Obituaries

Dec 5, 2008

Coshocton- Charles Roland "Chuck" Fortney, Jr., 33, of John St., went to be with his Dad on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 as the result of an automobile accident.

He was born July 15, 1975 in LaGrange, GA to Charles R. Fortney, Sr. and Dana Lynn (Dunmire) Fortney. He was a 1993 graduate of River View High School....

Dec 3, 2008

Danville- Sindy S. McMillan, 67, of 28818 Flat Run Rd., died Wednesday, December 03, 2008 at her residence.

She was born Dec. 4, 1941 in Zanesville to Walter Albert and Hazel May (Smithley) Styers. She married William L. McMillan on June 20, 1981, whom preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 2004. She owned her...

Nov 30, 2008

WARSAW - Jean Marie Mercer Mosholder Durben, 71, of 42686 TR 1153 died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at her son's residence.

She was born Sept. 18, 1937 in Coshocton County to the late Forrest Lee and Erma Lucille (Beatty) Mercer. She was a homemaker and a cook for River View High School. She was a...

Nov 26, 2008

Gambier - Katherine "Kathy" Ann (Beatty) Johnson, 45, passed away Wednesday November 26, 2008 after fighting a hard battle with cancer. She was born July 19, 1963 in Mt. Vernon to Lewis W. and Sara Mae (Wiley) Beatty. She was a teacher's aid for special needs children in Knox County schools, and thought of all of them as her...

Nov 25, 2008

Angela Carlfeldt, born Angela Georgia DePrima on February 6, 1932, died on November 25, 2008. Angela is survived by her loving husband Herbert E. Carlfeldt and her three children Mary Jo Wells, Anthony John Carlfeldt, and Jennifer Ann Schoening. Mary Jo is married to husband Kim Wells with two children, Olivia Wells and Adam Wells, all living in Warsaw,...

Nov 21, 2008

Brinkhaven - Richard G. Dailey, 82, died Friday November 21, 2008 at the Knox Community Hospital. He was born February 18, 1926 in Danville to the late Ralph O. and Cora (Dowds) Dailey. He was a U.S. Army Air Core veteran, and a member of the Brinkhaven United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife; Betty Lou, and...

Nov 20, 2008

Warsaw- John Fredrick Oldaker, 43, of 21626 TR 80 died Thursday November 20, 2008 at his residence. He was born Sept. 2, 1965 in Columbus. He was a truck driver, who loved the open road and lived and breathed to drive. Wherever John went, his sidekick Seth was always there. He also loved his dog, Baxter. He is survived...

Nov 18, 2008

Danville- Richard "Dick" E. Burwell, D.V.M., 82, of Danville, died Tuesday evening, November 18, 2008, at the home of his son Dan in the presence of his three children. Dick fought a 6 year battle with colon cancer and spent the past 6 months under Medcentarl's Hospice care. He was born December 15, 1925 in Sunbury as the eldest...

Nov 17, 2008

Mount Vernon - Dennis J. "Herb" Breckler, Sr., 55, died Monday November 17, 2008 in the Knox Community Hospital ER. He was born December 3, 1952 in Mount Vernon to the late William J. and Sharon L. (Smith) Breckler. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the American Legion Post #650. He is survived by his...

Nov 16, 2008

Warsaw- Odelva Mae "Little Grandma" Hoberg, 95, of Warsaw joined Grandpa in Heaven on his birthday, November 16, 2008. She passed onto Eternity from Knox Community Hospital following a brief illness.

She was born in Cavallo, OH on September 30, 1913 to the late George and Edna (Spurgeon) Ridenbaugh. Mae was a 1930 graduate of...

Nov 11, 2008

Coshocton- Dorothy Eileen Whitaker, 89, of 26222 SR 83, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Coshocton County Memorial Hospital.

She was born Dec. 7, 1918 in Bethlehem Twp. to the late Charles M. and Frances O. (Rutledge) Hooker. She married Donald Whitaker on Sept. 1, 1945, whom survives. She graduated from Kent State with a Bachelor's...

Nov 6, 2008

Warsaw- Marian Rose Darr, 84, of 113 College St., died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at her residence.

She was born January 14, 1924 in Columbus to the late Charles E. and Caroline W. (Reisdorf) Elzey. She married Harvey Eugene Darr on August 2, 1953, whom preceded her in death on July 11, 1996. She was...

Oct 29, 2008

Warsaw- Dorothy Ellen Sturgeon, 65, of 21626 TR 80, died Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at her residence. She was born March 25, 1943 in Pleasantville to the late John Raymond and Martha (Mitchell) Stump. She married David L. Sturgeon on May 7, 1961, whom survives. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, David E. Sturgeon...

Oct 27, 2008

*Please note changes have been made to previous dates Mount Vernon - Dorothy Emma (Engelhardt) Brown, 97, formerly of Cedar St. in Danville, died Monday October 27, 2008 at the Ohio Eastern Star Home. She was born July 1, 1911 in Howard to the late Marie (Endsley) and John Engelhardt. She married Ralph W. Brown, who preceded her in...

Oct 25, 2008

Mount Vernon - Glenn W. Pipes, 89, formerly of Woods Church Rd. Walhonding, died Saturday October 25, 2008 at the Ohio Eastern Star Home. He was born October 28, 1918 in Knox County to the late Carl and Clara (Beckley) Pipes. On November 17, 1940, he was married to Edna (Johns). He was a member of the Bladensburg Church...

Oct 25, 2008

Warsaw- Lillie Katherine "Katie" Kirch, 88, of Warsaw passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Coshocton County Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility, where she was a resident for nearly two years.

She was born September 4, 1920 in New Concord to the late George William and Nellie Jane (Rutherford) Craft. She graduated from Brown...

Oct 22, 2008

Powell- Lowell Dean Whitaker, 58, of Powell passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at his home of natural causes.

He was born May 15, 1950 in Coshocton to Donald and Eileen (Hooker) Whitaker, whom survive. Lowell graduated from River View High School, the Ohio State University, and Capital University with a law degree.

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Oct 17, 2008

Walhonding - Greg Borror, age 47, of New Castle Rd., passed away Friday, October 17, 2008. Greg was born March 16, 1961 to Harvey and Brigitte Borror. He was a 1979 graduate of East Knox High School, and was employed at AMG Industries as a Quality Engineer. Greg was known is his neighborhood as the man to go to...

Oct 15, 2008

Mount Vernon - Harley C. Rhodes, 86, died Wednesday October 15th at his residence. He was born January 27, 1922 at Wolf Creek, OH to the late Martha (Robinson) and Franz Opeka Rhodes, Vienna Austria. He was a graduate of St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota. After serving as an Officer and pilot in the U.S. Air Force...

Oct 14, 2008

Danville - Bethel Jean Carey, 85, died peacefully at home on October 14, 2008. Born on December 9, 1922 in Danville, Beth loved nature and was an avid gardener, reader and Jeopardy! fan. She enjoyed farm life and raising a few cattle, sheep, and the occasional pig. She cooked, canned, and "put up" produce every summer. She enjoyed her...