OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Homer Shroyer

Homer Shroyer

Apr 13, 2005

Homer L. Shroyer, 89, of Zanesville died at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at Adams Lane Care Center. He was born July 3, 1915 at Adamsville a son of the late Oliver Leroy and Priscilla Shores Shroyer. He retired from Farm Supply after 20 years of service, was a member of the Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church and had...

John  Gerald Melvin

John Gerald Melvin

Apr 12, 2005

John G. "Gerald" Melvin, 76, of Adamsville and St. Petersburg, Florida died Monday, April 12, 2005 at Kindred Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. He was born May 24, 1928 at Zanesville, Ohio a son of the late Ed Melvin and Dorotha Whitehouse Fisher. John retired from Zanesville Steel Treating Plant as a Furnace Operator. He was a member of Fair Oaks...

Jean Patterson

Jean Patterson

Apr 11, 2005

Jean Patterson, 84, of Gratiot, died at 12:55 a.m. Monday, April 11, 2005 at Willow Haven Care Center. She was born April 30, 1920 at Hopewell, Ohio, a daughter of the late Bertram and Mary Lampton Porter. She was a homemaker, member of the Mt. Olive United Methodist Church, member of the order of Eastern Star # 486 Brownsville Chapter,...

Margaret  E. Price

Margaret E. Price

Apr 8, 2005

Margaret E. Price, 99, of Zanesville died at 4:45 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2005 at Cedar Hill Care Center. She was born May 13, 1905 in Coshocton, Ohio a daughter of the late William and Mary Calentine Weaver. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Surviving are several nieces and nephews including, Jeanne (Carl) Porter...

Doris  M. Boyd

Doris M. Boyd

Apr 7, 2005

Doris M. Masterson Boyd, age 86, of 1856 Adams Lane, died at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Adams Lane Care. She was born February 17, 1919 in Deavertown, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles James and Margaret Elizabeth Smith Paxson. Mrs. Boyd was a former 19 year employee at Kroger and later worked for a printing company...

David  W. Osborne

David W. Osborne

Apr 7, 2005

David W. "Ozzie" Osborne, age 68, of Zanesville, Ohio, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2005 at the Genesis Extended Care and Rehab Center following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 2, 1936 in Zanesville the son of the late W. W. and Audrey Allen Osborne. Mr. Osborne was a member of the Central Presbyterian Church....

Gordon Hill

Gordon Hill

Apr 7, 2005

Gordon C. Hill, 79, of Zanesville died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Genesis Bethesda Hospital. He was born August 7, 1925 in Ashtabula, Ohio, a son of the late Frank F. And Zella F. Kelley Hill. He worked for 25 years at Culligan Soft Water, was a Presbyterian by faith, a World War II Army Veteran, a...

Juanita  M. Mautz

Juanita M. Mautz

Apr 2, 2005

Juanita M. Mautz, age 78, of Zanesville, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, April 2, 2005. She was born January 28, 1927 to the late Edward R. And Margaret Evans Bailey. Juanita was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was a member of the Conrad...

James  E. Tunis

James E. Tunis

Apr 2, 2005

James E. Tunis, age 80, of Zanesville, Ohio, died at 4:19 p.m . Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the Genesis Bethesda Hospital. He was born August 7th, 1924 in Zanesville, the son of the late Benjamin H. And Lyda Tanner Tunis. Mr. Tunis was a retired farmer, a member of Farm Bureau, a Past Master of Irville Masonic Lodge #...

Minnie  Beatrice Wetherell

Minnie Beatrice Wetherell

Apr 1, 2005

Minnie Beatrice Wetherell, 90, of Zanesville died at 6:50 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2005 at Willow Haven Care Center. She was born May 1, 1914 in New Lexington, Ohio , a daughter of the late Marion Leslie and Blanche Emma Hallowell Krigbaum.. She moved to South Zanesville at a young age and remained in the Zanesville area until her death....

Josephine  I. Hildebrand

Josephine I. Hildebrand

Mar 27, 2005

Josephine I. Hildebrand, age 91, of 2991 N. Maple Ave., died at 5:18 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005 at the Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 14, 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Beatrice Groce Young. Mrs. Hildebrand spent most of her life in the Zanesville area, was a longtime member...

Jerry Emory

Jerry Emory

Mar 27, 2005

Jerry Emory, 48 of Zanesville died at 5:45 a.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005 at Autumn Health Care. He was born November 25, 1956 in Zanesville a son of James Richard Emory and the late Nancy C. Wagner Loggins. Surviving are his step-father, Ed Loggins of Crooksville, four brothers, Edward Loggins Jr. of Crooksville, Ralph R. Loggins of Gahanna, Terry Emory...

Lula  F. Kuntz

Lula F. Kuntz

Mar 25, 2005

Lula F. Kuntz, 92, of Zanesville died at 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2005 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born March 6, 1913 at Meigs Twp., Ohio a daughter of the late Robert and Lydia Gay Irwin. She retired from Custom Coil and was a former member of the Lytlesburg United Methodist Church. Surviving are several nieces, nephews,...

Ira (Chet)  Davis

Ira (Chet) Davis

Mar 25, 2005

Ira Chester (Chet) Davis, 96, of Zanesville died at 3:08 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2005 at Adams Lane Care Center. He was born February 22, 1909 at Athens Co., Ohio a son of the late Evan R. & Etta May Conaway Davis. He retired from Ohio Machinery Co. after 35 years of service, was a member of the Christian Church...

Forrest (Glenn)  Huffman

Forrest (Glenn) Huffman

Mar 22, 2005

Glenn Huffman, 75, of Zanesville died Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 2:49 p.m. at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born August 25, 1929 in Coshocton Co., Ohio a son Ethel Dickerson Wright of Coshocton and the late Gilford David Huffman. He retired from Brockway Glass, was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the U.S. Marines, Life member...

Ruth  E. Patrick

Ruth E. Patrick

Mar 20, 2005

Ruth E. Patrick, age 86, of 1450 W. Main St., Newark, Ohio, died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday, March 20, 2005 at the Flint Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newark Ohio. She was born February 27, 1919 in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Hugh D. And Vera B. Andrews Williams. Mrs. Patrick was a lifetime resident of Zanesville, a...

Myrna  E. Ketcham

Myrna E. Ketcham

Mar 20, 2005

Myrna Eillen Wagner Ketcham, age 67, of Montville, Ohio, died on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at the Geauga Regional Hospital in Chardon Ohio. She was born October 15, 1937, in Zanesville Ohio the daughter of the late H. Arthur and Ada M. Kreager Wagner. She graduated fron Zanesville High School, Class of 1955, and retired as a secretary for the...

Delbert Curtis

Delbert Curtis

Mar 15, 2005

Delbert Curtis, age 96, of Johnstown, Ohio, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at the Northview Nursing Home, Johnstown, Ohio. He was born December 12, 1908, in Bradford Ohio, the son of the late Jerry and Mina A. Fritz Curtis. Mr. Curtis was a retired self employed painter in the Columbus Ohio area. He was a member of...

Bertha  Alice Rittenhouse

Bertha Alice Rittenhouse

Mar 13, 2005

Bertha Alice Rittenhouse, age 77, on March 13, 2005 at approximately at 7:14 p.m. Bertha Alice Rittenhouse slipped from the arms of her children and took the hand of Jesus Christ her Savior and ran through the gates of Heaven. When they arrived she wasn't out of breath or in need of oxygen. She was Born November 21, 1927 a...

Kenneth Roberts

Kenneth Roberts

Mar 12, 2005

Kenneth W. (Kenny) Roberts, 89, of Zanesville died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2005 at Adams Lane Care Center. He was born November 28, 1915 in Zanesville, a son of the late Louis F. & Sarah Olive Ackerman Roberts. He retired as an Engineer for Ohio Bell Telephone Company after 38 years of service. Kenny graduated from Lash High...

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