Mary Margaret (Bramhall) Martin, 92, of Marion

On Saturday February 22, 2014, Mary Margaret (Bramhall) Martin age 92 of Marion, Ohio, was greeted by her husband Gene and escorted to the gates of heaven. A woman of great faith, she was born on November 25, 1921 in Marion, Ohio to the late Edward and Florence (Beam) Bramhall. She graduated from Harding High […]

Charles Edwin “Duke” Orcena, 64, of Marion

Charles Edwin “Duke” Orcena age 64 of Marion, Ohio, passed away on Saturday February 22, 2014 at Heartland of Marion. He was born May 24, 1949 in Marion to the late James and Beatrice (Leeper) Orcena. He was part of Community Faculty at Marion Technical College where he taught mathematics and computer science since 2002. […]

Dova L. Akers, 88, of LaRue

Dova L. Akers age 88 of LaRue, died Friday afternoon, February 21, 2014 at Kenton Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born July 31, 1925 in Portsmouth to the late Jess and Thelma (Gifford) Bartee, she was also predeceased by one daughter: Phyllis Stoner and her husband of 60 yrs. , Finnes “Bill” Akers whom […]

Luana Sue Plourde, 45, of Marion

Luana Sue Plourde, age 45, of Marion, died Thursday, February 20, 2014 at her home. Luana was born on November 26, 1968 in Cambridge, OH to Richard and Norma (Michaud) Plourde, who both survive. Luana was a special individual who brought joy to everyone. She especially made us all smile when she assigned a favorite […]

John Butterworth, 63, of Marion

Retired Marion County Sheriff John Butterworth, 63, the county’s longest serving sheriff, passed away peacefully February 20, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He had waged a valiant, yearlong fight against esophageal cancer. Born April 3, 1950 in Marion County to Hazel (Bradshaw) and Frank Butterworth, John spent his entire life in Marion but […]

Doris I. Bowden, 52, of Delaware

Doris I. Bowden, age 52, of Delaware, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Doris was born in Kenton, OH to the late Irvin and Georgia (Sherman) Southward on August 16, 1961. On June 27, 1998, she married Everett Bowen, and he preceded her in death in 2010. She was a […]

Ruth Alice Eshman Ebersole, 91, of Marion

Ruth Alice Eshman Ebersole, 91, passed away after an extended illness on February 19th at Heartland of Marion. She was born on April 12, 1922 in Marion, Ohio to Mary Gertrude (“Marie”) Burke Eshman and Henry Ward Eshman. A lifelong resident of Marion, Ruth was a homemaker and the loving wife to her husband, Dave, […]

James Lee Luedtke, 62, of Marion

James Lee Luedtke age 62 of Marion, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Marion General Hospital. He was born November 15, 1951 to Joyce Adene (Luedtke) Tharp, he was raised by Roy and Joyce Tharp, they both  preceded him in death. James was married to Patricia K. (Keller) Leudtke for 30 years, she […]

Sharon A. Bradley, 65, of Marion

Sharon A. Bradley, age 65, of Marion, died Wednesday morning, February 19, 2014, at her home surrounded by her loving family, following over a year long battle with cancer. On November 11, 1948, Sharon was born in Columbus, Ohio, the second of four daughters of the late Frederick and Margaret (McClanahan) Skatzes.  At an early […]

Geneva Marie (Kunze) Brown, 104, of Mount Gilead

Geneva Marie (Kunze) Brown, age 104, of Mount Gilead, passed away Sunday afternoon, February 16, 2014, at the Morrow Manor Nursing Center in Chesterville. On December 1, 1909, Geneva was born in Morrow County, the daughter of the late George M. and Flossie L. (Fiddler) Kunze.  She graduated from Chesterville High School in the Class […]