Obituaries

Jeri Huffman Cooper, 82, of London, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in the Kobacker House, Columbus. She was born Dec. 11, 1932, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of the late Manuel and Marie (Silva) Ferr...

Gary Wayne Fisher, 49, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in his home. He was born on March 4, 1966, in Piqua, the son of Howard C. and the late Shirley (Smith) Fisher.

Howard James Kerr, Sr., age 88, of Hilliard, Ohio, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2015, at the Heartland of Marysville, Ohio, after complications from congestive heart failure.  Howard had been ...

Richard R. Seitz, 84, of Pioneer, formerly of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at his home at Fountain Park Assisted Living Facility in Bryan. He was born June 3, 1931, in Forest, to the lat...

Shirley F. Birling, 71, of Pine River, Wisconsin, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. She was born Aug. 26, 1944, in Jamestown, the daughter of the late Lorice and Darlene (Haney) Sergent.

John R. Fry, age 78, died peacefully in his Florida home on August 25, 2015.  He was born in Union County, Ohio, the son of the late Royal Lewis and Mary Hoffman Fry.

Leroy Schwartzkopf, 87, of Paducah, Kentucky, formerly of Union County, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the son of the late Edward L. and Lillie Nico...

Mary “Maxine” Spires, 70, of Plain City, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Mt. Carmel West. She was born May 19, 1945, in Meigs County, to the late Ishar and Edna (West) Baker.

Sally Sue Krohn, 53, of Columbus, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a courageous three-year battle with cancer.  She is survived by mother, Mart...

George E. Eirich, 93, of Raymond, died Sunday morning, Aug. 23, 2015, at his home following many years of failing health. He was born March 31, 1922, in Union County, to the late Martin Luther and Mar...

Marian Virginia Jones Billington, 82, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Carriage Court Assisted Living. She was born Feb. 4, 1933, in Davis, West Virginia, to the late Adolphus and Edna...

Delores Jean Smith Wootchie, 73, of Marysville, formerly of Hopedale and Cadiz, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Hospice at Riverside Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born March 5, 1942, in Steuben...

Paul John Christian Moder, 89, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center with his loving wife by his side. He was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Marysville, the son of the late Alb...

Larry M. Spurling, 67, of Marysville, died early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Doctors Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 21, 1948, in Columbus, to the late Winton and Jennie “Katie” Alexander Spur...

Janice Lee Howard, 75, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 3, 1940, in Marysville, to the late Thomas Howard and Mary Josephine (Pepper) Evans.

Janel Carol Nicol, 38, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1977, in Marysville, to David R. and Deborah A. Johnson Nicol.

Mary Lou Baker, 73, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Oct. 29, 1941, in Pike County, to the late Elza Earl and Mildred Josephine Lowe Baker.

Charles Lincoln “Doc” Larry, 82, of Middleburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. He was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Mingo, son of the late Alfred Lee and Mildred Vaughn (Johnson) Larry....

Greta Mae Cooper Sinclair, 92, of Columbus, formerly of Clifton, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at her home surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Clifton, to the late Frank Pitts and Anna ...

DeAnn Lynn Webb Partlow Young, 52, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1962, in Delaware. She was the daughter of the late David and Mary ...

John H. “Banjo” Bright, age 67 of Gallatin, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. Mr. Bright was born August 25, 1947 in Columbus, OH, son of the late George and Margaret Myers Bright.

David M. Hall, 77, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, after several attempts to overcome chronic heart failure. He was born March 28, 1938, in Marysville, to the late Meredith and Garlatine (M...

Joseph Henry Kurtz, 67, of Plain City, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing, Dublin. He was a member of Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Florida. He was a 1967 gradua...

Le Vesta Pruett Snider, 92, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born one of five children on April 16, 1923, in Welch, West Virginia, to the late Archie Lee and Maude...

Mary E. Haude King, 71, of Ostrander, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Marysville, to the late John Henry and Anna ...

Janice Louise McCombs, 74, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a serious one-week illness. She was born Feb. 14, 1941, in Ga...

Ameena S. Yaktin Birchfield, 47, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born Aug. 26, 1967, in Columbus.

Ace C. Williams, Jr., 42, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born Feb. 16, 1973, in Monroe, Michigan.

Laura E. Cheney Kuba, 91, of Richwood, died Monday morning, Aug. 3, 2015, at Marion Manor. She was born July 31, 1924, in Leesburg Township, to the late Adam B. and Minnie W. (Ford) Somerlot.

Brett M. Madden, 21, of Marysville, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at OSU Hospital in Columbus from injuries received from an auto accident. He was born Sept. 9, 1993, in Marysville, to Kris D. Madden ...