Obituaries

Howard Gardner, 64, of Marysville, formerly of Waterloo, New York, died Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2017, at his home with his loving family and longtime friend by his side, after a brief battle with...

Phillip N. “Phil” Schertzer, 72, of Marysville, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus with his loving family by his side. He retired in 2005 as a lab technicia...

Petty Officer Jacob Daniel Drake, 21, of Cable, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in the line of duty aboard the USS John S. McCain. He graduated from Triad High School in North Lewisburg and began his serv...

Patricia Ann “Patty” Pease, 69, of Marysville, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. An educator and coach, she was a pioneer for women’s high school sports locally...

Robert C. Rockey, 88, of Marysville, died peacefully Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving and devoted family, after a brief diagnosis and battle with colon cancer. He was born ...

Danny L. Curtis, 67, of North Lewisburg, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Memorial Gables. With a custodial career, he was associated with Meijer in Delaware, Grady Memorial Hospital and various other...

Holli K. Rowe, 53, of Richwood, formerly of Marysville, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at her home. She was a sales associate at Walmart in Marysville and a former associate at Meijer. She enjoyed anima...

Dorothy M. Scott, 79, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10, 2017, at the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital. She retired from the Kroger Company after several years of ...

Phyllis Irene Hickok, 77, of Marysville, died peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at the Arlington Court Nursing Home in Upper Arlington. She had a tremendous love, not only for family, but for the m...

Genevieve McKitrick McAdow, 91, of Marysville, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living Solutions surrounded by her loving family. A proper and classy lady, she worked at Ranco for mor...

Marsha Kay (Jividen) Lehman, 65, of Columbus, formerly of Richwood, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. A 1970 graduate of North Union...

Beverly Joan (Fogel) Cunningham, 81, of Marysville, formerly of Mechanicsburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. She loved her family and enjoyed her title as “professio...

Cynthia Jeannette Crumm, 91, of Bellefontaine, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 6, 2017, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was raised as a Methodist. She enjoyed crafts, needlework and gardening, and wa...

Brenda Harrison, 65, of Richwood, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, Sept. 6, 2017, at home surrounded by her loving and devoted family. She was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia in her early t...

Oliver Roy Hicks, the three-day-old son of Thad and Sarah Hicks of Marysville, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. In his brief life, he fought a hard battle to ...

Amy Lynn Allison Simpson, 70, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at her home. A full-time wife, mother and homemaker, she was known as an upbeat person who was a kind and giving soul. She enj...

Samuel F. Baldwin Jr., 64, of Urbana, died peacefully Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in his home after a battle with cancer. He graduated from Marysville High School in 1972. He studied horticulture and phi...

Karen Ann Rausch Nicol, 75, of Plain City, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Dublin Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She retired from Trinity Lutheran School after serving 18 years as ...

Mark A. Titler III, 65, of Marysville, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family, following many months of failing health. He was an employee of the Ohio Department of ...

Virginia E. “Ginny” Carrel, 95, of Richwood, died peacefully Aug. 30, 2017, at Delaware Court Healthcare Center. She spent her youth in Marion and graduated from Marion Harding High School in 1940. Sh...

Charles E. “Chuck” Contizano, 47, of Chesterland and formerly of Marysville, died peacefully Aug. 30, 2017, at his home after a seven-year struggle with brain cancer. He was a resident of Chesterland ...

FORREST EVERETT “BUCK” JENKINS Forrest Everett “Buck” Jenkins, 50, of Clearwater, Florida, and formerly of Marysville, died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, ...

JOHN P. RYAN John P. Ryan, 83, a lifetime resident of Irwin, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, 2017, at Memorial Gables in Marysville. He was born into a farming family. With his wife and children, he ...

KAREN SUE MILLER Karen Sue Miller, 66, of Marysville, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. A kind and loving person, she was known for her giving nature. I...

Johnny L. Furer, 92, of Richwood, died peacefully Monday evening, Aug. 28, 2017, at the Primrose Community in Marion. A 1943 graduate of the Mount Victory High School, he was veteran of the United Sta...

Nancy (Smith) Cunningham, 82, of Plain City, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at Dublin Methodist Hospital. She was a member of the New California Presbyterian Church and the Open Path Garden Club in Plain...

Marcus John Williams, 33, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, at his home. A 2002 graduate of Marysville High School, he enjoyed working out and playing disc golf. He was a people ...

Patricia Loretta (Eilts) Kessen, 68, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at the Mayfair Village Nursing Home in Dublin. She graduated from Streator Township High School in Streator, Illinois, in 1966 and a...

John W. Sprouse, 71, of Raymond, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. A graduate in the final class of Byhalia-York High School in 1965, he served his country in th...

Jeffrey Lowell Crank, 56, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, Aug. 22, 2017, at his residence. He was known to be a quiet person who didn’t like being in crowds but was also a man who wo...