Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

May 10, 2004

NORMA M. POLK, age 87, of Zanesville, Ohio, died at 2:00 pm Monday, May 10 2004 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born July 6, 1916 in Zanesville the daughter of the late Charles E. And Myrtle Graham Underhill. Mrs. Polk was a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, was a former employee of the Zanesville...

May 9, 2004

MERLE LOUISE KASSELL MURRAY, age 63, of Zanesville, Ohio, died at 6:45 am Sunday, May 9, 2004 at the Genesis Hospice and Palliative Care, Morrison House. She was born June 15, 1940, in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Haevey and Verna Weaver Kassell. Mrs. Murray was a former employee of United Technologies Automotive and later became a machine operator...

May 6, 2004

Carolanne Horn Williams, 64, of Rocky River, died at 11:15 p.m.Thursday, May 6, 2004 at her home after a long illness. She was born September 13, 1939 at Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Robert C. & Henrietta Gillespie Horn. She was a Para-Legal, had been a Biology Teacher, was a member of the Rocky River Presbyterian Church, and the...

May 5, 2004

Elfrances Aregood Erwin, 89, of 477 Radcliff Drive Westerville, Ohio, died at St. Ann's of Mount Carmel Health System in Westerville. She was born in Union City, Indiana on January 12, 1915. She was the daughter of John Aregood and Anna Pieper Aregood. Elfrances, "Fran", married Robert C. Erwin of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. They met while attending the University of...

May 3, 2004

Gloria F. Trout, 72, of Zanesville, died at 10:35 a.m. Monday, May 3, 2004 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born August 12, 1931 at Duncan Falls, Ohio a daughter of the late William C, & Opal Inez Vincent Tanner Sr. She was a member of the Moose Lodge Auxiliary, enjoyed doing plastic canvas needlepoint and crocheting. She had...

May 3, 2004

SARAH E.( SALLY) SLACK, age 87, of Zanesville Ohio, died at 7:20 am Monday, May 3, 2004 at the Inn at North Hills. She was born February 11, 1917 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Bernard V. And Mabel Blair Slack. Miss Slack graduated from Lash High School in 1935 and Muskingum College in 1939. She also took extra...

Apr 29, 2004

Verna E. Ford, 88, of Zanesville died at 1:50 a.m. April 29, 2004 at Willow Haven Nursing Home. She was born October 23, 1915 to the late Thomas K. and Merita Shinn Thompson. She retired from the housekeeping department at Bethesda Hospital. She was a member at Coburn United Methodist Church and was part of the Mildred Butler Circle. She...

Apr 29, 2004

KATHLEEN Z. PARKER, age 74, of Zanesville, died at 4:55 pm Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Genesis Morrison House and Pallitive Care. She was born May 9, 1929 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Delbert and Constance Thompson Smith. Mrs. Parker was employed by the Mosiac Tile Co.for 21 years and retired in 1991 at the Lear Corp. Surviving...

Apr 21, 2004

Catherine M. Hubbell, age 85, of Zanesville, Ohio, died at 12:56 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at Genesis Bethesda Hospital. She was born April 22, 1918 in Piqua , Ohio the daughter of the late Earl and Helen Fuller. Mrs. Hubbell graduated from Piqua High School and served as secretary for several insurance agencies in Piqua. She was the church...

Apr 20, 2004

Katie Ann Jenkins,18, of Zanesville, passed away at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born April 5, 1986 in Zanesville, the daughter of Vicki Jenkins of Zanesville and Jack Jenkins Jr. of Urbana Ohio. Katie was a senior at Maysville High School and an active member of many school activities. She was a...

Apr 20, 2004

Dorothy E. Prouty, 84, of Zanesville, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born November 26, 1919 at Zanesville a daughter of the late Thomas and Ellen Miller Hoare. She was a homemaker, a former fabrics buyer for J.C. Penney's, and was the former Director for the Senior Center on Market Street. She was a...

Apr 19, 2004

Don Duffy, 86, of Arlington, VA., died at noon, April 19, 2004 at the Manor Care Nursing Home at Arlington VA. He was born January 13, 1918 in Washington DC, the son of the late Denis O. & Anne Bryson Duffy. He was a chemist for the EPA and FDA as a Petition Reviewer , a member of the Chemical...

Apr 17, 2004

RICHARD G. "WILLIE" WILLIAMS, age 55, of Zanesville, died at 5:05 pm Saturday, April 17, 2004 at Genesis Hospice, Morrison House Zanesville. He was born March 28, 1949, in Zanesville, the son of Francis E. Williams and the late Amanda "Yetty" Van Echelpoel Williams. Mr. Williams was a former Sheerman at the McGraw Edison Co. for seventeen years,was a former...

Apr 16, 2004

David George Taylor, 83, of Zanesville died at 2:25 a.m. Friday, April 16, 2004 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born January 22, 1921 in Zanesville to the late Howard A. and Lillian Mitchell Taylor. He retired from McGraw- Edison Power System Division as a coil winder. He was a veteran of World War II in the Army Air...

Apr 14, 2004

Marilyn A. " Mickey " Kerby, age 69, of Zanesville, died at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at the Inn at North Hills. She was born September 16, 1934 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Wallace Mahaney. Mrs. Kerby was a former bookkeeper at the St. Thomas Catholic Church. She was a member of the...

Apr 12, 2004

DALE E. VANOSTER JR., age 61, of Zanesville, died at 2:43 pm Monday, April 12, 2004 at his residence. He was born March 18, 1943 in Malta Ohio the son of the late Dale E.and Evelyn Rouanzion Vanoster Sr. Mr. Vanoster was a former lens grinder at the Carskadden Optical Co. and a member of the First United Penecostal Church....

Apr 12, 2004

Kenneth E. Huth, 77, of Zanesville died at 3:50 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2004 at Willow Haven Nursing Home. He was born December 20, 1926 in Muskingum Co. A son of the late Frederick Huth and Lucille Lillian Dowell Huth Smith. He retired as a Production Scheduler for Armco Steel after 37 years of service, was the owner & operator...

Apr 7, 2004

Eligene Dickson Buchanan, age 82, of Zanesville, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at Genesis Hospice and Palliative Care. She was born September 11, 1921 in Muskingum County the daughter of the late Orris Stevenson and Annette Tusing Dickson. Mrs. Buchanan retired 1n 1945 as an operator at Ohio Bell and was a faithful member of the Coburn...

Apr 5, 2004

Robert Keith Swope, 82, of Zanesville, went home to be with his Lord at 9:50 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2004 at Genesis Hospice- Morrison House surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 16, 1921 in Dresden, a son of the late Russell C. & Janie Birkhimer Swope. He and his wife operated the Hamline Market from 1945- 1957,...

Dec 31, 1969

Judy A. Newman, 76, of Zanesville, died at 9:08 A.M. Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born July 19, 1946, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Clyde and Lena (Kennedy) Shipman. She was a member of the Union Tabernacle Church, loved her family, enjoyed cooking and was an avid shopper.

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