Shirley Mae Medley age 86 of Marion , passed away Friday morning November 25th, 2011 in Heartland of Marion where she had been a resident for seven years.

She was born June 19th 1925 in Portsmouth, Ohio as the daughter of the late Fred & Clara Mae (Rollins) Bender.

Linda L. Lewis age 57 of Marion, Ohio passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Marion General Hospital.

She was born August 6, 1954 in Marion, Ohio to the late Jay Manley Sr. and Betty J. (Fetter) Manley Wade.

Cecil Faye Kurtz age 103 of Larue, Ohio passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Marion Manor Nursing Home.

She was born December 4, 1907 in Larue, Ohio to the late John C. and Alice J. (Mills) Whitman.

Ida M. Habluetzel age 90 of Marion, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Marion General Hospital.

She was born February 4, 1921 in Wyandot County, Ohio to the late Albert W. and Hester (Graham) Habluetzel.

Imel Thacker of 451 Merchant Ave. in Marion passed away on Sunday, November the 20th.  She was the daughter of George and Octova Thacker and was 1 or 5 children.  She was 74 years old and was born in Pike City, Kentucky.

She had been a resident in Marion since 1974 and had been enrolled at MARCA since 1976.

Fred F. Haas, age 79, a lifelong resident of Marion, died Monday evening, November 21, 2011, at the Marion General Hospital following a three year battle with cancer.

On September 10, 1932, Fred was born in Marion, one of three children of the late Fredric and Sylvia (Roesch) Haas.  He graduated from Marion Harding High School in the Class of 1950.

Donna M. Mcelroy, age 93, of Marion, OH passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 at Marion General Hospital.

She was born on July 14, 1918 to the late Harley and Mary (Roohan) Mcelroy.

NCC Floyd M. Jones II, USN-Retired, of Rockport, TX, died Saturday evening, November 19th, 2011 after a 4-1/2 year battle with lung cancer.

Floyd was born November 1, 1942, in Montgomery, WV, to Nada Florene Cavendish and Floyd Milton Jones, Sr.

Garry Nathan Curren I, passed away peacefully Monday morning, November 21, 2011, at Marion General Hospital. He had been ill for awhile but his death was unexpected.

He was born the third son to Charles W. and Eleanor L. Curren in Marion, OH on August 21, 1940. They preceded him in death along with his brothers, Charles Curren, Vernon Curren and his sister-in-law Wilma Taylor Curren and his wonder dog Salt.

William L. (Bill) Powell age 72 of Prospect, Ohio, passed away Saturday November 19, 2011 at his residence.

Bill was born August 19, 1939 in Apollo, Pa. to the late Linus and Marie (Shick) Powell.