview, died Thursday morning, Feb. 4, 2016, at Tidewell Hospice House in Arcadia. She was born July 29, 1947, in Toms River, New Jersey, daughter of ...

Jack Leroy Ramsden, 68, of Marysville, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at his home. He was born March 7, 1947, in Fresno, California, to the late Donald Laverne and Amollia Sophia Grasmick Ramsden.

Kenneth “Ken” Paul Alexander, 75, of Powell, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at Heartland of Dublin Rehabilitation Hospital. He was born on May 3, 1940, in Paducah, the only child of the late Clifford Pa...

Loren P. “Pope” Bishop, 64, of Urbana, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at the Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana. He was born July 20, 1951, the son of the late Gwendolyn (Lewis) Rader and Donald Bishop....

Phyllis Jane Spaw, 77, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Memorial Gables after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 6, 1938, in Delaware, the daughter of the late Alva G. and ...

Violet M. Lowry, 88, of Waynesfield, formerly of Sidney, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at the home of her caregivers, Ernie and Peg Jones. She was born March 11, 1927, in South Point, the daughter of ...

Eddie E. McCartney, 81, of Marysville, formerly of Conover, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Marysville at the home of his son. He was born Oct. 17, 1934, in Champaign, Illinois, to the late Everett E. ...

Kenneth Samuel Gaines, 55, of Milford Center, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at his home. He was born June 14, 1960, in Delaware, to the late Elmer and Fanny Belt Gaines.

Janet A. Wilson, 74, of Springfield, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at her residence. She was born March 7, 1941, in Union County, the daughter of the late Francis and Elsie (Rhodelia) Forsythe.

Jacob Meseroll Brake, 25, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. He was born Oct. 10, 1990, in Woodstock, New York. He is survived by his parents, Laura (Matt Collier) Meseroll and Bob Brake.

Terry Douglas Kuhn, 67, of Westerville, formerly of Marysville, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 22, 1948, in Milford Center, to t...

Richard Wibley Jr., 51, of Columbus, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. He was born Nov. 6, 1964, in Marysville, the son of the late Richard ...

Ruth D. Gamble, 87, of Marysville, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2016, at the Convalarium from kidney failure due to multiple myeloma cancer. She was born July 8, 1928, at the family home in Jerome,...

Dorothea Jean “Dottie” Davis, 87, of Richwood, died Sunday morning, Jan. 31, 2016, at her home. She was born May 9, 1928, in Richwood, to the late Dwight Thomas and Agnes Mae (Thompson) McElroy.

Mary K. Dasher, 89, of Marysville, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at Carriage Court of Marysville. She was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Marysville, the daughter of the late Henry and Elsie (Rausch) Streng.

Imogene Lewis Sehnert, 94, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois, with her family at her bedside. She was born April 22, 1921, in a farmhouse ...

Larry Ray Lewis, 75, of Delaware, Thursday evening, Jan. 28, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 16, 1940, in Columbus, to the late Carl Raymond Lewis and Viola Ma...

Beatrice (Betty) A. Boggs, 74, of North Lewisburg, died Jan. 28, 2016, while surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 24, 1941, the daughter of the late Pearl and Bessie (Hall) Cline.

Sarah Jeanea Eby, 67, of Marysville, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 30, 1948, in Perry, Florida, to the late Jessie Willard and Jeane...

Eileen Patricia O’Donoghue Soraghan, 67, of Marysville, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Of Irish descent, she was born Aug. 9, 1948, in County Cork, Ireland, to the l...

Jolyn D. Herriott, 80, of Marion, formerly of Ostrander, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. She was born May 14, 1935, at Mansfield General Hospital, to the late Juanita F. (Lewis...

Harold John Debolt, 69, of Richwood, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at his home at the Richwood Greene Apartments. He was born Aug. 26, 1946, in Richwood, to the late Harold J. and Eloise (Milligan) De...

Sarah L. Drumm, 85, of Milford Center, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born Oct. 1, 1930, in Delaware, the daughter of the late Ray Daniel an...

William Eugene Stottlemyer, 83, of Plain City died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the Forum at Knightsbridge in Columbus. He was born Aug. 23, 1923, in Elwood, Indiana, to the late William H. and Irma V. T...

Karl Eldon Parcels, 77, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home in Marysville after recently celebrating his birthday and his anniversary with his beloved wife of 59 years, Martha (Streber) Parcels....

Billy R. May, 53, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, OSU. He was born May 18, 1962, in Pike County to William R. and Marylene (Francis) May who survive.

Paul J. “PJ” Speyer, 84, of Richwood, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at Brookdale in Marion. He was born May 18, 1931, in Richwood, to the late Paul G. and Madonna (Maddox) Speyer.

Virginia Lee Kenison, 75, of Columbus, formerly of Marysville, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at Wesley Glen in Columbus surrounded by her dear friends. She was born June 12, 1940, in Marysville, the da...