Obituaries

Wilda E. (Dempsey) James, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born April 26, 1933 in Lippincott, Ohio, the daughter of the late Cecil and Clara (Downs) Demp...

Thomas W. Fawcett, 90, of Plain City, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 25, 1926, in Martins Ferry, to the late David Walter and Rachel (Tho...

Glenn W. Irwin, 86, of Marysville, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Memorial Gables. Born February 4, 1930, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Raymond Dollarhide and Clara Elizabeth (Wilkins) Irwin,.

Lowell L. Hines, 70, of Quincy, and formerly of West Mansfield, died unexpectedly Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 23, 1946, in Byhalia, the son...

Derek Richard Lowe, 36, of Richwood, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at his home. He was born August 7, 1980 in Union County. He is survived by his mother, Karen (Ralph Yeager) Jones of Rich...

Joyce B. Milliron-Weber, 80, of Ashland, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland.

Virginia Wears, 72, of Marysville, previously of Unionville Center, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

Linda L. Ulmer, 69, of Marysville, died Saturday, Sept. 17th, 2016, at Kingston of Marion. She was born June 10, 1947, in Plain City to the late Richard L. and E. June Boyer Venrick.

Andrew Robert Pettiford, 74, of Marysville, formerly of Columbus, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born Mar. 25, 1942, in Roxabell to the late Charles...

Norma Jean Kandel Dildine, 87, of Fullerton, California, died Thursday, July 28, 2016. She was born Mar. 20, 1929, in Marysville to the late William Leonard and Augusta Magdalena Schnees Kandel.

Steven Douglas Stinemetz, 58, died on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Houston, Texas. He was born and raised in Marysville, to Glenn and Lona Stinemetz.

Michael L. Rodenberger, 69, of Marysville, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. He was born Oct. 16, 1946, in Massillon, to the late Kent and Mary Haney Ro...

Dorothy Mae Garrett, 85, of Alliance, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. She was born to the late George and Mary Drumb.

Karla Lee Adkins Rush, 51, of Marion, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Presidential Center in Marion after a serious motorcycle accident on July 23. She was born on May 15, 1965, in Delaware, to Glen...

Reba Connolly Huffman, 101, of Sunbury, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at her daughter’s residence with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 4, 1915, in Logan County to the late J. Fred and Syrena ...

Nancy Jane Connor McKean Hoffman, 80, of Grafton, died Sept. 9, 2016 at Elyria Medical Center. She was a homemaker and registered nurse. She was born Jan. 2, 1936, in Mansfield, to the late George and...

Herbert James Mock completed his race on Earth and entered into eternal life in Heaven on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 as a result of complications from his treatment for lung cancer. He was born on Mar...

Marvin C. Gilbert, 75, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Born Jul. 9, 1941, in Marysville, he was the son of the late Harry and Emma (Nicol) Gilb...

Shawn Waller, 38, of Mechanicsburg, died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 20, 1978, in Columbus. He was the son of the late Robert Waller and  Linda (H...

Patrick A. Boleyn-Fitzgerald, 50, of Appleton, Wisconsin, died Sept. 4, 2016, at his home with his wife, children, and two of his siblings by his side. He was born in Marysville to Larry and Barbara F...

Floyd Frederick Watterson, 76, of Richwood, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at OSU Medical Center. He was born Sept. 13, 1939, in Delaware County to the late Earl and Mary (Jacobs) Watterson.

James “Jim” Robert Anderson, 80, of Hartford, Alabama, died on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016.

George Franklin Martin, 91, of Richwood, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky. He was born May 9, 1925 in Fernandina, Florida to the late Ray Morton and Edith Monica (Stil...

Julian Lloyd Smith, 95, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Scotia Village in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Born April 17, 1921, in Pitt County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late William Lloyd and D...

LaDonna J. Taylor Scott, 83, of Marysville, died Saturday, August 27, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 21, 1933, in Ashland.

Marilyn J. Mathews, 63, of Marysville, died Sunday, August 28, 2016, at her residence. She was born October 19, 1952, in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter of the late William and Ada Mae (Fergus...

Shirley Wood Stepp, 59, of Arivaca, Arizona, formerly of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. She was born July 11, 1957, in Marysville to the late Will...

LaDonna J. Taylor Scott, 83, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Aug. 21, 1933, in Ashland.

Marie Bryant Schilling, 89, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at Zusman Hospice House at Wexner Village in Bexley. She was born Oct. 4, 1926, in Pike County, Ohio to the late Manford and Tenn...

Donald L. Crockett, 84, of Plain City, died Aug. 25, 2016, at the Kobacker House in Columbus after a long illness. He was born Dec. 9, 1931, in Cleveland, to the late Donald N. and Stella (Benham) Cro...