Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Oct 13, 2021

David “Brian” Lackey, of Zanesville, OH, and Crystal Lake, IL, passed away unexpectedly October 13, 2021, at home. He was born May 3, 1957, in Sikeston, MO, to William and Sue Lackey who survive him. A 1975 graduate of Zanesville High School, Brian worked for the City of Zanesville Sanitation Department and later for Process Engineering in Crystal Lake,...

Oct 12, 2021

Patricia A. “Patty” Simon, 72, of Zanesville, passed away at 1:40 P.M. Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 2, 1949 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Irvin and Kathryn Camp Carnes. She was married to her loving husband, Forrest D. Simon on October 4, 1969 for 48...

Oct 11, 2021

Tamara Jean “Tammy” Shepherd went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 11th, 2021. Tammy was born on October 10th, 1958 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Jean (Grosscup) Lanning. Tammy met Mike Shepherd, her beloved husband, in 7th grade and were married 10 years later on February 16th, 1980. For the next 41 years,...

Oct 11, 2021

James K. Friel, 66, of Zanesville, died at 5:47 P.M. Monday, October 11, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born April 22, 1955 in Zanesville a son of the late Myles and Dorothy (Totten) Friel.  Jim graduated from Zanesville High School Class of 1973 and the University of Cincinnati Class of 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in...

Oct 11, 2021

Lillian M. Moore, 92, of Zanesville, died Monday, October 11, 2021 at Genesis Hospice- Morrison House surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 28, 1928, a daughter of the late Albert and Bernice Abbot Shaw. She was a machine operator for 14 years at Essex Wire.

She is survived by two daughters, Bonnie (Russell) Doyle...

Oct 6, 2021

Carol A. Greene, 81, of Zanesville, died at 4:20 P.M on Wednesday October 6, 2021 at Altercare of Zanesville. She was born April 12, 1940 in Gloster, Mississippi, a daughter of the late William and Warrene (Lamkin) McLain. She retired from AK Steel.

She is survived by her husband, Richard E. Greene; two children, Tanya (Jerry) Sturtz...

Oct 2, 2021

John J. Hellems, 62, of Zanesville, died at 8:05 P.M. Saturday, October 2, 20201 at his home. He was born August 19, 1959, a son of the late Carlton and Cecilia Scopelliti Hellems. John enjoyed shooting guns, working on cars and was a United States Army Veteran.

He is survived by a former wife, Debra Hellems; a...

Oct 1, 2021

Deborah A. Smith, 65, of Zanesville, went to join her parents in heaven at 10:44 A.M. on Friday October 1, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born August 31, 1956 in Zanesville. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Davis) Smith. She worked at K-Mart for over forty years where she met many friends that...

Sep 29, 2021

Tasha Nicole Nelson, 34, of Zanesville, died September 29, 2021 at her home. She was born June 6, 1987 in Newark, a daughter of George Brooks and Hazel Brown.

She is survived by her husband, Joshua Nelson; her mother, Hazel (Glenn Huddleston) Brown and her father, Gregory Books; two children, Joshua Drake and Isabelle Nelson; a brother,...

Sep 28, 2021

Christina A. Hutcheson, 59, of Newark, died at 5:03 P.M. Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark. She was born January 22, 1962 in Zanesville, a daughter of George Barker and the late Darlene Bunting Barker.  She was the manager for White Castle and loved her granddaughter and her fur babies.

She is survived by  ...

Sep 27, 2021

D. Maxine Taylor Tharp, 88, of Dunnellon, FL, passed away at 1:20 P.M. on Monday, September, 27, 2021 at Superior Residence at Ocala Hills, Ocala. FL. She was born February 23, 1933, in Webster Springs, WV, a daughter of the late Frederick and Golda (Eubank) Helmick. She lived in Norwich and worked as a legal secretary in Zanesville for...

Sep 25, 2021

Robert C. Mather, 68, of Zanesville, died at 8:25 P.M. Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born April 3, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a son of the late Joseph and Sylvia Dannelke Mather. He was a Catholic by Faith, loved to collect knives and enjoyed old black and white movies. Robert was a devoted family...

Sep 23, 2021

On the morning of September 23, 2021, Michael G. Allen 60 of New Concord earned his angel wings at The Ohio State University Medical Center of complications from liver transplant surgery, overlooking one of his favorite places on earth, “The Shoe” at The Ohio State University. Michael was born to the late Daniel and Norma (Nunley) Allen on March...

Sep 21, 2021

Esther Lee Mirvis, 101, of Columbus, died at 4:53 AM, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Kensington Place, Columbus. She was born March 25, 1920 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Michael and Tillie Shenker Schahet. Esther retired from RG Barry Corporation after 14 years of service. She was a member of Beth Abraham Synagogue.

In addition...

Sep 20, 2021

Bernard “Bud” J. Tharp, of Zanesville, died at 9:37P.M. Monday, September 20, 2021 at his home.  He was born April 11, 1940, in Zanesville, a son of the late Ronald and Velvie Severance Tharp.  He was the owner and operator of Bud’s Auto Parts, Bud’s Auto Sales in Zanesville and McConnelsville, and B&R Furniture in McConnelsville.

Bud...

Sep 17, 2021

John Charles Fortner, 48, of Zanesville, passed away at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH on Friday, September 17th from injuries caused by an automobile accident. John has always been passionate about saving lives and because of his organ donation several people received the gift of life. He was born to John Fortner and Donna Ackerman, May 19th, 1973,...

Sep 16, 2021

Rita Jane Krouskoupf, 90, of Zanesville, died at 10:17 P.M. on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born September 21, 1930, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Ernest William and Alice Violet (Rarick) Northrup. She was a nurse and retired from Bethesda Hospital after over fifty years of service.

She is...

Sep 11, 2021

William “Bill” Keith Rambo II, 64, of Zanesville, went home to be with the Lord, “Thank You Jesus”, at 8:50 P.M. Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Cedar Hill Care Center, Zanesville. He was born October 1, 1956 in Zanesville, a son of the late William K. and Betty J. (Mason) Rambo. He retired from Ballas Egg after nearly thirty...

Sep 3, 2021

Delsie C. Woods, 89, of Mount Perry, died on Friday, September 3, 2021 at 8:06 A.M. at Continuing Healthcare at Cedar Hills, Zanesville. She was born September 14, 1931 in Virginia, a daughter of the late John W. and Wrennie M Harris Wright. She loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved to...

Sep 2, 2021

Sydney Leigh McHugh passed away September 2, 2021 at the age of 70. She leaves two sisters: Lindsay Ann Zierolf (Robert) and Patricia Elizabeth Friel; a niece: Gretchen Marie Zierolf; and many cousins.

Roy H. Friel and M. Jane Friel welcomed Sydney Leigh into the world on June 19, 1951 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville, OH....