Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Harriet Jean (Gibbons) Chambers
Feb 20, 2012
Harriet Jean Chambers, 88, of Zanesville, died on February 20 at Primrose Retirement Community. She was born May 21, 1923, in Columbus, to Doris Snyder and Orville Gibbons. She had lived in Zanesville since 1955, when she and her family moved from Columbus. She was a homemaker and had been an active volunteer at Immanuel United Church of Christ and...
Virginia E. (Miller) Kessler
Feb 19, 2012
The daughters of Virginia Elizabeth (Ginny) Kessler announce, that as of 1:10 AM, February19, 2012, her 5 year battle with dementia has ended and she is in the presence of Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior. She was born on May 30, 1926 and was 85 years old. She is survived by her four loving daughters; Susie (Lee) Higgins of...
Margaret E. "Betty" (Mcmanus) Cooper
Feb 18, 2012
Margaret E. (Betty) Cooper, 95, of Zanesville, died at 5:10 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Primrose Retirement Community. She was born September 19, 1916, in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late Walter and Maggie Shuttleworth McManus. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, the Rosary Altar Society and served as a volunteer at Good Samaritan...

Richard S. "Dick" Mansfield
Feb 18, 2012
Richard S. "Dick" Mansfield, 61, of Zanesville, died at 11:07 p.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. He was born July 23, 1950, in Zanesville, a son of the late Clarence J. and Betty L. Murphy Mansfield. He received his Food Service Certificate from Muskingum County Vocational School. He retired from the Food Service industry for...
Rozetta May Davis
Feb 17, 2012
Rozetta May Davis, 75, of Zanesville, died at 6:22 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Rozetta was born May 2, 1936, in Zanesville, to the late William H. and Ruth L. Staffey Davis. She attended the Muskingum County Starlight Program and worked as a Bottle Capper at Star Light Workshop. She was a member of Brighton...
Wayne V. Hartong
Feb 17, 2012
Wayne V. Hartong, 60, of Zanesville, died at 5:52 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Wayne was born November 30, 1951, in Massillon, to the late Wilbur and Pauline Huff Hartong Sr. He was the Owner and Operator of Wayne's World Trucking. He attended Westwood Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his family....
Helen M. (Voytko) Christiansen
Feb 17, 2012
Helen Christiansen, 87, of Zanesville, died at 6:50 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born May 16, 1924 in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Barno Voytko. Helen was a long time hairdresser for over 60 years. She was a Catholic by faith. Surviving are a son, Thom Christiansen of...
Tara A. (Gains) Dyer
Feb 14, 2012
Tara A. Dyer, 57, of Zanesville, died at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born January 9, 1955, in Zanesville, a daughter of Rita Hale Gains of Zanesville and the late Kenneth Gains. She graduated from Zanesville High School Class of 1973 and graduated with an Associate's Degree from the Muskingum Area Technical College....
Hilda C. (Stanley) Meyer
Feb 9, 2012
Hilda C. Meyer, 89, of South Zanesville, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday, February 09, 2012 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born December 19, 1922, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Allen and Ruth Loach Stanley. She retired as an X-Ray Technician for Powelson Clinic and was a member of the Rhema House of Worship. Surviving are a daughter,...
Barbara Jean (Ansel) Reed
Feb 9, 2012
Barbara Jean Reed, 63, of Berea, Ohio, died at 11:10 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Riverview Pointe Care Center in Olmsted Falls, OH. She was born October 21, 1948, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late William Ray and Emogene Doris Kelly Ansel. Surviving are two daughters, Bobbie Jean Reed of Oakwood Village, OH and Sandra Kay (Calvert)...
Joseph F. Greulich
Feb 6, 2012
Joseph F. Greulich, 87, of Columbus, died at 11:41 a.m. Monday, February 06, 2012 at Trillium Place Assisted Living in Columbus. He was born August 16, 1924, in Zanesville, a son of the late Charles and Ethel Mock Greulich. He retired after 33 ½ years of service as a sales person of the yellow pages division for Ohio Bell Telephone...
Eddie Joseph Jr.
Feb 5, 2012
Eddie Joseph Jr., 88, of Zanesville, went to be with the Lord at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born March 20, 1923, in Zanesville, a son of the late Eddie Sr. and Fahema Nassif Joseph. He was a bus driver for 40 years for ZBus. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas...
Beatrice J. (Sowards) Vandyne
Feb 4, 2012
Beatrice J. VanDyne, 90, of Zanesville, died at 8:49 p.m. Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Adams Lane Care Center. She was born April 6, 1921, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Frank and Etta Viola Humphrey Sowards. She was a homemaker and a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxillary. Surviving are a daughter, Myrna Church of Zanesville; two...

James Alan Mcelfresh
Feb 3, 2012
James Alan McElfresh, 54, of Zanesville, died February 3, 2012 at the Heath Care Center. He was born October 23, 1957, a son of the late P. Basil and Betty Jane Brown McElfresh. Surviving are four siblings, Barbara Thomas, Malisa Gardner, Jeff McElfresh and John McElfresh; and several nieces and nephews. No calling hours will be observed. A memorial service...
Beverly Ann (Butler) Parsons
Jan 31, 2012
Beverly Ann Parsons, 79, of Zanesville, went to be with the Lord at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born November 9, 1932, in Nashport, daughter of the late James Henry and Mary Elizabeth Gill Butler. She retired after 10 years of service as an assistant librarian for the Muskingum County Library System and...
James M. Spinks
Jan 31, 2012
James M. Spinks, 75, of Zanesville, died at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. He was born June 10, 1936, in Zanesville, a son of the late Fred and Cora Kenney Spinks. He had worked for the Downing Company, then went to work for Ray Touvell Plumbing and then retired after 15 years of...
Leatha Pearl (Frame) Jones
Jan 23, 2012
Leatha Pearl Jones, 91, of Zanesville, died at 12:55 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012 at Cedar Hill Care Center. She was born September 5, 1920, in Muskingum County, OH, a daughter of the late Harry H. and Margaret Miller Frame. She had worked in the dietary department for Bethesda Hospital and for United Technologies. She was a member of the...
Jane Ann (Marsh) Price
Jan 22, 2012
Jane Ann Price, 91, of Zanesville, died at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born February 28, 1920, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Dr. Cecil C. and Florence I. Burton Marsh Folk. After Dr. Marsh died in 1929, Florence married Erle M. Folk, who adopted Jane and her sister Patricia in...
Dianna M. (Eppley) Radcliffe
Jan 20, 2012
Dianna M. Radcliffe, 64, of Nashport, died at 12:10 a.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 16, 1947, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Robert E. and Alma Anderson Eppley. She retired after 18 years of service as Court Diversion Coordinator for Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She also had been the CEO/Owner of Court...
Ruth L. (Mcconnell) Roessler
Jan 16, 2012
Ruth L. Roessler, 91, of Zanesville, died at 7:25 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2012 at Willow Haven Care Center. She was born June 4, 1920, in Dresden, a daughter of the late Waldo and Clara Swope McConnell. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Ohio University and was a retired school teacher. She was a member of the Duplicate...
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