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Charles Michael Shuster
Oct 21, 2016
Charles Michael Shuster, age 64, of Stockport, Ohio, died at 3:54 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2016 at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster. He was born December 1, 1951 in Zanesville, a son of the late Donald and Mary Hollett Shuster. He was a Boilermaker with Local # 105 in Piketon, Ohio and a self employed businessman. He was a...
Winnifred Cunningham
Oct 19, 2016
Winnifred M. Cunningham, 92, of McConnelsville, passed away on Weds. Oct. 19, 2016 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on Jan. 27, 1924 in Bartlett, Ohio to the late Clarence and Mary Lois Martin Fleming. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cornerstone South Church in McConnelsville. She is survived by a son Brian (Susan)...
Randy Denney
Oct 19, 2016
Randy G. Denney, 63 of Chesterhill, passed away on Weds. Oct. 19, 2016 at the O'Bleness Hospital in Athens. He was born on July 15, 1953 in Columbus to the late James L. and Patty L. Reams Denney. He was a retired steel worker and worked for Ohio Steel fabricators in Columbus. He attended the Church of Christ Christian...
Charles Simmons
Oct 18, 2016
Charles H. Simmons, age 77, of Chesterhill, Ohio passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville at 10:16 a.m. He was born in Guysville, Ohio on November 14, 1938, a son of the late Burch H. and Myrtle Marshall Simmons. He worked in the Oil Fields as a Driller for Carr Drilling , Chesterhill; He retired...
Rita Maxwell
Oct 11, 2016
Rita E. Brown Maxwell, 73, of Malta, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born on January 6, 1943 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late John and Wanda Ashton Brown. She was a homemaker and raised 15 children. She was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in New Lexington. She is survived...
Nelda Davis
Oct 5, 2016
Nelda Lee Davis, 85 of McConnelsville, passed away on Weds. Oct. 5, 2016 at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home. She was born on Oct. 19, 1930 in Pennsville, Ohio to the late Olin and Ruth Bachelor Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Seventh Street Church of Christ in McConnelsville. She is survived by a brother,...
Anna Kennedy
Sep 27, 2016
Anna Erwin Kennedy, 60, of Chesterhill, passed away on Tues., Sept. 27, 2016 at her home. She was born on Jan. 18, 1956 in Nelsonville to the late Charles and Elizabeth McKinley Erwin. She worked as a press operator for Molding Technology Inc. in Newark. She loved going to auctions, shopping, cooking and family gatherings with all her children...
Robin Frash
Sep 20, 2016
Robin R. Smith Frash, 56, of McConnelsville, passed away on Tues. Sept. 20, 2016 at the Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born on Aug. 7, 1960 in Zanesville to the late Harold "Jack" and Sarah "Sally" Brown Smith. She worked as an LPN at the Arbors Nursing Center in Marietta. She is survived by her son Mark...
Bernard Triplet
Sep 20, 2016
Bernard Lee Triplet, 92 of Chesterhill, passed away on Tues, September 20, 2016 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville. He was born on Feb. 9, 1924 in Chesterhill to the late Harry and Glossie Kane Triplet. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He was a school bus driver for the Morgan...
Lyle Harlow
Sep 17, 2016
Lyle E. Harlow, 79 of Stockport, passed away on Sat. Sept. 17, 2016 in his home after a battle with cancer. He was born on July 5, 1937 in Cumberland, Ohio to the late Daniel Leroy Harlow and Mabel Dickinson Harlow. He retired from Gould Inc. where he worked for over 32 years in the maintenance Dept. He was...
Marlene Anderson
Sep 5, 2016
Marlene K. Anderson, 74 of Deavertown, passed away on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016 at the Riverside Landing Nursing Home in McConnelsville. She was born on Nov. 16, 1941 in Misco, Ohio to the late Stewart and Lucy Lanning Thomas. She worked for many years at Brockway Glass as well as working on the Dairy Farm. She was a member...
Arita Rae Ellis
Sep 4, 2016
Arita Rae Hill Ellis, 79, of Chesterhill, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born on Nov. 13, 1936 in Stewart, Ohio to Wilfred O. and Bessie Justin Hill. She was employed for many years at the First National Bank of Chesterhill, where she served as the Executive Vice President and a Director...
Larry Albert
Aug 30, 2016
Larry E. Albert, 69, of Stockport, Passed away on Tues. Aug. 30, 2016 at his home. He was born on Sept. 4, 1946 in Columbus to the late Fredrick J. and Clara M. Kulp Albert. Larry worked as a truck driver. He is survived by 1 son Chris Albert of Zanesville, 1 daughter, Myra Albert of Columbus, 1 half-brother,...
Dorothy Spencer
Aug 10, 2016
Dorothy L. Buchanan Spencer, 91 of McConnelsville, died on Weds, Aug. 10, 2016 surrounded by her family at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born on May 27, 1925 in McConnelsville to the late Homer and Georgia Osborn Buchanan. She retired from Cleveland Graphite Bronze (Imperial Cleveite) in McConnelsville. She attended the Trinity United Methodist Church in McConnelsville....
John Desaavedra
Aug 4, 2016
John P. DeSaavedra, 94 of Stockport, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Dec. 30, 1921 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Garcia and Mary Schwiegert DeSaavedra. He worked as a farmer and also bought and sold house trailers, airplanes and cars. He is survived by 4 sons, John DeSaavedra of Pataskala, Joseph...
John Weiss
Aug 2, 2016
John Weiss, 72, of Chesterhill, OH, passed away at his home on August 2, 2016. John is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marianne; his daughter, Lisa (Shannon) McQuerrey of Kansas City, MO; his grandchildren, Grace and Jackson, also of Kansas City; his brother, Jeffrey Weiss of Akron, OH; and several brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. John...
William Matheny
Jul 24, 2016
William B. Matheny, 72, of Glouster, died on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born on March 20, 1944 to the late William M. McMillan and Lucille Matheny. He worked in the Oil Fields and was a truck driver for Beg and Fetch Trucking. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marcella Frazee Matheny...
Wanda Lacey
Jul 13, 2016
Wanda Mae Lacey, 75, of Waterford, died on Weds., July 13, 2016 at the Charleston Medical Center. She was born on Oct. 20, 1940 in Ripley, West Virginia to the late Hollie V. and Loshie E. Bibbee Raines. She worked as a Home Health Aide and loved taking care of her sons Jimmy, Troy, daughter Kim, grandchildren and great...
Mark Shuster
Jul 11, 2016
Mark W. Shuster, 53, of Hackney, died on Monday, July 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born on Oct. 11, 1962 in Zanesville to John and Kay Johnson Shuster. He owned and operated Shuster Drywall for many years. He was a member of the OHSAA Umpire Ass. and umpired baseball and softball all over Ohio and West Virginia....
Joseph Barkhurst
Jul 8, 2016
Joseph C. Barkhurst, 64, of McConnelsville, died on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at his residence. He was born on July 13, 1951 in Galion, Ohio to the late Donald G. and Janet C. Rathert Barkhurst. He was a retired Musician. He is survived by a special friend, Karen McKitrick of the home, 2 daughters, Elizabeth (Ed) Adams of Jonesboro,...
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