Local attorney James P. Luton passed from this life into the arms of his heavenly Father on Friday, May 23, 2014. He is remembered by many in this community as a very kind and helpful man. Jim graduated from the Ohio State University and then from the Capital University Law School. He was admitted to […]
Cleo R. Stakey, 95, of Marion
May 26, 2014 by
Cleo R. Stakey age 95 of Marion, Ohio passed away Monday, May 19, 2014 at Morning View Care Center. She was born February 23, 1919 in Marion, Ohio to the late Edward and Genievie (Brady) Schickedantz. In 1939 she married William H. Stakey, he preceded her in death in 1998. Cleo was a longtime resident […]
Keith A. Kochheiser, 63, of Marion
May 26, 2014 by
Keith A. Kochheiser, age 63, of Marion passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 1:32 p.m. in the Ohio State University Medical Center East, Columbus. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on June 5, 1950 to the late Robert E. and Frances E. (Gross) Kochheiser. Keith served his country in the U.S.Navy from 1972-1978 […]
Janice L. (Drake) Pelphrey, 86, of Marion
May 23, 2014 by
Janice L. (Drake) Pelphrey age 86 of Marion, Ohio, passed away on Friday May 23, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 14, 1927 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Tom and Margie (Mann) Skeens. Janice retired in 1999 from Meijer. She had several Organization Affiliations; She was a Lifetime Member of the MedCenter […]
John B. Amos, 47,
May 23, 2014 by
Born in Bellflower Calif. on Nov. 28th 1966, John B. Amos, after a battle with cancer, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 20th 2014 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He leaves behind his Mother Patricia Thompson and his Father Kenneth Thompson, his partner Jim Plotner, his two children Breanna Diane […]
Arthur Lowe, III, 73, of Marion
May 22, 2014 by
Arthur Lowe, III, age 73. Native of Washington DC, longtime Ohio resident, Air Force Vietnam veteran and community-engaged leader. Always an entrepreneur, who didn’t shy from a challenge, most recently involved with the Buckeye Lake for Tomorrow Board and the Marion community through the OSU Go Buck$ program to provide educational pathways to first-generation college […]
Velma L. Ritzler, 96, of Marion
May 22, 2014 by
Velma L. Ritzler, age 96, of Marion passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at 7:20 p.m. in the Heartland of Marion. She was born in Marion, Ohio on February 18, 1918 to Edgar D. and Mona Marie (Peck) Cook. Velma married Donald P. Ritzler in Marion, Ohio on December 31, 1938 and he preceded […]
Mary Jane Ahmay, 89, of Marion
May 22, 2014 by
Mary Jane Ahmay, 89 of Marion, peacefully passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Marion Manor. She was born January 15, 1925 to George and Maude (Griffith) Thomas in Prospect. She graduated from Prospect High School as valedictorian of her 1943 class. Following her graduation she went to work at Wright-Patterson Field in Dayton. While […]
Dean C. Smith, 56, of Marion
May 20, 2014 by
Dean C. Smith, age 56, of Marion, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at his home following a brief illness. On March 23, 1958, Dean was born in Delaware, Ohio, the son of David E. Smith and the late Evelyn E. (Myers) Smith Jones. A graduate of River Valley High School in the Class […]
Howard D. McClenathan, 94, of Caledonia
May 20, 2014 by
Howard D. McClenathan age 94 of Caledonia, passed away early Monday morning, May 19th 2014 at the home of his son in Canaan Township. Howard was born October 13th, 1919 in Mt. Gilead as the son of the late Odus C. & Marie (Pender) McClenathan. Howard was a U.S. Army Air Corp Veteran of World […]
