Obituaries

Robert P. “Fritz” Blue, 77, of Richwood, died early Monday morning, Dec. 4, 2017, at Heartland of Marion, following many years of failing health. He retired from Westreco Inc. after 37 years of servic...

Rena Pearl Bingman, 95, formerly of McConnelsville, died Dec. 2, 2017, at Mount Carmel East Hospital. She graduated from M&M High School in 1939 and retired after working for more than 30 years as a b...

Barbara Ann Hayes, 85, of Marysville and formerly of Celina, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville. A graduate of Celina High School, she was born on Nov. 20, 1932,...

Donald A. Smith, 90, of West Mansfield, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He graduated from York Center High School ...

Billy Ray Stewart, 84, of Marysville, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, in his home. He worked for more than 30 years for Westinghouse as a welder. Later in life, he retired after working for 10 years at the...

David Daniel Coover II, 56, of Union County, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at Dublin Methodist Hospital. He was a 1979 graduate of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania and ...

James Robert White, 48, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Union County. He was a former technician with Time Warner. A veteran of the United States Arm...

Judith Ann “Judy” Koplock Carpenter, 78, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. A medical technologist, she retired from Memorial Hos...

Esther L. Franklin Hudson, 93, of Marysville, formerly of Bellbrook, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. A retired office clerk, she was an associate of Frigidaire...

Willard C. Martin, 80, of Bellefontaine, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, at Logan Acres. In his younger years, he worked for Union County and later at Eljer for 28 years. Whether he was woodworking, wor...

Jane Ellen Herman, 54, of London, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. She graduated from Piketon High School, where she was a cheerleader, played in the school band an...

David Daniel Coover II, 56, of Union County, died unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at Dublin Methodist Hospital. He was a 1979 graduate of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania and ...

Leland W. Nicol, 91 of Plain City, died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18, 2017, at Mount Carmel Medical Center. He was a WWII Navy veteran who was on his way to the Pacific theater when the first Atom bomb...

Christopher “Skip” Jason Adams, 40, of Columbus, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. He is survived by his mother, Brinda Adams of Hilliard; wife, Jessica Whipple of Columbus; brother, Garrett and Dale Willia...

Diana L. Brown, 60, of Marysville, died peacefully early Friday morning, Nov. 17, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a coordinator at Honda of America for 21 years. A woman of ...

Leland W. Nicol, 91 of Plain City, died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18, 2017, at Mount Carmel Medical Center.

David Kiley, 70, of Plain City, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ferguson Funeral Home, 202 E. Main ...

Douglas Lee Farrington, 61, of Richwood, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Union County. He graduated from North Union High School in 1974. A hard worker, he learned ma...

Cara A Hoffman, 32, of Marion, died unexpectedly Nov. 12, 2017. She spent much of her life growing up in Richwood and attended North Union High School. She was born on Jan. 11, 1985, in Marysville, to...

Florence B. Ungemach McCoy, 91, of Marysville, formerly of Worthington, died on her birthday, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Center in Marysville. An accountant her entire career, she e...

Patricia Lynn “Pat” Parr, 72, of Marion and formerly Marysville, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at The Presidential Care Center of Marion. She was a loving homemaker and a faithful member of New Horizon...

Paid obituary Dorothy Jane (Mounts) Mueck Schmelzer, 95, of Richwood received her ultimate healing on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She had courageously endured the effects o...

Nell Jane Garey, 82, of Marysville, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at Memorial Gables surrounded by her loving family. She was employed with the Nestle Company from 1955 to 1993, where she worked as a se...

Paid obituary S. Ray Webb, 82 of Marion, formerly of Richwood, died peacefully early Monday morning, November 13, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 27, 1935 in Lawren...

Charlene R. Penix, 55, of Marysville and formerly of Kenton, died Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was a nurse in the intensive care unit at Memorial...

Karen Elizabeth Robson, 64, of Bellefontaine, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at her home. She graduated as valedictorian of her class at Riverside High School in 1971 and attended The Ohio State Univer...

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...