Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Feb 4, 2021

Albert Parmer, 79, of Chandlersville, died at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at his home. He was born June 19, 1941, in Woodsfield, a son of the late Lawrence and Ida (Brown) Parmer. He was the owner operator of Muffler & Tire Center, Inc. for fifty two years and a member of the Muskingum Area Real Estate...

Feb 4, 2021

Daniel W. Ochoa, 57, of Zanesville, died at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at his home. He was born August 12, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan, a son of Antionette (Saccoia) Ochoa and the late Robert Ochoa, Sr. He was a United States Navy and Army Veteran and an electrician. He enjoyed camping, going to the casino to...

Feb 2, 2021

The family of Frederick Arthur Curry, Jr., will hold a Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at North Terrace Church of Christ, 1420 Brandywine Blvd, Zanesville with Mr. William L. Meaige officiating.

Frederick Arthur Curry, Jr., 68, of Zanesville died at 2:08 P.M. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Riverside Methodist...

Feb 2, 2021

Loren Clinton Camp was a man that quietly lived and loved with gentleness and integrity.

Family and friends lost this beautiful soul on Tuesday February 2, 2021. He was born in Radcliff, Ohio March 26, 1934 to Clinton Elmer Camp and Ethel Frances Saunders. He spent his childhood in the hills of Southern Ohio and attended school...

Feb 2, 2021

Nancy Suzanne (Witchie) Arledge, 85, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, formerly of Zanesville, died at 5:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Arden Courts, Chagrin Falls. She was born January 10, 1936, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Fred and Marguertie (Reynolds) Witchie. She was a music major and choir director and taught at Logan Hocking School District....

Feb 2, 2021

Frederick Arthur Curry, Jr., 68, of Zanesville died at 2:08 P.M. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born July 9, 1952, in Zanesville, a son of the late Frederick A. and Jessie B. (Stoneburner) Curry, Sr. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during Vietnam and a member of North Terrace Church...

Jan 29, 2021

Larry James Dunn, 62, of McConnelsville, died at 5:24 P.M. Friday, January 29, 2021 at Genesis Hospital emergency room, Zanesville. He was born October 10, 1958, in Zanesville, a son of the late Otto L. and Bessie M. Wilson Dunn. He had worked as a cable lineman foreman for P. Riley Enterprises and was a member of the American...

Jan 28, 2021

Carol V. McCoy, 84, of Zanesville, died at 7:51 P.M. on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Brookdale Assisted Living, Zanesville. She was born April 2, 1936, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Paul Austin and Dorothy Virginia (McBride) Stradley. She was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught for the Zanesville Elementary and Lorain County Schools, and a...

Jan 28, 2021

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Holdcroft, of Zanesville, died at 12:55 P.M. on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Altercare of Zanesville. She was born May 1, 1929, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Homer James and Nellie Elizabeth (Knapp) Kirby. She retired from Thrift Drug, was a member of Market Street Baptist Church for seventy three years, Muskingum County Genealogical...

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...