Obituaries

Shirley May Breece, 65, of Delaware, died Monday morning, Aug. 22, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, surrounded by the people she loved most. She was born Oct. 20, 1950, in Delaware, ...

Marshall Eugene Dixon, 87, of Woodstock, died Monday, Aug.22, 2016, at Heartland of Urbana. He was born Nov. 4, 1928, in North Lewisburg, the son of the late Charles C. and Eva L. (Spain) Dixon.

Sherman Cedric White, 53, of London, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in London. He was born May 28, 1963, in Santa Ana, California, a son of the late Ira Carl and Donna (Knott) White.

Clora “Tudy” Troesch, 71, of Richwood, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, Aug. 21, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 10, 1945, in Ivel, Kentucky, to the late Beckham...

Mary Etta McCarty Burns, 90, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Brookdale Senior Living. She was born July 8, 1926, in Irwin, to the late Ray S. and Nellie Marie Walke McCarty.

Tyrone D. Thomas, 77, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at Memorial Gables following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1938, in Irvine, Kentucky, to the late Horace M. and Mildred (Blo...

Spencer K. Jordan, 69, of Richwood, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 16, 2016, at Heartland of Marion. He was born Feb. 18, 1947, in Marion, to the late Kenneth B. Jordan and his mother, Melva (Patrick) Shu...

Graveside services will be held for William Edward (Billy) Wampler on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at Darby Township Cemetery in Unionville Center with Pastor Bonnie Frost officiating.

Mary Marsena Miller, 85, of Richwood, died early Monday morning, Aug. 15, 2016, at the Memorial Gables in Marysville. She was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Byesville, to the late Thomas and Mildred (Spaid) B...

Karl Douglas “Doug” John, 62, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at the home of his sister, Lynn. He was born July 2, 1954, in Marysville to the late Fritz and Marilyn Reed John.

Robert Grant Dowds, 51, of North Lewisburg, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 8, 1965, in Shelby, the son of E. Grant and Arline Dowds.

Helen Rausch, 84, of Marysville died Saturday afternoon, Aug. 13, at Kobacker House in Columbus following an extended illness. She was born May 14, 1932, to the late Edward M. and Esther Nicol Rausch ...

The Rev. William Richard Graves, 86, a resident of Davenport, Iowa, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Born on June 20, 1930, in Marysville, he was the ...

Mary Jo Arnold Bowman, 68, of North Lewisburg, died unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, following a short illness. She was born Dec. 15, 1947, in Springfie...

Joy Ann Harrington, 77, of Marysville died early Friday morning, Aug. 12, 2016 at Heartland of Marysville. She was born Oct. 17, 1938 in Union County to the late Homer and Ercell Laird Grubb.

John Roark, 79, of Ostrander, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born August 23, 1936, in Redbird, Kentucky, to the late John and Ida Marie Burton Roark.

Jeri Sue Comeans Chase, 69, of Marysville, formerly of Columbus, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born December 4, 1946, in Columbus, to the late Harold Arthur and Gla...

Melvin Eugene Gangluff, Jr., 84, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Monday, August 8, 2016, at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1931, in Youngstown to the late Melvin E. ...

Anthony James Soraghan, 28, of Knightdale, North Carolina, formerly of Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at his home. He was born June 17, 1988 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, to ...

Bobby G. Picklesimer Sr., 85, of Milford Center, died Sunday evening, Aug. 7, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 24, 1930, in Johnson County, Kentucky to the late Char...

The Rev. Max A. Case, 87, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at his home, with his wife, Geneva, at his side. He was born June 15, 1929, in Decatur, Indiana, to the late Roy and Mary Stetler Ca...

Helen Houck, 98, of Springfield, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, in Springfield. Born Aug. 5, 1918, in Union County, she was a daughter of the late William and Ursel (Brown) Parthemore.

Frances M. Morgan, 92, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Memorial Gables in Marysville. She was born May 21, 1924, in Columbus to the late Archie D. and Minnie M. Thiery Chapman.

Clarence Eugene Shreve, 58, of Milford Center, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at home, following a fight with cancer for many months. He was born March 28, 1958, in Marysville, to Frank Shreve, who sur...

Margaret Ann (McKenzie) Glassburn, 79, of Mechanicsburg, died, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Mercy Memorial Hospital, Urbana. She was born April 7, 1937, in Mechanicsburg, the daughter of the late Eskel...

Dolores Katherine Anderson, 84, of Plain City, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 3, 2016, at Doctors Hospital West. She was born June 23, 1932, in Columbus, to the late Albert and Bertha (Eickemeyer) Moder...

James “Jim” R. Wolfe, 70, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1946, in Plain City, to the late Ralph and Hazel Wolfe.

Olga Helen Ruiz, 89, of Marysville, died Saturday, July 30, 2016, at Brookdale Marysville. She was born in Toledo, on Dec. 9, 1926, to the late Mike and Dorothy (Lambeva) Vladeff.

Paulie Ann Kessler, 75, of Columbus, died Thursday, July 28, 2016, at Grant Medical Center. She was born Nov. 16, 1940, in Pomeroy.

Mary McConnahea, 75, of Delphos, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville. She was born Jan. 18, 1941, to Charles and Mary (Speakman) Wibley.