Obituaries

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Obituaries
By Jacob Runnels 
August 29, 2017
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...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 28, 2017
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 ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 26, 2017
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...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 26, 2017
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...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 25, 2017
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...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 25, 2017
Richard “Dick” Allan Way, 86, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living in Marysville. Early in his career, he was a sales and service associate for his family’s company...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 25, 2017
Diane Lynn Asbury, 63, of Marysville, died peacefully Aug. 16, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born on May 11, 1954, in Dekalb, Illinois, to the late Helen and Lavern Taylor. In addition to her par...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 24, 2017
Jacob R. “Jake” Allison, 79, of Claiborne, died early Wednesday morning, Aug. 23, 2017, at Prestige Gardens in Marysville. He was known to spoil all the children in Claiborne with candy. He enjoyed wo...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 22, 2017
Thomas D. Moore, 78, of Milford Center, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, at his home. He retired after a long association at Ranco in Delaware, where he served on the maintenance staff. He attended Vineyar...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 22, 2017
Clarence R. “Buck” Levan, 53, of Marysville, died Sunday morning, Aug. 20, 2017, at Memorial Hospital following years of failing health. A very social person, he enjoyed visiting with people and had a...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 22, 2017
Mark P. Elling, 50, of Marysville, died unexpectedly of a venous stroke on Friday, June 16, 2017, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. A 1985 graduate of Continental High School, he ear...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 22, 2017
Douglas N. Brown, 72, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Marysville. He was a lifelong farmer and resident of Mechanicsburg with a passion for the land. He had a gen...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 21, 2017
Mary E. Howard, 93, of Marysville, died Friday evening, Aug. 18, 2017, at Memorial Gables after years of failing health. When her health permitted, she attended Living Waters Church. She was a person ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 19, 2017
Carl Michael Caso, 65, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Dublin, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He graduated from Pitman High School, in New Jersey, in 1970, and Rutgers University in...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 18, 2017
Florence Eleene Green, 98, of Winter Park, Florida, and a native of Union County and longtime Marysville resident, died Tuesday in Florida. She retired from O.M. Scott & Sons Co. after 24 years of ser...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 17, 2017
Cynthia Jo Nixon Maxwell, 55, of Marysville, died Aug. 8, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones, from the effects of myotonic muscular dystrophy. She was born on July 19, 1962, at Keesler Air Force Base,...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 16, 2017
Joyce E. Clevenger, 73, of Marysville, died peacefully Monday afternoon, Aug. 14, 2017, at the Heartland of Dublin. She was a creative spirit, using her talents as a floral designer at the former Rich...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 16, 2017
Rosemary I. Rausch, 91, of Plain City, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 15, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community, in Marysville. She was vital part of the family dairy farm along with her husband for many...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 15, 2017
Russell Gene Bright Jr., 32, of North Lewisburg, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Memorial Hospital of Union County, Marysville, following a lengthy illness. He graduated from Marysville High School i...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 15, 2017
John E. King, 58, of Richwood, died early Wednesday morning, Aug. 9, 2017, at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was a plumber and jack-of-all-trades, and worked for Hayner Plumbing and Heat...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 15, 2017
Patrick “Murph” Donohue, 83, of Marysville, formerly of Steubenville, died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at The Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital. He retired from the United States Posta...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 15, 2017
Jerry M. Banks, 79, of Columbus, died Aug. 11, 2017. He graduated from North High School in Columbus 1957 and earned degrees from The Ohio State University in 1961 and 1965. He retired from Columbus P...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 15, 2017
Carl Leroy Drumm, 92, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at Brookdale Senior Living. An entrepreneur, farmer and real estate investor, he and his late wife, Luella, owned and operated The Sk...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 14, 2017
James Lee Kise, 74, of Milford Center, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at his home with his family by his side. He worked at Z Produce in Columbus for 12 years as a transport driver until he retired in 20...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 12, 2017
Donald R. Lowe, 91, longtime resident of Marysville, businessman, and public servant,  died Thursday afternoon, August 10, 2017 at OSU Wexner Hospitals in Columbus. He owned and operated the Lowe’s So...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 11, 2017
Ernie C. Young, 67, of Marysville, died Tuesday evening, Aug. 8, 2017, at his home with his loving family by his side. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in Marysville after 24 years of service. He ...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 11, 2017
Roberta “Bobbi” Price, 55, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, as a result of pancreatic cancer. She was a former bus driver for Marysville schools. A graduate of John Gl...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 10, 2017
Lois Opal “Topsy” (Paver) Wood, 88, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, at the Milcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A woman with a strong work ethic, she worked for various companies a...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 10, 2017
Melvin A. “Junior” Douglas, 90, of Zanesfield, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He graduated from Raymond High School in 1945 and served in the U.S. Army during Wor...
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By Jacob Runnels 
August 8, 2017
Mary Butler, 86, of Plain City, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at the Convalarium of Dublin. She was a member of the Plain City United Methodist Church. She retired from working at Ranco after 27 years an...