Obituaries

Beulah  A. Pennington

Beulah A. Pennington

Nov 12, 2013

Beulah A. Pennington, 81, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (November 12, 2013) at Kindred of Cambridge. She was born March 23, 1932 in Pennington Gap VA, daughter of the late Earl Scott and Clercie (Moore) Scott. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed bird-watching and gardening. She also liked to watch her soap operas...

Melvin  Reed Blanchard  Sr.

Melvin Reed Blanchard Sr.

Nov 8, 2013

Melvin Reed Blanchard Sr., 76, of Cambridge, went home to be with the Lord on Friday (Nov. 8, 2013) at Southeastern Med. He was born May 10, 1937, in Steubenville, son of the late Walter Blanchard and Ethel Grisby. He was raised by Lillian Earley. Mr. Blanchard was a retired oil field worker. He was a U.S. Army veteran,...

Edgar "Ed" K. Smith

Edgar "Ed" K. Smith

Nov 8, 2013

Edgar K. "Ed" Smith, 62, of Cambridge, died Friday (November 8, 2013) at the VA Medical Center, Cleveland. He was born August 6, 1951 in Punxsutawney PA, son of the late William F. Smith and Alene (Kunselman) Smith. Mr. Smith retired in August of 2012 from USF Holland Corporation, where he had been a truck driver. He was Methodist...

Lenna  Mae Clauss

Lenna Mae Clauss

Nov 8, 2013

Lenna Mae Clauss, 92, of Westerville and formerly of North Olmsted, passed away Friday (November 8, 2013) at the Columbus Colony Elderly Care Nursing Home. She was born April 17, 1921 in Batesville, daughter of the late Alva and Mary (Yost) Carpenter. Lenna graduated from the Ohio School for the Deaf in 1942. After graduation, she worked at Goodyear...

Wendy  Jane Dingus

Wendy Jane Dingus

Nov 7, 2013

Wendy Jane Dingus, 43, of Cambridge, died Thursday (November 7, 2013) at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. She was born March 10, 1970 in Cambridge, daughter of James Dingus and Kathi (Sheets) Dingus. Miss Dingus was a waitress at several local restaurants. She also worked for Guernsey Residential. She enjoyed playing softball in her earlier years. She...

Patricia  K. (Journey)  Hill

Patricia K. (Journey) Hill

Nov 5, 2013

Patricia K. (Journey) Hill, 56, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (November 5, 2013) at her home. She was born April 23, 1957 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Pete Jacob Journey and Leona Kathleen (Mitchell) Journey. Mrs. Hill had worked at the former March Electric as a line worker. She also was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Meadowbrook...

Ben  L. Kissinger

Ben L. Kissinger

Nov 3, 2013

Ben L. Kissinger, 77 of Cambridge passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side, Sunday, November 3, 2013. He was born on February 18, 1936 in Guernsey County, Ohio, the son Benjamin and Gertrude (Steele) Kissinger. He was a member of the Cambridge High School in the Class of 1954. On October 16, 1955 he married Carol...

Edna  M. Kahrig-Leisure

Edna M. Kahrig-Leisure

Nov 2, 2013

Edna M. Kahrig-Leisure, 80, of Cambridge, died Saturday (Nov. 2, 2013) at Autumn Health Care Center. She was born May 24, 1933, in Belmont County, daughter of the late Elmer C. and Edna Marie (Haught) Steele. She worked at RCA, NCR, Elder Berman, Walmart and several local restaurants. She was also a caregiver for several people. She is a...

Michael  Lee Mckinney

Michael Lee Mckinney

Oct 31, 2013

Michael Lee McKinney, 47, of Cambridge, died Thursday (October 31, 2013) at his home. He was born March 30, 1966 in Cambridge, son of Leanna (Starr) McCollum and the late Donald L. Harper. Mr. McKinney was a quality control technician for Island Aseptics. He was a 1984 graduate of Cambridge High School and later graduated from Zane State with...

Alfred  Ernest Clauss

Alfred Ernest Clauss

Oct 29, 2013

Alfred Ernest Clauss, 92, of the Columbus Colony Elder Care of Westerville, and formerly of North Olmsted OH, passed away Tuesday (October 29, 2013). He was born February 27, 1921 in Cleveland and was the third child of Hans and Charlotte (Schindler) Clauss. Alfred graduated from the Ohio School for the Deaf in 1942. After graduation, he worked for...

Betty  E. Chambers

Betty E. Chambers

Oct 28, 2013

Betty E. Chambers, 80, of Quaker City passed away Monday (October 28, 2013) at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, WV. She was born November 18, 1932 in New Martinsville, WV and was the daughter of the late Martin Berther and Ivy Minnie (Fulmer) Rogers. Mrs. Chambers was previously employed at the Piedmont Marina, was a member of Quaker...

Dianna  F. Patterson

Dianna F. Patterson

Oct 17, 2013

Dianna F. (Pontius) Patterson, 70, of Cambridge, died Thursday (Oct. 17, 2013) at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. She was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Raymond A. and Alice U. Patterson. Ms. Patterson worked at March Electric and for Jones Flowers. She attended the Church of Christ. In addition to her parents,...

William Domhart  Iii

William Domhart Iii

Oct 16, 2013

William Domhart III, 29, of Ventura CA, died Wednesday (October 16, 2013) at his home. He was born June 20, 1984 in Los Angeles CA, son of William E. Domhart II and Shelley (Peterson) Sanetti. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He was a mechanical engineer for Haas Automation....

David  D. Moody

David D. Moody

Oct 15, 2013

David D. Moody, 80, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (October 15, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center. He was born October 15, 1933 in Lawton WV, son of the late Everett Moody and Mary (Irvin) Moody. Mr. Moody was a factory worker for the candy manufacturing industry. He was a US Marine Corps veteran, having served during the Korean...

Harold  A. Sivard

Harold A. Sivard

Oct 15, 2013

Harold A. Sivard, 84, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (October 15, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1929 in Cambridge, son of the late Paul Sivard and Edna (Wesley) Sivard. Mr. Sivard had worked at Continental Can, RCA, and The Daily Jeffersonian. He also worked for thirty-four years in the occupational therapy department of...

Eugene  B. Earley

Eugene B. Earley

Oct 10, 2013

Eugene B. Earley, 75, of Cambridge, died Thursday (Oct. 10, 2013) at Southeastern Med, Cambridge. He was born Jan. 10, 1938, in Cambridge, son of the late Fred Moore and Helen Beatrice Earley. Mr. Earley retired from Foster-Foltz Trucking, as a truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Earley; and...

Frances  Leona Jones

Frances Leona Jones

Oct 10, 2013

Frances Leona Jones, 89, of Winterset, died Thursday (October 10, 2013) at Kindred of Cambridge. She was born December 10, 1923 in Winterset, daughter of the late Edgar B. Tedrick and Gladys (Dean) Tedrick. Mrs. Jones worked at Salt Fork Lodge. She also worked at Hamilton Beech for ten years. She was a member of the Winterset United Methodist...

Alice  Marie Baltz

Alice Marie Baltz

Oct 9, 2013

Alice Marie Baltz, a resident of Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation in Cambridge and formerly of Whitehall, died Wednesday (October 9, 2013) at the nursing home. She was born March 10, 1940, in Johnstown, daughter of the late Lawrence A. Baltz and Helen (Swick) Baltz Newton. Alice graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School in 1958. She worked at Frisch's Big...

Mary  Edith Canel

Mary Edith Canel

Oct 5, 2013

Mary Edith (Oakley) Canel, 96, of Zanesville and formerly of Quaker City, died Saturday (October 5, 2013) at The Helen Purcell Home of Zanesville. She was born July 15, 1917 in Byesville, daughter of the late James Clyde Oakley and Mary "Mame" (Ramage) Oakley. Mrs. Canel had worked as a lab tech for Broughton's Dairy and later as a...

Kirk  F. Lusch

Kirk F. Lusch

Oct 4, 2013

Kirk F. Lusch, 44, of Mooresville NC, died October 3, 2013 at CMC Pineville. He was born July 26, 1969 in Corydon IA, son of Donald Lusch and the late Vivian Lusch. Mr. Lusch was a graduate of Marshall High School of Marshall MI, and a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in accounting and a Masters...