Obituaries

Mar 27, 2020

Juanita Bash, age 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 27, 2020. Born in Sardinia, OH on April 8, 1945. Proceeded in death by her parents Orvie and Hazel Hoffer, her brother Rick Hoffer (Sue), the father of her children Lon Bash, and beloved son David Bash (Merilee). Survived by her son Richard Bash (Sandra)...

Mar 27, 2020

Diane E. Corven, 86, passed away March 27, 2020. Born November 21, 1933 in Columbus, OH to parents August and Doro- thy Reese Kern. Preceded in death by husband John Corven, Jr. Survived by daughter Cherie Corven; sons Lance (Jere) and Barry (Rhonda) Corven; 9 grandchildren; brother Keith (Barbara) Kern; sister Judy Fisher. Diane was a long-time Forest Park...

Mar 25, 2020

David Brooks Calhoun, 98, of Columbus, Ohio passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, March 25, 2020. Born on November 4, 1921 to Orval Calhoun and Henrietta A. (Ranck) Calhoun in Jenkins, Kentucky. Survived by his children, David Dean Calhoun (Ela), Diane Louise Calhoun Krichbaum (Steve), and Donald Brooks Calhoun; grandchildren Erin Lee Calhoun (Deric), Kelly Ann Calhoun, Damion Douglas Armentrout...

Mar 24, 2020

Tonya L. Dunn 55, of Bellefontaine Ohio, passed away peacefully with family by her side at OSU Wexner Center on March 24, 2020. She was born on July 28, 1964 to Arthur and Idamae (Dearwester) Ilse. She is proceeded in death by her mother and stepfather Idamae and Calvin Bozman. Brother Raymond Ilse, and daughter Jamie Lynn Ilse. She...

Mar 23, 2020

Dana Edward Brush died Monday March 23, 2020 at his home in the Willow Brook Christian Village. He was 87 years old.

Dana was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1932 to Earl and Lillian Brush.

Following high school, he served in the US Air Force as a sergeant during the Korean War. After the service...

Mar 18, 2020

Yolanda “Yo” P. Dattilo, age 93, of Worthington, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on March 18, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 27, 1926, in Syracuse, New York to parents Anthony and Carrie Postal.

Yolanda was a loyal employee at Riverside Methodist Hospital for 35 years. She enjoyed every...

Mar 17, 2020

Kenneth David Fawbush passed away at the Kobacker House on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at the age of 57.

Kenny is preceded in death by his father, James. Survived by wife Brenda, daughter Tiffany (William) Bowman, granddaughter Lily, mother Dolores, sisters Alane (Joe) Pelgrino, Carol (Greg) Tatman, Diana (Stephen) Casciola, and brother Chris. As well as his...

Mar 17, 2020

Hannah

William Riley Hannah, III (Riley), 22 years old. Riley was moving to Bluffton, SC he was staying with friends until he was ready to move. He died in Waukegan, IL. Riley was born August 11, 1997 in Columbus, Ohio to parents William R. Hannah Jr & Tina Fairchild-Hannah. Riley attended Adali Stevenson High school and McHenry...

Mar 15, 2020

Jackie “Jack” Lee Martin, age 89, has went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2020. He was born on January 1, 1931 to Samuel and Freda Martin.

Jack graduated from West High School. After High School, Jack joined the Army and was an MP from 1951 to 1953.

Jack retired from Big Bear...

Mar 13, 2020

John E Gotherman, 86, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2020 after a long illness. John was born in Port William, Ohio to John Elmer and Margueretta Devoe Gotherman. He was a 1951 graduate of University High School, which was part of The Ohio State University College of Education. He continued his collegiate studies at The Ohio State University, receiving...

Mar 13, 2020

Tiffany M. Barrett, age 33, passed away suddenly and tragically on March 13, 2020. Born in Columbus, Ohio on June 19, 1986 to surviving parents James and Cheryl Barrett. Preceded in death by grandparents James and Elizabeth Barrett and William and Carolyn Ogle; aunts Wendy Sue Myers and Brenda Baer; cousin Deena R. Brown. Also surviving her daughter Kilye...

Mar 11, 2020

Our beautiful mother, Stella Grassel, born August 6, 1927, in Youngstown Ohio, passed away at the Kobacker House, Columbus Ohio, March 11, 2020.

She was wife to Charles Louis Grassel for 24 years and raised eight children in Bainbridge Township, Ohio.

Stella had a passion for gardening, all flowers and nature, but her main focus...

Mar 9, 2020

David (Dave) Lawrence Rogers, 67, of Columbus Ohio, passed away 9 March 2020 at his home.

Dave was born in Huntington, West Virginia, on June 17 1952, the second of four sons born to Julia A. Rogers (Wolfe, Hopkins) and Charles E. Rogers.  He was raised in Chesapeake, Ohio and graduated from Chesapeake High School in 1970. ...

Mar 8, 2020

Thomas (Tom) Aloysius Curran, of Dublin, Ohio, passed away in his sleep at Grant Hospital on March 8, 2020, after a long illness.

He was born on July 26, 1939 in Columbus, Ohio to William and Marguerite Curran and graduated from Aquinas High School and Franklin University.

Tom was a big Buckeye fan and had...

Mar 8, 2020

Alma (Toni) Louise Whitaker (Trout) passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the age of 74 following a tough fight to lung disease. She was born on February 22, 1946 in Westerville, OH. Toni resided in Northwest Columbus at the time of her passing.

Born to Richard Trout and Alice Irene Eddleblute, Toni was raised by...

Mar 8, 2020

Georgia A. Stanton, 94, peacefully joined our Father in Heaven while surrounded by family and friends on March 8, 2020.

Member of Our Lady of Peace Church, and realtor for Beechwold/Clintonville areas from 1969 – 2013. She was very generous, loved to entertain, and treasured time spent with family and friends.

Preceded in death by...

Mar 5, 2020

Lidia S. Soliman (Known as Paulette Ghaly) passed away on March 5, 2020. She was born on June 29, 1933 in Cairo, Egypt to Selim and Helen Negm.

She was preceded in death by her husband Fouad Ghaly, her parents and her Brother Soliman. Paulette, beloved mother and grandmother, godmother and aunt is survived by two children,...

Mar 4, 2020

Benjamin Heskett was born September 25, 1933 in Bethesda, Ohio on the family farm to Dewey and Susan Brown Heskett.  He passed away March 4, 2020 in Worthington, Ohio.  He is survived by his children Diane (Michael) Snow, Carol (Jack) Frisby and John (Danielle) Heskett.  He was married for 60 years to his wife Carolyn, who passed away in...

Mar 3, 2020

John Joseph Boyle, born April 6th, 1950, passed away unexpectedly on March 3rd 2020. John was a loving caring husband of 31 years to Sandy Boyle, and father to Sarah and Rebecca Boyle. He was excitedly a new grandfather to his first grandchild, Liam Christopher Hess. He was to be Liam’s primary babysitter just as he was one of...

Mar 3, 2020

Margaret E. Whitmer, age 91, passed away on March 3, 2020 at Mill Run Gardens. Margaret, one of six children, was born on December 7, 1928 to the late Elba and Francis Frost. She was a retired employee of Nationwide Insurance Company with 40+ years of service.

She is survived by daughter Deborah (James) Downerd, son Douglas...