Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
Charles W. "Chuck" Lawrence
Mar 20, 2012
Charles W. "Chuck" Lawrence, 86, of Lancaster, died at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Fairfield Medical Center. He was born November 6, 1925, in Caldwell, Ohio, a son of the late Rev. Robert Spencer and Luella Mae LaGrange Lawrence. He worked for Ohio Power then became the owner & operator of Point Appliances for 43 years. He was...
Patricia J. "Patty" (Fitzer) Joseph
Mar 16, 2012
Patricia J. "Patty" Joseph, 59, of Zanesville, died at 5:38 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born September 29, 1952, in Zanesville, a daughter of Irvin and Jane Scott Fitzer of Zanesville. Patty started her career at Muskingum Valley ESC on August 26, 1996. She served in the Student Services Department as a Parent...

Terry Lee Baker
Mar 16, 2012
Terry Lee Baker, 62, of New Concord, died Friday, March 16, 2012. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Steven J. Sayre
Mar 15, 2012
Steven J. Sayre, 45, of Columbus, died at 6:10 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012 at his residence. He was born December 21, 1966, in Zanesville, a son of James C. and Vicki P. Sayre of Zanesville. He worked in the parts supply department for Lane Aviation. He was a musician and had a passion for music. He was a member...
Ruth Beatrice (Wilkinson) Kittle
Mar 14, 2012
Ruth Beatrice Kittle, 90, of Cumberland, died at 10:17 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. She was born February 11, 1922, in Leroy, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Albert and Letha Balderson Wilkinson. She retired after 20 years of service in the Wiring Harness Department for Essex Wire. She was a member of...
Joan Ruth (Mcdermott) Forrestal
Mar 14, 2012
Joan Ruth Forrestal, 81 years old, of Norwich, OH, died at 12:18 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at the Muskingum County Home. She was born March 26, 1930, in Janesville, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Willard and Alice Hagerty McDermott and moved to Ohio in 1970. She completed her LPN Degree and was a co-founder of Adams Lane Nursing Home....
Shirley M. (Mossman) Stiles
Mar 10, 2012
Shirley M. Stiles, 73, of Zanesville, died at 10:57 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born January 7, 1939 in Coshocton a daughter of the late Edwin and Georgia Ricketts Mossman. She worked at Zanesville City Schools for 19 years as a cafeteria worker and was a member of the First Christian Church....
Charles W Butcher
Mar 10, 2012
Charles "Chuck" W. Butcher, 86, of Byesville, died at 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his home. He was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on September 1, 1925 to the late Ira and Minnie Austin Butcher. He worked on the B & O Railroad and retired from Essex Wire. Charles also attended Calvary Baptist Church in Byesville and...
Margaret Jean "Peggy" (Weber) Young
Mar 8, 2012
Margaret Jean "Peggy" Young, 55, of Zanesville, died at 5:06 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital with her family by her side. She was born October 5, 1956, in Greenville, PA, a daughter of the late Robert M. and Jean Martin Weber. Surviving are two daughters, Megan Young of Zanesville and Rachel Young of Columbus, OH; and...
Maxaline M. (Daringer) Garen
Feb 29, 2012
Maxaline M. Garen, 90, of Zanesville, died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Willow Haven Care Center after a brief illness. She was born April 14, 1921, in Muskingum County, the elder daughter of the late Noel and Alta Mae Davis Oliver Daringer. Maxaline was a civilian employee for the Navy during WWII working in the contract office....
Daniel W. Allen
Feb 29, 2012
Daniel W. Allen, 83, of Zanesville, died at 1:57 p.m. Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born June 5, 1928, in New Lexington, a son of the late William and Jeanette Rose Allen. He had worked as a meat cutter for 16 years for David Davies, as a meat cutter for 16 years for the...
James B. Stubbins
Feb 21, 2012
James Burnside Stubbins died February 21, 2012, while attending the Zanesville Concert Association Concert at Secrest Auditorium. He was born March 19, 1918, to Clarence Stubbins and Margaret Fenton Stubbins. He was an active licensed Attorney and CPA, and was associated with several Zanesville Professional Firms, most recently Stubbins, Watson & Bryan. He graduated from Lash High School in 1936,...

Harriet Jean (Gibbons) Chambers
Feb 20, 2012
Harriet Jean Chambers, 88, of Zanesville, died on February 20 at Primrose Retirement Community. She was born May 21, 1923, in Columbus, to Doris Snyder and Orville Gibbons. She had lived in Zanesville since 1955, when she and her family moved from Columbus. She was a homemaker and had been an active volunteer at Immanuel United Church of Christ and...
Virginia E. (Miller) Kessler
Feb 19, 2012
The daughters of Virginia Elizabeth (Ginny) Kessler announce, that as of 1:10 AM, February19, 2012, her 5 year battle with dementia has ended and she is in the presence of Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior. She was born on May 30, 1926 and was 85 years old. She is survived by her four loving daughters; Susie (Lee) Higgins of...
Margaret E. "Betty" (Mcmanus) Cooper
Feb 18, 2012
Margaret E. (Betty) Cooper, 95, of Zanesville, died at 5:10 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Primrose Retirement Community. She was born September 19, 1916, in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late Walter and Maggie Shuttleworth McManus. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, the Rosary Altar Society and served as a volunteer at Good Samaritan...

Richard S. "Dick" Mansfield
Feb 18, 2012
Richard S. "Dick" Mansfield, 61, of Zanesville, died at 11:07 p.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan emergency room. He was born July 23, 1950, in Zanesville, a son of the late Clarence J. and Betty L. Murphy Mansfield. He received his Food Service Certificate from Muskingum County Vocational School. He retired from the Food Service industry for...
Rozetta May Davis
Feb 17, 2012
Rozetta May Davis, 75, of Zanesville, died at 6:22 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Rozetta was born May 2, 1936, in Zanesville, to the late William H. and Ruth L. Staffey Davis. She attended the Muskingum County Starlight Program and worked as a Bottle Capper at Star Light Workshop. She was a member of Brighton...
Wayne V. Hartong
Feb 17, 2012
Wayne V. Hartong, 60, of Zanesville, died at 5:52 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Wayne was born November 30, 1951, in Massillon, to the late Wilbur and Pauline Huff Hartong Sr. He was the Owner and Operator of Wayne's World Trucking. He attended Westwood Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his family....
Helen M. (Voytko) Christiansen
Feb 17, 2012
Helen Christiansen, 87, of Zanesville, died at 6:50 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born May 16, 1924 in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Barno Voytko. Helen was a long time hairdresser for over 60 years. She was a Catholic by faith. Surviving are a son, Thom Christiansen of...
Tara A. (Gains) Dyer
Feb 14, 2012
Tara A. Dyer, 57, of Zanesville, died at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. She was born January 9, 1955, in Zanesville, a daughter of Rita Hale Gains of Zanesville and the late Kenneth Gains. She graduated from Zanesville High School Class of 1973 and graduated with an Associate's Degree from the Muskingum Area Technical College....
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