Obituaries

Apr 16, 2015

Edmund D. Prince, 77, of Dresden, Ohio died Thursday morning, April 16, 2015 at his home. Born April 1, 1938 in Dresden, he was a son of the late John O. and Alice M. (Skinner) Prince and was a 1956 graduate of Dresden Jefferson High School. Edmund retired in 2002 from Peabody Coal where he was a heavy equipment operator....

Apr 16, 2015

A funeral service for Oma L. Cooperrider, 97 of Newark will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Rath officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery. Mrs. Cooperrider died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Arlington Nursing Home.   She was born June 21, 1917 to the late...

Apr 16, 2015

A funeral service for Susan Irene "Sue" Frankenberry, 64 of Newark will be held Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Gus Andrews officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Sue died Thursday April 16, 2015 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio....

Apr 12, 2015

Nancy E. Anderson, 78, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Sunday morning, April 12, 2015 at Coshocton County Memorial Hospital. Born June 10, 1936 in Kane, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Marian (Lawson) Cory and was a 1954 graduate of Worthington High School. Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker and a member of the Coshocton Church of the...

Apr 11, 2015

James A. "Jim" Young, 94, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Saturday evening at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. "To be born a gentleman is an accident; to die a gentleman is an accomplishment". Born March 6, 1921 in Pike Township of Coshocton County, he was a son of the late Abraham and Angeline (Priest) Young and was a 1937 graduate...

Apr 10, 2015

A funeral service for Carolyn S. Cross, 58 of Hebron will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Chaplain Steve Dunn officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Mrs. Cross died Friday April 10, 2015 at the Autumn Health Care of Newark. She was born December 11,...

Apr 7, 2015

Bill Harper, 52, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Tuesday morning, April 7, 2015 in Newark, Ohio. Born February 20, 1963 in Zanesville, Ohio he is the son of Bill and Ruth (Ayers) Harper of Frazeysburg. Bill was a 1981 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and he attended West Liberty University. He was a former retail manager at Meijer, Inc. of Newark...

Apr 5, 2015

A funeral service for Mary M. Lane, 84 of Newark will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Pierpoint officiating. Mrs. Lane died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born August 27, 1930 in Newark to George and...

Apr 4, 2015

Jason L. Robb, 32 of Broomfield, Colorado died Saturday, April 4, 2015. He was born October 9, 1982 in Lancaster to Kenneth B. Robb and Virginia Helm (Kevin) Moore of Lancaster.

Jason was a 2001 graduate of William V. Fisher Catholic High School and a 2005 graduate of Miami University of Ohio. He worked as an IT...

Mar 29, 2015

On Sunday morning, March 29, 2015 Waunita Marie Hogue, 86, of Adamsville, Ohio was called home to be with her Lord and Savior and her loving husband, Carlos. Born November 17, 1928 in Beaver Township of Noble County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Eugene R. and Wilma G. (Shamhart) Johnson and was a 1946 graduate of Dresden...

Mar 29, 2015

A funeral service for Claude J. Swartz, Sr. 86 of Newark will be held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 11;00 a.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Newland officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery. Mr. Swartz died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born March 14, 1929 in Newark...

Mar 25, 2015

Larna "Jean" Newell, 75, of Nashport, Ohio went to be with her Lord in heaven on Wednesday evening, March 25, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Carol Sue, in Zanesville. Born November 27, 1939 in Zanesville she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Mildred L. (Cowan) Moyer Nolan and was a 1957 graduate of Zanesville High...

Mar 24, 2015

A funeral service for Hazel Marie Harris, 71 of Newark will be 1:00 p.m. Friday in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Lisa Willey officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Hazel died Friday, March 24, 2015 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1943 in Newark to...

Mar 22, 2015

Loren H. Knicely, 73, of Adamsville, Ohio died Sunday evening, March 22, 2015 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio after an extended illness. Born August 1, 1941 in Adamsville, he was a son of the late Donald H. and Margaret R. (Gosser) Knicely and was a 1959 graduate of Adamsville High School. Loren was a retired farmer raising beef...

Mar 20, 2015

A Memorial Service for Rodney Nealon Scott, 68 of Newark will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Brushy Fork United Methodist Church, 15314 Brushy Fork Rd, SE, Newark with Pastor Dean Cole and Pastor Dave Pennington officiating. Rodney died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Licking Memorial Hospital. He was born December 21, 1946 in Newark to the...

Mar 17, 2015

A funeral service for Robert E. Wince, 85 of Newark will be held Saturday March 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Fred Weber officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery with military honors provided by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Mr. Wince died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the...

Mar 17, 2015

Patricia J. Nethers, 62, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. Born November 8, 1952 in Zanesville she was a daughter of the late Harold L. and Stella D. (Hall) Ayers and was a 1970 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. She was a homemaker and a former employee of the Ohio...

Mar 14, 2015

Letha V. Brookover, 96, of Toboso, Ohio died Saturday evening, March 14, 2015 at the Arlington Nursing Home in Newark, Ohio. Born July 15, 1918 in Toboso she was a daughter of the late O. C. and Elsie (Romine) Miller and was a 1936 graduate of Toboso High School. Letha was a member of the Toboso United Methodist Church and...

Mar 13, 2015

Cindy Renee Thomas Robinson, 51, of Newcomerstown, Ohio, formerly of Dresden, died Friday morning, March 13, 2015 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 26, 1963 in Zanesville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Edwin Thomas and Patricia (Knicely) Thomas of Dresden. Cindy was a 1982 graduate of Tri-Valley High School and was a...

Mar 11, 2015

Elsie M. Lynn, 91, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Dresden, Ohio died Wednesday morning, March 11, 2015 at The Oaks at Bethesda Care Center in Zanesville. Born September 12, 1923 in Robins, Ohio in Guernsey County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Clare (Harper) Scott. Mrs. Lynn was a home maker. Surviving are her caretakers, Kevin and...