Archived Obituaries

THE RICHWOOD GAZETTE

Archived Obituaries December 2014

BETTY JANE RANSOME
Betty Jane Ransome, 88, of Marion, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at Heartland of Marion. She was born Sept. 7, 1926, to the late Harold S. and Carrie B. (Osborne) Sanders.

ARLIS L. WASSERBECK
Arlis L. Wasserbeck, 93, was born Dec. 14, 1921, in the family’s home in rural Union County, to the late Walter Frank Wasserbeck and Margaret Rhea (Smeltzer) Wasserbeck. He passed away early Dec. 22, 2014, at home.

IVA IRENE WASSERBECK
Iva Irene Wasserbeck, 89, of Prospect, passed away the night of Dec. 26, 2014, at her home after a long illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Marion County Dec. 20, 1925, to the late Fred Lee Baker and Lulu Irene (Temple) Baker.

WALTER JAMES CRAIG
Walter James Craig, 96, of Delaware, died early Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2014, at the Kobacker House in Columbus. He was born June 12, 1918, in Leetonia to the late Walter D. and Mary Patricia (Bates) Craig.

LAWRENCE E. REEP
Lawrence E. Reep, 82, of Marion, formerly of Richwood and Willowick, died early Sunday morning, Dec. 14, 2014 at his home at the Primrose Community in Marion. He was born July 2, 1932, in Warren, to the late Kenneth and Edna (Wyndham) Reep.

MEL COLLUM
Mel Collum, 59, of rural Marysville, died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Union County. He was born May 31, 1955, in Bellefontaine to the late William and Bess (Shafer) Collum.

I. JEAN GRIFFITH
I. Jean Griffith, 93, formerly of Richwood, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at the Marion General Hospital.
She was born Sept. 24, 1921, in Ostrander to the late Fred O. and Lottie Ruth (Edwards) Sabins.

RICHARD FRANKLIN TROESCH
Richard Franklin Troesch, 80, of Richwood, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at Morningview Pointe in Marion. He was born Oct. 25, 1934, in Milford Center to the late Frank Emil and Mary Elizabeth (Cowgill) Troesch.