Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
Earle Vernon Lemmon
Feb 11, 2014
Earle Vernon Lemmon, 73, of Zanesville, died at 3:09 P.M. on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 11, 1940, in Jackson Township, PA, a son of the late Earle Milton and Bertha May Thomas Lemmon. He was a Hopewell High School graduate, retired after 38 years as a Train Master for...
Frederick J. Sharkey
Feb 11, 2014
Frederick John Sharkey, 61, of Zanesville, died Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 13, 1952, in Zanesville, a son of the late Frederick Jr. and Betty J. Hewitt Sharkey. He graduated from Zanesville High School, and had worked at Muskingum College and as a Maintenance Engineer for ZMHA for 13...
Ernest E. Balsley
Feb 10, 2014
Ernest E. Balsley, 76, of Zanesville, died at 11:45 A.M. on Monday, February 10, 2014, at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born June 7, 1937, in Muskingum County, a son of the late Herbert J. and Alberta Smith Balsley. He had worked as a miner for Peabody Coal Co., at Essex Wire, and also for Ford Motor Company, and...
James A. Hawkins
Feb 9, 2014
James A. "Jake" Hawkins, 70, of Zanesville, passed away at 9:37 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House on Forest Avenue. He was born July 15, 1943, in Zanesville, to the late Mack McKinley Hawkins and Thelma Louise Hummel Hawkins. He worked over 30 years at Putnam Transfer and Storage Co. He enjoyed life. He was a...
Reberta I. (Cantwell) Butcher
Feb 9, 2014
Reberta Ilene Cantwell Butcher, 76, of Dresden, died at 12:05 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born August 6, 1937, in Toronto, Ohio, a daughter of the late Luther and Laura Cantwell. She was co-owner of Butch's Marathon, Butch's Sunoco, and BB Carry Out. Surviving are a son Ricky J. Butcher of Zanesville;...
Martha L. (Mcdaniel) Scott
Feb 9, 2014
Martha L. Scott, 76, of Zanesville, died at 8:55 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Willow Haven Care Center. She was born June 27, 1937, in Blue Rock, a daughter of the late D. L. "Red" and Clairbel Sevall McDaniel. Martha graduated from Malta-McConnellsville High School and was active in their Alumni Association. She was a volunteer at Good...
Marjorie A. (Dingey) Baker
Feb 9, 2014
Marjorie Anne Baker, 87, of Grove City, died at 8:10 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, at Monterey Care Center, Grove City. She was born June 18, 1926, in Muskingum County, a daughter of the late Clyde Dingey and Flora Smith Dingey Fleming. She was a Zanesville Business Woman, having worked for Ohio Bell and owning rental properties. She was...
Wilma P. (Brandom) Brauning
Feb 6, 2014
Wilma P. Brauning, 87, of Zanesville, died at 8:25 P.M. on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Cedar Hill Care Center. She was born March 20, 1926, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Perry and Kathryn Merkle Brandom. She was a graduate of Hopewell High School, a homemaker, and a member of Christian Fellowship-Nashport. Surviving are her husband Charles F....
Walter W Frick
Feb 5, 2014
Walter William "Bill" Frick, was born April 25, 1924, in Zanesville, Ohio, and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 05, 2014, at the Oaks of Bethesda. He was the youngest of four children born to the late Albert G. and Edith T. (Bauer) Frick. Bill was in the first class to complete the auto mechanic program offered at Zanesville High...

James D Maxwell
Feb 5, 2014
James D. Maxwell, 91, of Zanesville, went to be with the Lord at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born December 10, 1922, in Zanesville, a son of the late Daniel and Tina Howell Maxwell. He retired after 46 years of service as a Night Superintendant at Burnham Corporation. He was a World...
Vicki P. (Roberts) Sayre
Feb 4, 2014
Vicki P. Sayre, 74, of Zanesville, died at 7:06 P.M. on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born January 8, 1940, in Skowhegan, Maine, a daughter of Grace Grant Roberts of Skowhegan, Maine, and the late Victor C. Roberts. She had worked as a Counselor Assistant for the State of Wisconsin for 7 years and for...
Bryce A. Vinsel
Feb 2, 2014
Bryce A. Vinsel, 88, of Zanesville, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Clay House. He was born July 4, 1925, to the late Glen and Laura McCormick Vinsel. Bryce graduated from Lash High School in 1943 where he was a member of the varsity football team. After graduation, he was inducted into the Army Air Force as a...
Donald C. Baird Jr.
Feb 1, 2014
Donald C. Baird Jr., 80, of Zanesville, died at 12:27 A.M. Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Cedar Hill Care Center. He was born August 1, 1933 in Zanesville, a son of the late Donald C. Sr. and Helen Wilson Baird. Don retired after 42 years of service at Stanley Home Products and was a member of Brighton Presbyterian Church and...
Patrick Robert O'Neill
Feb 1, 2014
Patrick Robert O'Neill, 76 of Dresden, Ohio passed away the morning of February 1, 2014 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born February 5, 1937 in Zanesville Ohio and was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and a retired Vice President of Sales for Holten Meats Inc. Patrick was a devoted husband and...
Myron Russell Mcneish
Jan 31, 2014
Myron Russell McNeish, 81, of Adamsville, died at 4:30 A.M. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at his home. He was born November 27, 1932, in Zanesville, a son of the late James and Mildred Hughes McNeish. He was a United States Army Veteran, a truck driver, and a member of Washington Township Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Marsha Tilton...
Mary Lou (Barnett) Mast
Jan 30, 2014
Mary Lou Mast, 85, of Zanesville, died at 11:36 P.M. on Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born January 30, 1929, in East Fultonham, the daughter of the late Orval and Olive Mauk Barnett. Mary Lou graduated from Lash High School in 1946, and was a bookkeeper at Timken Roller Bearing until she became a mother...
James L. Shipley
Jan 29, 2014
James Laird Shipley, 80, of Zanesville, passed away at 10:38 P.M. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born April 8, 1933, in Fredericktown, Ohio, to Duane and Luella Sargent Shipley. He was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and graduated from Kent State University in 1960 with a B.S. in Business Administration. He...

Robert L. Rice Sr
Jan 29, 2014
Robert L. Rice Sr., 82, of Zanesville, died at 11:30 P.M. on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at his home. He was born February 18, 1931, in Zanesville, a son of the late Frank P. and Mabel Poole Rice. He had worked as a Security Guard for Armco Steel for 41 years. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Barbara A....
Ana Alicia (Cruz) Belen
Jan 27, 2014
Ana Alicia Belen, 90, of Zanesville, formerly of New York City, died at 10:08 P.M. Monday, January 27, 2014, at The Oaks at Bethesda. She was born May 27, 1923, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Cirilo and Angelina Agosto Cruz. She was a secretary for the Legal Aid Society in the Bronx, NY for 27...

Betty J. (Holdcroft) Harmer
Jan 26, 2014
Betty J. Harmer, 85, of Zanesville, died at 8:30 A.M. Sunday, January 26, 2014, at Willow Haven Care Center. She was born June 29, 1928, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Ray and Dorothy Moorehead Holdcroft. She was a member of Market Street Baptist Church and retired from Stanley Home Products. Surviving are two sons, Richard (Jill) Harmer of...
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