Obituaries
John McKinstry
Sep 10, 2016
John W. McKinstry, age , 96 of Caledonia, passed away Saturday, September 10th, 2016 at his residence. John was born Canaan Township as the son of the late Harold and Elizabeth (Sickel) McKinstry. On November 28th, 1940 John married Betty Spiedell. Betty preceded him in death on July 03rd, 2011. John was a part of Caledonia history....
Glenda Markle
Sep 8, 2016
Glenda Dale Markle, age 75 of Caledonia, passed away Thursday morning September 08th, 2016 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Glenda was born August 25th 1941 as the daughter of the late Forrest and Dessie (Dean) Hipsher. She was a graduate of Caledonia High School and worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the operating room at Marion General Hospital....
Robert Anderson
Aug 26, 2016
Robert Nicholas Anderson, age 75, formerly of rural Galion, passed away Friday evening August 26th, 2016 in Edgewood, Kentucky where he had resided for the past four years. Robert was born December 09th, 1940 in North Ridgeville, Ohio as the son of the late Robert Stanley and Theresa (Wolfram) Anderson. He was a veteran of the United States Marine...
Janis Peery
Jul 25, 2016
Janis Arlene Peery age 68 of Columbus and formerly of the Martel area, passed away Monday morning, July 25th, 2016 in Mount Carmel East, Columbus. Janis was born December 15th, 1947 in Marion as the daughter of the late Clarence and Evelyn (Clutter) Peery. She was a graduate of River Valley High School and Ohio Northern University. She was...
Marilyn Smith
Jun 4, 2016
Marilyn M. Smith age 79 of Caledonia passed away Saturday June 4th, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Marilyn was born August 29th, 1936 in Union Co. as the daughter of the late Glen & Florence (Teets) Carr. On September 19th, 1959 she married Myron D. Smith. He preceded her in death in March of 1975. Marilyn was a graduate...
Wilson Armbruster
May 30, 2016
Wilson L. Armbruster age 83, a long-time Caledonia resident passed away Monday morning May 30th 2016 at Kindred HealthCare of Marion. Wilson was born January 30th, 1933 in Marion as the son of the late LeRoy and Miriam (Larick) Armbruster. He graduated from Caledonia High School in 1950 where he played on the State Basketball Championship Team. After graduation...
Melody McClenathan
May 28, 2016
Melody Anne McClenathan age 69 of Edison passed away at home surrounded by her family on Saturday May 28th, 2016. Melody was born January 9th, 1947 in Marion as the daughter of Jay & Maxine (Lusch) McCurdy. On December 22nd, 1966 she married Roger McClenathan and he survives her at home. Melody was a graduate of River...
Peggy Hartley
May 27, 2016
Peggy Faye Hartley, age 81 of Galion and formerly of Edison passed away Friday morning May 27th, 2016 at the home of her granddaughter where she had lived for the past five years. Peggy was born February 11th, 1935 in Ashville, Ohio as the daughter of the late Charles W. & Bessie Faye (Rathburn) Nicholson. On August 24th, 1953...
Steven Shonk
May 21, 2016
Steven E. Shonk age 62, of Caledonia passed away Saturday morning May 21st 2016 at home. He was born August 11th, 1953 in Port Hueneme, California as the son of the late David A. & Patricia (Roseberry) Shonk. Steve was a 1972 graduate of River Valley High School. He was a tractor-trailer operator and was last employed by Depot...
John Boger
May 10, 2016
John R. Boger age 81, of Caledonia passed away Tuesday, May 10th at Riverside Hospital. He was born September 29, 1934 in Ashley, OH as the son of the late Mannas and Caroline (Roth) Boger. John was a graduate of Caledonia High School and received his BS degree from Ohio Northern University and his MS degree from The Ohio...
Ruth Osborne
Apr 23, 2016
Ruth Lorene Osborne, age 70 of Bucyrus and formerly of Caledonia, passed away Saturday evening April 23rd at Altercare Nursing Facility in Bucyrus. Ruth was born July 26th, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio as the daughter of the late Robert & Opal (Hayes) Steele. She was married to Milton Osborne. He preceded her in death in 2010. Ruth was a...
Timothy Kazee
Apr 12, 2016
Timothy E. Kazee age 67, of Marion passed away Tuesday, April 12th at Marion General Hospital. Tim was born on November 2nd, 1948 in Portsmouth, Ohio as the son of the late Leslie Kazee and Juanita Strickland Boseman who survives in Marion. Tim was a U.S Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American...
Elizabeth Wade
Feb 26, 2016
Elizabeth Dawn Wade age 47 of Marion passed away on February 26th, 2016 at OSU Hospital. Elizabeth was born August 19th, 1968 in Marion, Ohio, to the late Gerald and Sharon (Bridges) Salyers. She had attended Marion Harding High School and was employed as a jewelry salesperson at T. J. Maxx in Marion. Elizabeth loved cats and dogs and...
Roy Shuster
Jan 31, 2016
Roy Lee Shuster, age 80 of Martel passed away Sunday, January 31st, 2016 in Marion General Hospital. Roy was born on December 17th, 1935 in Harpster, Ohio as the son of the late Carl and Dorothy (Penrose) Shuster. Roy was an welder at Marion Power Shovel for over 40 years. He was very proud of the fact that he...
Hiram "Smitty" Smith
Jan 29, 2016
Hiram "Smitty" Smith of Iberia passed away Friday morning January 29th, 2016 at Woodside Village Care Center in Mt. Gilead. Smitty was born April 1, 1923 in Pike County, Kentucky to the late Charlie and Celie (Bostic) Smith. He married Phyllis Maxine Alexander on April 4th, 1949 and she precedes him. Smitty left the farm fields of Pikeville, Kentucky...
Mildred Woolum
Jan 15, 2016
Mildred Virginia Woolum, age 89 formerly of of Martel passed away Friday morning January 15th, 2016 at Galion Pointe Nursing Home in Galion. Mildred was born on August 03, 1926 in Marion as the daughter of the late George & Olah (McClure) Valentine. She was a 1944 graduate of Martel High School. That same year she married William Woolum...
Cassandra "Cassie" Friar
Jan 8, 2016
Cassandra "Cassie" Friar age 45 of Martel passed away on January 8th, 2016 at her residence. Cassie was born January 2nd, 1971 in Marion, Ohio, to the late Marvin Randal Mckee and Elizabeth McKee Chandler who survives her. Cassie enjoyed collecting frogs, spending time with her family, fishing and facebook. She was a huge Steelers and Michigan Fan. She...
Homer Timson O.D.
Jan 6, 2016
Dr. Homer DeLauder Timson, age 89 of Richmond, Indiana, formerly of Caledonia, Ohio passed away Wednesday afternoon January 6th, 2016 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. He was born on May 31st, 1926 in Marion, Ohio as the son of the late Homer David & Opal (DeLauder) Timson. He was a graduate of Caledonia High School class of 1944 and...
Donald Myers
Dec 26, 2015
Donald E. Myers, age 88 of Edison passed away Saturday December 26th, 2015 in Marion General Hospital. Don was born on October 26th, 1927 in Belmont, Ohio as the son of the late Thomas & Gladys (Mercer) Myers. He was a graduate of Caledonia High School, a Navy Veteran of World War II and an Army Veteran of the...
Marian Rowe
Dec 25, 2015
Marian Grace Rowe, age 87 of Kirkpatrick passed away Friday December 25th, 2015 in Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne Indiana. Marian was born on September 2, 1928 as the daughter of the late Alton & Nola Fay (Davis) Baer. She was a graduate of Marion Harding High School and had worked as a cook at various places...