Obituaries

Oct 6, 2020

Pamella Jane Conklin, 65, of Hopewell, Ohio died Tuesday evening, October 6, 2020 at her home.

Born July 29, 1955 in Zanesville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Everette Untied and F. Marlene (Martin) Untied Riley of St. Louis, Missouri.  She was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School and a homemaker.  Pamella enjoyed making jewelry...

Sep 26, 2020

Jonathan Stephen Kuhn, 27, of Dresden, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 as a result of an atv accident.

He was born September 15, 1993, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Steven and Christine (Spiker) Kuhn.

Jonathan enjoyed spending his time outdoors farming and being around tractors, going fishing, hunting and spending time with...

Sep 22, 2020

James B. Hash, 77, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020 at Alter Care of Coshocton.

Born November 10, 1942 in Granville, Ohio he was a son of the late Frank B. and Nina B. (Sheets) Hash.  James was a farmer and he retired in 1996 from Owens-Corning Fiberglass.  He was a member of the...

Sep 22, 2020

A celebration of life gathering for David Eric Grundy, 46 of Thornville will take place on Sunday October 4, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home, 1850 West Main Street, Newark.

David passed away on Tuesday September 22, 2020. He was born April 21, 1974 in Columbus,...

Sep 11, 2020

William "Bill" Seth Ripple, 86, of Dresden, Ohio died Friday evening September 11, 2020 at his home.

Born February 24, 1934 in Dresden he was a son of the late Charles John and Pansy Pauline (Paynter) Ripple and was a 1952 graduate of Dresden Jefferson High School. He retired from Armco Steel Company after 40 years, where...

Sep 11, 2020

Judy Ann Park, 77, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Friday afternoon, September 11, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.

Born October 8, 1942 in Coshocton, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Wymar and Odessa (Hankins) Phillips and was a 1960 graduate of Conesville High School.  Mrs. Park was a homemaker and a faithful member of...

Sep 9, 2020

Harley David Berry, 71, of Warsaw, Ohio died Wednesday afternoon, September 9, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.

Born June 9, 1949 in Zanesville he was the son of the late Harley A. and Mildred L. (Dickerson) Berry Smyers and was a 1968 graduate of River View High School.  He was a machine operator at American...

Sep 4, 2020

A funeral service for Lex A. Wogan, 69 of Thornville will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home. Burial will be at Hanover Cemetery.

Mr. Wogan died Friday, September 4, 2020 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He was born February 19, 1951 in Chesterhill,...

Sep 3, 2020

Laura Frances Wisecarver, 84, of Adamsville, Ohio died Thursday afternoon, September 3, 2020 at Cedar Hill Care Center in Zanesville.

Born January 4, 1936 in Zanesville she was a daughter of the late Orville J. and Laura Jane (Hina) Bagley.  Laura was a very faithful Christian and attended Trinity Full Gospel Church.  She greatest enjoyment was reading...

Sep 1, 2020

Robert M. McDonald, 51, of Newark, Ohio died Tuesday morning, September 1, 2020 at his home after a battle with cancer.

Born November 11, 1968 in Zanesville, Ohio he was a son of the late Lawrence S. and Nellie M. (Vansickle) McDonald and was a 1987 graduate of Tri-Valley High School.  Robert was an employee of TCI...

Aug 31, 2020

David A. Wolfe, 60, of Columbus, Ohio died Monday, August 31, 2020 at the home of a friend in Heath, Ohio.

Born May 1, 1960 in Newark, Ohio he was a son of the late Edward E. "Ebb" and Delores E. (Kerns) Wolfe and he attended River View High School.  David was a former oil field worker...

Aug 31, 2020

A celebration of life service for Linda L. Snyder, 63 of Newark will be held Friday September 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home 1850 West Main Street with Pastor Scott Hayes officiating. Visitation will be observed from 5:00 p.m. until the service.

Linda passed away Monday August 31,...

Aug 29, 2020

A homegoing service celebrating the life of Bernice Matthews, 81 of Newark will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2020 at Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home, with Rev. Martinez Sellers officiating.  Burial will be in Newark Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Matthews went home to be with the Lord Saturday evening, August 29, 2020.  She...

Aug 29, 2020

Charles Lavallen "Chuck" Hastings, 60 of Zanesville passed away Saturday August 29, 2020 at the Genesis Hospital. He was born February 27, 1960 in Zanesville to Frank W. and Mary A. (Smith) Hastings.

Charles was employed by Acorn Farms in Zanesville and a former employee at Ogeechee Railway in Dover, GA. He liked spending time fishing and...

Aug 28, 2020

Mary Jane Denman Crawmer, 88, of Newark, Ohio died Friday morning, August 28, 2020 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio after a brief illness.

Born December 14, 1931 in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Hazel (Baughman) Denman.    She lived on the Denman Farm near Reform, Ohio and was very proud of the...

Aug 26, 2020

Betsy E. Coon, 61, of Dresden, died Wednesday morning, August 26, 2020 at Genesis Emergency Room.

Born September 7, 1958 in Zanesville a daughter of the late Kassel and Dorothy Dillon Norris and was a 1976 graduate of Tri-Valley High School.  Betsy retired from the Longaberger Company as a weaver and attended the Dresden Church of The...

Aug 24, 2020

Shane Stapleton, 27, of Columbus, Ohio died Monday morning, August 24, 2020 at Mount Carmel East Hospital.

Born June 19, 1993 in Newark, Ohio, he is the son of Rick Stapleton and Lorraine "DD" Perkins Stapleton and was a 2011 graduate of Maysville High School.  Shane recently started working at Spartan Logistics in Columbus.  He enjoyed the...

Aug 23, 2020

A private graveside service for Larry W. Haines, 85 of Newark will be at Dayton National Cemetery.

Mr. Haines died Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center.  He was born September 7, 1934 in Wilmington, OH  to the late Howard and Elva (Bayless) Haines.

A veteran of the U.S. Air Force during...

Aug 18, 2020

Joan Little Garrett Wine, 91, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Tuesday morning, August 18, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark, Ohio after a brief illness.

Born November 1, 1928, in Zanesville, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Gladys (Little) Garrett and was a 1946 graduate of Frazeysburg High School.  Following high school...

Aug 14, 2020

A celebration of life service for Floyd E. Thompson, 76 of Thornville will be held at 12 p.m. noon on Sunday September 27, 2020 at the Apostolic Temple, 2285 Rock Haven Road, Newark with Pastor Mark Ledbetter officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Licking County Veterans Alliance.

Mr. Thompson passed away Friday evening August 14,...