Local Ohio Obituaries

Sep 19, 2019

Wayne Fritz, age 90, died September 19, 2019 after a lengthy illness at Mother Angeline McCrory Manor.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Charmaine.  Born August 26, 1929, to the late Leroy and Ina Fritz in Baltimore, OH, Wayne was a member of the Liberty Union High School, Class of 1947, and...

Sep 19, 2019

Ronald W. DeLong, age 76 of Lancaster died peacefully at the Pickering House on Sept 19, 2019, surrounded by his loving family and dedicated Pastor, Steven Garstad. Ronald was born Feb. 6, 1943 in Columbus to Carrie and Wayne DeLong. He was a dedicated member of the 1st Presbyterian Church who planned and installed the church’s first remote sound...

Sep 19, 2019

Katie S. Tokuda 91 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at her residence.  She was an executive secretary for the US Government.

She is survived by her nephew, David (Linda) Tokuda of Lancaster, Ohio and several other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters and a brother.

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Sep 18, 2019

Kambri Marie Graves, 5 days old, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Kambri was a strong and beautiful girl. A little warrior princess, who is loved dearly by her family.

Kambri is survived by her mom and dad, Hannah Sells and Corey Graves; grandparents, Cristy and Chad Graves...

Sep 17, 2019

Tommy Knisley 64 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

He was born on October 8, 1954 in Somerset, Ohio to the late Dale Knisley and Betty Lou South.  He worked for the Salvation Army Day Care in Lancaster.

Tommy is survived by his siblings, Helen Crockett, Sandra...

Sep 16, 2019

Margaret J. Hart, age 90, of Lancaster died September 16th, 2019 at the Pickering House.  She was born to the late Charles and Georgia Deaver Moyer, on August 15, 1929 in Lancaster.  She retired from anchor hocking as an office manager.  Margaret was a member of the Fairfield Community Church and volunteered for 35 years driving for meals on...

Sep 15, 2019

Ed “Batman” Reid, 87, formerly of Lancaster, passed away at his residence on Sunday, September 15, 2019. He was born September 13, 1932, in Lancaster, Ohio.

Ed served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked many years and retired from Lancaster Municipal Gas. He enjoyed flea markets and garage sales.

Ed is...

Sep 12, 2019

David E. Betts, Sr., 88, of Amanda, Ohio passed away peacefully on September 12, 2019 at Fairfield Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family and close friends. David was born April 12, 1931 in Columbus, Ohio to the late George B. Betts and Elizabeth (Allspaugh) Betts. Mr. Betts was a 1949 graduate of Reynoldsburg High School and retired from...

Sep 12, 2019

Susan Cathleen “Cathy” Pearce, 68, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Fairfield Medical Center.

Cathy worked many years for General Electric in the Circleville Plant. Cathy was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister. She lived for her family and adored her children and grandchildren.

Cathy is survived by her...

Sep 7, 2019

Gene Elden Beatty 87 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at this residence.

He was a retired machine operator for Rockwell International and a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hamburg and a published poet.

Gene is survived by his sons, Rodney (Barbara Sue) Beatty and Jeffrey Beatty all of...

Sep 7, 2019

Carol Lois Bigham McLaughlin 98 of Grove City former resident of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her residence.

She is survived by her children, Carol Lynn Scheu, Sandra Jo Brown, Nada (Hal) Boner, Mikel (Jackie) McLaughlin and Ann Christine (Clark) Brunton; grandchildren, David (Cathy) Scheu, Michael (Cherie) Scheu, Geoff (Lisa) Brown, Heidi Gulino,...

Sep 6, 2019

Pamela L. Donley Dailey, age 68 of Lancaster passed away Sept. 6th, 2019 at Arbors of Carroll.  She was born in Lancaster on Feb. 26, 1951.  Pam honed her artistic ability while attending OU and she became a self employed artisan, who designed and sold clay crafts and figurines throughout the eastern US.  She also worked at the Fairfield...

Sep 5, 2019

Bruce E. Jones, age 74 of Lancaster, died September 5th 2019 at his residence.  He was born to the late Lowell and Opal Knapp Jones at Camp Poke, Louisiana on June 12, 1945. He was a 1963 Graduate of Lancaster HS and became an independent insurance agent and owner of Derflinger-Jones Insurance Agency. He was a member...

Sep 5, 2019

Steven F. Miller passed peacefully surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle against post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, a rare complication from an organ transplant, on September 5th, 2019.  He received a kidney transplant on June 12th, 2018, and for five months was on top of the world until PTLD entered his life in November 2018.

Steve...

Sep 4, 2019

James Richard Heft 84 of Lancaster, Ohio died on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Bickford of Lancaster.

He was born on June 13, 1935, the son of the late Donald E. and Margaret L. (Moody) Heft.

Jim is survived by his two daughters, Debbie (Jim) Henderly and Jana (Joe) DiDomenico: four grandchildren who he loved...

Sep 3, 2019

H. Kirk Reed passed 3Sep19 at his home in Lancaster. A combat vet of the Korean conflict, he participated last year in an honor flight. Kirk worked in the insurance industry after his service, and was considered quite a wiz kid in the market. He is known locally for his support of Maywood Mission and as elder...

Sep 3, 2019

Michael “Beetle” Bailey, 64, of Lancaster, passed away at his home with his family by his side on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. He was born on September 11, 1954, in Lancaster to the late Charles and Dorothy Bailey.

Michael was a 1973 graduate of Lancaster High School and he worked for Diamond Power for 29 years. He...

Sep 2, 2019

Ann Loehnert Kitzmiller, 88, Lancaster, Ohio “Changed her address” in the words of Billy Graham on  September 2, 2019 at the Pickering House.  She was a lifelong resident of Columbus and Central Ohio.

She is survived by son, J. Scott (Lori Benson) Kitzmiller, Logan, Ohio and daughter, Beth (Bob) Sparks, Lancaster, Ohio. Grandchildren Courtney (Gaston) White, Amy...

Sep 2, 2019

Esther L. Cannon age 90 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at her daughter’s home.  She was born on November 23, 1928 in Amanda, Ohio and moved to Lancaster in 1941.

She retired from Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. Plant #2 after 33 years of service.  Esther was a member of the F.O.E....

Aug 31, 2019

Jean (Constance) Lentz, 95, of Upper Sandusky, passed to her Heavenly Home on August 31, 2019. She was born May 29, 1924, to Lettie (Ackerman) and William Lanker in Carey, Ohio.

She married Attorney E. Raymond Lentz, now deceased and she had one son, Michael, deceased. Also preceding her in death are sisters, Gladys (Bernard) Jacob and...