Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Jun 15, 2021

Merle J. Huntsman, 92, of Zanesville, died at 8:59 P.M. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born February 3, 1929 in Morgan County, Ohio a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Blanche (Perry) Hann. She was a longtime member of Central Trinity United Methodist Church and had worked for 22 years for JoAnn...

Jun 15, 2021

Kimberly S. Hollingshead, 56, of New Lexington, died at 2 A.M. Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 1, 1965 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Delane Starner and Florence “Susie” (Terry) Pickrell Blosser. Kim loved to plant flowers and watch them grow.

Surviving are her husband,...

Jun 14, 2021

Michael Eugene “Pappy” Burford, 68, of Zanesville, died at his home surrounded by his loving wife and his daughter Jessie, at 7:50 P.M. on Monday, June 14, 2021. He was born April 23, 1953, in Columbus, a son of the late Franklin D. and Mary D. (Day) Burford. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam...

Jun 13, 2021

Jeffrey Lynn Mahon, 65, of Trinway, went to be with the Lord after a long hard fought battle with lung cancer, at 8:50 A.M. on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born September 18, 1955, in Zanesville, a son of the late James and Mary (Archer) Mahon. He was a 1973 graduate of Zanesville High...

Jun 10, 2021

Carl L. Haessler, 92, of Zanesville, died at 9:25 P.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Brookdale Assisted Living, Zanesville. He was born August 5, 1928, in Zanesville, a son of the late Herman and Esther (Gille) Haessler. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean Conflict. He obtained his BS in Education in...

Jun 10, 2021

Barbara J. Scott, 65, of Zanesville, died at 5:35 A.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at her home. She was born September 7, 1955, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Virgil P. and V. Arlene (McCracken) Miller. She had worked at Muskingum County Job & Family Services Child Support Division for forty-five years. Barbara enjoyed camping with her...

Jun 5, 2021

Juanita G. McKnight, 72, of Dresden, died on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at her home. She was born March 9, 1949, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late James and Golda (Knicely) McMillen. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Dresden.

She is survived by two sons, Shane and James Travis; three daughters, Rhonda, Heather,...

Jun 4, 2021

Glenna I. Maxwell, 95, of Zanesville, passed away, June 4, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born September 15, 1925 in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ola Davis Johnson. She was a homemaker and an active member of Norval Park Church of Christ for over 60 years. She was baptized in 1948 and taught...

May 24, 2021

Julie Buchanan Galloway lost her hard fought battle with lung cancer on Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born July 8, 1960 to Charles Frederick and Vera (Bednarczuk) Buchanan. She was a 1978 graduate of John Glenn High School. In 1980 at the age of nineteen, she moved and started...

May 23, 2021

Kyle D. Weber, 42, of Nashport, died on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at his home. He was born July 8, 1978, in Zanesville, the son of Deborah (Thompson) Weber and the late David M. Weber. He was the owner and operator of TNT Wireless and loved to ride motorcycles and traveling.

He is survived by his mother,...

May 22, 2021

Kevin W. Hoover, 59, of Frazeysburg, passed away unexpectedly on May 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 4, 1962. His last several years were spent driving a dump truck for his own personal business, Chubby’s Trucking, and working consistently throughout this time for Sidwell Excavating. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and spending...

May 22, 2021

Daniel J. Reed, 67, of Zanesville, died at 1:52 P.M. Saturday, May 22, 2021, unexpectedly at Genesis Hospital emergency room, Zanesville. He was born December 5, 1953 in Zanesville, a son of the lat Walter and Betty Parsons Reed. He retired from Sunfield Oil Company, was a United States Air Force Veteran proudly serving during the Vietnam War. Daniel...

May 19, 2021

Rita Marie Sampson, 87, of Canal Winchester, formerly of Cambridge, went to be with her Lord and Savior and her Eddie, at 6:35 P.M. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. She was born April 18, 1934, in Columbus, a daughter of the late Randall Cooper and Louise Emma (Wenger) Arnold. She was a graduate of Linden-McKinley High School and Ohio...

May 16, 2021

John Burns Jr., 88, of Zanesville, died at 9:51 A.M. on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born December 6, 1932, in Zanesville, a son of the late John and Mildred (Harbaugh) Burns, Sr. He was a United States Navy Seabee Veteran and retired from Armco Steel after forty-four years of service as a crane...

May 14, 2021

Kelly Lynn (Davis) Roberts, 60, of Zanesville, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous 3 year battle with breast cancer. She was born December 20, 1960, the daughter of the late S. Edgel and Jean E. (Kranz) Davis. Kelly enjoyed numerous hobbies, including gardening, traveling, and was an...

May 13, 2021

Rheme Segien, 64, of Zanesville, died on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at her home. She was born September 2, 1956, in Pontiac Michigan, a daughter of the late Thomas and Doris (Garnier) Trotter. She was a homemaker and a fun-loving grandmother who loved the beach and music. May she rest in peace.

She is survived by a...

May 8, 2021

Karen Sue (Simon) McDonald, 74, of Zanesville, died at 6:10 A.M. Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born March 15, 1947, in Wheeling WV, a daughter of the late Frank Francis and Opal Vivian (Deitch) Simon. She was a homemaker who loved her children and grandchildren very much. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, scary movies,...

May 7, 2021

Pamela S. Wilson, 78, of Zanesville, died at 9:52 A.M. Friday, May 7, 2021 at Highland Oaks Health Center of McConnelsville. She was born July 25, 1942, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Gerald and Virginia (Johns) Nutt. She worked at Bloomer Candy Company for over twenty-four years, was a member of South Zanesville United Methodist Church and...

May 2, 2021

Jillian Erin Chernick, 18, left us at 4:52 A.M. on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, at Genesis Emergency Room, Zanesville. She was born on April 2, 2003, in Zanesville, a daughter of Andrew R. and Elizabeth L. (Liz) Greene Chernick. She was a 2021 Graduate of West Muskingum High School and planned to attend St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg,...

May 2, 2021

Rosemary (Downs) McGinnis, age 63, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021 from breast cancer during which she participated in many clinical research trials to help pay it forward in the hope that future generations would not have to endure the effects of this disease. She was born October 30, 1957, in Zanesville, to the late John T. Downs...