Leslie M Caffey
Nov 29, 2012
Leslie M. Caffey, 88, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 in Marietta, OH. She was born September 17, 1924 in Willowbrook, CA to William Jay Croose and Vera Johnson Parry. She moved to San Dimas, CA with her parents in 1939 and spent her life there. In 1943, she married Wilbur "Gene" Caffey, they celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on November...
Steven Charles Barrett
Nov 26, 2012
Steven Charles Barrett, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, died Monday, November 26, 2012, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born May 11, 1962 in Marietta to Charles and Dorothy Woodruff Barrett. He was a 1980 graduate of Marietta High School. Following high school, he pursued other education and employment in Columbus. Steven was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in...
Douglas Riffle
Nov 24, 2012
Douglas Riffle, 80, of Cutler, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 in McConnelsville, Ohio. He was born on April 5, 1932 in Cannelton, WV to Gilbert and Margaret McGill Riffle. Doug served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Union Carbide after 37 years of employment. Doug is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, one sister and...
Julia Ann Engle
Nov 15, 2012
Julia Ann Engle, 57, of Williamstown, WV, and formerly of Lowell, OH, died Thursday, November 15, 2012, at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born March 18, 1955 in Marietta to William Phillip Engle, Jr. and Eileen Frances Potter Engle. Julia was a 1973 graduate of Fort Frye High School and a 1982 graduate of Washington State College with...
Sally Juanita Schafer
Nov 14, 2012
Sally Juanita Schafer, 81, of Marietta, OH passed away peacefully at Marietta Care and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Sally was born on August 30, 1931 in Marietta, OH to Homer and Kathryn Stephan Erb. Sally was married to her high school sweetheart, Robert (Bob) Schafer on August 25, 1951 in Marietta, OH. Being a military wife, Sally...
Jerome Joseph Dunn
Nov 13, 2012
Jerome Joseph "Jerry" Dunn, 79, died this week in Marietta. He was born August 23, 1933 in Susquehanna, PA to Joseph and Anna Mae Bradstreet Dugan. Jerry received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from General Motors Institute and his Masters in Trade and Industrial Education from Kent State. He worked for GM in Elyria from 1945 to 1970. He...
David Knox
Nov 12, 2012
David Knox, 49, of Parkersburg, WV, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born November 16, 1962 in Las Vegas, NV to Janece E. Scoggins and Claude B. Knox, Sr. He was a graduate of Warren High School and the Culinary Arts Academy of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He had worked at Pastime Pizza and...
James Joseph Ruf
Nov 10, 2012
James J. "Joe" Ruf, 77, Lombardy Drive, Williamstown, died Saturday, November 10, 2012. A servant of God, and a servant of the community, Joe was born March 28, 1935, in Marietta, Ohio, a son of the late Carl J. and Violet Fenton Ruf. Following graduation from Williamstown High School in 1954, he served in the US Army from 1954 to...
Dr. William C. Rankin, Jr.
Nov 6, 2012
Dr. William C. Rankin, Jr., 83, of Marietta, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born April 28, 1929 in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania to Dr. William C. Rankin, Sr. and Mary Irwin Rankin. He received his BA in Education from Marietta College and graduated from the Des Moines, Iowa School of Osteopathy. He served his residency at...
Anthony Bryan Grimes
Nov 3, 2012
Anthony Bryan Grimes, 35, of St. Rt. 676, Waterford, died Saturday, November 3, 2012. He was born June 3, 1977 in Marietta to Rodney and Sona Cline Grimes. Bryan was a 1995 graduate of Frontier High School and had been employed at Globe Metallurgical. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Bryan enjoyed Ohio State football,...
Willa Grace Norman
Nov 1, 2012
Willa Grace Norman, 89, of Williamstown, WV, died Thursday, November 1, 2012, at her home. She was born September 1, 1923 in that same home to Brooks and Laura Surface Norman. Willa had retired from Fenton Art Glass, having worked for 32 years in their bookkeeping department. She was a member of the Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America, Inc....
Charlie Meredith Ballard
Oct 31, 2012
Charlie Meredith Ballard, 85, of Marietta died Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at his residence. He was born 20 August 1927 in Austin, Texas to Darrell and Vivian Ballard. Mr. Ballard graduated from high school in Oak Ridge, Tenn. in 1945. Mr. Ballard served in the United States Navy from 1945 - 46 as a Gunners Mate 3rd Class, with an...
Mary Susan Landers
Oct 22, 2012
Mary S. Landers, a resident of Midland Meadows Retirement Community, Ona, WV, passed away peacefully Monday, October 22, 2012. She was born October 14, 1920 in Waynesboro, PA to William R. and Mary S. Leisinger Crum. Mary was raised near Hagerstown, MD and then lived for 48 years in Cutler, Ohio with her husband James W. Landers. While in Cutler,...
Howard L Danielson
Oct 16, 2012
Howard L. "Pap" Danielson, 74, of Manchester Drive, Marietta, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at his home. He was born March 10, 1938 in Marietta to Howard and Mary Huck Danielson. He was a graduate of St. Mary's Catholic School. Howard had retired from Amoco and loved playing and coaching softball. He is survived by a son, Michael Danielson (Amy)...
James Patrick Mccarthy
Oct 9, 2012
James "Jimmy" P. McCarthy, 60, o f Marietta, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 in Naples, FL. He was born on November 10, 1951 in Alma, MI, to Gordon James and Lucy Jane Putnam McCarthy. Jimmy graduated from Alma High School in 1970. He was a salesman and manager of many car dealerships over the years, and opened the restaurant in...
Paul Gates Bertram
Oct 7, 2012
Paul Gates Bertram, Jr., 75, of Marietta, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012, at his home. He was born January 30, 1937 in Marietta to Paul G. Bertram, Sr. and Goldie Opal Beardmore Bertram. He was a 1954 graduate of Marietta High School, attended Kenyon College, graduated from the Ohio State University in 1959 and the University of Cincinnati, College...
Professor Irene Dorothy Neu Jones
Oct 5, 2012
Professor Irene Neu Jones, 96, of Marietta, Ohio, died Friday, October 5, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Professor Jones was born March 21, 1916 in Cincinnati, OH, to Frederick F. Neu and Mary Clara (Holderman) Neu. She graduated from Marietta College in 1944 with a degree in History, and obtained her PhD in History from Cornell University in 1950. As...
Rosalea Eleanor Knotts
Oct 5, 2012
Rosalea Eleanor "Rosie" Knotts, 87, of Valdese, NC and formerly of Fleming, OH, died Friday, October 5, 2012, in Valdese. She was born November 23, 1924 in Doddridge County, WV to Earl and Ada Sutton Adams. She had worked for a cook at Warren High School for 23 years. Rosie had attended Warren Chapel Church and enjoyed bowling in Marietta...
Benjamin Luke Roberts
Oct 1, 2012
Benjamin Luke Roberts of Marietta took his last breath in the arms of his mother. Although born with a heart defect, he enjoyed life to the fullest. Ben loved his family and friends, never forgetting a birthday or any important events in their lives. He was a loving and thoughtful brother to his sisters Beth and Kate; who he adored...
Anna Mae Woodruff
Sep 27, 2012
Anna Mae Woodruff, 78, of Lowell, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2012, at Muskingum Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation in Beverly, following a brief illness. She was born November 13, 1933 in Fleming to Denzil and Helen Riley Robinson. On December 4, 1948 she married Dallard "Woody" Woodruff who survives along with five daughters, Karen (Lee) Weisend of Devola, Vickie (John)...
