Laura R. Carpenter, 85, of Marion

Laura R. Carpenter, age 85, of Marion passed away at her home following a long illness on May 25, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband; Jim and her son; Jim Jr., both of Marion. Laura is survived by her sisters; Ann Kleman, Marjorie Sharples and Elizabeth Kaback, her daughter; Nitalu and her […]

William L. “Bill” Dunn, 81, of Marion

William L. “Bill” Dunn age 81 of Marion, passed away on Thursday May 28, 2015 at Marion Manor Nursing Home. Bill was born at home on the family farm in Chesterville on March 14, 1934, the son of Robert “Jeff” Junior and Dorothy Isabelle (Denman) Dunn. He attended Chesterville High School and graduated in the […]

Annabell R. Persinger, 94, of Marion

Annabell R. Persinger, age 94 of Marion, passed away on Tuesday May 26, 2015 at the Marion Manor. She was born in Marion on July 25, 1920 to Ray C. and Gladys (Neal) Halley. On October 15, 1939 she married Robert A. Persinger who died April 12, 1981. Before retiring, Annabell was a cook manager […]

Alton “Al” Isaacs, 75, of Marion

Alton “Al” Isaacs, age 75, of Marion, died early Wednesday morning, May 27, 2015, at Marion General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. On October 19, 1939, Al was born in East Lynn, West Virginia, the oldest of four children of the late Alvin and Opal Marie (Watts) Isaacs.  He graduated from Sherman High School […]

Judd Robert Hecker, 71, of Green Camp

Judd Robert Hecker, 71 of Green Camp, died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Marion General Hospital.  He was born July 26, 1943 in Marion to the late Edward and Marcella (Page) Hecker. On June 17, 1966 he married the former Shirley Ellis in Prospect, and she died December 24, 2000.  He was also preceded […]

Christopher W. Wolford, 31, of Morral

Christopher W. Wolford, age 31, of Morral, died unexpectedly on Friday evening, May 22, 2015, at Marion General Hospital. On March 14, 1984, Chris was born in Marion, Ohio, the older of two children of Don and Joy (Imboden) Wolford.  He graduated from Marion Harding High School. A “character”…one of a kind, Chris should have […]

David P. Pierce, 80, of Marion

David P. Pierce, age 80, of Marion, Ohio passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at Heartland of Marion. He was born December 22, 1934 in Marion, Ohio to the late Donald and Myrtle (Bonsel) Pierce. On June 19, 1955 he married Janis (Worthington) Pierce, she survives in Marion and shared 59 years of marriage. David […]

Bailey Nicole “Bay” Witzel, 19, of Marion

Bailey Nicole “Bay” Witzel, age 19, of Marion, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, May 21, 2015. On August 21, 1995, Bailey was born in Marion, Ohio, the youngest of three children of Bobbi (May) Blanton and Jerry Witzel.  She proudly graduated from Rushmore Academy in 2014. Bailey was a very loving and compassionate person, always seeing […]

William E. Gifford, 92, of Marion

William E. Gifford, 92, formerly of Johnstown, New York passed away peacefully on May 19th, 2015 with his wife Virginia and his family by his side at Primrose Retirement Center. He was born in Johnstown, New York on April 8, 1923. William was a Technician Fourth Grade in the United States Army stationed in Manchester, […]

Della Mae Malone, 93, of Marion

Della Mae Malone, age 93 of Marion, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015 at the Marion General Hospital. Della was born on March 1, 1922, the daughter of Jeremiah L. and Ethel Otto (Oiler) Thacker. Della was a devoted homemaker and her greatest joy was being with her family. She will be missed by […]