Obituaries

Boleslaus Anthony Samuolis
May 5, 2013
Boleslaus Anthony Samuolis Jr., 69, of Mouth of Wilson, VA passed away unexpectedly Sunday (May 5,2013) in Cambridge,Ohio. He was born November 13, 1943 in Waterbury, Connecticut and was the son of Boleslaus Anthony Samuolis Sr. and the late Catherine A. (Roke) Samuolis. Mr. Samuolis was employed with MarquipWardUnited as a field service technician. He was a U.S. Navy...
David D. "Dave" Harper
May 5, 2013
David D. "Dave" Harper, 60, of Cambridge passed away Sunday (May 5, 2013) at Riverside Methodist Hospital following a tough battle with cancer. He was born December 1, 1952 in Cambridge and was the son of the late Ralph and JoAnn (Hale) Harper. Mr. Harper was a retired truck driver for Area Transportation. He loved working on cars and...
Mary Ellen (Ransom) Mack
May 4, 2013
Mary Ellen (Ransom) Mack, 93, of Fort Worth, TX passed away Saturday (May 4, 2013) at the home of her daughter Janet Mack. Mrs. Mack was born September 11, 1919 in Cambridge and was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Hannah (Quarles) Mack. Mary Ellen was a homemaker, Pentecostal by faith and cooking was her passion. In...
Sara Jo Cross
May 4, 2013
Sara Jo Cross, 22, of Cambridge passed away Saturday (May 4, 2013) at her home. She was born May 15, 1990 in Cambridge and was the daughter of Kevin (Rhonda) Cross of Caldwell and Beth (Lucas) Cross of Cambridge. Sara was a 2009 graduate of Cambridge High School, a State certified S.T.N.A., and was employed at Tractor Supply. She...
Dwight Clark Kiggans
May 3, 2013
Dwight Clark Kiggans, 82, of Cambridge, died Friday (May 3, 2013) at Red Carpet Health Care Center. He was born June 9, 1930, in Dart, son of the late Harry and Lera E. (Adams) Kiggans. Mr. Kiggans worked for RCA and the Village of Sarahsville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three wives, Louise...
Joseph Young
May 2, 2013
Joseph Young, 88, of Cambridge, died Thursday (May 2, 2013) at his home. He was born July 19, 1924 in Rutland, son of the late Joseph A. Young and Dulcie (Martin) Young. He was a 1942 graduate of Middleport High School, where he was a member of the football team for four years and he also played one year...
Lois J. Dowling
May 2, 2013
Lois J. Dowling, 84, of Cambridge, died Thursday (May 2, 2013) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. She was born August 24, 1928 in Manchester, daughter of the late Arthur R. Rennie and Lura G. (Corneal) Rennie. Mrs. Dowling retired from the former Cambridge State Hospital, where she had worked as an LPN for eighteen years. She grew up...
Mikail M. "Mickey" Earley
May 2, 2013
Mikail "Mickey" Earley, 63, of Cambridge passed away Thursday (May 2, 2013) at her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was born October 6, 1949 in Cambridge and was the daughter of the late Clyde Fred and Sylvia B. (Larrison) Earley. Ms. Earley was a babysitter for many families. She enjoyed playing lottery tickets and crossword puzzles,...
Robert Lawrence Miller
May 1, 2013
Robert Lawrence Miller, 72, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (May 1, 2013) at the Cambridge Developmental Center. He was born March 9, 1941 in Malta, son of the late Helen Frances (Kirkbride) Miller and Edward John Miller. Robert had resided in Cambridge since 1986, having previously lived in Newark and Columbus. He was a retired employee of Southeast Diversified Industries....
Paulette Sue Smith
Apr 29, 2013
Paulette Sue (Hickman) Smith, 67, of Quaker City, passed away Monday (April 29, 2013) at her home after a prolonged illness. She was born June 25, 1945 in Parkersburg WV, daughter of the late Victor Hickman and Pauline (Lott) Hickman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Charles Smith; a brother, Richard...
Rudolph "Rudy" D. Holliday
Apr 27, 2013
Rudolph D. "Rudy" Holliday, 62, of Cambridge died Saturday (April 27, 2013) at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1950, in Steubenville, son of the late Rudy and Mary Anna (Zavodsky) Holliday Jr. Mr. Holliday was a retired administrator for the State of Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction. He was a graduate of Muskingum University and...
Cecil C. Wilson
Apr 27, 2013
Cecil C. Wilson, 90, of Caldwell, died Saturday (April 27, 2013) at Summit Acres Nursing Home. He was born April 6, 1923 in Crooked Tree, son of the late Mark Wilson and Minnie (Reed) Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a lifelong Ohio resident, except for his service in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a member of the...
Luella K. Carpenter
Apr 25, 2013
Luella K. Carpenter, 84, of Quaker City died Thursday (April 25, 2013) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born July 29, 1928 in Noble County, daughter of the late Charles C. Betts and Mary N. (Neuhart) Betts-Boles. Mrs. Carpenter was the owner of Luella's Beauty Shop, where she had also worked as a beautician for many...
William J. Spencer
Apr 25, 2013
William J. Spencer, 64, of Cambridge, died Thursday (April 25, 2013) at Kindred Health of Cambridge. He was born June 30, 1948 in Buffalo NY, son of the late Charles Lewis Spencer and Grace M. (Cogswell) Spencer. Mr. Spencer was a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways. He was Catholic by faith. Mr. Spencer was a US Army veteran, having...
David Edward Mayberry
Apr 23, 2013
David Edward Mayberry, 79, of Salesville, died Tuesday (April 23, 2013) at Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation, Barnesville. He was born May 17, 1933 in Cambridge, son of the late Lewis Edward Mayberry and Ava Irene (Todd) Mayberry. Mr. Mayberry retired after twenty-four years of service with Columbia Gas, where he had worked as a well tender. He was...
John E. Cosgrave
Apr 19, 2013
John E. Cosgrave, 66, of Cambridge, died Friday (April 19, 2013) at his home. He was born April 21, 1946 in Winterset, son of the late Homer Cosgrave and Martha Thelma (Smith) Cosgrave. Mr. Cosgrave was a retired truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed carpentry work and was a member of the Cambridge VFW Post 2901. Mr....
Charles "Jake" R. Dennis
Apr 19, 2013
Charles R. "Jake" Dennis, 80, of Lore City, passed away peacefully at home on Friday (April 19, 2013). He was born December 12, 1932 in Guernsey County, son of the late Ralph Dennis and Isabell (Kimble) Dennis. Mr. Dennis was a farmer and horse trader, having raised quarter horses for many years. He was an avid horse puller, and...
Pamela Jane Pifer
Apr 17, 2013
Pamela Jane Pifer, 50, of Pleasant City, died Wednesday (April 17, 2013) at her home. She was born February 14, 1963 in Garfield Heights, daughter of Clarence Newcomer and Doyleen (Evans) Newcomer of Senecaville. She is preceded in death by her twin sister, Brenda Batten. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons, Doyle Pifer of...
Cynthia Urick
Apr 17, 2013
Cynthia R. Urick, 55, of Quaker City, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday (April 17, 2013) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. She was born August 21, 1957 in Steubenville, daughter of the late George and Sharon (Hilliard) Atkinson. Mrs. Urick retired from the Prince William County Virginia Police Department, where she worked as a police...
Ord F. Rippeth
Apr 16, 2013
Ord F. Rippeth, 76, of Kimbolton, died Tuesday (April 16, 2013) at his home. He was born August 30, 1936 in Belle Valley, son of the late Ord Parker Rippeth and Leona (Morelli) Rippeth-Bania. Mr. Rippeth retired from the Alsco Aluminum Water Plant in Gnadenhutten. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ord...
