Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Nov 2, 2022

William K. Bowman, 82, of Zanesville, died at 12:23 P.M. Wednesday, November 02, 2022 at Genesis Hospice- Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born December 20, 1939 in Zanesville, a son of the late William and Dorothy (Stillwell) Bowman. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, a U.S. Army reserve Veteran, an avid hunter, fisherman, well known taxidermist and...

Nov 1, 2022

Sharon Richardson Wise, 81, born July 16, 1941, passed away at her home surrounded by family on November 1, 2022.

Sharon is survived by her high school sweetheart and husband of 62 years, Robert L. Wise; daughter, Susan (Kirt) Jones; son, Jeffrey (Crystal) Wise; grandchildren, Adam (Shaye) Jones, Andrew (Kendall) Jones, Ali (Kyle) Colopy, Shania (Tiara Krouskoupf)...

Nov 1, 2022

Arrangements pending.

Oct 29, 2022

Donna L. Lucas, 89, of Zanesville, died at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Clay Gardens Place, Zanesville. She was born May 18, 1933, in Zanesville, Ohio a daughter of the late Myrtle Wallace and Louis Cleveland. Donna was a 1951 graduate of Lash High School. She was a home maker and devoted mother; she was also a...

Oct 28, 2022

Clark C. Nicholson, 75, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Zanesville, died at 12:25 P.M. on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Alive Hospice in Nashville.

He was born January 26, 1947, in Zanesville to the late Clarence C. and Ruth G. (Collins) Nicholson. For over twenty-five years he worked at Nicholson Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditioning Co. alongside...

Oct 28, 2022

John V. Minosky, 89, of Zanesville, died on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born November 19, 1932 in Ava, Ohio to the late Pete and Susie (Frajdy) Minosky.

He retired from the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier after 28 years of service. John was a Catholic by faith, a...

Oct 24, 2022

Freddie R. Grimes, 76, of Zanesville, died at Genesis Hospital, Thursday, October 24, 2022.

A cremation was performed under the direction of BOLIN-DIERKES FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY 1271 BLUE AVENUE ZANESVILLE.

Oct 24, 2022

Donald Wayne Allen, 91, of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 24,, 2022 in Kokomo, IN at North Woods Village nursing home.

He was born on September 20, 1931 in Zanesville, Ohio, a son of the late Howard and Dorthy Allen. He graduated from Zanesville High School in 1950. In 1952, he attended Johnson Bible College...

Oct 16, 2022

Margaret Rose Smith, 87, of Zanesville, died at 3:16 P.M. Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born November 12, 1934, in Alexander Manitoba, Canada, a daughter of the late Francis and Catherine Paterson Amos. Margaret was a retired Registered Nurse for Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Y-City...

Oct 15, 2022

Stuart Monte Zwelling, 67, of Zanesville, died at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 15, 2022 at his home.

He was born May 2, 1955 in Zanesville, a son of the late Jerold and Ruth E. Krauthamer Zwelling. Stuart was a member of the Beth Abraham Synagogue and was in Sales all his life.

Surviving are his...

Oct 14, 2022

Timothy J. Smart, 59, of Zanesville, died at 6:40 A.M. Friday. October 14, 2022 aat Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born October 22, 1962, in Muskingum County, Ohio, a son of Roy and Sharon Poole Smart. Tim worked for Flecto Construction as a truck driver. He loved to hunt.

Surviving in addition to his parents, are...

Oct 14, 2022

Edna L. Craigo, 73, of Heath, Ohio, formally of Uhrichsville, died at 12:06 P.M. on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark. She was born May 3, 1949, in Zanesville, a daughter to the late William and Letty Smith Brown. She enjoyed watching The Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, the sci-fi channel and horror movies....

Oct 9, 2022

Suzanne M. Morrison (Nee Naw), 86, of Zanesville, died at 1:38 A.M. Sunday, October 9, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 25, 1936, the daughter of the late Harold Brown and Virginia (Potts) Swick. She was a lab technician for Mid Atlantic Canners (Coca-Cola). Suzanne loved to write poetry, was an avid...

Oct 9, 2022

Larry D. Leach, 73, of Nashport, died at 4:32 P.M. on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark. He was born February 15, 1949, in Zanesville, a son of the late Myron and Evelyn (Maxwell) Leach. He retired from Muskingum County Job and family services and was a veteran of the United States Army serving in...

Oct 6, 2022

Richard William “Dick” Fusner, 93, of Zanesville, died 7:00 A.M. Thursday October 6, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born January 2, 1929 in Zanesville, a son of the late George W. and Bertha (Stemm) Fusner. He retired from Armco Steel in 1989, he was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, a...

Oct 2, 2022

Ralph E. Nixon, 90, 0f Zanesville, died at 2:11 A.M. Sunday, October 2, 2022 at The Oaks at Bethesda, Zanesville. He was born October 27, 1931 in Zanesville, a son of the late Roy M. and Nora D. Scott Nixon. Ralph was a 1949 graduate of Lash High School, was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict...

Sep 28, 2022

Paul N. Rumery, 92, of Zanesville, died at 5:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born April 10, 1930 in Crawford County, Ohio, a son of the late Leroy and Ada Frear Rumery. Paul graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in Business Admistration. He worked for Good Samaritan Hospital as...

Sep 25, 2022

JoAnn Hayes Cox, daughter of the late Paul Morris and Gertrude Stewart Hayes, born March 1, 1932 at Salem, West Virginia.  She was a graduate of the class of 1949 of Lash High School and she was a graduate of Meredith Business College, previously working as a bookkeeper at the downtown Sears store, and at the Credit bureau.

Sep 22, 2022

Debra K. Marks, 61, of Roseville, died at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. She was born in July 18, 1961, Fullerton, California, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Carolyn Jones Ramsey. She enjoyed cooking from scratch, playing with the grandchildren and coloring with them.

Surviving are her husband...

Sep 22, 2022

Reta Diane (Stoneking) McClary of Zanesville, died Thursday September 22, 2022 at her daughter’s home in New Lexington. She was born August 26, 1955 in Zanesville, a daughter of  the late Howard Stoneking and Patricia (Huey) Cronin. She loved her family.

She is survived by a daughter Penny (Jason) Hammond; a son Ronnie (Sandy) McClary; seven granddaughters;...