Local obituaries for Zanesville, Ohio and Muskingum County.
Carol K. (Farquharson) Elliott
Feb 18, 2018
Carol K. Elliott, 76, of Zanesville, died at 8:02 A.M. Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born February 10, 1942, a daughter of the late George and Evelyn M. Beamer Farquharson. Carol was an artist, home restorer and homemaker. She was a fan of sports, music and arts; OSU, ATL, Braves and Detroit Red Wings....
Helen J. (Newell) Gilcher
Feb 15, 2018
Helen J. Gilcher, 73, of Quaker City, died at 10:10 A.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born January 2, 1945, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Harry and Helen Stotts Newell. She had a varied career working at a doctors office, janitorial services, learned accounting, and worked at a bank in St....
Larry Eugene Young
Feb 14, 2018
Larry Eugene Young, 79, of Zanesville, died at 4:09 P.M. on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at his home. He was born June 24, 1938, in Zanesville, a son of the late Charles T. and Clarabelle Mauller Young. He was Vice President of Shelly & Sands Aggregate Division retiring after forty years. Larry was a member of the Elks, past President...
Margaret 'Margy' Ann Duemmel
Feb 12, 2018
Margaret Ann Margy Duemmel, 83, of Zanesville, died at 2:45 A.M. on Monday, February 12, 2018, at The Oaks at Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born June 19, 1934, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Herman H. and Margaret Good Duemmel. Margy had worked as a factory worker for thirty seven years at General Electric and was a member of...
Mary M. (Slater) Umbaugh
Feb 11, 2018
Mary M. Umbaugh, 67, of Cambridge, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday February 11 after a two year battle with cancer. She was born in 1950, in Grove City, PA, to Charles and Elsie Slater. Mary worked at Slippery Rock Pregnancy Center, PA, for over 10 years. She received her BA degree from...
Toni L. Anderson, Sr.
Feb 8, 2018
Toni L. Anderson Sr., 63, of Nashport, died at 7:52 A.M. on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at his home. He was born November 17, 1954, in Zanesville. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp and retired from the Boeing Corporation. Toni was a member of Gods Acres Church in Newark and loved to work on any type...
Chad M. Foster
Feb 8, 2018
Chad M. Foster, 37, of Zanesville, died at 4:35 P.M. on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born July 18, 1980, in Zanesville, a son of Dave L. and Susan Thorburn Foster. He had been employed as an imaging technician with Genesis Health Care and was a member of Trinity United Presbyterian...
Molly J. (Smith) Brown
Feb 6, 2018
Molly J. Brown, 58, of Zanesville, died at 11:36 P.M. on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at her home. She was born June 14, 1959, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Jones Smith. She was in the Nursing field, enjoyed gardening, and looking up her ancestry. Molly loved traveling with Maine being her favorite place to visit,...
George C. Fleming
Feb 4, 2018
George C. Fleming II, 87, of Zanesville, died at 11:10 A.M. on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Cedar Hill Care Center, Zanesville. He was born March 28, 1930, in Manchester, Ohio, a son of the late George C. and Thelma Stricklett Fleming. He retired after forty two years as Superintendent of the Hi-Way Paving Incorporated and a member of United...
Korbin Gene Dodson
Feb 3, 2018
Korbin Gene Dodson was called home by the Angels on Saturday, February 3, 2018 before taking his first breath. Korbin was seventeen weeks gestation and delivered at Genesis Hospital at 1:10 a.m. Saturday, February 3, 2018. He will forever be loved by his parents, Kyle and Tessi Hammond Dodson. He is survived by his parents, a sister, Klayre Dodson and...
Leora Jean (Wilson) Lighthizer
Feb 3, 2018
Leora Jean Lighthizer, 82, of Coshocton, died at 12:20 A.M. on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born October 26, 1935 in Coal Run, Ohio, a daughter of the late William and Goldie Lenora Wallace Wilson. Leora was a nurse for many years working as the director of nursing at Willow Haven and...
Jackie Lee Lowry
Feb 2, 2018
Jackie Jack Lee Lowry, 70, of Zanesville, died on Friday, February 2, 2018 at his home. He was born May 8, 1947 in Zanesville, Ohio, a son of the late Ralph A. and Virginia M. Williams Lowry. He graduated from Zanesville High School. He is an active member at Word of Life Ministries and was a former Zanesville City police...
Sandra Lynn (Christy) Stewart
Jan 31, 2018
Sandra Lynn Stewart, 70, of Newark, died at 5:40 PM on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at her home. She was born July 8, 1947, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late John and Georgeanne Lamb Christy. Sandra was a clerk at Harts Department Store. She is survived by her loving husband, Alexander Stewart, of the home whom she married September...
Dean "Dinger" Taylor
Jan 31, 2018
Dean 'Dinger' Arnold Taylor of Zanesville, passed away at his home, with his family by his side, on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the age of 100. Dean was born September 26, 1917, in Norwich, a son of the late Harry and Ethel Taylor. He was a graduate of New Concord High School and inducted into the John Glenn Hall...
Catherine Ann Tobin
Jan 25, 2018
Catherine Ann Tobin, 59, of Zanesville, died at 2:25 P.M. on Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Willow Haven Care Center, Zanesville. She was born April 22, 1958, in Cleveland, a daughter of the late Richard A. and Mary Lenehan Tobin. She was a nanny for over 20 years and a member of New Covenant Church. Catherine was also a member...
William J. Lyon
Jan 21, 2018
William J. Lyon, 92, of Zanesville, died at 9:28 A.M. on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at The Oaks at Bethesda, Zanesville. He was born October 12, 1925, in Ithaca, NY, a son of the late Clarence W. and Katherine Rothermich Lyon. He was in the Army Air Corp during WWII and graduated in 1952 from Cornell University with an Electrical...
Howard Butch Zwelling
Jan 21, 2018
Howard Butch Zwelling, 81, of Zanesville, died at 3:43 A.M. on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at Grant Medical Center, Columbus. He was born December 11, 1936, in Zanesville, a son of the late Morris and Deborah Berman Zwelling. He graduated from Muskingum College and went on to Ohio Northern College to earn his law degree. He served over the Zanesville...

James 'Jim' William Kilgore
Jan 20, 2018
James Jim William Kilgore, 60, of Nashport, was reunited with his son, Mason, and a host of family and friends at the middle gate, south wall of heaven on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Jim was born April 13, 1957 in Niles, Ohio a son of the late Howard F. and Evelyn Ball Kilgore. He graduated from Union Local High School...
Violet M. "Vi" Kovaleski
Jan 20, 2018
Violet M. Vi Kovaleski, 91, of Zanesville formerly of Nashport, died at 1:50 A.M. Saturday January 20, 2018 at the Oaks of Northpointe, Zanesville. She was born May 27, 1926 in Zanesville, the daughter of the late Jesse and Mable Baldwin Dorsey. She worked at Mosiac Tile and Old Roseville Pottery. She was a member of the Muskingum Presbyterian Church....
Peggy E. (Adams) Orwig
Jan 18, 2018
Peggy Orwig, 90, of Zanesville, died at 7:46 P.M. Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Genesis Hospice-Morrison House, Zanesville. She was born July, 17, 1927, in Zanesville, a daughter of the late George and Bessie West Adams. Peggy had been a floral arranger for Hilltop florist and was an avid Bingo player. Surviving are a daughter, Connie (Derry) Null of Zanesville;...
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