Obituaries

Shirley Grose

Shirley Grose

Dec 8, 2019

Shirley J. Grose, 90, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. She was previously a long time resident of West Mansfield but resided the past few years the Bluebird Retirement Community in Marysville. Born June 1, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Willard W. and Jessie Myrtle (Carmean) Hamilton. The youngest of ten children, she was preceded in death...

Nancy Johnson

Nancy Johnson

Dec 6, 2019

Nancy Jo Johnson, 88, of Zanesfield passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at Logan Acres in Bellefontaine. A loving homemaker, Nancy worked 11 years as a teacher's aide, served 4 years as a substitute teacher, and was employed 5 years in the Logan County Clerk's Office. She was a faithful member of the East Liberty United Methodist Church where she...

Theresa Organ

Theresa Organ

Dec 3, 2019

Theresa Kay Organ, 60, of Springfield and formerly of Marysville, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Dunbar Health and Rehabilitation in Dayton. Theresa had a love for animals. She loved feeding the birds, especially her hummingbirds, enjoyed gardening and collected salt & pepper shakers and angels. She managed the former Shell and now Marathon stations in Marysville for 25...

Helene Volkert

Helene Volkert

Dec 2, 2019

Helene Volkert, 95, of Marysville, passed away Monday evening at Walnut Crossing Assisted Living. Born March 1, 1924 in Poland, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Pauline (Sanetskye) Kuhn. She married Fritz Volkert and he preceded her in death on March 15, 2005. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by...

Sandra Nowlin

Sandra Nowlin

Dec 1, 2019

Sandra Lee Nowlin, 68, of Redmond, Oregon and formerly of Marysville and Columbus, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon. Born September 20, 1951 in Columbus, she was the daughter of the late Ezra and Clarice (Edwards) Blackburn. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Marianne....

Robert Craig

Robert Craig

Nov 29, 2019

Robert D. "Bob" Craig, 89, of Marysville, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of Union County after a brief illness with his loving family by his side. He was admired for his more than 30 years of coaching youth baseball. He started in Grove City with Dick Stout and continued coaching while in Marysville, coaching his sons...

Robert Leininger

Robert Leininger

Nov 26, 2019

Robert L. "Bob" Leininger, 63, of Green Hills Community in West Liberty, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Lima Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born October 6, 1956 in Bellefontaine, he was the son of the late Stanley Leininger and Jean Kerr Leininger who resides in Huntsville. Bob was a 1975 graduate of Benjamin Logan High School. Over the...

Christine Greer

Christine Greer

Nov 20, 2019

Christine S. Greer, 74, of North Lewisburg and formerly of Marysville, died peacefully Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Indian Lake Rehab. She was born February 9, 1945 in Wabash, IN, the daughter of the late Fred and Recie (Coton) Stidham. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Billy Joe Adams, Larry Bendler, Sr. and Roger Bill Greer. In addition...

Lois Gruenbaum

Lois Gruenbaum

Nov 15, 2019

Lois Jean (Logelin) Gruenbaum, 92, died peacefully Friday, November 15, 2019 at Memorial Gables with family by her side. Lois was born March 13, 1927 in Detroit, MI, to the late George B. and Edna (Andre) Logelin. When she was age three, the family moved to Cleveland. She attended Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland, and early in her...

Janet Kerns

Janet Kerns

Nov 7, 2019

Janet M. Kerns, 76, of Ridgeway, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. Janet worked at the Plaza Inn and later at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She attended the Church of God in Ridgeway. She enjoyed gardening and socializing with friends, but most of all, she loved spending time with her family. Born March 16, 1943...

Patricia Ryan

Patricia Ryan

Nov 3, 2019

Patricia Ann Ryan, 72, of Marysville, died early Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of Union County. She liked reading mystery and gothic books, exercising, enjoyed her times of peace and quiet and loved being around children. A 1966 graduate of Waukegan High School, she worked as a waitress for more than 30 years, taught pre-school at Children's Inc....

Gerald Graves

Gerald Graves

Oct 20, 2019

Gerald R. Graves, 80, of Marysville, died Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He enjoyed working on old cars, going to car shows and cruise-ins and working on puzzles. He was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, was a charter member of the Marysville Moose #1651, serving 5 times as governor, was past...

Frances Steinmetz

Frances Steinmetz

Oct 17, 2019

Frances J. Steinmetz, 64, of Marysville and formerly of Upper Sandusky and Tiffin, died peacefully early Thursday morning, October 17, 2019 at the Kobacker House in Columbus. She worked many years as a real estate appraiser, retiring in 2017. She truly enjoyed her retirement project of raising beef cattle. She was also a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic...

Marilyn Ridge

Marilyn Ridge

Oct 5, 2019

Marilyn L. Ridge, 81, of West Mansfield, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 peacefully in her home surrounded by family. Marilyn (Mert) was born June 16, 1938 in North Lewisburg to the late Harold and Marjorie Reames. On January 9, 1956, she married Robert E. Ridge and he preceded her in death on December 16, 2014. She was also...

Edna Cox

Edna Cox

Oct 4, 2019

Edna Mae Cox, 88, of Rushsylvania and formerly of Carrollton, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side. A devoted wife and loving homemaker, she was a 1948 graduate of Fairmont High School in Fairmont, WV, enjoyed camping and attended the Carrollton Bible Church. Born October 14, 1930 in Fairmont, WV, she was...

Donald Brewer

Donald Brewer

Sep 30, 2019

Donald H. Brewer, 81, of Woodstock and formerly of Troy, died September 30, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of Union County. An avid bowler, he was a certified AJBC coach and he and his twin brother spent many years coaching youth bowling in Troy. He enjoyed working on cars and was very skilled with motors. He could give a person directions...

Coral Cronkleton

Coral Cronkleton

Sep 18, 2019

Coral A. Cronkleton, 90, formerly of West Mansfield, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Logan Acres Nursing Home in Bellefontaine. Coral was born February 1, 1929 in Pioneer, Ohio, to the late Rev. Lorenzo and Bessie (Tedrow) Fauver. She was married to Lawrence C. Cronkleton on December 22, 1945 at the West Mansfield United Methodist Church by her father....

Robin Gibson

Robin Gibson

Sep 14, 2019

Robin L. Gibson, 44, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield. She was a 1993 graduate of North Union High School and she attended the Grace Baptist Church in Byhalia. She enjoyed reading, writing, drawing, watching scary movies and fishing, but most of all, she loved to spend time with her children...

Marylou -Ogan

Marylou -Ogan

Sep 12, 2019

Marylou Werst-Ogan, 50, of Hilliard, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Dublin Methodist Hospital. Marylou loved helping others in any way she could, which made her a perfect fit for working with the children in the SACC program in the Hilliard City Schools. A devoted wife and mother, she loved to spend time with her family, enjoyed crafting,...

Margie Hileman

Margie Hileman

Sep 7, 2019

Margie Hileman, 88, of Marysville, died Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gables following an extended illness. She formerly worked on the line at the Abbott's Company in Prospect for many years. She enjoyed playing bingo and going to yard sales, but most of all, she loved to spend time with her family. Born December 26, 1930 in Mouth of Laurel, KY,...