Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
James R. Kessler
Apr 21, 2008
James R. "Jim" Kessler, 82, of Zanesville, died at 5:25 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Genesis Hospice- Morrison House. He was born July 23, 1925 in Zanesville, the son of the late Charles (Candy) and Sadie Carter Kessler. Jim was a sales person in the petroleum industry. He was a member of the St Thomas Catholic Church, an...
Jane Bryan
Apr 21, 2008
Jane E. Bryan, 54, of Zanesville, died at 3:30 a.m. Monday April 21, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 19, 1953 in Zanesville a daughter of Rebecca Kimble Minner and the late Ronald Minner. She was an assembler for Lear Corporation and a member of First Baptist Church. Jane enjoyed camping, bowling and...
Helen J. Outerbridge
Apr 20, 2008
Helen J. Outerbridge, 91, of Zanesville, died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born July 16, 1916 in Poughkeepsie, New York, a daughter of the late Richard "Dick" and Mary Elmore Outerbridge. She was a caregiver to Helen Rambo for many years and had volunteered at the Rambo Health Center. Surviving are...
Jeanne F. Irvin
Apr 16, 2008
Jeanne F. Irvin, 73, of Zanesville and Naples, Florida, died at 4:33 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 10, 1934, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Dr. Wilbur and Agnes Loch Stiers. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and had worked as a secretary for...
John E. Abbott
Apr 15, 2008
John Earl Abbott, 67, of Zanesville, went to be with his Lord at 10:23 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born October 26, 1940, in Zanesville, a son of Leona May Bowers Harris and the late Prince Earl Abbott. He retired after 33 years of service from Burnham Boiler. He was a US Army Veteran,...
Bonnie J. Clossen
Apr 14, 2008
Bonnie J. Clossen, 84, of Zanesville, died at 6:42 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2008 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born January 10, 1924, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Guerness and Hazel Daw Brown. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she served as a Deaconess, sang in the choir and served on various committees....
James T. Divincenzo
Apr 14, 2008
James T. DiVincenzo, 89, of Zanesville, died at 10:10 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House. He was born April 14, 1919, in Maureen, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Domenic and Angelina D'Orazio DiVincenzo. He was a milkman and was a retired supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic...
Wilmer E. Cochran
Apr 6, 2008
Wilmer E. "Bill" Cochran, 84, of Zanesville, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2008 at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 17, 1924, in Dresden, a son of the late Wilmer E. "Chief" and Mary Louise Comer Cochran. He was a graduate of Newcomerstown High School, a World War II Navy Veteran, a Beach Jumper...

Merle D. Morrison
Apr 3, 2008
Merle D. Morrison, 84, of Zanesville, died at 7:50 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born November 4, 1923, in Rose Farm, Ohio, a son of the late Edward and Bertha Bailey Morrison. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and retired after 28 years of service as a conductor for Conrail...
Margaret Louise Maris
Apr 2, 2008
Margaret Louise Tipton Maris, 88, of Zanesville, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at her residence. She was born July 18, 1919, in Muskingum County, a daughter of the late Charles William and Vera Edyth Gibson Tipton. She was a Packer for Hazel Atlas and was an Avon Representative for 13 years. She attended St. John's Lutheran Church....

Warren S. Sharkey
Mar 29, 2008
Warren S. Sharkey, 90, of Zanesville, passed away at 1:40 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Cedar Hill Care Center. He was born September 28, 1917, in Crooksville, Ohio, the son of the late Fred and Valice Elora Rambo Sharkey Sr. Mr. Sharkey was an electrician for the B.E. Mauk Electric Co., retiring in 1979. Warren was a WWII...

Bernice E. Studer
Mar 28, 2008
Bernice E. Studer, 81, of Zanesville, passed away at 5:04 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born April 2, 1926, in Perry County, the daughter of the late John and Minnie Kenison Jewett. Mrs. Studer was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter and son in-law, Sharon...

Norma M. Hannahs
Mar 25, 2008
Norma M. Hannahs, 86, of Richland, Washington, formerly of Zanesville, died at 12:12 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Hospice at the Chaplaincy in Kennewick, Washington. She was born March 26, 1921, in Muskingum County, the daughter of the late William A. and Alice Mahaney Pugh. She was formerly employed as a secretary for the Production Credit Association. She was...
John R. Norris
Mar 24, 2008
John R. Norris, 83, of Nashport, died Monday, March 24, 2008 in Kissimmee, Florida. He was born June 23, 1924, in Zanesville, a son of the late Basil and Nellie Mae (Simmons) Norris. He was a graduate of Lash High School. He joined the Army during WWII and served in North Africa, Italy, France and England, during which he was...

Cheryl A. Ramsey
Mar 23, 2008
Cheryl A. Ramsey, 61, of New Concord, died at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Genesis Good Samaritan hospital. She was born May 1, 1946, in Zanesville, a daughter of Gerald (Jerry) and Donna Ribble Ramsey. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and worked for Experience Works as a caseworker. Surviving in addition to her parents...

Louise Elizabeth Bauer
Mar 21, 2008
Louise Elizabeth Bauer, 93, of Zanesville, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008 at Genesis Good Samaritan Emergency Room. She was born July 29, 1914, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Walter Phillip and Eda Holdieth Bauer. She was a designer & molder of ceramics. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, Mt. Carmel Group in...

Elton L. Hill Sr.
Mar 18, 2008
Elton Lyle Hill Sr., 87, of Zanesville, died at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at his residence. He was born October 2, 1920, in Lathrope, Ohio, a son of the late Henry J. and Eva Jane Holbert Hill. He retired in 1983 after 30 years of service from the Hot Mill and the Shipping Department at Armco Steel. He...

Mary E. Applegate
Mar 16, 2008
Mary E. Wiles Applegate, 89, of Zanesville, died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Mount Carmel/St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville. She was born March 26, 1918, in Noble County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Henry and Lulu Oliver Orr. Mary was employed in the cafeteria for 12 years at the YWCA. Surviving are a daughter, Marlene (Rick) Derry...
Marvin Richard Ward
Mar 15, 2008
Marvin R. (Dick) Ward, 87, of Zanesville, died at 6:00 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Adams Lane Care Center. He was born December 7, 1920, in Lost Creek, West Virginia, a son of the late Richard and Caroline Weaver Ward. He retired in 1981 after 35 years of service as an electrician for Armco Steel. He was a member...

Ruth S. Taylor
Mar 15, 2008
Ruth S. Taylor, 84, of Zanesville, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, peaceably in her sleep with her son and daughter by her side. She was born December 23, 1923, in Zanesville, the daughter of the late William P. and Ethel Francis Miller. Ruth was a 30 year plus employee in the packing department at the Brockway...
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