William M. Mccoy
Sep 4, 2011
William M. "Bill" McCoy, 73, Colegate Drive, Marietta, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully Sunday morning, September 4, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born June 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Charles and Mabel Harman McCoy. Following graduation in 1956 from Athens High School, Bill joined the United States Air Force, where he served...
Frank Anthony Mccreery
Aug 31, 2011
Frank A. McCreery, 80, of Lowell, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Heartland of Marietta. He was born on June 17, 1931 at his Lowell (Cats Creek) home to John W. and Lena H. Alig McCreery. He was a 1949 graduate of Lowell High School. Frank served in the U. S. Air Force, was a Korean War veteran,...
June Rose Davis
Aug 25, 2011
June Rose Davis, 88, of Lowell, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, at her home. She was born August 2, 1923 in Watertown to Brooks and Dottie Marie McGrew Jennings. June had worked in the cafeterias at Lowell Elementary School, Fort Frye High School, and B.F. Goodrich, retiring in 1982. She was instrumental in getting the Veterans Memorial in Lowell erected....
Howard Ambrose Strahler
Aug 24, 2011
Howard Ambrose Strahler, 92, of Marietta, while surrounded by family at his home, went peacefully with the Lord on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Howard was born in Waterford, Ohio on May 26, 1919, the son of Leo and Alice Keller Strahler. He married Grace Elizabeth Lang on May 15, 1945 and was a loving and devoted husband for 65 years....
Anna Louise Rechsteiner
Aug 23, 2011
Anna Louise Rechsteiner, 79, of Marietta, passed away August 23, 2011. Anna was born in Salem, Ohio January 1, 1932, the daughter of Harold and Marie Swenningson Rechsteiner. She was a member of the Church of Christ on Seventh St., in Marietta. She retired from B.F. Goodrich in January of 1987. Anna is survived by her brother, Robert (Sue) Rechsteiner,...
Gary Francis Rauch
Aug 22, 2011
Gary Francis Rauch, 52, of Belpre, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at his home. He was born November 6, 1958 in Marietta to Harold Lawrence and Ruth Schilling Rauch. He was the manager of Main Street Car Wash in Belpre. Gary was an avid John Deere memorabilia collector and enjoyed local stock car racing. He is survived by his mother...
David John Sarver
Aug 10, 2011
David John Sarver, 75, of Marietta, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born August 20, 1935 in Marietta to Harry and Viola Tullius Sarver. David was a 1953 graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He had worked as a draftsman for Marietta Structures and...
James Russell Johnson
Aug 9, 2011
James Russell Johnson, 92, of Marietta, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born January 21, 1919 in Washington County, Ohio to Willard and Mary Elizabeth Gadd Johnson. Jim had helped build Ohio Power and retired from farming in 1974. He was a past member of the Epworth United Methodist Church and the Epworth Grange at...
John Thomas Hutchinson
Aug 4, 2011
John Thomas Hutchinson, 73, of Lowell, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born February 17, 1938 in Ritchie County, WV to Roy C. and Margaret Lamp Hutchinson. He was a heavy equipment operator, working through Local #18 of the Ohio Operating Engineers. John was a member of Masonic Lodge # 308, Macksburg and Moose Lodge...
James Franklin Schweikert
Aug 2, 2011
COL James Franklin (Jim) Schweikert (Ret.), 79, of Marietta, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at the Cleveland Clinic after a short illness. Jim was born and raised in Marietta and graduated from Marietta High School in 1950. He was an Eagle Scout in the Boys Scouts of America. He attended Marietta College where he joined Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity....
Ruth Eileen Ferrebee
Jul 26, 2011
Ruth Eileen Kirby Ferrebee, 74, of Williamstown, WV died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at her home. She was born November 23, 1936 in Paden City, WV to Harley and Zelma Anderson Kirby. She had worked at Fenton Art Glass in quality control. Eileen was a member of the First Baptist Church in Williamstown, where she had directed the choir and...
Jane R. Crandall
Jul 13, 2011
Jane R. Crandall, 86, of Marietta, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at her residence. She was born August 5, 1924 in Niagara Falls, NY to Clarence Ryder and Edith Landsheft Runals. She received her BA at Mount Holyoke College in Shadley, MA, and had taken classes at Marietta College. She taught Social Studies at Marietta City Schools for sixteen years....
William J. Mccauley
Jul 13, 2011
William J. "Bill" McCauley, 75, of Marietta, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born January 13, 1936 in Lockport, NY to Dr. William J. and Janet Wemple McCauley. He was a 1954 graduate of Lockport High School and a 1958 graduate of Salem College, Salem, WV. He served in the U.S. Army. Bill had worked...
Donna Kay Newbrough
Jul 8, 2011
Donna Kay Newbrough,62, of Marietta, died Friday, July 8, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born November 22, 1948 in Steubenville to George Thomas and Irene Ann Fristick Chalfant. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, American Legion Auxiliary, Lowell Unit #750, and VFW Auxiliary of Post #5108. Donna is survived by a daughter, Carol May (Reuben)...
Jacqueline L. Holland
Jul 7, 2011
Jacqueline L. "Jackie" Holland, 81, of Marietta, died Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born January 11, 1930 in Marietta to Walter Jesse and Olive Mae Miller Gerber. She was a 1947 graduate of Marietta High School and attended Beautician's College in Columbus. Jackie retired at age 65 from Marietta Industrial Enterprises, following 26 years of...
Carl John Lang
Jul 5, 2011
Carl John Lang, Jr., 76, of Waterford, died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at his home. He was born June 13, 1935 in Lowell to Carl John and Ruth Thieman Lang, Sr. He had farmed and worked for 50 years through Labor Union #639, retiring from Marietta Metals Products. He had also made leather belts in his retirement. Carl is survived...
Patricia Pauline Haas
Jul 4, 2011
Patricia Pauline Reynolds Haas died July 4, 2011 in Marietta, Ohio after a short illness. She was born October 22, 1920 in Medford, Massachusetts to Joseph Patrick Reynolds and Helene Walsh Reynolds. She was graduated from De Sales Heights Academy in Parkersburg, West Virginia and received a B. A. degree from Marietta College in 1943. She married William Hanson Haas...
Scott Allen Hoge
Jul 4, 2011
Scott Allen Hoge, 52, of Cutler, died Monday, July 4, 2011. He was born August 31, 1958 in Parkersburg, WV to Karen Pettit Hoge. He was a 1977 graduate of Waterford High School. Scott was the business manager, secretary, and treasurer for Laborers Local #639 and district council representative for the Laborers Union for the State of Ohio. He enjoyed...
John Jacob Schwendeman
Jul 2, 2011
Another WWII veteran has died...John Jacob "Jerry" Schwendeman, 95, Lowell, died Saturday evening, July 2, 2011, in Parkersburg, WV. Born Feb. 26, 1916, at Lowell, OH, he was the son of the late John Andrew and Alice Mary Long Schwendeman. He was a graduate of Lowell High School. Jerry was an Army veteran of WWII, having served with the signal...
J. Michael Harding
Jul 2, 2011
J. Michael Harding, 59, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, in Morgan County. He was born on November 2, 1951 in Granville County, NC, to Robert Lee and Willia Marie Long Harding, Sr. Michael received in PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Davidson College. Michael was the head...
