Obituaries
R, Burkholder
Apr 29, 2012
Ruth "Leona" Burkholder, age 99 of Marion, passed away Sunday morning April 29th, 2012 at her Partners of Marion. Leona was born October 2nd, 1912 in Caledonia as the daughter of the late David & Margaret (Koehler) Pace. On August 9th, 1944 she married Harry Burkholder. He preceded her in death on October 30th, 1990. Leona was a 1929...
Patricia Clarkson
Apr 28, 2012
Patricia L. Clarkson, age 69 of Marion, passed away Saturday morning April 28th, 2012 at her home after a long illness. Patricia was born August 27th, 1942 in Galion, Ohio as the daughter of the late Melvin L. and Edith E. (Paxton) Staup. June 13th, 1970 she married, the love of her life Larry E. Clarkson, in...
Abraham Shuler
Apr 17, 2012
Abraham Lincoln Shuler, age 75 of Caledonia went to be with the Lord on Tuesday April 17th, 2012 at Marion General Hospital. He was born February 12th, 1937 in Ashley as the son the late Geoffery Dale & Lucy (Dennis) Shuler. He was given his name by Dr. Davis of Ashley because he was born on the 16th President's...
Linda Hunt
Apr 16, 2012
Linda Annette Hunt, age 74 of Caledonia, passed away Monday evening April 16th, 2012 in Marion General Hospital after an extended illness. Linda was born February 2nd, 1938 in Portsmouth, Ohio as the daughter of the late William & Grace (Craycraft) Myers. Linda was a 1956 graduate of Portsmouth High School. Shortly after graduation On June 30th, 1956 she...
David Smith
Apr 9, 2012
David Franklin Smith, age 62 of Marion, passed away on Monday evening April 9th, 2012 at Marion Point Nursing Care Center. He was born March 13th, 1950 in Marion as the son of the late F. H. & Dorothy (Adams) Smith. David grew up and lived most of his life on Lincoln Ave. He loved CB radios and had...
Orville Decker
Apr 6, 2012
Orville J. Decker, age 84 of Kenton and formerly of Marion, passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening April 6th, 2012 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was born February 6, 1928 in Hepburn, Ohio as the son of the late Orville T. and Georgia (Dunson) Decker. Orville was a graduate of Kenton High School, he enlisted in the Army following...
Andrew Deskins
Apr 1, 2012
Andrew P. Deskins, age 88 of Caledonia, passed away on Sunday morning April 1st, 2012 at home. He was born May 06th, 1923 in Marvin, Virginia as the son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth (Matney) Deskins. Andrew is was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II having served with an anti-aircraft battery in the D-Day Invasion of...
Agnes Cox
Mar 2, 2012
Agnes Louise Cox, age 94 of Canaan Township, passed away Friday morning March 2, 2012 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Agnes was born August 3rd, 1917 in Champaign, Illinois the daughter of the late Charles & Martha (Meyers) Lemke. On January 30th, 1940 she married Joseph Cox and they made a home together for 46 years until his death...
Jenna Hill
Feb 24, 2012
Jenna Nevaeh Hill, infant daughter of Robert & Erica (Tackett) Hill of Mt. Gilead, went to play with the Angels on Friday morning February 24th, 2012. She was born in Marion on December 15th, 2011. Besides her parents Jenna leaves behind her brothers Robert Hill Jr. , Damien, Corbin and Jayden Hill . She will also be missed by...
Steffaney Edwards
Jan 24, 2012
Steffaney Kay Edwards, age 42 of Caledonia, passed away on Tuesday evening January 24th after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Marion on December 8, 1969 as the daughter of Charles & the late Lois J. (Hunt) Lambert. Mr. Lamert survives her in Upper Sandusky. Steffaney is survived by her four children Joseph & Jordan Edwards...
Violet Stafford
Jan 21, 2012
Violet L. Stafford, age 95 of Caledonia , passed away Saturday evening January 21st at home. She was born May 1, 1916 in Marion County as the daughter of the late Charles G. and Minnie M. (Klingel) Kaelber. On November 29th, 1934 she married Mahla Stafford and they made a home together for 71 years until his death in...
Rick Lemke
Dec 28, 2011
Rick J. Lemke, age 64 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday morning December 28th, 2011 at The Dayton Veterans Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born May 17th, 1947 in Marion, Ohio as the son of the late James and Verlyn (Hickman) Lemke. Rick was a 1967 graduate of Ridgedale High School and a U.S. Air Force...
Ermin Walter
Dec 20, 2011
Ermin Simeon Walter, age 93 of Marion, passed away on Tuesday morning December 20th, 2011 at Marion Manor. He was born April 12th, 1918 in Bucyrus, Ohio as the son of the late Simon and Beryl (Dutcher) Walter. Ermin was a 1936 graduate of Bucyrus High School and was former employee of Tecumseh Products where he worked as an...
Levi Claytor
Dec 11, 2011
Levi Robert Claytor, son of Jeremy and Tina (Mullins) Claytor of Caledonia, was stillborn on Sunday afternoon December 11th, 2011 in Marion General Hospital . In addition to his parents Levi is survived by his sister Brittany Holdcraft, his maternal grandmother Nancy Mullins of New Washington and maternal great grandfather Earl Mullins of Chatfield. Paternal grandparents, Ken & Candy...
Francis Hartley
Dec 2, 2011
Francis Marion Hartley, age 78 of Edison, Ohio passed away on Friday Morning December 2nd, 2011 at home. He was born June 24th, 1933 in Asheville, Ohio as the son of the late Guy and Flora Elizabeth (Marion) Hartley. Francis was a former member of the Ohio Air National Guard. He worked most of his life as a Farmhand...
Shirley Medley
Nov 25, 2011
Shirley Mae Medley age 86 of Marion , passed away Friday morning November 25th, 2011 in Heartland of Marion where she had been a resident for seven years. She was born June 19th 1925 in Portsmouth, Ohio as the daughter of the late Fred & Clara Mae (Rollins) Bender. On October 20th 1945 she married Howard Medley in Green-up,...
Roy French
Nov 20, 2011
Roy Daniel French age 65, Caledonia, passed away on Sunday Morning November 20th, 2011 in the Dayton Veterans Medical Facility . Roy was born July 27th, 1946 in Ironton, Ohio the son of the late Charles & Garnett (Abrams) French. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. He had recently retired from the sanitation department of Wyandot...
Richard Berry
Nov 12, 2011
Sergeant First Class Richard Austin Berry Sr., (U.S. Army Retired) passed away on Saturday afternoon November 12th, 2011 at home. Dick was born October 18th, 1921 in Marion, Ohio the son of William G. Sr. & Ethel (Tyler) Berry. A Thirty year veteran, Sergeant Berry served throughout World War II, Korea and Vietnam. During his time service he traveled...
Mary Long
Nov 11, 2011
Mary Evelyn Long, age 67 of Mt. Gilead , passed away Friday evening November 11th, 2011 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, She was born October 22nd, 1944 in Galion as the daughter of the late Melvin L. & Edith (Paxton) Staup. Mary was employed for many years at Ohio Aurondale Plastics in Mt. Gilead. She was an avid Bingo...
Irene Baumgardner
Nov 7, 2011
Irene M. Baumgardner, age 96 formerly of Scott Township, passed away early Monday morning November 7th, 2011. She was born in Scott Township on April 11th, 1915 as the daughter of the late William H. & Mary (Longacre) Knowles. She was married to Frank Baumgardner. He preceded her in death in June of 1944. Irene was a 1933 graduate...