Richard J. “Dick” Leary, age 74, of Marion and formerly of Mount Gilead, died Sunday evening, April 29, 2012, at the Grant Medical Center following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

On May 16, 1937, Dick was born in Bangor, Maine, the son of the late John and Margaret (Mars) Leary.

Barbara Ann Powers, age 64, of Marion, died Sunday evening, April 29, 2012, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, following a brief illness.

Barbara was born in Delaware, OH, on April 28, 1948, the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Donna M. (Ackerman) Warwick.  She was a graduate of Marion Harding High School in the Class of 1966.

Frances Marie Cooperider, age 92, of Marion passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon at Bucyrus Community Hospital.

Born in Marion on April 2, 1920 to Lester N. and Cecile M. (Anderson) Roof, she married Albert LeRoy Cooperider on December 31, 1939. Albert preceded her in death as did her son; Ronald Cooperider, 2 sisters; Donna Sampley and Wanda Reece and her brother; Frank A. Roof.

M. Jane Decker age 79 of Circleville, Ohio, formerly of Marion, Ohio, passed away Sunday April 29, 2012 at the Logan Elm Health Care in Circleville, Ohio.

She was born March 3, 1933 in Fort Wayne, IN. to the late Owen F. and Carrie (Wetzel) Timmons.

Patricia L. Clarkson, age 69 of Marion, passed away Saturday morning April 28th, 2012 at her home after a long illness.

Patricia was born August 27th, 1942 in Galion, Ohio as the daughter of the late Melvin L. and Edith E. (Paxton) Staup.

George Marion Tanner Jr., age 92, of Marion, passed away at Marion Manor on Sunday, April 29, 2012.

He was born on March 22, 1920 in Charleston, West Virginia to Sylvia (Martin) and George Tanner Sr.

Jeremy A. Broderick age 36 of Richwood, died unexpectedly Friday morning April 27, 2012 in Mount Vernon.

He was born December 14, 1975 in Colorado Springs, Co. to his parents Richard Broderick and Donna Marie (Griffith).

Ruth “Leona” Burkholder, age 99 of Marion, passed away Sunday morning April 29th, 2012 at her Partners of Marion.

Leona was born October 2nd, 1912 in Caledonia as the daughter of the late David & Margaret (Koehler) Pace.

Bret D. Sisler, age 45, of Marion, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital.

Bret was born April 28, 1966 to Paul M. and Beverly S. (Harris) Sisler, in Marion.

Margaret Ann Crawford, born October 27, 1931, of Marion, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Sunday April 29, 2012 at her home.

Margaret was born in Pound, Virginia. She was daughter to Nora (Boggs) and Farley Dorton, who both predeceased her in death.