Obituaries

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” (Florence) Shanks, 92, of Columbus, died Nov. 10, 2017, at the Kobacker House in Columbus. She retired after 17 years working for Mount Carmel Medical Center in the distribution...

W. Eugene “Gene” Harbold, 85, of Marysville, died Saturday morning, Nov. 11, 2017, at Memorial Gables following an extended illness. A former employee of the Marysville Journal-Tribune, he retired aft...

Edward “Ed” Forney, 72, of Columbus, died unexpectedly from health complications Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at his home. A retired, self-employed contractor, he built custom homes throughout his career. As...

Jonas J. “Dick” Schlabach, 82, of Plain City, died Monday evening, Nov. 6, 2017, at Altercare of Hilliard, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and raised on a farm, where he began working whe...

Constance Mae “Connie” DeRuse Nicol, 72, of Marysville, died on her birthday Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with kidney cancer. Following her birth...

Joseph L. Auker, 87, recently of Marysville and formerly of Columbus, where he lived most of his life, died peacefully Nov. 6, 2017, at Memorial Hospital as the result of complications from pneumonia,...

Michael Aaron Helton Sr., 47, of Marysville, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, from injuries he suffered in a traffic accident on Nov. 1, in Columbus. A forklift operat...

Justin R. Stewart, 31, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Lancaster. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School, where he was a standout football player. He honorably served in...

Russell Lee Merideth, 68, of West Jefferson, formerly of Plain City, and a snow bird of Tavares, Florida, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Nov. 4, 2017, at Doctor’s Hospital in Lincoln Village, sur...

Arnold M. Nymeyer, 71, of Marysville, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. He retired from the equipment company Caterpillar in Columbus, where he was a salesman for almos...

Jo Anne Carpenter, 89, of Ostrander, died Tuesday night, Oct. 31, 2017, at Ohio Living Sarah Moore in Delaware. She was a stay-at-home mother who was a very loving and caring person. She was a 4H advi...

James Eugene Botkin, 73, of Dublin, formerly of Marysville, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at Glenwood Alzheimer Special Care Center in Dublin. He was a retired engineer with Honda of America for more th...

Nita “June” Das Roychoudhury, 81, formerly of Marysville, died Oct. 9, 2017, at her home at Royal Oaks community in Sun City, Arizona. She lived a rich life and made wonderful contributions to the hap...

Forest L. “Jack” Bugg, 85, of Unionville Center, died Sunday evening, Oct. 29, 2017, at Milcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Marysville, where he resided since 2002. He was a retired machini...

Clair B. Owen, 100, of Talladega, Alabama and formerly of Milford Center, died Oct. 27, 2017. He was a retired barber from Milford Center and a veteran in the U.S. Army. He loved his family and friend...

Betty E. Nicol, 94, of North Canton and formerly of Marysville, died peacefully Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. A loving homemaker, she was formerly a 4H leade...

David L. Wiley, 76, of Richwood, died Sunday morning, Oct. 29, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family following a number of months of failing health. A farmer for nearly his whole life, he was kn...

Phyllis Ann Tomlin Clark, 88, of Milford Center, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving children at her home. In her life, she was employed by The Ohi...

Lori Black Smith and her husband, Matt Smith, after their wedding in Myanmar. (Photo submitted) –––– You may remember my stories from the past about Lori Black. She is a 2003 graduate of Marysville Hi...

Evelyn J. “Jeanie” Peterson, 51, of North Lewisburg, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at the Ohio State University James Cancer Center in Columbus. She was a graduate of Benjamin Logan High School and dedi...

Joan Helen Rausch Tucker, 89, of Marysville, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at The Ohio State University (OSU) Ross Heart Hospital. A cosmetologist, she owned and operated “Joan’s Fashion Beauty Salon” f...

Daniel Allan Wolfe, 47, of Plain City, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at his residence. He was a 1988 Tolles graduate in diesel mechanics. He enjoyed the outdoors, being with nature, and enj...

LouElla K. “Kay” Alexander, 82, a lifetime resident of Marysville, died Monday morning, Oct. 23, 2017, at Carriage Court after many years of failing health. She retired from the Ohio Reformatory for W...

MCCLURE David Lloyd McClure, 60, of North Lewisburg, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. He was a 1976 graduate of Springfield-Clark JVS in Springfield and retired...

MOELLER Michael William Moeller, 64, of Plain City, died Friday morning, Oct. 20, 2017, at home with his wife and sons by his side. He was the founder of the Ohio Tax Center, president of Moeller Fina...

LATHAM Richard “Casey” Latham, also known as “Ricky Bobby,” 30, of North Lewisburg, died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. He graduated from Triad High School in 2006 and from Ohio Hi-Point Career C...

Ashley Nicole Vanover, 31, of Plain City, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at Mount Carmel West. She was a beloved mother, daughter, granddaughter and sweet angel. She was a graduate of Jonathan Alder Hi...

Henry A. Bushong, 81, of West Mansfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a proud technical sergeant for the United States Air Force, where he retired out of t...

Grace Lee Cline Carsten, 71, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, at Milcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A homemaker, she was a former associate of Jimmy D Cleaners and a former emplo...

Beatrice Catherine Sells Jewell, 90, of Marysville, formerly of Urbana, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living in Marysville. After 33 years, she retired as an assembler at Bulldog/S...