Obituaries

Carol Jean Burdett Russell, 72, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at the Laurels of Worthington. She was born April 3, 1943, in Tiffin, to the late Vernon Young and Genevieve Hendricks.

Ruth Anne Rolt-Wheeler Skidmore, 88, of Columbus, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. She was born March 18, 1927, in Stamford, Connect...

Josefa “Pepi” Acacio de Acosta, 87, of Richwood died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville following many months of failing health. She was born July 22, 1928, in Cadiz, Spain, to the lat...

Helen M. LeVan, 96, of West Mansfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born June 19, 1919, near Chuckery in Union County, to the late Henry G. and Mabel D. (Stierhoff)...

Norman Jones, 72, of Spring Hill, Florida, and formerly of Marysville, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Mexico City, Mexico. He was born July 16, 1943, in Georgetown, to Granville and Flora Prather Jo...

Imo Inez Cates Navin, 100, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at Carriage Court Assisted Living in Marysville. She was born April 21, 1915, in Marion County to the late Claude Lacy and Edna V...

Dennis D. Gerfen, 57, of Richwood, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family following a 2-year battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 15, 1957, in Waldo, to the l...

Daryl “Keith” Cantrell, 65, of Springfield, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in his home. He was born on Oct. 22, 1949, in Shelby, the son of Wayne and Joyce (McKenzie) Cantrell.

Kristina Marie Smith Graves, 44, of Marysville, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, October 11, 2015, at her home. She was born February 23, 1971 in Indianapolis to the late Michelle Smith and Joh...

Shawn Allen Stultz, 42, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. He was born Sept. 22, 1973, in Union County son of  Jerry Stultz ...

Emagene Forsyth Neasse, 93, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, at McDowell Village. She spent many winter vacations in Florida. She and Bob moved to Cave Creek, Arizona in October 1...

Robert “Bob” Whiteside, 87, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, following a two-week illness. He was born in Ostrander on May 23, 1928, to the late Franklin and Hildredth (Davis) Whiteside.

Douglas O. Pennington, 64, of Marysville, died peacefully, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at his home. He was born Aug. 1, 1951, in Pennington Gap, Virginia, and the late Earl William Pennington.

James Lee Dale, 88, of Marysville, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. He was born March 14, 1927, in Edwardsville, Illinois, to the late Douglas Evans and Adelaide Celeste Naylor Dale.

Julie A. Cyphers, 59, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at her residence. She was born June 23, 1956, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to the late Eric R. “Rick” Priday, who died in 2009, and the late Janice (...

Ella Mae Spires, 84, of Plain City, died at her residence surrounded by her loving family Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. She was born June 15, 1931, in Amlin, to the late Fred R. and Gladys M. (Bailey) Franks.

Cheryl Ann “Cherie” Navin Schleeter, 71, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at her home. She was born Oct. 5, 1943, in Marion to the late Thomas William Navin and Imo Cates Navin of Marysv...

The Rev. Dr. Scott L. Strohm, 60, of Marysville, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Ohio Health Kobacker House at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born July 13, 1955, in Rochester, Pennsy...

Trevan William Wilson, 20, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born June 14, 1995 in Marysville to Steven (Shanon) Wilson of Richwood and...

Kara Danielle Lucas, 37, of Richwood, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware following a prolonged illness. She was born Sept. 18, 1978, in Marion, to the late Daniel Keit...

Cheryl Ann “Cherie” Navin Schleeter, 71, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at her home.

The Rev. Dr. Scott L. Strohm, 60, of Marysville died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Hospice at Riverside Kobacker House. He was the installed minister of First Presbyterian Church of Marysville.

Trevan William Wilson, 20, of Marysville and Zanesville, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the Ohio State University Medical Center.

LeRoy A. “Sam” Michael, 63, of Georgetown, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown. He was born March 28, 1952, in Kenton, to the late Herbert A. M...

Whitney Faye Miller, 26, of Richwood, died early Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at her home. She was born April 28, 1989, in Marysville, to William “Bill” Edward Miller and December Kaye Miller, who surviv...

Rathindra “Roy” Narayan Roychoudhury, 90, died Sept. 17, 2015, at his home in the Royal Oaks community of Sun City, Arizona

Kenneth Jones, 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015.

Doris Jeanne Stone, 84, of Raymond, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at her residence. She was born June 27, 1931, in Wellston, to the late Lawrence and Minnie Katherine Henneman Thompson Sr.

Herbert C. Nicol, 87, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Riverside Hospital following many months of failing health. He was born Jan. 30, 1928, at home on the family farm where he and his...

Betty L. Salyer, 69, of North Lewisburg, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at OSU Ross Medical Center/Zusman Hospice following many months of failing health. She was born April 6, 1946, in Union County, to...