Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
Howard Butch Zwelling
Jan 21, 2018
Howard Butch Zwelling, 81, of Zanesville, died at 3:43 A.M. on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at Grant Medical Center, Columbus. He was born December 11, 1936, in Zanesville, a son of the late Morris and Deborah Berman Zwelling. He graduated from Muskingum College and went on to Ohio Northern College to earn his law degree. He served over the Zanesville...
James 'Jim' William Kilgore
Jan 20, 2018
James Jim William Kilgore, 60, of Nashport, was reunited with his son, Mason, and a host of family and friends at the middle gate, south wall of heaven on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Jim was born April 13, 1957 in Niles, Ohio a son of the late Howard F. and Evelyn Ball Kilgore. He graduated from Union Local High School...
Violet M. "Vi" Kovaleski
Jan 20, 2018
Violet M. Vi Kovaleski, 91, of Zanesville formerly of Nashport, died at 1:50 A.M. Saturday January 20, 2018 at the Oaks of Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born May 27, 1926 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Jesse and Mable Baldwin Dorsey. She worked at Mosiac Tile and Old Roseville Pottery. She was a member of the Muskingum Presbyterian Church....
Peggy E. (Adams) Orwig
Jan 18, 2018
Peggy Orwig, 90, of Zanesville, died at 7:46 P.M. Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born July, 17, 1927, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late George and Bessie West Adams. Peggy had been a floral arranger for Hilltop florist and was an avid Bingo player. Surviving are a daughter, Connie (Derry) Null of Zanesville;...
Peggy A. (Taylor) Kimble
Jan 17, 2018
Peggy A. Kimble, 82, of Zanesville, died at 3:13 A.M. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. She was born December 6, 1935, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Merle and Marguerite Prescott Taylor. She was a homemaker, worked part-time at Bloomer Candy, and attended Rolling Plains United Methodist Church. Peggy was a member of...
Dr. Charles I. Cerney
Jan 11, 2018
Charles Iams Cerney was born on April 21, 1924 in St. Paul Nebraska to Ernest and Gladys (Iams) Cerney. He graduated from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska in 1942. He joined the Navy after the outbreak of World War II and was in the inactive reserve program. He graduated magna cum laude in 1945 and from the University of Nebraska...
Betty M. (Swope) Tilton
Jan 11, 2018
Betty M. Tilton, 91, of Zanesville, went to be with her blessed Savior on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at her home. She was born April 3, 1926, in Columbus, a daughter of the late Earl A. and Icie Dell Border Swope. She worked at Essex Wire, Bloomers Candy, Buckeye Mart, and was a food demonstrator at Kroger. Betty was a...
Betty June (Bauserman) Smart
Jan 10, 2018
Betty June Smart, 84, of Zanesville, died at 12:15 P.M. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born December 10, 1933 in Muskingum County, a daughter of the late Clyde and Vera Hupp Bauserman. She retired as the head bookkeeper from First Federal Bank after thirty years. She was a member of Gratiot United Methodist...
Margaret L. (Mcintyre) Maxwell
Jan 10, 2018
Margaret L. Maxwell, 89, of Newark, died at 8:05 P.M. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Price Road Health and Rehabilitation Center, Newark. She was born March 14, 1928, in Perry County, a daughter of the late Phillip S. and Blanche P. Roberts McIntyre. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki Broseus of Newark; three grandchildren, Nicole Hartley of Gallipolis,...
Linda L. Penrod
Jan 8, 2018
Linda L. Penrod, 57, of Zanesville, died at 10:12 A.M. on Monday, January 8, 2018, at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born October 9, 1960, in Bainbridge, OH, a daughter of the late Frank and Sue Barnett Johnson. She was Co-Owner of Penrods Painting and Drywall. Linda was a member of the Tree of Life Church and Muskingum...
Clara Shumate
Jan 7, 2018
Clara Shumate, 75, of Zanesville, passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 12:58 A.M., at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born on December 8, 1942 in Lorain, a daughter of the late Elvin and Frances Geraldine McDonald Culp. She was a real estate agent for Lepi, Sutton, Findeiss and HER Real Estate. She was a member of St. Nicholas...
Clifford Leroy Spiker
Jan 5, 2018
Clifford Leroy Spiker, 83, of Dresden, went to be with his Lord at 2:55 A.M. Friday January 5, 2018 at Genesis Morrison House, Zanesville, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 17, 1934, in Dresden, a son of the late Fredrick O. and Beatrice I. Poorman Spiker. He was a longtime member of Prospect United Methodist Church, currently...
Bill Hiles
Jan 4, 2018
Bill Hiles, 71, of Zanesville, passed away at 6:39 A.M. on Thursday, January 4, 2018, at his home. He was born June 4, 1946, in Zanesville, a son of the late Leonard and Lena Baum Hiles. He graduated in 1964 from Maysville High School and retired after thirty years of service for Putnam Transfer as a driver. Bill was a...
James Frank Bumpus
Jan 3, 2018
James Frank Bumpus, 78, of Zanesville, went home to be with his Lord at 1:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, while in care of hospice at the Oaks of Bethesda, Zanesville. He was born July 2, 1939, in Cumberland Furnace, TN, a son of the late Clarence Henry and Bessie Hamm Bumpus. He is a retired Reclamation Foreman for...
Theodore "Ted" W. Dixon
Jan 3, 2018
Theodore Ted W. Dixon, 92, passed away on January 3, 2018, under the care of Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born October 16, 1925, a son of Roy A. and Christena May Dixon. Military service was in the Navy as an Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class during World War II. Following discharge, he worked his way up from apprentice...
Jeffrey Jay Hunt
Jan 3, 2018
Jeffrey Jay Hunt, 69, of Nashport, died at 5:53 A.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus. He was born November 4, 1948, in Zanesville, to the late Joseph and Eileen Shreve Hunt. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War and a dock foreman at Allied Tube and Conduit Company in...
Rick G. Harmon
Dec 31, 2017
Ricky G. Harmon, 65, of Zanesville, died at 3:27 A.M. Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born October 18, 1952, in Zanesville, a son of the late Herbert and Louella Mae Kerschner Harmon. He retired after 32 years of service at Grief and was a member of Immanuel Church of Zanesville. He was dedicated to West...
Russell E. Bateman
Dec 30, 2017
Russell E. Bateman Sr., 89, of Zanesville, died at 3:38 P.M. Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 6, 1928, in Zanesville, a son of the late George and Vivian Tolbert Bateman. He was the owner and operator of Bateman Heating and Air Conditioning Company for 36 years. Russ also worked...
Nancy Lou (Springer) King
Dec 27, 2017
Nancy Lou King, 81, of Chillicothe, died at 4:05 A.M. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at National Church Residences, Chillicothe. She was born September 1, 1936 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Donald Springer and Dorothy Shaeffer Brandfast. She was a Secretary and Bookkeeper for Central Ohio Legal Aid. Nancy was also the secretary for New Lexington Baptist Church....
Nancy L. (Adams) Straker-Black
Dec 27, 2017
Nancy Straker-Black, 83, of Zanesville, died peacefully surrounded by family at Genesis Hospice on December 27, 2017. Born on Halloween 1934 to the late Robert and Mabel (Durant) Adams, Nancy was a lifelong resident of Zanesville. Nancy's bright smile, kind spirit, and optimistic outlook touched many. She loved the lake, the beach, the sun, and like her mother, marveled at...
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