Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Dec 22, 2020

Forest Ruth Rollins, 97, of Zanesville, passed away at 9:28 P.M. on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Cedar Hill Care Center, Zanesville. She was born April 23, 1923 in Glouster (Burr Oak), a daughter of the late J.J. and Bertha Shepard. She was a member of Coburn United Methodist Church and Coburn United Methodist Women’s Circle.

She...

Dec 21, 2020

Mary Lou Estep, 82, of Zanesville, died at 1:44 A.M. on Monday, December 21, 2020 at her home. She was born September 7, 1938, in Glouster, a daughter of the late Elijah and Daisy (Moats) Giffin. Mary Lou was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sons, John, Brian, and Troy Estep; a daughter, Marilyn (Dave) Stevens;...

Dec 20, 2020

Charles W. Cantwell, 90, of Zanesville, died at 12:10 A.M. on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Cedar Hill Care Center. He was born December 23, 1929, in Toronto, Ohio a son of the late Luther and Laura (Gifford) Cantwell. He was a United States Air Force Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict and was a school bus driver for...

Dec 19, 2020

Marylou Agin, 71, of Zanesville, died at 9:45 A.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home. She was born February 26, 1949, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Schell) Sullivan. She graduated from Rosecrans High School in 1967, was a longtime realtor, and was well liked and known throughout the community. She was a...

Dec 19, 2020

Clinton E. Suttles Sr., 74, of Zanesville, died at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born June 5, 1946, in Zanesville, a son of the late William and Helen (Snurr) Suttles. He retired from Scurlock Excavating and was a member of Hands of Faith Church. He loved to work on cars and...

Dec 19, 2020

Gary Osborne, 86, of Chandlersville, died at 4:15 P.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Adams Lane Care Center, Zanesville. He was born May 16, 1934, in Zanesville, a son of the late Weldon and Opal Osborne. He retired after forty years from Burnham Foundry and enjoyed working on cars and lawn mowers. Gary was a simple man who...

Dec 19, 2020

Conni Kay (Dilts) Berkfield. 60, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at The Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus, following complications of heart surgery. She was born April 11, 1960, in Zanesville, a daughter of the Glenna (Stotts) Dilts and the late Don Dilts. She retired from Muskingum County Job and Family Services after thirty years of...

Dec 17, 2020

David A. “Fup” Taylor, 63, of South Zanesville, died at 4:11 A.M. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born January 4, 1957, in Zanesville, a son of the late Robert and Lillian (Talley) Taylor. He was a United States Navy Veteran, a jack of all trades, but a master of mechanics. He...

Dec 15, 2020

Roy H. Sarbaugh, 100, of Thornville, formerly of Zanesville, died at 5:11 P.M. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Altercare Thornville. He was born July 29, 1920, in Gilbert, a son of the late Albert R. and Edna Faith (Barnett) Sarbaugh. He joined the United States Air Force and then transferred to the Army serving during WWII. He retired...

Dec 15, 2020

Samuel C. Zoller, 93, of Zanesville, died at 9:20 A.M. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born April 6, 1927 in Zanesville, a son of the late Samuel H. and Madeline (Downey) Zoller. He graduated from Lash High School and then entered the United States Navy serving during WWII. He then attended...

Dec 14, 2020

Carl (Sonny) Waxler, age 87, died on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Genesis Hospital. He was born November 30, 1933, in Zanesville, the son of the late Carl and Evelyn (Dobbins) Waxler. Carl loved his Buckeyes, playing golf, and spending time with his family. He was a member of Cornerstone Full Gospel Church where he served as a greeter...

Dec 13, 2020

Raymond Dale Clever, 67 of Nashport passed away Sunday December 13th at his home after a long battle with cancer. Son, Brother, Husband, Dad, Step Dad, Papaw and of course Dog Dad are just some of the many names Ray Dale Clever went by. He cherished all those roles and was loved dearly by all of those in his...

Dec 12, 2020

Hazel Lee (Reed) George passed away on, Saturday December 12, 2020 peacefully with her son Darrell holding her hand. She was a born on April 3, 1924 to Harley and Elsie (Dickson) Reed of Roseville. She was a life-long resident in the Zanesville area and a member of Norwich United Methodist Church.

She is survived by three...

Dec 9, 2020

Marvin Douglas “Doug” Thomas, 67, of Zanesville, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at Genesis HealthCare System, Zanesville at 2:33 P.M. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.

Doug was born on April 17, 1953 in Zanesville, OH to the late Dale & Juanita (Wood) Thomas. He was a coal miner for Peabody Coal Company and a...

Dec 8, 2020

Michael D. Tahyi, Jr., 69, of Zanesville, died at 2:40 P.M. on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born May 4, 1951, in Zanesville, a son of the late Michael D. and Maxine E. (Samson) Tahyi, Sr. He worked for the City of Zanesville for over thirty years as the Foreman...

Dec 7, 2020

Patricia L. Brock, 84, of Zanesville, died at 4:17 P.M. Monday, December 7, 2020 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born February 6, 1936, in Sonora, a daughter of the late Carl and Edith (Jones) Whissel. She was a homemaker and loved to show horses.

Surviving are three sons, Michael Brock, Mark Brock and Myron Brock; five...

Dec 5, 2020

Dennis R. “Gibby” Gibbs, 76, of Zanesville, died at 4:10 A.M. on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville with loved ones close by. He was born July 12, 1944, in Cambridge, a son of the late Raymond L. and Margaret (Fabiny) Gibbs. He retired from Brockway Glass after twenty five years of service, was a member of...

Dec 5, 2020

Gary M. Fairbanks, 76, of Columbus, died at 7:26 AM on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home. He was born May 6, 1944, in Zanesville, a son of the late Harry J. Jr. and Christine C. Shuey Fairbanks. He retired as a Lab Assistant for the State Health Laboratories.

Surviving are a daughter, Carla Sue Varela;...

Dec 2, 2020

Betty L. Foraker, 96, of Zanesville, died at 1:35 A.M. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Brookdale Zanesville. She was born August 10, 1924, in Buckhannon, WV, a daughter of the late Homer E. and Mabel (Rennie) Wells. She was a homemaker and a member of Uniontown Baptist Church. Betty enjoyed traveling and loved to sew.

She...

Dec 1, 2020

Mildred F. “Millie” Uphold, 96, of Zanesville, died at 3:37 A.M. on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at The Oaks at Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born November 6, 1924, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Elmer F. and Vada H. (Ross) McFarland. She graduated from Lash High School in 1943. She was a stay at home mother for twenty...