Obituaries

Vaughn Organ

Vaughn Organ

Aug 29, 2019

Vaughn Lyle Organ, 58, of Marysville, died Thursday morning at his residence and surrounded by his loving family after a hard fought and courageous battle with cancer. He was of the Methodist faith, and enjoyed studying his family genealogy. He was a self-taught guitar player, just like his father. He was a devoted Ohio State Buckeye and Detroit Lions fan....

Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright

Aug 23, 2019

Matthew David Wright, 29, of Raymond, died unexpectedly Friday, August 23, 2019 at Doctor's West Hospital in Columbus. A 2009 graduate of Marysville High School, after graduation from high school he began his auto mechanic training at University of Northwestern Ohio. He went on to serve in the United States Army stationed in South Korea and quickly rose up through...

Lori Slawinski

Lori Slawinski

Aug 22, 2019

Lori A. Slawinski, 50, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of Union County with her husband and sister by her side. A 1987 graduate of Celina High School, she went on to the University of Toledo where she completed the paralegal program. She worked as a Legal Project Specialist for Safelite Auto Glass. She also...

Sylvia Cornelius

Sylvia Cornelius

Aug 21, 2019

Sylvia J. Cornelius, 82, of Marysville, formerly of Raymond, died Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Prestige Gardens. She was formerly employed as an operator at the Water Plant. She was born March 31, 1937, in Webb, West Virginia, to the late Harry and Edith F. Dillon Short. She married Vaughn Cornelius on March 16, 1962 in Columbus, and he preceded...

Harold Pack

Harold Pack

Aug 19, 2019

Harold Pack, 70, of Marysville, died early Monday morning after a lengthy illness at Prestige Gardens and heaven gained another precious angel (a really ornery and stubborn one). Born July 5, 1949 in Urbana, he was the son of the late George and Mexie (Thompson) Pack. A 1967 graduate of Marysville High School, he went on to a career in...

Roy McConnell

Roy McConnell

Aug 16, 2019

Roy G. McConnell, 94, of Marysville and formerly of Dover, died early Friday morning at Prestige Gardens of Marysville. He worked as a mechanic at Ferris Chevrolet in New Philadelphia, he enjoyed being around cars over the years and loved the many dogs he and the family had during his life. Quite the collector, especially die-cast cars and hats, he...

Adriayna Chan-Wright

Adriayna Chan-Wright

Aug 13, 2019

Adriayna Jo Chan-Wright came into this world as a gift from God on August 12, 2019 but unfortunately she was called back to be with the Angels in Heaven just eight hours later on August 13, 2019 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Although her time here was short, her impact on the way she touched the lives of her...

Paul Kandel

Paul Kandel

Aug 7, 2019

Paul Lee Kandel, 71, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon at his residence. A 1965 graduate of Marysville High School, he served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. He returned home to work as a forklift operator at Scott's for nearly 30 years. Although he was known to have a bit of a stubborn side, he truly enjoyed...

Derrick White

Derrick White

Jul 31, 2019

Derrick Joseph Sidney White, 26, of West Liberty, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 31, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Mechanicsburg. An avid gamer, he enjoyed playing basketball with his friends, hiking, being with his dog Leo and cooking. He was an excellent cook, loved good food and was not afraid to make it for himself or his...

Gilbert Laird

Gilbert Laird

Jul 28, 2019

Gilbert Morton Laird, 90, of Hamilton and formerly of Marysville, died early Sunday morning at Berkeley Square Retirement Community in Hamilton. A 1947 graduate of Broadway High School, he served as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He then moved to Huntington Park, CA in 1962 and worked as a precision assembler with Rockwell...

Dustin Brogan

Dustin Brogan

Jul 17, 2019

Dustin Graham Brogan, 22, of East Liberty, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning near Sidney from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A 2015 graduate of Benjamin Logan High School, he enjoyed working on his car, camping, skiing, or just about anything to be outdoors and truly enjoyed his music. Born October 9, 1996 in Bellefontaine, he was the son...

Susan Brugler

Susan Brugler

Jul 10, 2019

Susan J. Brugler, 77, of West Mansfield, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Logan Acres with her family by her side. A 1959 graduate of West Mansfield High School, she enjoyed a career as Postmaster of the Rushsylvania Post Office. Susan was an intellectual, well-read, and a member of the West Mansfield United Methodist Church. She enjoyed gardening, caring...

Wilma Brown

Wilma Brown

Jul 10, 2019

Wilma B. Brown, 96, of Marysville, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Memorial Gables with her family by her side. She had a gift for creating beautiful needlework and also enjoyed gardening, reading and spending time with her son and family at Buckeye Lake. In her earlier years, she and her husband spent time camping and fishing with her sister...

James Herold

James Herold

Jul 10, 2019

James S. Herold, 57, of Marysville, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus with his loving wife by his side. A devoted husband, father and grandfather, he enjoyed playing board games, especially Monopoly but most of all, he loved spending time with his grandchildren whether it was spoiling them or tormenting them. He worked at...

Ronald Wietelmann

Ronald Wietelmann

Jun 26, 2019

Ronald E. Wietelmann, 85, of Marysville, died peacefully Wednesday at Bluebird of Marysville after many months of failing health. A devoted husband and loving father, he truly cherished his time spent with his family. An avid golfer and bridge player, he also loved to read and watch sports, especially O.S.U. football and basketball. A man of deep faith, he was...

Stephen Moorman

Stephen Moorman

Jun 26, 2019

Stephen L. Moorman, 71, of West Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Green Hills Community. Born January 8, 1948 in Greenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Francis and Norma Frances (White) Moorman. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Greg Moorman and a brother-in-law, Bob Broderick....

April Billing

April Billing

Jun 22, 2019

April D. Billing, 39, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 22, 2019 in Springfield. She formerly worked as a clerk at various retail stores in the Marysville area and as a temp with Honda for a short time. She enjoyed fishing and camping or generally just being outdoors. Born December 7, 1979 in Columbus, she was the daughter of Richard...

Mark Jarrell

Mark Jarrell

Jun 12, 2019

Mark W. Jarrell, 20, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine from injuries sustained in an accident while riding his motorcycle. A 2017 graduate of Marysville High School, he worked as an assembler at Honda for the past 2 ½ years. He enjoyed going shooting, traveling with his family and working on cars,...

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Jun 7, 2019

Charles W. Brown, 85, of Marysville, died Friday, June 7, 2019 at Prestige Gardens with his family by his side. He was an avid fisherman, but most important of all, was his time spent with his family. He just beamed any time they were all together. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Korean War. He worked...

Christopher Simpson

Christopher Simpson

Jun 5, 2019

Christopher W. Simpson, 44, of Marion, and formerly of Marysville, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the O.S.U. Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He worked at both of the Wendy's locations in Marysville and also worked at the Delaware location, but he was best known as the "Merch Man." Serving as both merchandise manager and stage manager for the band...