Obituaries

Dona Lynne Ferris

Dona Lynne Ferris

Dec 3, 2023

Dona Lynne Ferris, 68, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at the Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on December 16, 1954 in Wilmington, Ohio to Donald and Faye Osborn.

Dona was raised in Wilmington, Ohio where she was active in many school and community organizations. She graduated from Wilmington High school 9th in her class where...

Beverly Joanne Rankin

Beverly Joanne Rankin

Dec 2, 2023

Beverly Joanne (Emig) Rankin was born on January 15th, 1939 and passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, December 2nd in Westerville, Ohio. Bev will be fondly remembered for her dedication to teaching, passion for music, boundless creativity, and, above all, her deep love for family.

Bev’s childhood years were spent in Bucyrus, Ohio. She cherished her hometown memories. Her...

Robert Augustus Evans, Jr.

Robert Augustus Evans, Jr.

Dec 1, 2023

Robert Augustus Evans, Jr. 83 of Bridgeport, OH passed away on Friday, December 1st at Kobacker House in Columbus, OH. Robert was with his daughter Rhonda Violet Evans and his best friend of more than 30 years, Starlene Jividen.  Robert was born to Robert Augustus Evans and Violet Cecelia Wolf in Lancaster, PA. His beloved Mother, passed away in 1962...

Charlotte Ann Browning

Charlotte Ann Browning

Nov 30, 2023

Charlotte Browning, lovingly known as “Sue” to family and friends, was born on April 24th, 1958, to Harold and Shelby Garten. She was a Whetstone High School graduate class of ‘76. Charlotte gained her wings on November 30th, 2023. She later in life attended high street Baptist church, until her health would no longer allow. Charlotte loved her family and...

Joe David Arganbright

Joe David Arganbright

Nov 28, 2023

 

Joe David Arganbright, age 80, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, passed away on November 28, 2023 after unfortunate complications from a fall and subsequent pneumonia at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.  He was surrounded by the support, love and care of his children and grandchildren. Joe was born on April 28, 1943 in West Jefferson, Ohio, to Ray and Oleta...

Sharon L Wood

Sharon L Wood

Nov 28, 2023

Sharon Lynn Wood (Irish) went to be with the Lord November 28th of 2023 just shy of her 68th birthday. She was an amazing mother to her children and a loving, present grandmother to her grandchildren. Sharon is survived by her brother, Doug Irish, and his wife, Laura Irish; her daughter, Tiana, and husband, Michael; her son, Tony, and wife, Lindsay;...

Dustin Cambe

Dustin Cambe

Nov 27, 2023

Dustin Cambe, 34, of Newark Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Monday November 27th, 2023 after suffering from Congestive Heart Failure. He is survived by his mother Laura Cambe, his younger sister Amanda Cambe, and was an uncle to Coraline Cambe and Colton Cambe. Dustin had a very magnetic personality, a friendly disposition, was honest to a fault, and was a...

JoAnn Rice

JoAnn Rice

Nov 27, 2023

JoAnn Rice, born in September 1951 in Fairmont, West Virginia, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of love and kindness. She is survived by her son, Jason, her daughter, Daniele, her husband, Jeff Rice, and her grandsons, Noah and Zach.

JoAnn was a compassionate soul, known for her unwavering love for God and her dedication to supporting her family and...

Marjorie Jean (Denny) Harrold

Marjorie Jean (Denny) Harrold

Nov 27, 2023

Marjorie Harrold passed away with her children by her side on November 27, 2023, at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio, after a brief illness.  Marge was born in Salem, Ohio on August 21, 1943, to Raymond and Bertha (Drotleff) Denny.  She was raised on a dairy farm and was a 1961 graduate of West Branch High School, where she was...

Murry J Mercier III

Murry J Mercier III

Nov 27, 2023

Murry James Mercier III, Worthington, Ohio, 89, peacefully passed away in his home on November 27, 2023.

Murry was born in Columbus, April 2, 1934 to Murry and Evon Mercier.  He graduated from Grandview High School before joining the Air Force serving at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.  Murry attended The Ohio State University, receiving a B.S. in Physics...

Dale Joseph Shough

Dale Joseph Shough

Nov 26, 2023

Dale Joseph Shough, 44, of Mount Vernon passed away on November 26, 2023 at Knox Community Hospital. He was born in Newark, Ohio on July 23, 1979 to Terry Shough and Jim Moreland. Dale grew up in Pataskala, Ohio and was an avid Buckeye fan on Saturdays and a Bengals fan on Sundays although he loved football in general since...

Ronald Neil Fuller

Ronald Neil Fuller

Nov 26, 2023

Ronald N. Fuller, 77, Croton, Ohio. Ron peacefully passed away November 26, 2023 in the care of Central Ohio Hospice Care at Licking Memorial Hospital.  Ron was born February 19, 1946 in Sunbury, Ohio to Howard and Elizabeth (Feasel) Fuller. He graduated Northridge High School class of 1965 and enjoyed sports and harness racing. He is survived by his daughter,...

Wayne Marcel Ritter Sr

Wayne Marcel Ritter Sr

Nov 25, 2023

Wayne Marcel Ritter, Sr., 60, of Pickerington, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2023.

He was born in Anchorage, Alaska on July 23, 1963, to General Jr. and Janet Ritter.

Because his father was in the military, Wayne lived in many different parts of the country throughout his childhood, including Alaska, South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Texas.  He then moved to...

Raymon Oliver Klepinger III

Raymon Oliver Klepinger III

Nov 24, 2023

Raymon Oliver Klepinger, III, 85, of Worthington, Ohio, passed away on November 24, 2023, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, surrounded by family. Ray passed from acute medical issues, after a short stay in the hospital. He was born on October 10, 1938, in Dayton, Ohio.

Ray was a man of great strength and hard work. He was fiercely loyal to his...

Edwin Emanuel Reiber

Edwin Emanuel Reiber

Nov 22, 2023

Edwin E. Reiber, 93, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2023.  Ed was born on April 13, 1930, in York, PA. Following his graduation from York High School in 1948 he married his sweetheart, June Ann Marks in 1951. Ed served in the United States Marine Corps from 1952-1954 in Cherry Point, NC. He then earned both...

Janet Lou Geiser

Janet Lou Geiser

Nov 22, 2023

Janet Lou (Bowman) Geiser, age 85, was called home to be with Jesus on November 22, 2023 and was surrounded by her loving family as she departed.  Jan was born to Leonard Bowman and Dorothy (Pennington) Bowman on July 6, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio.  She was a graduate of Lancaster High School and White Cross Hospital School of Nursing in...

Clarence Carl Chaffee

Clarence Carl Chaffee

Nov 18, 2023

Clarence “Clem” Carl Chaffee, 92, was reunited with his beloved wife Popy Golemes Chaffee in eternal rest on November 18, 2023. Clem was born in East Liverpool, OH to his parents Robert Chaffee and Hilda Baxter Chaffee (both deceased). He was also, proceeded in death by his brother William Chaffee. Clem’s life was shaped by the great depression and the...

Bobbie Jo Chandler

Bobbie Jo Chandler

Nov 16, 2023

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž ๐‰๐จ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ, ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ—, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—, ๐๐จ๐›๐›๐ข๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐.

๐’๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐š ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ...

Vicki Hunt

Vicki Hunt

Nov 16, 2023

Vicki Marie Hunt, 73, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on November 16, 2023.  She was born November 23, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio to Robert and Wilma Hunt.  She loved and lived many years in Tucson, AZ before moving to Florida and then back to Ohio.  She loved The Ohio State Buckeyes football.   Vicki is...

Marc Andrew Humker

Marc Andrew Humker

Nov 16, 2023

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Marc Humker on November 16th, 2023. Marc’s passion and knowledge of American History was only rivaled by his love for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Punk Rock and above all, his family and friends. He was a proud member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Marc was the beloved husband of Amy...