Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...