Obituaries

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...

Larry A. Eastman, 60, of Raymond, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at his residence with his loving wife by his side. He was born July 3, 1954, the son of the late Delmar and Pauline Eastman.

Della Jean Hall, 95, formerly of the Essex area, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born July 20, 1919, in Mt. Victory, to the late Jay and Ethel (Head) Cochran.

Harry Donald Kearns, 100, of Zanesville, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at the Genesis Good Samaritan Emergency Room. He was born March 26, 1915, at the family farm, at what is now 3850 Kearns Drive, to ...

Randy K. Parker, 55, of the Pleasant Valley Senior Community in Plain City, died Monday morning, May 11, 2015, at his residence. He was born Nov. 3, 1959, in Columbus, to the late Howard F. and Glenys...

Alice Winifred Grabinger Hault, 81, of Westerville, formerly of Ostrander, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at her son’s home in Westerville. She was born Feb. 17, 1934, in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, to the...

Jacqueline V. “Jacqui” Gregg Campbell, 60, of Delaware, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the James Hospital in Columbus. She was born Jan. 23, 1955, at the Union County Memorial Hospital in Marysville, ...

Dee L. Dresback, 91, of Milford Center, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Memorial Gables. He was born Nov. 30, 1923, in Logan County, to the late Thomas W. and Martha J. Reeder Dresback.

Arwilda Kimbler, 89, of Marysville died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born Oct. 15, 1925, in Ashland, Kentucky, to the late Robert and Melissa Lemaster Estep.

Donald Irvin “Grizz” Adams Sr., 65, of Malta, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Morrison House in Zanesville. He was born July 15, 1949, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, to Sally Weinrich Adams, who survives ...

Richard Ivan Biggs Jr., 68, of Richwood, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at his home. He was born May 19, 1946, in Columbus, to the late Richard Ivan Sr. and Betty (Campbell) Biggs.

Patricia Louise Ward, 77, of Delaware, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at the Country Club Retirement Center in Delaware. She was born May 18, 1937, in Columbus, to the late Oscar and Ann (Meier) Arnold.