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Charlotte A. Shockley
Jun 5, 2011
Charlotte A. Shockley, 68, of Stockport, died, on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 6:45 P.M. at the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born in Zanesville on January 6, 1943 to the late John L. and Ethel A. Lacey Smythe. She was a housewife, a loving mother to her children and grandchildren and attended the Mt. Olivet Community Church. She...
Janet L. Ponchak
May 30, 2011
Janet Louise Ponchak, 66, of Stockport, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:45 A.M. at her residence. She was born on July 18, 1944 in McConnelsville, to Chester F. and Bernice Newsom Johnson. She worked as a bartender at the Beverly Eagles and also as an aid at the Mark Rest Center in McConnelsville. She attended the Grace United...
Gayle Smith
May 28, 2011
Gayle Smith Zanesville, Ohio: Gayle "Smitty" Smith, 90, of South Zanesville, passed away at 4:34 pm Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Genesis Morrison House surrounded by his family. He was born February 23, 1921 in Morgan County, Marion Township, Ohio, the son of the late William Curtis and Jessie Lavada Hill Smith. He was formerly employed by National Battery,...
Lucine Marie Sealock
May 27, 2011
Lucine Marie Sealock, 95, of Stockport, died on May 27, 2011 at 5:51 A.M. at the Highland Oaks Nursing Home in McConnelsville after a long illness. She was born in Doddridge County West Virginia near Flint on July 3, 1915 to the late Delbert and Maud Underwood Doak. She retired from the Morgan County Board of Elections where she...
Billie C. Stout
May 22, 2011
Billie C. Stout, 86, of Stockport, Ohio, died on Sunday May 22, 2011 at 3:54 A.M. surrounded by his family at his son's home in Westerville. He was born in College Corner, Ohio on July 29, 1924 to the late Ralph C. and Emma Wasserman Stout. He served his country during WWII in the U.S. Navy and then reenlisted...
Dovalene K. Dolan
May 20, 2011
Dovalene K. Bench Dolan, 56, of Zanesville, died Friday, May 20, 2011 at 9:30 P.M. at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. She was born in Zanesville, on April 27, 1955 to William M. and Martha M. Hunt Bench. She worked at the Glouster Bank, the Burr Oak Lodge as a casher, Kroger's of Zanesville and then at...
Charles K. Burgett
May 16, 2011
Charles K. Burgett, 67 of McConnelsville, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at 6:39P.M. at his daughters residence. He was born on February 13, 1944 in Pikeville, Kentucky to the late Dave and Veldean Burgette Burgett. He worked as a produce salesman. He was a free will Baptist by faith and he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army....
Emmett Leslie Cook
May 14, 2011
Emmett Leslie Cook, 51 of Chesterhill died, Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. at Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. He was born on April 21, 1960 in Cutler, Ohio to the Late Lloyd and Damsel Ramsey Cook. He was a cement finisher out of Local #132 in Columbus and attended the Mt. Olive Chapel in Amesville and also loved to...
Mary Evalyn Staskevich
May 7, 2011
Mary Evalyn Eddleblute Staskevich, 86, of Stockport, went home to be with the lord Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta. She was born on August 10, 1924 in Homer Township in Morgan County, Ohio to the late Royal D. Wade and Lola E. Ahle Wade. She was a housewife and worked as a teller...
Dorothy M. Leonard
May 7, 2011
Dorothy M. Leonard, 94, of Columbus formerly of Stockport, died on May 7, 2011 at the Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. She was born on August 18, 1916 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to the late Frank and Martha Wellman Blackmer. She was a homemaker, loving wife helping her husband Burl run their dairy farm in Stockport and a devoted...
George Lopez
Apr 26, 2011
George Lopez, 61, of Chesterhill, died on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:30 A.M. at his residence. He was born on August 13, 1949 in San Diego California to the late George and Maria Garcia Lopez. He was a Civil Engineer for the U.S. Department of Defense for over 30 years and was a U. S. Army veteran of...
Earl D. Hite
Apr 16, 2011
Earl D. Hite, 69, of McConnelsville, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 12:07 P.M. at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. He was born on April 29, 1941 in Portland, Ohio to the late Rufus and Eithel Baker Hite. He retired from the Morgan Local School District after 25 years of service. He was a member of the...
Geraldine M. Penn
Apr 11, 2011
Geraldine M. Penn, 77 of Zanesville, died on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:07 A.M. at the Beckett House Nursing Home in New Concord. She was born on May 17, 1933 in Glouster, Ohio to the late Lenard and Thelma Humphrey McGee. She worked as a house cleaner and attended the Dresden Road Baptist Church in Zanesville. She is...
Ralph R. Bookman
Apr 8, 2011
Ralph R. Bookman, 76 of McConnelsville, died, Friday, April 8, 2011 at the Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville. He was born on March 19, 1935 to the late Herbert and Grace Hazlett Bookman. Ralph and his wife Kay owned and operated the Corral Restaurant in McConnelsville for 15 years from 1985 to 2000. He also was a heavy equipment...
Bertie Lousie Roberts
Apr 7, 2011
Bertie Louise Roberts, 63, of Albany, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at her residence. She was born on January 1, 1948 in Clermont Florida to Luther Crawford and Bertie Duke Kelley. She was a homemaker and attended the Community Wesleyan Church in Albany. She is survived by her Mother, Bertie Kelley of Alabama, spouse, Jim Croston of Albany, two...
Dolores J Croston
Apr 1, 2011
CHESTERHILL - Dolores J. Croston, 79, of Chesterhill, died Friday (April 1, 2011) at 11:30 p.m. at her residence. She was born on Dec. 30, 1931, in Kinsman, Ohio, to the late Michael and Bertha Srp Lukacsko. She was a secretary for Jeffery's Mining Company in Columbus. She is survived by her husband, Alfred Croston of the Home; one...
Fern Tanthorey
Mar 18, 2011
Fern Dingus Tanthorey, 71 of Marietta, died on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 9:51A.M. at the Selby General Hospital in Marietta. She was born on May 23, 1939 in Five Points, Ohio to the late Fred and Alice McCoy Dingus. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cutler Mission Church in Cutler. She is survived by one...
Carol Deskins
Mar 18, 2011
Friends may call on the family from 5-7P.M. on Monday, March 21, 2011 at the Stone-Matheney Funeral Home in Chesterhill.
Leo D. Junn
Mar 13, 2011
Leo D. Junn, 94 of McConnelsville, died on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 3:55 P.M. at the Riverside Country Care Center in McConnelsville. He was born on October 2, 1916 in Erie, Pennsylvania to the late Samuel and Edith Burt Junn. He was a fabricator-fitter for the Victor Browning Crane Factory in Willoby, Ohio. He was a member of...
Wendell A. Mayle
Mar 7, 2011
Wendell A. Mayle Sr., 53, of Columbus, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at 3:42 A.M. at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 22, 1957 in Athens, Ohio to Arlis and Wanda Mayle. He was a laborer for the Gallion Custom Concrete Company in Columbus and a member of the Apostolic Faith Light House Church...
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