Obituaries

James W. Cole, 79, of Hilliard, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at his residence. A true renaissance man, he could fix anything. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons and being outdoors. An avid...

Ruth F. Gansheimer, 93, of Marysville, died peacefully Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, 2018, at Brookdale of Marysville. In her earlier years, she worked for Borden Dairy and Central Ohio Co-Operative Milk ...

Carol A. Shoemaker Foughty, 60, of Rushsylvania, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She attended Goshen Friends Church in Zanesfield and was employed by lumenomics, fo...

Carolena M. Trees, 91, of Marysville, died Sunday morning, Jan. 14, 2018, at Memorial Gables, following many months of failing health. She was a retired registered nurse. She graduated from the Ohio S...

Gerald William “G.W.” Claar, 89, of Marysville, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Memorial Gables. A lifelong contractor, he owned and operated G.W. Claar & Son Lumber Supply in Allen Township. He gradua...

Regi E. Cox, 65, of Marysville, died Thursday morning, Jan. 11, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. A guy with a great sense of humor and strong-willed bo...

Thomas Conner, 71, of Plain City, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, with his loving family by his side, after a journey with acute myeloid leukemia. He was raised in Lima and lived all his adult life in C...

Martha V. “Ginny” (Crislip) Blevins Estepp, 89, of Marysville, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at Memorial Hospital. A homemaker and a skilled quilter, she enjoyed sewing and solving jigsaw puzzles. She...

Sylvia Ellen (Farris) Yaus, 81, of Plain City, died unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at the Convalarium of Dublin. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, and often shared her vegetables with friends an...

Anna Maria Fouty, 91, of Marysville, died quietly Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, with family by her side. She and her husband, Robert, both retired from Franklin County Veteran Memorial. They spent many ye...

Ned McClish, 74, of Raymond, died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2018, at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was retired from GTE, now Verizon, after nearly 30 years of service. In h...

Dewey L. Shirk, 91, of Richwood, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, 2018, at his home following a brief illness. A lifelong farmer and member of the agriculture community, he was a serviceman and salesman...

Mary Louise Coleman, 89, of Marysville, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, 2018, at Memorial Gables after months of failing health. She retired after 31 years from the Union County Auditor’s Office, where...

Ned McClish, 74, of Raymond, died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2018, at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was retired from GTE, now Verizon, after nearly 30 years of service. In h...

Rees A. Simpson, 52, of Marysville, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, with his family by his side, following a brief illness.

Rees A. Simpson, 52, of Marysville, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, with his family by his side, following a brief illness. A quiet, reserved man, he w...

Dorothy LeVon “Toots” Brehm, 86, of Cable and formerly of Raymond, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at her daughter’s residence, surrounded by her loving family after some extended health struggles. She gra...

Lena Ellen (Tomlin) Organ, 90, of North Lewisburg, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Memorial Gables in Marysville. She retired from Bellefontaine High School as a cook. She was a member of Middleburg U...

Betty Jean Toms Miller, 93, of Delaware and formerly of Marysville and Marion, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at Willow Brook Christian Village in Delaware. She retired in 1983 from the Quaker Oats Com...

Frank Edward Coner, 91, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Brookdale Senior Living in Marysville. He retired as a production line supervisor at Capital City Products in Columbus, where he w...

John R. “J.R.” Lynch, 47, of Marysville, died after a long, courageous battle with Crohn’s Disease Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at the Ohio State University (OSU) Medical Center. He was a member of the St. ...

Connie S. Nixon, 81, of Marysville, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. She liked to read and was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Marysville. She was a loving mother and her granddaughter,...