Obituaries

Local Ohio Obituaries

Allan Squibb

Allan Squibb

Feb 9, 2011

ALLAN A. SQUIBB Baltimore: Allan A. Squibb, age 78, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday , February 9,2011 at Mt. Carmel Hospital East, Columbus. He was a member of the Church of the Living Word and was retired from the British Royal Army and Hunting Engineering at Lockheed in California. He is survived by sons, Doug (Gail) Squibb and Tom (Pat)...

Gay May

Gay May

Feb 8, 2011

May Gay M. May age 58 of Lancaster, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at the Fairfield Medical Center. She was a former STNA at the Crestview Manor Nursing Center. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Fred Robson of Lancaster; nephews, Tony Brehm of Columbus and Tim (Mandy) Brehm of Blacklick; cousins and an aunt, Letha...

Ivor "Ivor G. Rutan "Hollywood"" Rutan

Ivor "Ivor G. Rutan "Hollywood"" Rutan

Feb 8, 2011

Ivor G. Rutan “Hollywood”, 78, of Lancaster, formerly of Columbus, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. Ivor was an amateur radio enthusiast and an avid fisherman. He retired from North American Rockwell after 35 years. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Ivor is survived by his wife, Mary Rutan; children, Vickie (Ronald) Copley of...

Velma Dunford

Velma Dunford

Feb 5, 2011

Dunford Velma Dunford 81 went to be with her Lord Jesus on Saturday, February 5, 2011, surrounded by her loving husband and friends, at the HPH Hospice in Dade City, Florida. Velma was born on August 29, 1929 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia to the late Albert and Rachel Campbell. She was a graduate of North High School...

Ruth Stewart

Ruth Stewart

Jan 31, 2011

Ruth Oberdorfer Stewart, age 92, of Lancaster, passed away at her residence on Monday, January 31st, 2011. She was born in Lancaster, OH to Ralph and Ethel Schaffer Oberdorfer on August 10th, 1918. She was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church and also a member of Froebel Club. She loved her family very much and also enjoyed traveling with...

Doid Raab

Doid Raab

Jan 31, 2011

Raab Doid K. Raab 89 of Lancaster, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at Homestead Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born on February 19, 1921 in Fairfield County to the late Enno and Ethel King Raab. He was a graduate of Rushville Union High School, attended Huntington College, Indiana two years and graduated from Muskingum College in 1947. He...

Gwendolyn Miller Kerns

Gwendolyn Miller Kerns

Jan 31, 2011

Kerns Gwendolyn Miller Kerns 95 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at Altercare Valley View Nursing Home. She was a retired housekeeper. She was a member of Hocking hills Church of Christ and Olivedale Senior Citizens Center. She is survived by her step-children, Pastor David (Joan) Kerns of Lancaster, Ohio and Phyllis Cade of Indiana; 7...

Rodney "Abdoo" Miller

Rodney "Abdoo" Miller

Jan 25, 2011

Miller Rodney “Abdoo” Miller 59 of Lancaster, Ohio died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Fairfield Medical Center. He was a retired pipe liner for a Michigan Labor Union and a member of the Avengers M C Motorcycle Club. He is survived by his wife, Missy Miller; son, Lenny Miller of Michigan, and his brothers the Avengers M C; brothers,...

Sharon Ann (Sawyers)  Meenach

Sharon Ann (Sawyers) Meenach

Jan 25, 2011

Sharon Ann (Sawyers) Meenach, 57, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Sharon is survived by her sons, Scot (Tracy) Frazier and PJ (Cheri) Frazier; daughter-in-law, Laurel Frazier; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and beloved sisters and brothers. Sharon was preceded in death by her son, John Lee Frazier. Funeral service will be held at 4:30 PM...

Robert Chambers

Robert Chambers

Jan 24, 2011

Chambers Robert E. Chambers 73 of Carroll, Ohio former resident of Lancaster, Ohio died Monday, January 24, 2011 at Rockmill Rehabilitation Center. Bob was known for having a big heart, a good sense of humor, and for expressing his endless love for his wife Helen. Bob also loved dogs and had several over the years. He will be missed by...

John Hicks

John Hicks

Jan 24, 2011

John L. Hicks, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011. John served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Lancaster AMVETS and the V.F.W. He worked 22 years for American Standard in Columbus and 22 years for Diamond Power. John is survived by his sons, Jeff (Sherry)...

John Andres

John Andres

Jan 23, 2011

Andres John T. Andres 62 of Medway, Ohio formerly of Lancaster, Ohio died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at his residence. He was a retired Senior Master Sergeant in the US Air Force with 28 years of service and a Vietnam veteran. He worked for the US Air Force in personnel records. He was a member of First English Lutheran...

Robert Willis

Robert Willis

Jan 22, 2011

Willis Robert Earl Willis 88 of Lancaster, Ohio passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Lanfair Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was a World War II US Marine Corp. veteran and a retired railroad engineer for Penn Central Railroad with 29 years of service. He was a member of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church and a Church Deacon for 25 years....

Jenny Barnes

Jenny Barnes

Jan 21, 2011

Barnes Jenny Belle Barnes 73 of Lancaster, Ohio died Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Pickering House. She was a member of the The River Valley Life Center and Red Hat Society. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Charles E. Barnes; children, Terry A. (Barbara) Perry of Amanda, Ohio, Karen S. (Stephen) Price and Cindy K....

Laura Renko

Laura Renko

Jan 20, 2011

Laura E. Renko, age 21, 0f Lancaster, died at her residence on January 20th, 2011. She was a 2007 graduate of Fairfield Union and Fairfield Career Centers. She was a member of St. Mary’s of Bremen. She is survived by her parents, Tom and Pamela Renko of Lancaster; sister, Sarah Renko of Lancaster; nephew, Randall “RJ” Renko; grandmothers, Kathleen Renko...

Hazel Snell

Hazel Snell

Jan 20, 2011

Hazel F. Snell, age 95 passed away January 20th 2011 at Heartland of Fairfield Nursing Center. She was born to her parents Elbert and Emma (Weekley) Arnett of Hocking County Ohio on September 14th, 1915. She worked as a director for the substitutes of Lancaster City Schools. She is survived by her son, Michael Simpson of Piqua, OH; grandchildren, Andrew...

Elizabeth Whittaker

Elizabeth Whittaker

Jan 20, 2011

Elizabeth Whittaker, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2011. Caring Cremation has taken place with the Frank E. Smith Funeral Home.

Fay Landon

Fay Landon

Jan 17, 2011

Landon Fay E. Landon 86 of Pataskala, Ohio formerly of Baltimore, Ohio died Monday, January 17, 2011 at her residence. She was retired from Essex Wire and a member of First Apostolic Church in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, she loved flowers and her pets. She is survived by her daughters, Judy Clark of Pataskala, Ohio and Cheryl (Cary) Capps of Lancaster,...

Nadya Arellano

Nadya Arellano

Jan 16, 2011

Nadya L. Arellano, age 56, of Lancaster passed away at the Pickering House on Sunday January 16th, 2011. She is survived by her mother, Greta Rager of Lancaster; son, Gabriel (Karen) Arellano of Colorado Springs, CO; grandchildren, Nicole, Daniel, and Brian Arellano, all of Colorado Springs, CO; one great grandchild; brothers, Carl Schultz of Lancaster, Roger (Sandy) Rager of Lancaster,...

Helen "Helen Margaret Blackstone Kull" Kull

Helen "Helen Margaret Blackstone Kull" Kull

Jan 16, 2011

Helen Margaret Blackstone Kull, 97, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011. Helen was born on December 29, 1913, in Carroll, Ohio to the late Clyde and Mamie Blackstone. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a former member of Emanuel Lutheran Church. She worked for the Federal A.S.C.S. office in Fairfield County and...