Obituaries

Mildred “Milly” Lucille Lombard Rausch, 90, died Dec. 24, 2015, at home, in the loving care of her family. She was born March 17, 1925, the first of five children born to the late Roy Edgar and Alice ...

Jo Ann “Jody” Viers Anderson-Schuette, 65, of Delaware, formerly of Marysville, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at her home. She was born Sept. 28, 1950, in Delaware to Homer Viers of Marysville and the l...

Kathleen Ann Cox, 53, of Marysville, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at her home. She was born June 1, 1962, in LaPuente, California, to Joseph T. and Norma E. Wharton Phelps.

Darlene C. Winkle, 84, of Marion, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at Marion Manor. She was born July 8, 1931, in Wyandotte, Michigan, to the late Mark and Loretta (LeBlac) Winkle.

Shirley Ann Huckaba, 77, of Richwood, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at Heartland of Marion. She was born March 30, 1938, in Marion, to Lucille Frances (Boyd) Grogg, who survives in Marion, and the late...

Janice Eileen Jerew, 65, of Marysville, formerly of Union City, Ohio, died unexpectedly early Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. She was born June 19, 1950, in Union City, Ind...

Kimberly Dawn Wygant, 38, of Richwood, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 15, 1977, in San Diego, California, to Bernard and Susan (Mielke) Wygant, who survive in Rich...

Wallace “Wally” Snyder, 90, of Marysville, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at his home. He was born April 27, 1925, in Mason County, West Virginia, to the late Lewis and Rowena Tucker Snyder.

Marie Clara Amelia Burns, 92, of Milford Center, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at the home of her son with her loving family at her side. She was born July 31, 1923, at the family home on Boerger Road n...

Edward Marvin “Ed” Leiter, 67, of Marysville, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at his home with his family at his side. He was born Sept. 14, 1948, in Bellefontaine, to the late Samuel Elvin and Frances ...

James Anderson “Andy” Cumbo, 83, of Plain City, formerly of Columbus, died from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease on Dec. 19, 2015. He was born April 9, 1932, in Davella, Kentucky, to the late Kell...

Patricia A. Bezusko, 67, of Marysville, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at O.S.U. Medical Center after a brief illness. Born March 18, 1948 in Youngstown, she was the daughter of the late Larry Hanisko an...

Richard Gale, 64, of Hudson, Florida and formerly of Plain City, died Wednesday, Nov. 18 at home with his wife of almost 47 years at his side. He was born April 7, 1951 in Delaware, Ohio to the late C...

M. Jean Kaufman, 95, of Marysville and former longtime resident of Milford Center, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 26, 1920, at the family home in Mechanicsburg, ...

Gertrude Ann Pierce Cowgill, 98, of Marysville, formerly of Richwood, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at Brookdale Senior Living. She was born Dec. 9, 1917, in Richwood, to the late Pearl and Mary Prisc...

Chuck Sherman, 95, of Marysville, formerly of Galion, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Ohio Veteran’s Home, Sandusky, after a short battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Canton, to the late...

Danny M. DeGood, 60, a lifelong resident of Marysville, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center with his loving family by his side. He was born Aug. 19, 1955, in Marysville, to Betty L...

Gerald “Leo” Baldwin, 78, of Marysville, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at his home with his family at his side. He was born March 2, 1937, in Marysville, to the late Gerald and Josephine Hoover Baldwi...

Karen Noland, 72, of Marysville, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in her home surrounded by her caring family. She was born March 16, 1943, in Mt. Carmel West Hospital, to the late Richard and Mary (Hollan...

Sharon R. Moore, 68, of Marysville died Thursday morning, December 10, at Memorial Hospital following many years of declining health. She was retired from the Marysville Hallmark Store following 12 ye...

Jean A. Neff, age 97, of Columbus, Ohio, passed on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Worthington Christian Village.  Jean was born on September 7, 1918 to Albert M. and Marie A. (Mueller) Calland, the thir...

Richard O. Baker, 89, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, nine days before his 90th birthday, surrounded by family at Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 18, 1925, in Marysville, to the late ...

Edward Joseph Miller, 79, of Marysville, formerly of Fredericktown, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Dublin Methodist Hospital. He was born July 7, 1936, in Akron, to the late Joseph L. Miller and Ruth M...

James R. “Jimmy” Nelson Jr., 57, of St. Charles, Missouri, formerly of Marysville, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 12, 1958, in West Hamlin, W...

George Anthony “Tony” DeWitt, 73, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital.  He was the son of the late George F. DeWitt and Mary Elizabeth Drum DeWitt.

Janet Sue “Jan” Pickens, 66, of Marion, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at her home. She was born March 26, 1949, in Marysville, second child of the late Willard and Eve Dever Johnson.

Rebecca Ann Neill, 73, of Marysville, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at her residence. She was born Jan. 5, 1942, in Enterprise, to the late Ralph and Ruth (Huston) Stiverson.

Donald Lynn Dooley, 72, of Irwin, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at James Cancer Hospital, Columbus. He was born Sept. 18, 1943, in Mechanicsburg, the son of the late Dewey and Zelda (Hayes) Dooley.

Betty Damron, 88, of Plain City, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, the Convalarium at Indian Run, Dublin, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 25, 1927, in Crum, West Virginia to the late James...

Vivian (Lombard) Lester, 86, of Plain City, died Dec. 1, 2015 in her home. She was born March 29, 1929, in Columbus. She was preceded in death by her parents, Asa and Esther (Worthington) Lombard;