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Evelyn Jean Prince
Jan 13, 2021
Evelyn Jean Prince, 59, of Dresden, died Wednesday morning, January 13, 2021 at Genesis Emergency Room, Zanesville after a courageous seven-year battle with cancer.
Born May 2, 1961 in Zanesville a daughter of the late John and Catherine (McDonald) Headley. Evelyn was a member of Dresden United Methodist Church and worked in the cafeteria at Dresden Elementary....
Dorotha I Graham
Jan 9, 2021
Dorotha I. Graham, 83, of Dresden, Ohio died Saturday morning, January 9, 2021 at The Laurels of Heath Care Center in Heath, Ohio.
Born November 10, 1937 in Marietta, Ohio she was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Julia Ruth (Oliver) Denton and was a 1956 graduate of Marietta High School. She proudly served our...
Kenneth L. Knight
Jan 5, 2021
Kenneth L. Knight, 82, of Zanesville, Ohio died Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.
Born September 7, 1938 in Dilles Bottom, Ohio he was the son of the late Harold and Sarah (Eikleberry) Knight. Kenneth was a 1957 graduate of Frazeysburg High School and he attended Bliss Business College in Columbus, Ohio. He...
Juanita I. Norman
Jan 5, 2021
Juanita I. Norman, 91 of Punta Gorda, FL since 2006 passed away peacefully of natural causes on Tuesday morning January 5, 2021 at the Sandhill Gardens Assisted Living. She was born April 28, 1929 in Newark to Reuben and Ada (Mooney) Blizzard.
In her younger days, she could be heard around central Ohio singing with her brother...
Christina Lynn Small
Jan 5, 2021
Christina Lynn Small, 61, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Tuesday evening, January 5, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio.
Christina was born October 25, 1959 in Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Kittery, Maine, a daughter of the late Charles O. Dwiggins and Mary Martha (Melick) Dwiggins of Hanover, Ohio. She was a 1977 graduate of Licking Valley...
Travis Richard Harper
Jan 3, 2021
Travis Richard Harper, 42, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Dresden, Ohio, passed away following a car accident on January 3rd, 2021.
Born October 22, 1978 in Zanesville, Ohio he was the son of Debbie (Holdren) Work of Nashport and the late Richard Harper. Travis attended Tri-Valley High School and Mid-East Career Center and he loved hunting, fishing,...
Lyle Evan Pierce
Jan 2, 2021
Lyle Evan Pierce, 27, of Dresden, died suddenly Saturday afternoon, January 2, 2021 at University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Born January 1, 1994 in Zanesville, Ohio, Lyle was the son of Dennis and Diane (Lane) Pierce and was a 2012 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Lyle was full of life with a contagious smile, he...
Rodger W. Sidner
Jan 1, 2021
Rodger W. Sidner passed away peacefully January 1, 2021 at the age of 84.
Born May 26, 1936 in Plumwood, Ohio to the late Rodger Sidner and Catherine (Murray) Sidner he had retired as the owner of Log Homes Unlimited. Rodger honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.
He was an active member of...
Narcissa Eliza Osborn
Dec 31, 2020
Narcissa Eliza Osborn, 94, died Thursday morning, December 31, 2020 at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark, Ohio.
The daughter of Charles Guy and Nellie Blanche (Fairall) Harsha, she was born March 10,1926 on the family farm outside of Frazeysburg. On July 19, 1947 she married Albert Morgan Osborn at the family farm and together they were the 3...
John Charles Schilling
Dec 30, 2020
John Charles "Chuck" Schilling, 68 of Newark passed away December 30, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio.
Mr. Schilling was born January 27, 1952 in Newark, Ohio to the late John F. Schilling and Evelyn (Shoults) Schilling of Newark. A graduate of Newark High School and veteran of the U.S....
Howard Dale Harlan
Dec 30, 2020
Howard Dale Harlan, 86, formerly of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Wednesday afternoon, December 30, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.
Born September 2, 1934 in Champaign County, Ohio he was a son of the late Ray E. and Viola M. (Gondolf) Harland and was a graduate of Jeffersonville High School. Mr. Harlan was a truck driver for...
Randy Dean Priest
Dec 30, 2020
Randy Dean Priest, 67, of Trinway, Ohio passed away suddenly Wednesday evening December 30, 2020 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Department in Zanesville, Ohio.
Born April 19, 1953 in Zanesville he was a son of the late James Richard and Dorotha (Wolford) Priest and was a 1971 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He received his Bachelor's degree in...
Judith K. Shaffer
Dec 28, 2020
Private services will take place for Judith K. Shaffer, 74 of Newark.  Burial will be at Wilson Cemetery.
Mrs. Shaffer passed away December 28, 2020 at Licking Memorial Hospital. She was born August 2, 1946 in New Lexington, Ohio to the late George and Delores Householder. A loving mother and grandmother, she was always concerned with others....
Nellie Maxine Bates
Dec 27, 2020
Nellie Maxine Bates, 76, passed on to be with her loved ones on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.
Born March 22, 1944 in New Brunswick, NJ a daughter of the late Frances Marie (MacDonald) Zogg and the late Frank F. Ladd. She worked at the Longaberger Company in Dresden, Ohio for 23 years...
Stephen L. Ryan
Dec 27, 2020
A private family service will be held for Stephen L. Ryan, 49 of Frazeysburg who passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Licking Memorial Hospital. Stephen was born July 28, 1971 in Mt. Vernon, OH.
He currently was employed for 21 years with TS Tech in Reynoldsburg serving as a materials team leader. He was a...
Isabelle Dawson
Dec 26, 2020
Isabelle Aulabaugh Dawson, 83, of Dresden, Ohio died Saturday afternoon, December 26, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.
Born June 2, 1937 in Berkley Springs, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late William O. and Carrie (Spriggs) Aulabaugh. Isabelle was a foster daughter of the late Elmer and Anna Lancaster and spent most of...
Douglas Copen
Dec 25, 2020
A private funeral service celebrating the life of Douglas Copen, 62 of Newark will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Those who are not invited to attend in-person are invited to join via webcast at https://webcasts.lifetributes.com/1109776.
Doug passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born October 10,...
Kenneth L. Longshore
Dec 23, 2020
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Longshore, 66, of Nashport, Ohio died Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020 at his home.
Born January 3, 1954 in Zanesville, Ohio he was a son of the late Kenneth E. and Viola "Pode" (Longfellow) Longshore and was a 1972 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. Kenny was retired from the Longaberger Company where he worked...
Charles Llewelyn Courson
Dec 23, 2020
Charles "Charlie" Llewelyn Courson, 85 of Newark passed away December 23, 2020 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center with his family at his side.
Born September 28, 1935 in Newark to the late Charles and Fern (Kaylor) Courson. Charlie retired from OSU-Newark after 32 years. He attended Heath Christian Union Church. He was an active...
Margaret L. Kreis
Dec 18, 2020
Margaret Kreis, 79, of Adamsville, Ohio died Friday evening, December 18, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio
Born September 15, 1941 in Zanesville she was a daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn (Black) Elmore and was a graduate of Zanesville High School and Meredith Business College.  Margaret worked at Jones Funk & Payne Law office...
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