Obituaries

Mar 29, 2014

John H. Rice, 84, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, formerly of Zanesville, Ohio died Saturday evening, March 29, 2014 at the home of his daughter, Debbie Miller in Frazeysburg.

Born June 20, 1929 in Newark, Ohio he was the son of the late Herman B. and Violet M. (Ashcraft) Rice and was a 1948 graduate of Hanover-Toboso High School....

Mar 28, 2014

Ira A. "Nick" Nicholas, 82, of Zanesville, Ohio died Friday morning March 28, 2014 at The Oaks at Bethesda in Zanesville.

Born December 1, 1931 in Clay, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Robert and Martha (McKinney) Nicholas and he was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Nicholas was retired from the...

Mar 26, 2014

Donald W. Morris, 65 of Newark died Wednesday evening, March 26, 2014 at Licking Memorial Hospital. He was born October 7, 1948 in Childress, TX to the late Oscar and Dena (Evans) Morris.

Mr. Morris honorably served his country in the U.S. Army for over 20 years. He was extremely proud of his service. A loving husband,...

Mar 22, 2014

Janelle Ann Davis, 29, of Dresden, Ohio died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at her home after a long illness of Epilepsy.

Born June 9, 1984 in Zanesville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Bob W. (Candy) Davis of Dresden and Sandy A. (Scott) Davis Demeter of Heath, Ohio. Janelle was a 2003 graduate of Tri-Valley High School...

Mar 15, 2014

A funeral service for Margaret Pauline Miller, 83 of Newark will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Church of God at God's Acres with Pastor Roger Decker officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery.

Mrs. Miller died Saturday, March 15, 2014 at Arlington Care Center in Newark. She was born February 3, 1931 to...

Mar 15, 2014

DRESDEN: Kyler William Adams, 1 ½ months, died Saturday morning March 15, 2014 in Marion General Hospital in Marion, Ohio.Born January 29, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio he is the son of Craig E. Adams, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio and Kristen A. Cox of Pataskala, Ohio. Surviving in addition to his parents are three brothers, Kayden, Keygen and Conner Adams; grandparents,...

Mar 14, 2014

A funeral service for Lawrence Sylvester Weber, 93 of Heath will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Chaplain Mark Pierce officiating. Burial will be at Wilson Cemetery with the Licking County Veterans Alliance providing Military Funeral Honors.

Mr. Weber died Friday, March 14, 2014 at...

Mar 12, 2014

A memorial service for Penny R. (Kelly) Mencsik, 58 of Hanover will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday March 16, 2014 at the Events Center in Hanover with Pastor Cory Campbell officiating. A time of fellowship celebrating her life with family and friends will follow the service until 5 p.m.

Penny died Wednesday March 12, 2104 at...

Mar 11, 2014

Carlos E. Hogue, 92, of Adamsville, Ohio died Tuesday morning, March 11, 2014 at The Oaks of Bethesda in Zanesville. Born November 11, 1921 in Adamsville he was a son of the late Alvin J. and Ethel May (King) Hogue and was a 1939 graduate of Adamsville High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II was very...

Mar 10, 2014

Charles Rex Williamson, 91, of Charlotte, NC, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Novant Health Medical Center in Matthews, NC.  He was born December 20, 1922 in Frazeysburg, Ohio, a son of the late Clayton and Leona McFarland Williamson.

Mr. Williamson proudly served in the U. S. Army in the 726 th battalion during World War II. ...

Mar 4, 2014

Richard L. "Richie" Mayfield, 60, of Newark, Ohio, formerly of McConnelsville, Ohio, died Tuesday afternoon, March 4, 2014 at Kindred Health Care Center in Newark. Born October 18, 1953 in Zanesville, Ohio he was a son of the late Melvin and Donna (Smith) Mayfield and was a 1973 graduate of Utica High School. Mr. Mayfield was an Army veteran and...

Mar 4, 2014

A funeral service for Francis M. "Frank" Hupp, 85 of Heath will be held on Saturday March 8, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 67 N. 5th Street, Newark with Pastor William Rauch officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery with military honors by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Mr. Hupp died Tuesday morning March 4,...

Feb 25, 2014

NEWARK: A funeral service for Lisa Kay Hicks-Daugherty, 37 of Fostoria will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2014 in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Rusk officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery. Lisa died Tuesday February 25, 2014 at the Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findley, Ohio. She was born August 16, 1976 in...

Feb 24, 2014

Eldon Lee Roy Rowland, 94, formerly of Heath, passed away peacefully on 24 February 2014, at the Kindred Transitional Care & Rehabilitation – Newark under the guidance of the Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born on 18 January 1920 to the late William H. Rowland and Olive Marie Price Rowland. He was a 1938 graduate of Newark High School...

Feb 21, 2014

Ivan N. Van Allen, 77 of Zanesville died Friday, February 21, 2014 at the Adams Lane Care Center. He was born August 17, 1936 in Frazeysburg to the late James C. and Ethel M. (Cline) Van Allen. He retired in 1992 from Rockwell Manufacturing in Heath with 35 years of service. He was stationed in Germany while serving in the...

Feb 19, 2014

A funeral service for Billy R. Hicks, 78 of Newark will be held Monday, February 24, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Josh Pennington officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery. Military services will be conducted by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Mr. Hicks died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at...

Feb 18, 2014

Janice E. Palmer, 72, of Newark, Ohio died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at her home. Born March 27, 1941 in Zanesville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Roy Reed and Geneva (LeMaster) Reed of Zanesville. She was retired from LICCO of Newark. Janice enjoyed camping, crafts, music and square dancing and she was active in animal care and...

Feb 16, 2014

Jerry E. Anderson, 72, of Zanesville, Ohio died Sunday evening, February 16, 2014 at his home. Born January 6, 1942 in Pike Township of Coshocton County, Ohio he was a son of the late Virgil B. Anderson and Wilma M. (Larr) Anderson Brinkman of La Mirada, California. Mr. Anderson was a 1959 graduate of Union High School and he was...

Feb 14, 2014

Peggy Drewniak, 82, of Dresden, Ohio died Friday afternoon, February 14, 2014 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. Born July 4, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Sophie (Kroboth) Longaberger and was a graduate of John Adams High School in Cleveland. Mrs. Drewniak was a homemaker and was a member of the...

Feb 13, 2014

Funeral Services for Barbara J. Wood, 79 of Newark will be held Monday, February 17, 2014 at10:30 a.m. in the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Wayt officiating. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery. Barbara died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 29, 1934 in Newark to the late William...