Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Jul 18, 2021

George W. Scherba, Jr. died at 4 P.M. Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Cedar Hill Care Center, Zanesville. He was born June 4, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pa, a son of the late George W. Sr. and Jackie Bardoff Scherba.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville with Chaplain...

Jul 15, 2021

Trudy Lynn (Sharkey) Knapp, 62, of Kent, Ohio (formerly of Zanesville Ohio) went to be with her heavenly father at 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 8, 1959, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Fred and Betty (Hewitt) Sharkey. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma and sister....

Jul 15, 2021

Judith A. Gamble, 81, of Zanesville, died at 9:09 P.M. on Thursday, July 15, 2021, at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room. She was born September 30, 1939, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Charles Gamble and Dorothy E. (Agin) Todd. She retired from Good Samaritan Hospital Housekeeping and was a member of Faith Christian Center.

She is...

Jul 14, 2021

Glenn Eric Davis, 54, of Zanesville, died at 8:52 P.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born April 18, 1967, in Zanesville, a son of the late William and Carolyn K. (Kohler) Davis. He worked for Xterminator Pest Control of Zanesville and was an honorable member of the Iron Outcast Motorcycle Club. He enjoyed...

Jul 14, 2021

Chris Allen Edwards, 72, of Nashport, died at 3:02 P.M. on Wednesday, July 14, 2020 at his home. He was born June 26, 1949, in Zanesville, a son of the late William E. and Laura J. (Hewitt) Edwards. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War and retired from Longaberger Baskets. He enjoyed hunting and...

Jul 8, 2021

Carolyn S. Warfield, 66, of Zanesville, died at 9:46 A.M. on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born September 2, 1954, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Raymond E. and Frances (Morrison) Barnhart. She was a lift operator at Dollar General Warehouse and a member of the American Legion. Carolyn loved crafting, sewing, gardening,...

Jul 3, 2021

Marsha Dawn Galbreath Stotts, 42, of Zanesville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born on August 9, 1978, in Cambridge, a daughter of Thomas and June (Dodd) Galbreath. Marsha was a 1996 graduate of John Glenn High School and Mid-East Ohio Nursing School. She was an LPN and loving caregiver at...

Jul 3, 2021

Edna M. Paskell, 73, of Zanesville, died at 4:43 P.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at her home. She was born February 2, 1948, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Neil and Eileen (Adolph) Pritchard. She was a homemaker and a member of the VFW and American Legion.

She is survived by her husband of fifty-four...

Jul 3, 2021

Robert Eugene “Bob” Lentz, 83, of Zanesville, died at 4:19 P.M. Saturday, July 3, 2021. He was born January 8, 1938 in Zanesville, a son of the late Rodney E. and Glenna May Bryslan Lentz. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Throughout the years, Bob was an avid singer with the Phil Nader Band and had...

Jul 3, 2021

Jackie Buxton, 90, of Zanesville, died at 6:08 A.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born December 27, 1930, in Pataskala, to the late James A. and Clara (Compton) Buxton. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and retired as a Metallurgist with the Burnham Boiler Corporation after...

Jul 3, 2021

Raymond E. Dixon, 86, of Zanesville, died at 11:43 A.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Willow Haven Care Center, Zanesville. He was born January 11, 1935, in Zanesville, a son of the late Roy A. and Christena M. (Wilson) Dixon. He retired from C. W. Taylor & Sons Contracting Company as Superintendent after 42 years and was a...

Jun 30, 2021

Anthony “Tony” James Scott, 48, of Pataskala, died June 30, 2021 in Reynoldsburg. He was born February 9, 1973, in Zanesville, a son of James E. and Karen Mannila Scott of Dresden. He was the owner and operator of ASAP Garage Door Services in Pataskala, a catholic by faith, a proud United States Marine Veteran and a graduate of...

Jun 22, 2021

Terry Lee Lewellen, 77, of Zanesville, died at 1:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Alter Care of Zanesville. He was born June 15, 1944, in Zanesville, a son of the late Robert and Catherine “Betty” (Robbins) Lewellen. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War with 101st Airborne Division. He was...

Jun 21, 2021

Beverley J. Bates, 77, of Zanesville, died at 4:36 P.M. on Monday, June 21, 2021 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. She was born November 4, 1943, in Weymouth, MA, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (McEvoy) Theall.

She is survived by two sons, David Bates and Brian (Jenifer) Bates; three sisters, Pauline, Connie, and...

Jun 21, 2021

Patrick L. “Pat” Fusner, 71, of Zanesville, died at 5:01 P.M. Monday, June 21, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 13, 1950, in Zanesville, a son of the late Warren and Vivian Bernadine (White) Fusner. He retired from Burnham Foundry as maintenance superintendent after forty three years, enjoyed hunting and playing golf, and...

Jun 19, 2021

Lawrence D. “Chinky” Burkhart, 82, of Zanesville, died Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Altercare of Zanesville . He was born August 6, 1938 in Zanesville, a son of the late Sylvester “Pop” and Julia Dietenbeck Burkhart. He retired from Essex Wire after over 35 years of service and was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Chinky was a...

Jun 19, 2021

Lynda K. Collin, 74, of Zanesville, died at 4:35 P.M. Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born October 22, 1946, a daughter of the late Walter and Fannie Louise Thomas Kneeland. She was the Co-Owner of Warehouse Outlet.

Surviving are her husband, James W. Collin

Friends and family may call...

Jun 18, 2021

Harold “Pete” Clayton, 80, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, formerly of Zanesville, died at 10:14 P.M. Friday, June 18, 2021 at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. He was born April 21, 1941 in Cambridge, a son of the late Harold “Peanut” and Goldie Watson Clayton. He was a member of Coburn United Methodist Church and retired from Brockway Glass after...

Jun 15, 2021

Merle J. Huntsman, 92, of Zanesville, died at 8:59 P.M. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born February 3, 1929 in Morgan County, Ohio a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Blanche (Perry) Hann. She was a longtime member of Central Trinity United Methodist Church and had worked for 22 years for JoAnn...

Jun 15, 2021

Kimberly S. Hollingshead, 56, of New Lexington, died at 2 A.M. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 1, 1965 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Delane Starner and Florence “Susie” (Terry) Pickrell Blosser. Kim loved to plant flowers and watch them grow.

Surviving are her husband,...