Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Jan 27, 2021

Scott Alan Merry, 60, of Zanesville, died at 3:44 P.M. on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born March 26, 1960, in Zanesville, a son of the late Robert (Bob) and Carroll (Scott) Merry. Scott graduated from The Ohio State University as an Electrical Engineer. He became well versed...

Jan 22, 2021

Edith W. Green, 91, of Zanesville, died at 11:32 A.M. on Friday, January 22, 2021 at her home. She was born November 22, 1929, in Cambridge, a daughter of the late G. Roy and E. Pearl (Hunt) Wilson. She retired from General Electric, was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, and loved the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Jan 20, 2021

Raymond Lee Kuhn, 77, of Nashport, died at 5:34 A.M. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born November 9, 1943, in Akron, a son of the late Milford Earl Kuhn, Virginia Powell Kuhn, and the step-mother who raised him, Katherine Tati Kuhn. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving...

Jan 19, 2021

James L. Zechiel, or ‘Zeke’ as he was commonly known, died at age 79 on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born in 1941, in Dover, a son of the late John Nevin and Mary Eleanor (Froelich) Zechiel. Jim graduated from Dover High School, a basketball and football player.  He attended The Ohio State...

Jan 17, 2021

Michael Lee Berry, 68, of Circleville, died at 12:30 P.M. on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Berger Hospital, Circleville. He was born November 9, 1952, in Zanesville, a son of the late Furman and Edith Rosalie (Honnold) Berry. Mike was the owner and operator of Michael’s Custom Creations. He was a member of the American Legion Post 29, VFW...

Jan 17, 2021

Vickie Lynn McKenna, 63, of Roseville, died at 3:04 A.M. on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born March 30, 1957, in Columbus, a daughter of Alice (Ramsey) Mounts and the late Ivan Mounts. She was a dispatcher at Broad Band, loved horses, country music, and especially spending time with her family.

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Jan 15, 2021

Keith R. Orwig, 72, of Norwich, died at 1:09 P.M. on Friday, January 15, 2021, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born May 21, 1948, in Zanesville, a son of the late Lawrence C. and Edith (Eppley) Orwig. He had worked for the Longaberger Company, was a United States Navy Veteran of Vietnam and a member of Northgate...

Jan 6, 2021

Ann A. Bronkar, 99, of South Zanesville, died at 1:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 22, 1921, in Flushing, a daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline (Oleryjeck) Kaczmarek. She retired from United Technology after twenty years and was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic...

Jan 2, 2021

Winifred M. Galigher, 82, of Zanesville, died at 10:18 AM Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 26, 1938, in Zanesville a daughter of the late Clarence and Violet Maxwell Allen. She was a homemaker, a member of Trinity Full Gospel Church and the best mom and...

2021

Richard L. “’Dick”’ Newsom, 82, of Zanesville, died at 6:08 A.M. Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born October 21, 1939 in Zanesville, a son of the late Ralph and Pauline Bruce Newsom. He was a member of First Christian Church, a United States Army Reserve, enjoyed feeding the birds, mowing the yard with perfection,...

2021

Patricia Ann “Pat” Clayton, 75, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, formerly of Zanesville, died at 12:45 A.M. Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. She was born September 6, 1945 in Coshocton, a daughter of the late Francis and Hazel Tharp Miller.  She was a loving mother and grandmother whose main job in life was watching over...

Jan 1, 2021

Clyde Kipling Roush age 57 of Thornville Ohio, died January 1st, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville Ohio. He was born

on January 20, 1963 , in Columbus, Ohio a son of the late Garland Clyde Roush and Alice Elenore (Blesedell) Roush. Kip loved working with his hands and helped build many houses and buildings in his...

Jan 1, 2021

Dorothy E. Berkshire, 92, of Zanesville, died at 3:13 AM Friday, January 1, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 15, 1928, inZanesville, a daughter of the late Chancie and Edna Blakney Wisecarver. She was a homemaker, a member of the Eagles Lodge # 302, loved Bingo, playing cards, a big time wrestling...

Dec 31, 2020

Karen Steinbrecher, 78, of Zanesville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born June 21, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia, to the late Ferdinand and Sadie Nelson Weinberger.  Karen graduated from Huntington High School, Huntington WV in 1960 and was a telephone operator for C & P/Bell and also worked in several...

Dec 30, 2020

Willie D. Norfleet, 68, of Warsaw, died at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at his home. He was born December 29, 1952, in Brent, Alabama, a son of J.D. Kornegay and the late Loudelia Darling. He was a retired iron worker.

He is survived by his wife, Julie L. (Martin) Norfleet whom he married November...

Dec 30, 2020

On Dec 30, 2020, after helping his beloved mother, Evelyn Genevieve (Adams) Lyall pass to her Heavenly home, Steven Ray Lyall, 67, unexpectedly joined her that evening due to a fatal car accident. Steve was also proceeded in death by his father, Earl Lyall, a brother William Lyall and ex-wife, Nancy Lyall. He is survived by 3 daughters, Jennifer...

Dec 28, 2020

Carl Gerald Fisher passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 in the emergency room at Adena Regional Hospital in Chillicothe, Ohio, he was 102 years old. Born April 21, 1918 at the family home near Gratiot, Ohio to the late Carl Watts Fisher and Ferol Marie (Ankrum) Fisher. His father was in WWI when Gerald was born. Gerald's wife Nancy...

Dec 26, 2020

Steven A. Zak, 67, of Zanesville, died at 11:14 P.M. on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born December 24, 1953, in Sturgeon Bay, WI, a son of the late Martin L. and Alice M. (Franke) Zak. After high school, he went to meat cutting school. He loved to woodwork, making furniture, jewelry...

Dec 25, 2020

Glenn Eugene Smith, 69, of Zanesville, died at 4:21 P.M. on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Genesis Hospital Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born February 23, 1951, in Toledo, a son of the late Sheldon and Joyce (Addy) Smith. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during Vietnam, a member of the DAV, and an accountant....

Dec 25, 2020

Coralie Ellen (Morgan) Wilson, 89, of Zanesville, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family following a long illness. She was born August 10, 1931, to the late Monzell and Almeda (Melvin) Morgan. She graduated from Lash High School in 1949 and then married her husband, the late James A. Wilson on August 13,...