Obituaries

Carole A. Smith, 51, of Dayton, died Saturday, June 6, 2015. She was born in Kenton, to Myron and Saundra (Overly) Jacobs, who survive.

Rodney P. Ziegler, 46, of Marysville, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 4, 1968, in Marysville. to the late Clarence E. Ziegler and Marjorie Hanes Ziegler Strupper.

Dr. Austin T. Ayars, 34, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, June 7, 2015. He was born Oct. 27, 1980, in London, to John and Bonnie Ayars, who survive.

Patricia A. Long, 70, of Marysville, died Thursday evening, June 4, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born one of twin girls on Aug. 31, 1944, to the late Ovid and Mary J...

Geraldine M. Peoples passed away on April 24th, 2014.  She was born to Ray and Mabel Lewis on June 6th, 1918.

Jack Allen Buck passed peacefully at home on Friday May 29, 2015 in Marysville, Ohio but was a former longtime resident of Grove City, Ohio.  Jack was born May 5, 1934 to Sherman S. and Ethel Buck and...

Dorothy Jean Conrad, 83, of Marysville, died at her home, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, following a brief illness. She lived her entire life in Marysville. She was a retired first grade teacher at Trinity Lu...

Mildred Janet Birt, 96, of West Liberty, died Monday, June 1, 2015. She was born Sept. 21, 1918, to the late Frank and Verna (Story) Perry.

Jesse James Savage, 53, of Bellefontaine, died Sunday evening, May 31, 2015, at the Zusman Hospice at Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born Jan...

Rosemarie “Terry” Core Yurasek, 91, of Columbus, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at home surrounded by family.

Edith “Edie” W. Clark, 88, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Glendora Health Care Center in Wooster, Ohio, after a heroic struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Her husband William, “Bill” an...

John Guy Black, 64, of Richwood, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 10, 1950, in Urbana, to the late James Henry Black and Eleanor Black, who surv...

Harry E.W. Gase, 96, of Milford Center, died Sunday morning, May 31, 2015, at Memorial Gables. He was born Oct. 18, 1918, at the family home on Sam Reed Road, to the late Christian and Edith Rausch Ga...

Donna Louise Thomas, 93, of Raymond, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Memorial Gables after a short illness. Born November 17, 1921, in North Lewisburg, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Jenni ...

Matthew Clark Swartz, 61, of Marysville, formerly of Canal Winchester, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family following a two-year journey with cancer. He was born J...

Glenn K. Downing Jr., 76, of Ostrander, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born March 8, 1939, in DeGraff, the son of the late Glenn Kennedy and Beulah (...

Doris Marie Ward Anderson, 82, of Marysville, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Brookdale Marysville. She was born Dec. 23, 1932, in Maryville, Missouri, to the late Melvin H. Ward and Pearl Orlick Ward B...

Betty Irene Drodofsky, 89, of Redford, Michigan, a former longtime resident of Richwood, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at her home in Michigan. She was born May 29, 1925, to the late Arthur and Delta (...

Jason Lee Shirk, 34, of Marysville died Friday, May 22, 2015, at his home. He was born June 13, 1980, in Columbus, to Robert Shirk of Raymond, and the late Deanna Duncan Shirk.

Kimberly Anne Wilhelm, 54, of Milford Center, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 14, 1961, in Springfield, the daughter of the late Arnold and Patric...

Charles E. Campbell, 44, of West Mansfield, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 10, 1970, the son of the late Charles Campbell, and Linda (L...

Mary Lou McMahon, 88, of Mount Gilead, died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Woodside Village Care. She was born July 29, 1926, to the late Chet and Ruth (Parker) Brooks.

Allan R. Osborne, 68, of Marysville, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. He was born May 18, 1947, in Zanesville, to the late Rev. Emmett and Joanna Torbert O...

Marjorie “Marge” M. Hanes Strupper, age 82, of Lakeview, formerly of Marysville, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born June 30, 1932, in Columbus, to the late Dav...

Juan J. Guerra, 42, of Marysville, died Tuesday, May 22, 2015, at Memorial Hospital from injuries received in an accident. He was born Feb. 20, 1973, in Port Clinton, to Fortino Guerra, of Sandusky, a...

James William “Doc” Sampsel, 94, of Marysville, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Memorial Gables. He was born Nov. 22, 1921, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, to the late William Henry and Margaret Brennan...

Donna Mae Grauman Spyker, 90, passed away to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, May 12, 2015, peacefully at Heartland of Marysville. Born April 22, 1925 to Richard A. Grauman and Mildred B. Morris Grau...

Steve R. Baker, 66, of Prospect, died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 6, 1949, in Champaign County to the late Roger and Adella (Randall) Baker.

Ruth Dorothea Schroer, 91, of Marysville, died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Carriage Court, with her sons at her side. She was born Nov. 6, 1923, in Amlin, to the late Carl and Clara Eickemeyer Wolpert.

Thomas “Tom” Wayne Hershberger, 63, of Reynoldsburg, a former longtime resident of Marysville, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 16, 1952, the onl...