Local Ohio Obituaries

May 15, 2017

Orville Marie Hopson was born September 29, 1940 in Indianapolis to Earl Hopson and Julia Mae Brawley. Orville was the 11th child out of 13 children and attended Indianapolis Public Schools. She worked at University of Medicine And Dentistry - Newark, NJ as Executive Secretary. Orville dedicated her life to serve God and started her ministry as Deaconess at African...

May 13, 2017

Jimmie Lee McCoy, 81, of Lancaster, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, 7:00 AM, at his residence. Jimmie was born March 5, 1936, in Winchester, Indiana. The son of the late John C. McCoy and Irene (Miller) McCoy. He was a 1954 graduate of Winchester High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He married...

May 11, 2017

John “Punkey” Howard Grunewald, of Lancaster, passed away on May 11th, 2017. John was born in Seattle, Washington on February 24th, 1942 to the late Clark and Beryl Grunewald. When John was 8 years old, he and his family moved to Ohio. While in Ohio, John attended and graduated from Newark High School, and the Ohio Dominican College.

May 10, 2017

Carolyn S. Nihiser, age 75 of Lancaster, went to be with her Lord on May 10th, 2017 at the Pickering House. She was born to the late, Lawrence and Grace Lemon Hartmann in Hocking Co. on December 24th, 1941. She retired from Mt. Carmel West and then went back to work at Battelle. Carolyn will be greatly missed by her...

May 10, 2017

Everett Earl “Skeeter” Albin, III 41 of Baltimore, Ohio passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at his residence. He was a veteran of the US Navy as a submariner on the USS New York City serving on the decommission crew. While as a submariner he stood as the helmsman and planesman watch (he drove the...

May 9, 2017

Dorothy E. Brengman, age 100, of Lancaster, died at Primrose on May 9th, 2017. She was born on June 13, 1916 to the late Paul and Nettie Marquardt Voelk in Chicago. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and also the Little Country Church where she played the piano. She was a past President of the...

May 4, 2017

Bernice L. Swackhamer, 70, of Lancaster, passed away at the Pickering House on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Bernice worked for several years at Fairfield Industries. She loved bowling and making jokes. She also enjoyed spending time with her boyfriend, Rick. Bernice is survived by several nieces, nephews, and friends. Bernice was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Pauline...

May 4, 2017

Ruth M. Hochreiter, age 96, of Lancaster, OH passed away on May 4th, 2017 at Crestview Manor.

Ruth was born in Buffalo, NY to the late Charles and Mary Gosdeck.

Ruth is survived by her daughter, Linda (Mike) Foster; son, Richard (Anne) Hochreiter; grandchildren, Brandie (Chuck) Weidner and Christopher Hochreiter; great grandchildren, Brice, Blake, and...

May 3, 2017

Lois M. Justice Neff, age 94, of Fairfield Beach went to be with her Lord on May 3rd, 2017 at the Pickering House. She was Born Dec 16, 1922 in Whisler, OH to the late George and Margaret Justice. She was a member of Fairfield Beach U.M. Church where she played the piano and organ for years, she served as...

May 1, 2017

Marvin Karshner, 72, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Pickering House. Marvin is survived by his wife, Pamela Sue (Darling) Karshner; son, Jonathan Karshner; brothers, Clyde (Patty) Karshner and George (Beverly) Karshner; sisters, Marian (Richard) Ensing and Dorthy Sanders; and sister-in-law, Marilyn Darling. Marvin was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie and Faye (Stewart)...

May 1, 2017

Rose A. (Hawse) Howard, age 78 of Lancaster, formerly of Columbus, died at her residence on May 1st, 2017. She was born on Sept. 14th, 1938 to the late Ralph and Samantha Crumley Hawse. Rose was quite active in the Girl Scouts of America organization starting as a troop leader and eventually becoming a board member.

Rose...

Apr 29, 2017

Janet Anice Dew, of Lancaster, passed away at the Pickering House on Saturday, April 29th 2017.

Janet was an avid dancer, motorcycle rider, and gardener. She was also an excellent cook and loved swing dancing. Throughout her life Janet was a Brownie leader, 4-H leader of the Dew Drops, and was very active at Anglers’...

Apr 25, 2017

Betty Munsey, 76, of Baltimore, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Fairfield Medical Center. Betty is survived by her sons, Jim (Donna Moore) Munsey, Gary (Carla) Munsey, and Dennis (Brenda) Munsey; grandchildren, Jason (Heather) Munsey, Matthew (Ashley) Munsey, Dominic Reece, Ricardo (Jessica) Martinez, and Sheena Renae Munsey; several grandchildren; sisters, Midge Parrish and Alice (Dwayne) Garrett; and nieces...

Apr 24, 2017

Cruiser Davis, 26, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, April 24, 2017. He is survived by his children, Millie Davis, Emerson Davis, and Brantley Davis; mother and father, Dreama Davis and Jeff Davis; brothers, Seth Davis and Lyle Davis; sister, Christina Audino; niece, Kendall Davis; and grandmother, Marilyn Gibbs. A memorial service for Cruiser will be...

Apr 23, 2017

Loving husband, and father, Brent Joseph Edwards, took his final ride home Sunday April 23rd, 2017. He was a Navy Veteran who was born to Paul and Nancy Edwards on July 7th,1957.

Brent is survived by his wife Lorri of 35 years, his 3 daughters, Shannon, Ashley, and Danielle; seven grandchildren, his parents, and three...

Apr 23, 2017

Marie M. Daugherty, 87, formerly of Lancaster, believer in Christ, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2017. Marie loved people, forgave easily, and impacted many lives. She led many Bible study groups and helped lead many people to the Lord before their passing. She loved to travel and quilt. She was also a volunteer with...

Apr 21, 2017

Herbert A. Kolman, age 89 of Rushville, died April 21st, 2017 at the Pickering House. He was born to the late, Gustave and Agusta Domien Kolman in Cleveland, on March 4th, 1928. Herbert served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was an amazing carpenter who owned and operated Kolman Construction, remodeling and...

Apr 19, 2017

Alex T. McAninch, age 69 of Millersport, formerly of Medina, died April 19th, 2017 at his residence. He was the son of the late Richard and Marie McAninch born on May 18th, 1947 in Cleveland. Alex served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for various phone companies and taught at Vatterott College. His passion was being a...

Apr 19, 2017

Margaret Marie Echelbarger 94 of Baltimore, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Reflections Assisted Living.

She was the daughter of the late Lorenz and Fannie Lehner, Sr. and was a retired bookkeeper and office manager for the AFL-CIO Columbus branch.

Margaret was a long time member of the Vega United Methodist Church in...

Apr 19, 2017

Sharon Kay Good 73 of Circleville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Pickaway Manor Rehabilitation Center.

She was the former office manager for Frame and Spring Inc. in Columbus, Ohio and was involved in collecting coats for kids.

She is survived by daughters, Kellie G. Oates of Allen, TX and Kim (Todd) Wright...