Local Ohio Obituaries

Aug 16, 2016

David R. Gompf 71 of Chillicothe, Ohio former resident of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at his residence. He was born on July 31, 1945 in Lancaster, Ohio to the late Robert and Thelma Allen Gompf.

He worked for Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. in the lab and then later for Certified Oil. He liked to tinker...

Aug 15, 2016

Kenneth G. “Kenny” Butts, age 67, of Lancaster, died August 15th, 2016 at Grant Medical Center. He was born on December 6th, 1948 in St. Paul, MN to the late Robert and Mavis Larsen Butts. He served his country in the U.S. ARMY. He retired from Anchor Hocking. Kenny enjoyed fishing, hunting, making spinner bait, working on cars, and...

Aug 15, 2016

Catherine I. McCabe, 88, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016, at Crestview Manor Nursing Home. Catherine was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Lancaster and she was also a member of the Red Hat Society. She is survived by her son, Robert (Judia) McCabe, Sr.; daughter, Esther (Otis, Sr.) Johnson; grandchildren, Robert (Dawn) McCabe, Jr., Melinda...

Aug 13, 2016

Patricia “Patty” A. Duncan 72 of Lancaster, OH passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Fairfield Medical Center.

She was retired from Schottenstein Corporation in property management. She loved her family and grandchildren and was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.

Patty is survived by her children, Stacy (Michael) Ruff, William Ramsey and Heather (Raymond)...

Aug 9, 2016

Doris M. Cook 95 of Amanda, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at the Pickering House. She had worked for Fiberglass in Newark, Ohio, Johnson Nursing Home, RBM and later retired from Lancaster Fairfield Community Hospital as a nurse’s aid.

She was a member of the Church on the Front Line, VFW Auxiliary 1380, Amvets...

Aug 5, 2016

Michael J. Augustus, 58, passed Friday, August 5th at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Belinda, his son Kenny, daughter and son-in-law Carrie and Brett Ankney, and his one and only grandchild, Jenna Marie. He often doubted he would be given the time to meet Jenna, but she quickly became the...

Aug 5, 2016

Robert (Bob) Lindberg Gates was born June 25, 1933, in Bronxville, New York: the only child of Joseph and Elsie Lindberg Gates. In 1935 the family moved to Upper Arlington where Bob became interested in tennis at a young age. A highlight of his early career was receiving a letter and ten dollars from A.W. Trabert (father of Tony...

Jul 29, 2016

Margie H. Doss age 91, of Lancaster, died July 29th, 2016 at LanFair Nursing and Rehabilitaion. She was born in Kobe, Japan on Feb. 25th, 1925 to the late Juchro and Kuno Mitumeya Kasahara. She will be greatly missed. Margie is survived by her daughters, Linda (Dr. Larry) Murcko, Debbie (David Powell) Roberts, and Vicki Smith; five grandchildren, Eric,...

Jul 29, 2016

James (Jim) Eugene Wellington, 72, a child of God, servant, husband, father, family man, teacher, counselor, mentor, friend, athlete, joke-teller, handkerchief puppet master, and all around wonderful man, is now in the presence of his creator.

Little Jimmie was born on April 14th, 1944, the son of Howard “Wink” Wellington and Marcella “Midge” Wellington, in...

Jul 29, 2016

Jean E. Wadsworth, age 90, of Lancaster, died on July 29th, 2016 at Crestview Nursing and Rehab. She was born Aug 13th, 1925 to the late Hugh T. and Mildred E. Nicholson. She retired after 24 years as a Time Study Analyst at Diamond Power Specialty. She was a member of Friends Forever, Lady Elks, Olivedale Senior Citizens, and...

Jul 27, 2016

Alfred “Al” B. Brown, age 97 of Lancaster died July 27th 2016 at Heartland of Fairfield. He was born to the late Ray and Winifred Snodgrass Brown in Madison County. He proudly served his country in both WWII and the Korean War, in the Army Air Corp and then the Air Force. He set up radar all throughout the...

Jul 27, 2016

Charles “Charlie” “Chuck” B. Miller, Thurston, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at his residence. He was a retired custodian for Liberty Union Board of Education. He enjoyed doing wood working when he could.

He is survived by his wife, Edith L. Miller; sons, Charles “Butch” P. (Milinda) Miller of Thurston, Ohio and Paul L. (Melanie) Miller of...

Jul 27, 2016

Fredrick “Peck” Landis 86 of Thurston, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Fairfield Medical Center.

He was a Korean Conflict veteran serving in the US Army, graduate of Liberty Union High School, and was the supervisor of the village of Baltimore water and sewer departments with 37 years of service. Peck was a member of the Baltimore...

Jul 26, 2016

Joan C. Jackson 89 of Carroll, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Arbors of Carroll. She was born on November 19, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Harry and Ruth Houhton Miller.

Joan was a clerk for Chemical Abstracts with 22 years of service and loved big band music and traveling....

Jul 25, 2016

Daniel L. Claypool 66 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Pickering House. He was born on March 16, 1950 in Lancaster, Ohio to Juanita Claypool and the late Don Claypool.

He was Regional Credit Manager at Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., Borden and Kubota Credit Company. Dan enjoyed collecting promotional cars and toy...

Jul 21, 2016

Amelia M. Kempton, 90, of Millersport, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 21, 2016. She was born November 28, 1925, in Lancaster, Ohio. Amelia was a member of Maple Grove United Brethren Church in Baltimore. She was a 63 year member of the Monticello Rebekah Lodge #885. She also enjoyed volunteering at the Salvation Army Samaritan Center in...

Jul 21, 2016

Dan E. Johnson, age 56, of Lancaster died at his residence on July 21st, 2016. He was born in Lancaster, on March 22, 1960 to his parents Robert and Marjorie Miller Johnson. Dan was a machinist for Diamond Power for 34 years. He was known for his “Little Red Corvette” in mud running competitions, which was a jacked up...

Jul 21, 2016

Verna K. Messerly, age 96 of Baltimore, OH died July 21, 2016 at Carriage Court in Lancaster, OH. She was born Oct. 2nd, 1919 in Basil, OH to the late Homer W. and Christina J. (Murray) Schoffner. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Basil Garden Club, VFW#3761 Ladies Auxiliary, and was inducted into the 2012 Liberty...

Jul 19, 2016

Bill Emich 91 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Main Street Terrace Care Center with his daughter, Sarah by his side.

He was born in Baltimore, MD on April 10, 1925 to the late William L. and Marie Etzel Emich. He was a World War II US Army veteran, where he received a Purple Heart...

Jul 16, 2016

Thelma V. Diddle, age 95 of Lancaster, passed away on July 16th, 2016 at Homestead Care and Rehabilitation. She was born in Lancaster, on March 31st, 1921 to the late, Audra O. and Nellie M. Brown Diddle. Thelma retired from teaching the first and fourth grades at Cedar Heights Elementary. She attended Faith Memorial Church and will...