Howard Eugene Dunn
Mar 3, 2012
Howard Eugene Dunn, 76, 212 Third Street, Lowell, died Saturday morning, March 3, 2012, at his home. Born May 13, 1935, in Zanesville, OH, he was the son of the late William L. And Myrtle Schau Dunn. Howard was a 1954 graduate of Lowell High School, where he had been a basketball stand-out. He also enjoyed playing softball as a...
Richard K Border
Mar 2, 2012
Richard K. "Dick" Border, 76, Beverly, OH, died Friday afternoon, March 2, 2012, at Heartland of Marietta. Born July 19, 1935, at Keithtown, OH, he was the son of the late Kermit and Mildred Heiss Border. Dick had been a self employed farmer and truck driver. He loved his horses and had hauled milk for many years. He also had...
Robert Lyle Hanes
Feb 20, 2012
Robert Lyle Hanes, 92, of Lowell, died Monday, February 20, 2012, at Marietta Center. He was born July 8, 1919 in Newport to Wilbur Clarence and Lydia Margaret Hendricks Hanes. He was a graduate of Newport High School. Lyle was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from March 14, 1941 through October 24, 1945. While in the...
Iwana Simon
Feb 18, 2012
Iwana Mills Simon, 90, formerly of Orchard St., Marietta, died Saturday, February 18, 2012, at The Pines at Marietta. She was born December 14, 1921 in Munday, WV to James Howard and Ella Stewart Mills. Iwana had received her Masters Degree from Ohio University. She worked in area schools as a teacher, principal and school psychologist, retiring in 1986 from...
Robert Bernard Jaeger
Feb 18, 2012
Robert Bernard "Bob" Jaeger, 69, of Muskingum Drive, Marietta, died Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born December 2, 1942 in Ilion, NY to Herman and Sylvia Miller Jaeger. He had served four years in the Coast Guard. Bob had retired from Ameritech, following over 30 years of employment. He had volunteered as a driver for...
Leonard Collins Wholey
Feb 16, 2012
Leonard Collins "Len" Wholey, 89, of Marietta, OH and Englewood, FL, died Thursday, February 16, 2012, at The Pines. He was born January 6, 1923 in Dracut, MA to Matthew and Mary Helena Fenlon Wholey. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps. He started working for General Electric after graduation from high school, then...
Gary Lee Weppler
Feb 15, 2012
Gary Lee Weppler, 61, of Whipple, passed away at his home with his family present on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. He was born on June 18, 1950, in Marietta, to Harold and Dora Gerken Weppler. He was the eldest of four children. He was a 1968 graduate of Marietta High School, where he was active in FFA. Gary was a...
John Louis Biedenbach
Feb 13, 2012
John Louis Biedenbach, 83, of Trenton, Michigan, died Monday, February 13, 2012, in Allen Park, Michigan. He was born January 11, 1929 in McConnelsville, Ohio to Joseph and Harriet McElfresh Biedenbach. John had received Bachelor Degrees from both the Ohio State University, and Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pennsylvania, as well as three Master Degrees from Wayne State University in...
Gloria Devol Reynolds
Feb 9, 2012
Gloria Devol Reynolds went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 9, 2012. Gloria resided at 109 Strecker Hill with her daughter for the last 11 years. Gloria was born in New York City on April 18, 1926 to Eugene De Bona and Elizabeth Unkrich DeBona. She is survived by her daughter, Melanie Devol Schneider (Jim) of Marietta, granddaughter,...
Raymond Elton Gessel
Feb 6, 2012
Raymond Elton Gessel ("Ray"), 73, of Grove City, OH, died Monday evening, February 6, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. Born July 17, 1938, in Beverly, OH, he was the son of the late Alice Lucille (Baldwin) and Raymond Duel Gessel. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Kathryn (Rauch) Gessel. They lived in Belpre, OH, for...
Donald Gail Deem
Feb 6, 2012
Donald Gail "Don" Deem, 73, of Marietta, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born May 13, 1938 in El Dorado, KS to Claremont and Arline Jacobsen Deem. Don had received his BA in Business Administration from Governors State University in University Park, IL. He had worked as a color specialist at Borg Warner, General Electric...
Eula Belle Reed
Feb 3, 2012
Eula Belle Reed, 94, formerly of Watertown, died Friday, February 3, 2012, at Harmar Place in Marietta. She was born March 19, 1917 in Watertown to Charles and Clancie Buchanan Beebe. She was a 1935 graduate of Waterford High School and had worked for the Washington County Agricultural Adjustment Association. Eula was a member of the Watertown Presbyterian Church and...
Dorothy Eloise Kehl
Jan 31, 2012
Dorothy Eloise Kehl, 86, of Emeritus in Marietta died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Emeritus. She was born October 5, 1925 in Marietta to Harvey and Fannie Andrews Cunningham. She had worked as a cashier at Warren's IGA. She is survived by three sons, Bobby Kehl (Elaine) of Virginia Beach, VA, Jeffrey Kehl (Penny McNutt) of Marietta, Harley "Tim" Kehl...
Elizabeth Bell Hamilton
Jan 28, 2012
Elizabeth Bell Hamilton was the granddaughter of East Texas pioneers, Alexander Duncan and Caroline "Callie" Hart Hamilton, and the daughter of Beaver and Tillie Hamilton. Elizabeth was born on March 26, 1933 in Jasper, Texas and died on January 28, 2012 in Washington DC. Elizabeth graduated from Jasper High School. She transferred from Centenary to the University of Tennessee at...
Rachel A Deemilia
Jan 25, 2012
Rachel A. Deemilia, 85, of Williamstown, WV died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born December 7, 1926 in The Bronx, NY to Dominic and Agatha Rella. She had been a day care worker and loved to knit and cook. Rachel is survived by her son, Frank Deemilia (Cindy Hilton),of Williamstown, daughter, Mary Deemilia Zenella (Bob),...
Julia Hartshorn Fleming
Jan 25, 2012
Julia Hartshorn Fleming, 97, a lifelong member of the Lowell United Methodist Church, had her membership transferred to her permanent home in Heaven. Julia passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, comforted by family and hospice nurses. She has resided with her son, Bruce Fleming, in Indiana for the last three years. Prior to that, she had lived in Lowell most...
Earl Thomas Keller
Jan 23, 2012
Earl Thomas Keller, 62, of Lower Salem died Monday, January 23, 2012, at his home. He was born November 10, 1949 in Oak Hill, Ohio to Estel and Sarah Jane Williams Keller. He was a 1969 graduate of Marietta High School. Earl had served in the Marines from 1969 to 1972. He had worked at the Marble Factory in Williamstown...
Marjorie D Cooke
Jan 22, 2012
Marjorie D. Cooke, 88, of Marietta, died Sunday, January 22, 2012 in Marietta. She was born on January 21, 1924 in Williamstown, WV, to Gasper and Edith Stewart Collins. Marjorie was a 1942 graduate of Williamstown High School. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Hamilton (Gary) of Marietta; son, Thomas Cooke (Melissa) of Colorado Springs, CO; five grandchildren, Sloane...
Grace Alta Martin
Jan 17, 2012
Grace Alta Martin, 88, formerly of Lowell, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Harmar Place. She was born December 31, 1923 in Elizabeth, WV to John William and Ora Ethel Miller Miller. Grace had been a homemaker and had farmed all of her life. She had attended the Lowell Christian Church and was a member of the Lowell Senior Citizens....
Kenneth Vincent Mcvicar
Jan 14, 2012
Kenneth Vincent McVicar, 89, of Barlow, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at his residence. He was born on October 2, 1922 to Ethel (Fuller) and Malcolm McVicar in Vincent, Ohio. He graduated from Vincent High School in 1940. In October, 1942, he joined the Navy and became an aircraft mechanic. When WWII ended he was aboard the USS Boxer Aircraft...
