Obituaries

Paul John Christian Moder, 89, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center with his loving wife by his side. He was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Marysville, the son of the late Alb...

Larry M. Spurling, 67, of Marysville, died early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Doctors Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 21, 1948, in Columbus, to the late Winton and Jennie “Katie” Alexander Spur...

Janice Lee Howard, 75, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 3, 1940, in Marysville, to the late Thomas Howard and Mary Josephine (Pepper) Evans.

Janel Carol Nicol, 38, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1977, in Marysville, to David R. and Deborah A. Johnson Nicol.

Mary Lou Baker, 73, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Oct. 29, 1941, in Pike County, to the late Elza Earl and Mildred Josephine Lowe Baker.

Charles Lincoln “Doc” Larry, 82, of Middleburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. He was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Mingo, son of the late Alfred Lee and Mildred Vaughn (Johnson) Larry....

Greta Mae Cooper Sinclair, 92, of Columbus, formerly of Clifton, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at her home surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Clifton, to the late Frank Pitts and Anna ...

DeAnn Lynn Webb Partlow Young, 52, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1962, in Delaware. She was the daughter of the late David and Mary ...

John H. “Banjo” Bright, age 67 of Gallatin, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. Mr. Bright was born August 25, 1947 in Columbus, OH, son of the late George and Margaret Myers Bright.

David M. Hall, 77, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, after several attempts to overcome chronic heart failure. He was born March 28, 1938, in Marysville, to the late Meredith and Garlatine (M...

Joseph Henry Kurtz, 67, of Plain City, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing, Dublin. He was a member of Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Florida. He was a 1967 gradua...

Le Vesta Pruett Snider, 92, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born one of five children on April 16, 1923, in Welch, West Virginia, to the late Archie Lee and Maude...

Mary E. Haude King, 71, of Ostrander, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Marysville, to the late John Henry and Anna ...

Janice Louise McCombs, 74, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a serious one-week illness. She was born Feb. 14, 1941, in Ga...

Ameena S. Yaktin Birchfield, 47, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born Aug. 26, 1967, in Columbus.

Ace C. Williams, Jr., 42, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born Feb. 16, 1973, in Monroe, Michigan.

Laura E. Cheney Kuba, 91, of Richwood, died Monday morning, Aug. 3, 2015, at Marion Manor. She was born July 31, 1924, in Leesburg Township, to the late Adam B. and Minnie W. (Ford) Somerlot.

Brett M. Madden, 21, of Marysville, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at OSU Hospital in Columbus from injuries received from an auto accident. He was born Sept. 9, 1993, in Marysville, to Kris D. Madden ...

Tony Wayne Quigley, 73, of Marysville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the home of his daughter. He was born July 24, 1942, in New Vienna.

Joan M. Brush, 85, of Marysville, died Monday evening, July 27, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville following many months of failing health. She was born Dec. 30, 1929, in Union County, to the late Lewis...

Margaret Ann Smothers Hood, 78, of Lakeview, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Marion, to the late Lester and Margaret McCombs (Star...

Frances A. Boyd, 52, of Marysville died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1963, in Columbus, to the late Thomas and Belva J. Fuller Fields. She was also preceded in death by ...

William E. Stidham, 85, formerly of the Urbana area, died Saturday, July 26, 2015, at Heartland of Urbana. He was born March 19, 1930, on the Westfall farm near North Lewisburg, to the late Strother a...

Lydia A. Vollrath, 95, of Marysville, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born July 25, 1919, in Marysville, the daughter of the late Gerhard and Lena (Rausch) Streng.

Paul S. Florence, 84, of Marysville, died early Friday morning, July 24, 2015, at Memorial Gables after an 18 month battle with cancer. He was born June 8, 1931, in Pickaway County, to the late Henry ...

Harold Ott, 62, of Marysville, died Thursday, July 16, 2015, in his home. He was born Aug. 13, 1952 to the late Albert Jack Ott and Dolores Anderson who survives.

Lydia A. Vollrath, 95, of Marysville, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born July 25, 1919, in Marysville, the daughter of the late Gerhard and Lena (Rausch) Streng.

Rosemary Russell, 87, of Raymond, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. She was born July 19, 1928, in Logan County, the daughter of the late David La Gale and Eva (Hoover) Hogue.

Leona Mae Grace, 91, formerly of Marysville and Columbus, died Nov. 19, 2014, in Pleasanton, California. She was born Sept. 11, 1923, in Marysville, the daughter of the late Howard and Mary (Gilbert) ...

Terry L. McCreary, 63, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, July 19, 2015, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 8, 1952, in Urbana, to Frank and Alice (Lippencott) McCreary.