Obituaries

Mary  Ella Christman

Mary Ella Christman

Jan 15, 2010

Mary Ella Christman, 67, of Lafferty, passed away Friday (January 15, 2010) unexpectedly at her home. She was born March 12, 1942, in Quaker City, daughter of the late Casey and Zela Mae (Lucas) Carpenter. She was a homemaker, an avid reader and NASCAR fan. She loved cooking and being with her family. In addition to her parents, she...

Richard  H. Eschbaugh

Richard H. Eschbaugh

Jan 15, 2010

Richard H. Eschbaugh was called home by the Lord and entered into rest peacefully surrounded by his family Friday (January 15, 2010). He was born April 20, 1927, in Beaver Township near Batesville, son of the late Clarence and Leona (Carpenter) Eschbaugh. Richard was a Korean War veteran serving as a forward observer in the 9th Infantry Regiment Division...

Robert  E. Warne

Robert E. Warne

Jan 14, 2010

Robert E. Warne, 90, of Salesville, died Thursday (January 14, 2010) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born August 11, 1919 in Guernsey County, son of the late Paul E. Warne and Celia (Miller) Warne. Mr. Warne retired from the former Cambridge State Hospital after twenty-years of service. He was also a farmer, operating a Lore...

Florence I. Sorrell (Gross)  Heath

Florence I. Sorrell (Gross) Heath

Jan 12, 2010

Florence I. (Gross) Sorrell Heath, 95, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (January 12, 2010). She was born August 2, 1914 in Crooksville, daughter of the late Samuel Gross and Bessie (Dennis) Gross. Mrs. Heath was a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, sewing, gardening and canning. She attended the Pentecostal Community Chapel for twenty years. She recently began attending the Good...

Rena  M. Golba

Rena M. Golba

Jan 10, 2010

Rena M. Golba, 81, of Cambridge and formerly of Caldwell, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday (January 10, 2010). She was born October 1, 1928 in Burnsville WV, daughter of the late Jack Addison Wine and Velvie Leoda (Radcliff) Williams. Mrs. Golba was the owner and operator of Rena's Beauty Shop at Seneca Lake. She also...

Jeffery  Neil Bates

Jeffery Neil Bates

Jan 10, 2010

Jeffery Neil Bates, age 52, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away at his residence after a hard- fought battle with cancer on Sunday, January 10, 2010. He was born January 12, 1957 in Euclid, Ohio, to Vance and Pat (McDiffitt) Bates. He was employed with Columbia Gas for 22 years, most recently as a Plant and Service Supervisor. Jeffery attended...

Kasimer  F. Rycbacki  Jr.

Kasimer F. Rycbacki Jr.

Jan 9, 2010

Kasimer F. Rycbacki Jr., 62, of Cambridge, died Saturday (January 9, 2010) at his home. He was born October 12, 1947 in Cleveland, son of the late Kasimer F. Rycbacki Sr. and Angela (Zarn) Rycbacki. He is survived by a brother, Frank of Cleveland; two sisters, Nancy (& Bill) Dix of Cleveland and Carol (& Ken) Garrett of Auburn;...

William  C. Seel

William C. Seel

Jan 9, 2010

William C. Seel, 85, of Cambridge, died Saturday (January 9, 2010) at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. He was born January 9, 1925 in Chattanooga TN, son of the late William Carl Seel and Anna (Kovalycsik) Seel. He married Anna Ray Heady on February 15, 1947. Mr. Seel was a retired mechanic for The Ohio Bridge Company....

Robert  Allen Miller

Robert Allen Miller

Jan 8, 2010

U.S. Navy veteran and former local businessman, Robert Alan Miller, 80, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (Jan. 8, 2010) due to complications from pneumonia. Bob was survived by his wife of over 52 years, Mary Frances Estelle Trainor Miller, and their four children, Joseph Alan Miller of New York, N.Y., Michael Scott Miller of Eagan, Minn., Julie Anne LaFollette...

Ethel  Holub Goff

Ethel Holub Goff

Jan 8, 2010

Ethel L. (Holub) Goff, 89, of Cambridge and formerly of Byesville, died Friday (January 8, 2010) at the Red Carpet Health Care Center. She had been a patient there for seventeen days. She was born March 9, 1920 in Byesville, daughter of the late John and Susan Holub. Mrs. Goff was an employee of the former Cambridge Glass, RCA...

Stevie  Ray Rhoades

Stevie Ray Rhoades

Jan 1, 2010

Stevie Ray Rhoades, 44, of Coshocton, passed away Friday (Jan. 1, 2010) at Coshocton County Memorial Hospital, Coshocton. He was born June 16, 1965, in Bay Village, the son of Sabina (Sullivan) Rhoades and the late Davis G. Rhoades. He was a laborer with Pretty Products of Coshocton. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers,...

Charles "Chuck" R. Graham

Charles "Chuck" R. Graham

Dec 30, 2009

Charles R. "Chuck" Graham, 79, of Quaker City, died Wednesday (December 30, 2009) at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born May 18, 1930 in Tuscarawas County, son of the late Roy Graham and Cora (Myers) Graham. Mr. Graham had worked at NCR from 1968 to 1972. He was also a rural mail carrier out of...

Frank  B. Fabian  Jr.

Frank B. Fabian Jr.

Dec 30, 2009

Frank B. "Jinx" Fabian Jr., 79, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (December 30, 2009) at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born May 17, 1930 in Cambridge, son of the late Frank Fabian and Frances (Spraick) Fabian. Mr. Fabian attended Community High School. He worked for Universal Pottery, Oxford Tile Company and later retired from Seminole Tubular....

Jeffrey  J. Anker

Jeffrey J. Anker

Dec 30, 2009

Jeffrey J. Anker, 54, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (December 30, 2009) at his home. He was born December 18, 1955 in Cambridge, son of Jeannine (King) Anker and the late James R. Anker. Mr. Anker retired after twenty-five years of service from the Cambridge City Police Department, where he was a police officer. He was a life member of...

Frederick "Fred" Alan Hyde

Frederick "Fred" Alan Hyde

Dec 28, 2009

Frederick "Fred" Alan Hyde, 89, of Summerfield, died Monday (December 28, 2009) at his home. He was born April 10, 1920 in Fairview, son of the late Earl "E.W." and Edna (Smith) Hyde. Mr. Hyde was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Fairview Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Hendrysburg Masonic Lodge. Mr....

Grace  M. Davis

Grace M. Davis

Dec 27, 2009

Grace M. Davis, 84, of Cambridge, died Sunday (December 27, 2009) at her home. She was born January 21, 1925 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Isaiah Poland and Donna (Williams) Poland. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy and a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. She also...

Dorothy  L. Bichard

Dorothy L. Bichard

Dec 26, 2009

Dorothy L. Bichard, 82, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (Dec. 26, 2009) at her home. She was born Nov. 10, 1927, in Pleasant City, the daughter of the late Raymond Hackney and Bertha Secrest Hackney. She was a former employee of Salt Fork Lodge, Cambridge, as a housekeeper. Mrs. Bichard formerly attended the Christ United Methodist Church. She loved...

Earl  H. Vankirk  Jr.

Earl H. Vankirk Jr.

Dec 25, 2009

Earl VanKirk Jr., 85, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (Dec. 25, 2009) at the Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Sept. 25, 1924, in Washington, Pa., the son of the late Earl H. VanKirk Sr. and Myrtle M. Dunkle VanKirk. Mr. VanKirk was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran who served during World War II and a...

Madge Osborne Wilkins Stanley

Madge Osborne Wilkins Stanley

Dec 21, 2009

Madge Osborne Wilkins Stanley, 64, of Cambridge, died Monday (December 21, 2009) at her home. She was born January 20, 1945 in Lavenham, Suffolk (United Kingdom), daughter of the late Charles Ruffin Wilkins and Elizabeth Rees (Worton) Wilkins. Mrs. Stanley retired in December of 2008 from Pike Elementary School, where she had been the secretary. She had worked in...

Daniel  William Eikenberry

Daniel William Eikenberry

Dec 21, 2009

Daniel William Eikenberry, 63, of Cambridge, died Monday (December 21, 2009) at his home. He was born April 2, 1946 in Cambridge, son of the late George W. Eikenberry and Alice H. (Myer) Eikenberry. In September of 2007, he retired from the State of Ohio as a licensed specialist for MRDD after twenty-one years of service. He was a...