Obituaries

Robert A. Shafer, 69, of DeGraff, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. He was born Aug. 9, 1946, in Cincinnati, to the late Gilbert Wayne and Opal Barlag Shafer.

Shirley Ann Esther Cremeans, 76, of Marysville, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 9, 1939, in Marysville, the daughter of the late Harry J.G. and Helen K.L. (Scheid...

Wanda Jane Foreman, 89, of Mt. Victory, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at the Carriage Court. She was born March 23, 1926, in Union County, to the late Glenn and Carrie (Wattring) Hines.

Samuel K. Williams, 75, of Richwood, died early Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 22, 1940, in Clearfield, Kentucky, to the late Joseph Williams and El...

John L. Streng, 75, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 18, 1940, in Columbus, ...

Ruby J. Davis, 92 of Richwood, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at DeWolfe Place in Marion.  She had been living there for the past five years and had been ill for the past two weeks. She was born May ...

Fredreka Jean “Fredde” Leach Wray, 71, of Marysville, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born June 20, 1944, at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus, to...

Sheryl Lynn Speirs-Furer, 48, of Mt. Victory, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Memorial Gables. She was born on April 27, 1967, in Montgomery, Alabama, to Larry and Saundra (Baldridge) Speirs.

Albert Eugene “Pete” Coe, 73, of Marion, formerly of Ostrander, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. He was born Dec. 15, 1942, in Columbus, the son of the late Ernest E. and Pear...

Matthew G. Depp, 38, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. He was born June 13, 1977, in Columbus. He is survived by his loving mother, Judy K. Depp.

Sue Ellen Lambert, 60, of Dola, died Friday Feb. 19, 2016, at the OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born March 28, 1955, in Findlay, the daughter of the late Clifford and Marjorie (Karn) Hinkle.

Ruth E. Cole, 80, of Marysville, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at Memorial Gables following an extended illness. She was born Aug. 5, 1935, in Marysville, to the late Lawrence Pitt and Lucille Pitt Br...

Grace I. Nickelson, 90, of Marysville, formerly of Urbana, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at Memorial Gables. She was born July 15, 1925, in Delaware, to the late Jesse O. and Francis Delong Jones.

Richard Eugene “Dick” Couden, 86, of Marysville, formerly of Newark, died Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. He was born Nov. 20, 1929, in Newark, to the late Robert Hayes and India Br...

Barbara S. “Fuzzy” Rees, 68, of Raymond, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at the Whetstone Care Center in Columbus. She was born May 19, 1947, in Springfield, to the late Ray and Florence (Hoffman) Powel...

Marilyn Jean Warner Iler, 90, formerly of Mt. Victory, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society in Arlington. She was born on Nov. 12, 1925, in Milford Center, to the late Marion an...

Larry P. Daum, 70, of West Mansfield, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Logan Acres in Bellefontaine. He was born April 13, 1945, in Columbus, the son of the late Earnest H.P. and Lena (Thompson) Daum.

Curtis “Curt” Edwin Borror, 85, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at his home. He was born July 17, 1930, in Lewis Center, to the late Ralph and Marie Hoover Borror.

John L. Garvin, 102, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at his residence in West Mansfield.

James E. “Jim” Woolum, 63, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus. He was born Nov. 15, 1952, in Columbus, to the late Jasper and Joan (Hylton) Woolum.

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.