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
February 21, 2014 by
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
February 21, 2014 by
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
February 21, 2014 by
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
February 19, 2014 by
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
February 17, 2014 by
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 […]
Norman Darrell Hassel, 84, of Marion
February 17, 2014 by
Norman Darrell Hassel of Marion, Ohio was born on August 3, 1929 in Grove City, Pennsylvania and was called home on Sunday, February 16, 2014, after an extended illness. He was born to N. R. “Slim” and June Hassel and spent his young life in Grove City, PA. Mr. Hassel graduated from Grove City High […]
Ruth E. Cochran, 84, of Marion
February 17, 2014 by
Ruth E. Cochran age 84 a resident in Kingston of Marion passed away Thursday morning February 13th. 2014. Ruth was born June 7th, 1929 in Carrollton, Ohio as the daughter of the late Harry & Blanche (Simonds) Roach. She was a 1948 graduate of Carrollton High School and earlier in life had worked at Gallagher’s […]
Jaclee Forster (nee Sutton), 82, of Marion
February 14, 2014 by
Jaclee Forster (nee Sutton), 82 died peacefully February 12, 2014 in Marion, Ohio. Jaclee was born August 3, 1931 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to her parents Alton “Al” Sutton and Viola “Vi” (nee Howard) Sutton. Her parents moved to Rochell, Illinois where Jaclee was raised and graduated from Rochell High School. After attending a nurse’s […]
Eunice L. Kellogg, 88, of Marion
February 14, 2014 by
Eunice L. Kellogg, age 88, of Marion passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 12:15 p.m. in the Presidential Center, Marion. She was born on April 20,1925 to Clifford J. and Zelma (Denton) Dennis. Eunice married Leonard E. Kellogg on August 29, 1945 and he preceded her in death in Marion, Ohio on November […]
