Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.

Oct 5, 2020

W. Gale Poland, 84, of Zanesville, died at 4:30 A.M. on Monday, October 5, 2020, at The Oaks at Northpointe, Zanesville. He was born December 4, 1935, in Hopewell, a son of the late William and Minnette Poland. He was a retired Chief Master Sergeant for the Ohio Air National Guard with thirty eight years of service and a...

Oct 4, 2020

Mary K. Francis, 79, of Zanesville, died at 3:21 A.M. on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. She was born August 5, 1941, in Phage, Hungary, a daughter of the late Lazlo and Mary (Eros) Plescher. Along with her husband, she was the owner and operator of Tom’s TV, attended Westwood Baptist Church, and a member of...

Sep 28, 2020

Kenneth Edward Urban, 99, of Zanesville, died at 9:20 P.M. on Monday, September 28, 2020, Continuing Healthcare at Willow Haven, Zanesville. He was born August 30, 1921, in Muskingum County, a son of the late John H. and Olive S. (Riley) Urban. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII and a member of Central...

Sep 28, 2020

Rose Ann “Rose” Kennedy, 88, of Adamsville, Ohio went home to be with her heavenly father on Monday, September 28, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 28, 1931, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Dwight and Mary (Chapman) Wycoff. Rose retired from Elder Beerman where she enjoyed helping and getting to know her customers....

Sep 25, 2020

Faye Elizabeth James, 94, of Zanesville, died at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, September 25, 2020 at The Oaks at Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born September 6, 1926, in Chesterhill, a daughter of the late A.O. and Ethel (Farnsworth) Woodyard. She volunteered in the cafeterias at various high schools and loved art and paintings.

She is survived by...

Sep 21, 2020

Dreama Ann Danielle Gooden, 3 months old, of Zanesville, died at 10:05 P.M. on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus. She was born May 25, 2020 in Columbus, a daughter of Shaheem Gooden and Destiny Smith.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Damariyon Gooden and Shaheem Gooden, Jr.; a...

Sep 21, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Jones Durst, 97, of Hilliard, OH, died peacefully on Monday September 21, 2020 after a lengthy decline at Carriage Court Assisted Living. She was born November 16, 1922, the daughter of Edward Joseph and Edna Leona (Metcalf) Jones.

Betty graduated from Lash High School in Zanesville, OH in 1940. On April 9, 1944 Betty married...

Sep 17, 2020

William Cummins, 78, of Covington KY, died at 9:17 A.M. on Thursday September 17, 2020 at Genesis Emergency Room, Zanesville. He was born July 10, 1942, in Covington, a son of the late Raymond and Nancy O’Freal (Jones) Cummins. He was a United States Marine Vietnam Atomic Veteran and a Master Electrician. William was preceded in death by his...

Sep 17, 2020

Florence Lucille (Lasure) Kildow died Thursday September 17, 2020 at Helen Purcell Home. Florence was born January 22, 1926 in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of Otto G. and Gladys F. (McGee) Lasure. She graduated in 1944 from Lash High School and married LeRoy S. Kildow November 16, 1946. With the exception of the years home raising her four daughters,...

Sep 12, 2020

Donald E Veyon, 85, of Roseville, went to be with his Lord, Saturday, September 12, 2020.  He was born October 8, 1934 in Crooksville to the late Kathryn Gooding Dickson and Arthur Veyon.  Don is a graduate of Lash High School in 1952.  While a senior, he joined the Naval Reserves and after graduation went on to serve his...

Sep 12, 2020

William “Bill” Henry Harrier, age 78, passed peacefully at home with his family by his side at 6:44 P.M. on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at his home. He was born December 27, 1941, in Zanesville, the son of Henry and Mary (Burns) Harrier. Bill was Veteran of the United States Navy where he served in The Cuban Missile Crisis...

Sep 11, 2020

Chad E. Fusner, 49, of Zanesville, died at 11:50 A.M. on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born January 10, 1971, in Zanesville, a son of Rebecca (Schwartzmiller) Dillon and Patrick L. Fusner. He was a mechanic at Joe Buckey Tire and also worked at CF Auto.

He is survived by his...

Sep 9, 2020

Barbara A. Ingles, 77, of Zanesville, died at 7:44 A.M. on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born January 29, 1943, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary A. (Kennison) Spinks. She retired from Good Samaritan Hospital after over thirty years of service and was a member of Southside Baptist...

Sep 8, 2020

Gregory A. Laubert, 60, of Zanesville, died at 1:48 P.M. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville. He was born May 15, 1960 in Berea, a son of the late James and Jean (Phillips) Laubert. He was a machinist and an avid fisherman who loved to garden and camp.

He is survived by his wife,...

Sep 8, 2020

Georgia E. “Peggy” Jameson was born January 26, 1922 in Jefferson City, Missouri.  She was an only child, but part of a large and loving extended family.  As a teenager during the Great Depression, Peggy saw much of the country with her mother and step-father.  They were Apostolic ministers who, from their base in Oklahoma, travelled church to church...

Aug 29, 2020

Leonard L. Matuzek, Jr., 59, of Zanesville, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at his home. He was born February 1, 1961, in Mountain Home, ID, a son of the late Leonard L. and Barbara Mae (Owens) Matuzek, Sr. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp, was employed at Western Enterprises in Lorain Ohio, and loved to...

Aug 29, 2020

Charles F. Roush, 86, of Philo, died at 1:42 A.M. on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at his home. He was born August 29, 1934, in Minersville Ohio, a son of the late Frank and Erma (King) Roush. He retired from Union Plaster and a member of Immanuel Church of Zanesville. He was also a member of OP & CMIA...

Aug 29, 2020

Boyd D. Otero, 74, of Zanesville, died at 7:26 A.M. on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born May 16, 1946, in Zanesville, a son of the late Lawrence Otero and Florence E. Boyd Otero Myers.

He is survived by many friends.

A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00...

Aug 28, 2020

On Friday, August 28, 2020, Dayne Patrick Ryan, loving husband and father of three, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 62. Dayne was born on March 26, 1958, in Zanesville, Ohio to William and Joanne (Lucas) Ryan. He graduated from Rosecrans High School, class of 1976 and over the years he resided in Columbus, Pennsylvania, New York, and...

Aug 28, 2020

Cheryl A. McDonald, 68, of Zanesville, died Friday, August 28, 2020 at her home. She was born July 6, 1952 in Crooksville, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Moulten) Savage. She was a member of Ark Springs Baptist Church, and worked at McCoy Pottery and 5 B’s sewing department.

She is survived by a daughter,...