William A. McCreary, 62, of Marion

William A. McCreary age 62 of Marion, Ohio, passed away Tuesday April 26, 2011 at the Marion General Hospital.

He was born January 19, 1949 in Galion, Ohio to the late Vincent and Betty (Miller) McCreary.

Helen I. Clark, 93, of Marion

Helen I. Clark age 93 of Marion, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Community Health Care Center.

She was born October 14, 1917 in Sciotoville, Ohio to the late Charles and Martha (Rice) Bender.

Ruth E. Jerome Albright, 88, of Marion

Ruth E. Jerome Albright, age 88, of Marion, went to be with the Lord on Monday afternoon, April 25, 2011, at the Marion General Hospital.

On October 7, 1922, Ruth was born at home in Marion County, the daughter of the late Carl and Grace (Rapp) Gillespie.  She graduated from Prospect High School.

Barbara F. “Barb” Roach, 83, of Marion

Barbara F. “Barb” Roach, age 83, of Marion, died on Monday afternoon, April 25, 2011, at the Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky following an extended illness.

On April 11, 1928, Barbara was born at the Marion City Hospital, the daughter of the late Virgil and Dorothy (Lester) Anderson.

Bert Osborne Jr., 81, of Prospect

Bert Osborne Jr., of Prospect, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.

Bert was 81 years old; born May 26, 1929 to the late Bert Osborne Sr. and Pauline (Hickman) Smith. He married Donna Pickett July 29, 1961 in Marion.

Larry K. LeMaster, 66, of Marion

Larry K. LeMaster, age 66, of Marion, Ohio, died Saturday morning, April 23, 2011, at Delaware Court Health Care Center.

Larry was born on May 29, 1944.  On February 1, 1992, he married Esther May LeMaster, whom is deceased.

David “Eric” Furniss, 41, of Marion

David "Eric" Furniss age 41 of Marion, Ohio, passed away Friday April 22, 2011 at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

He was born in Marion, Ohio on July 8, 1969 to Brenda Jones who survives in Marion and raised also by the late Charles Kelly.

Koneta I. Hopkins, 90, of Marion

Koneta I. Hopkins age 90 of Marion, Ohio passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Marion Pointe Nursing Home.

She was born July 10, 1920 in Marion, Ohio to the Edward and Clara (Markley) Armbruster.

Anna Louise Hedge, 87, formerly of Richwood

Anna Louise Hedge, age 87, formerly of Richwood, died Saturday evening, April 23, 2011 at Primrose Retirement Community in Marion.

She was born July 19, 1923 in Linton Township in Coshocton County to the late Lester E. and Nancy (Workman) Roahrig.

Linda (Burkhart) Preston, 62

Linda (Burkhart) Preston age 62 of Ocean Springs, MS went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 in the Pascagoula Hospital in Mississippi.

She was born August 29th, 1948 in Galion the daughter of the late Kermit and Agnes (Tracht) Burkhart.