Obituaries

Christine G. Contini, 78, of Marysville died peacefully Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6 at Kobacker House in Columbus following an extended illness. A woman of faith, she was a former member of Our Lady of L...

Dennis L. Kasper, 70, of Zanesfield died at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Columbus on Sept. 29, 1949 to the late Robert “Bob” and Eloise (McAdow) Kasper. He...

Russell Thomas Clark, 51, of Plain City died unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Grant Hospital. Born June 29, 1968 in Marysville, he was a lifelong resident of the Plain City area and attended Jona...

Sandra Lou (Nicol) Roberts, 79, of Marysville and formerly of Greenfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Memorial Gables Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Oct. 31, 1939 in Plain C...

Virginia L. Swinning, 81, of Marysville and formerly a Shelby resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Memorial Gables Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Beginning her career as a clerk in the children...

Lee Goodwin, 78, of Byhalia died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, Sept. 25, 2019 at Memorial Hospital following months of failing health. He was a 1959 graduate of Byhalia High School and took pride in...

Theodore Harrison “Ted” Hankins, 82, of Grove City, formerly of London, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. He was born Dec. 2, 1936, in Midway, to the late Kermit and Mary (Ham) Hankins. He was a retired ...

Oscar Conrad Decker, Jr., Major General, U.S. Army (retired), 94, a native of Nebraska and a 33-year-resident of Marysville, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at his daughter’s home in Haymarket, Virginia, ...

Jean Ann Russell, 92, of Plain City died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at Edgewater Place in Plain City. She was a longtime member of the Plain City Presbyterian Church and a dedicated member of the Church...

Jeremy E. Mulkey, 37 of Dublin, died unexpectedly Thursday Sept. 19, 2019, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Underwood Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Porter “J.B.” Combs, 82, of North Lewisburg died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed deer and squirrel hunting and spending tim...

Philip Duane Shetler, 77, of Irwin died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born April 17, 1942 in Kalona, Iowa to the late Jesse Ray and Anna (Hershberger) Shetler...

Myrtle B. Clark Conrad, 92, of Marysville died July 6, 2019. With her first husband, Russell Clark, she owned and operated Clark Trucking Company, which she continued operating after his death in 1975...

John Thomas Adelsberger, 89, of Marysville died unexpectedly Monday morning at Memorial Hospital. He farmed with his dad and raised his family in Madison County after graduating from Monroe High Schoo...

Robin L. Gibson, 44, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield. She was a 1993 graduate of North Union High School and attended th...