Obituaries

Lurene Anna Mary Brown, 96, of Marysville, died peacefully Saturday morning, Aug. 5, 2017, at her home on her farm with her loving children by her side. She spent her entire life on a farm, as she was...

Linda Victoria Knox Legge, 71 of North Lewisburg, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was a nursing caregiver for many years and was formerly associated with Hi...

Paul E. Reese, 82, of Cable, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was a devoted and faithful member of the Mechanicsburg Freewill Baptist Church and loved his c...

Bernard Eugene “Gene” Guy, 72, of Marysville, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born Nov. 3, 1944, in Delaware. He was preceded in death by his father, B...

Nancy R. Gynn, 81, of Dublin died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. She was a preschool teacher for 18 years and also an elementary school volunteer for 12 years. She loved time with family and friends, but als...

Greta Charlotte (Kaltenbach) Snyder Greta “Charlotte” (Kaltenbach) Snyder, of both Killbuck and Plain City, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, at Majora Lane Care Center. A fraternal twin born to Reo and Jo...

Nancy Chandler, 78, of Marysville, formerly of Hilliard, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. She was the rock of her family and a good woman whom people asked for prayers. She was a faithful member of First ...

Lowell Milbern Baker, 93, of West Mansfield, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at Memorial Gables in Marysville. He was a member of the York Center United Methodist Church and had served on the board of d...

Kathy Lee LaWarre Cline, 63, of Broadway, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, at Milcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Marysville following an extended illness. She retired after 25 years working in t...

Wayne Phipps, 67, of Marysville, formerly of Laurelville, died unexpectedly Monday at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1989. Upon enlistment, ...

Victor P. “Vic” “Tory” Bruno, Jr., 70, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 30, 2017, at OhioHealth Medcentral Hospital in Mansfield. A graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvan...

Grant M. Ashburn, 82, of Delaware, formerly of Columbus, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Delaware Court in Delaware. He retired as safety officer from Owens Illinois after working in fire prevention fo...

Ralph L. Orahood, 85, of Cable, died Friday, July 28, 2017, at Mercy Memorial Hospital, in Urbana. He was a graduate of North Lewisburg High School and a member of Kennard Church of the Nazarene, wher...

Judge Richard Eugene Parrott, 83, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, July 30, 2017, at the Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was a native of Union County ...

Betty L. Shankle Farra, 91, of Milford Center, died early Thursday morning, July 27, 2017, at Memorial Gables. She was a beautician for more than 20 years in Worthington. As a woman of faith, she was ...

Margie (Fladt) Poturalski, 79, formerly of Marysville, died July 14, 2017, surrounded by her family at her beachside home in Rocky Point, Mexico. Growing up, she studied nursing and later spent her ca...

Mary “Eileen” Fowler Caulin, 85, of Marysville, formerly of Madison, Connecticut, died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at home with her devoted family surrounding her. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmothe...

Gary David Spurgeon, 57, of West Mansfield, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. A diesel mechanic his entire career, he was a senior technician at Cummins of O...

Jean Y. Wolford, 78, of Marysville, died peacefully Sunday morning, July 23, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her family. As a graduate of Zanesville High School, she was a loving homemaker, dedic...

Michaelanne L. Conrad, 86, of Marysville, died early Monday morning, July 17, 2017, at St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg. She was retired as a registered nurse from Memorial Hospital and Union Manor Car...

Barbara Lee McKelvey Asbury, 74, of Richwood, died peacefully, Friday, July 21, 2017, at her home. She was a bookkeeper and tax preparer in the Richwood area for 40 years. She was member of New Horizo...

Charles L. Wolpert, 89, of Dublin, died Tuesday morning, July 18, 2017, at The Grand Senior Living Community in Dublin. He originally graduated from Dublin High School in 1946, but he didn’t receive h...

Fred A. Young, 70, of Marysville, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his home on the family farm following a long battle with cancer. As a lifetime resident of Marysville, he attended Northwestern High ...

Leslie V. Lawrence Jr., 87, of Columbus, formerly of Cherry Fork, Ohio, died early Sunday morning at his son’s residence following many months of failing health. He was retired from the Ohio Departmen...

Anna Lou Smith, 86, of Richwood, formerly of Waynesfield, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Prestige Gardens Nursing Home in Marysville. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She w...

Daniel Brian “Dan” Hughes, 48, of Steubenville, formerly of Marysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his home. He was an information technology analyst for Reimbursement Concepts in We...

Janice McKitrick Rausch, 89, a lifetime resident of Union County, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville. The Rev. Jacob D. Heino will officiate a memorial service...

Pamela “Pam” Kaye Neel, 74, of Richwood, died early Saturday morning, July 8, 2017, at The Ohio State University Medical Center following nearly a year-long battle with cancer. She worked for North Un...

Arlie H. Ferguson, 87, of Marysville, died Saturday evening, July 8, 2017, at his home following many months of failing health. He retired from General Motors. As a man of great faith, he was a member...

Eric C. Smith, 68, of Plain City, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at his residence. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in geological engineering and accounting and worked in both fields. He liked music and p...