Obituaries
Robert McColloch, Jr.
Dec 2, 2018
Robert L. "Pup" "Joe" McColloch, Jr. 65, of East Liberty, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He enjoyed drag racing, tractor pulling, going to car shows, collecting cars and tractors and traveling on his Harley-Davidson, but he truly loved spending time with his family, especially attending all of the activities he could of...
Adam Davis
Nov 21, 2018
Adam L. Davis, 35, of Marysville, died unexpectedly in his sleep Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at his residence. A devoted father, he adored his children and cherished his time spent with them and all of his family. He was a man of strong faith, loved God and would share his faith freely. He enjoyed a good cup of coffee and...
Lillian Burch
Nov 18, 2018
A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Lillian "Honey" Burch at 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Ijams Nature Center, in Knoxville, Tenn. Lillian, age 69, died Nov. 18 in Knoxville, where she resided with her husband Jerry Wilson and dogs Itzy and Ruckus. A lifelong advocate, Lillian passionately served as executive director of the disABILITY Resource Center...

Mary Schnees
Nov 14, 2018
Mary Lou Schnees, 87, of Milford Center, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a short illness. A devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother, she enjoyed reading, crocheting, and watching the Hallmark Channel. She was an avid fan of the Ohio State football team and always enjoyed watching and cheering for her Buckeyes. She was also...
Andrea Hicks
Nov 8, 2018
Andrea Jean Hicks, 43, of Marysville, passed away early Friday, November 8, 2018 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center after an extended illness. Born March 12, 1975 in London, OH, she was the daughter of Bruce and Shirley (Yurko) Strickland. Her father preceded her in death December 8, 2014. A 1993 graduate of Marysville High School, she worked...
Leland Predmore
Nov 8, 2018
Leland Carl Predmore, 83, of Viera, FL, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice after a long illness. He was born on December 3, 1934 in Union County near West Mansfield to the late Charles H. and Blanche (Brookens) Predmore. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his brother, Charles and...
Albert Spaw
Nov 6, 2018
Albert J. Spaw, 78, of Marysville, died Tuesday morning at the Convalarium at Indian Run in Dublin following a couple months of failing health. He truly enjoyed watching the old western movies on T.V., taking care of his garden and being around his cats over the years. He worked as a welder all of his life, with Marysville Steel in...
Robert Hamilton
Nov 3, 2018
Robert O. Hamilton, 91, of Marysville, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the OSU/Rhodes Medical Center in Columbus. A long time Union County attorney, Bob served as Union County Prosecuting Attorney for 8 years and then was the Marysville City Attorney for 16 Years. He carried on his law practice until 2007. During his career, he also from time to...
Tom Bright
Nov 3, 2018
Tom Wesley Bright, 70, of Marysville, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Prestige Gardens. Born June 2, 1948 in Columbus, he was the son of the late Lawrence Wesley and Clare Lucille (Estepp) Bright. After graduating from Marysville High School, Tom went on to serve his country in the United States Army. He later worked for Deckright and Goodyear. Tom...
Dorothy Weaver
Oct 29, 2018
Dorothy A. Weaver, 65, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Monday evening at Memorial Hospital of Union County. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Marysville High School in the Class of 1972. She was a longtime employee at Chenile Products and later worked at the Ray Lewis Plant. She also formerly attended the E.U.B. Methodist Church in Peoria....
James Taylor
Oct 27, 2018
James M. Taylor, 83, of Zanesfield, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus. Born May 15, 1935 in Broadway, he was the son of the late John M. and Lillian (Boerger) Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Taylor. A graduate of Northwestern...
George Coder
Oct 23, 2018
George Edward Coder, 91, of Marysville, and former longtime resident of West Mansfield, passed away early Tuesday morning at Bluebird Retirement Community surrounded by his family following months of failing health. A devoted husband and loving father and grandfather, he cherished his time spent with family. He loved to attend the sporting events of his children and grandchildren. He was...
Glen Buettner
Oct 22, 2018
Glen G. Buettner, 68, of Bellefontaine, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, October 22, 2018 as a result of an accident in Delaware County. Glen liked to camp in his free time, which was not often as he enjoyed staying busy, whether it was woodworking on his own, working in the shop with Chris or expanding the kitchen a bit with...
Beatrice Short
Oct 8, 2018
Beatrice Ruth Short, 89, of West Mansfield died Monday, October 8, 2018 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. A loving homemaker, she had been employed in the Dietary Department at Memorial Hospital of Union County for 12 years and for 10 years served as part-time librarian at the West Mansfield Library. She was a faithful member of the East Liberty United Methodist...
Carol Reuter
Oct 6, 2018
Carol Sue Reuter, 54, of North Lewisburg, died peacefully Saturday at OSU/Wexner Medical Center. A woman of deep faith, she loved her work in home healthcare, especially working with special needs. She would often put the care of her patients before her own. In her free time, she enjoyed to camp, going fishing and helping at the food pantries. Born...
Dannie Straw
Oct 1, 2018
Dannie L. Straw, 76, of Caledonia, passed away peacefully early Monday, October 1, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born December 25, 1941 in Marion, he was the son of John and Myrtle (Collins) Straw. His mother survives in Marion. On September 27, 1961 in Wise, VA, he married his wife of 57 years, Marilyn (Paxton) and she...
Robert Beck
Sep 16, 2018
Robert James Beck, 73, of Marysville, passed away early Sunday, September 16, 2018 at his residence following a brief illness. Born April 24, 1945 in Pleasant Township near McComb. he was the son of the late Burl B. and Frances (Franklin) Beck. Robert James Beck was a devoted husband, a loving father, and a driven trailblazer. Bob was both the...
Judy Boyer
Sep 9, 2018
Judy L. Boyer, 71, of East Liberty, passed away early Sunday, September 9, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born April 6, 1947 in Mechanicsburg, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Thelma (Gray) Phillips. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sisters, Dorothy Jones, Delores Davis and Mary...
Mary Cramer
Sep 9, 2018
Mary Ruth (Penhorwood) Cramer died peacefully at Green Hills Community, West Liberty, and entered into the fullness of eternal life on Sunday, September 9, 2018. She was the youngest of eight children-and the only daughter-born to the late Sherman Dudley and Martha Jane (McBeth) Penhorwood. She was born on Friday, January 13, 1928, northeast of West Mansfield on the family...

Charles Brown
Sep 6, 2018
Charles W. Brown, 85, of Zanesfield, passed away Thursday morning, September 6, 2018 at his residence with his loving wife by his side. Born October 23, 1932 in Falcon, KY, he was the son of the late Noah and Pearl (Conley) Brown. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. He proudly...