Obituaries

Robert  Louis Metzger

Robert Louis Metzger

Dec 16, 2008

Robert "Bob" Louis Metzger, 91, of Cambridge and a former resident of Dublin Ohio for over thirty years, passed away Tuesday (December 16, 2008) at the Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. Bob was the youngest and third child of Mary "Mayme" Mulholland Auchey Metzger and Charles Henry "Harry" Metzger. He was born October 18, 1917 and raised in Greenville,...

Richard  Blaine Smith

Richard Blaine Smith

Dec 13, 2008

Richard Blaine Smith, 73, of Quaker City, died Saturday (Dec. 13, 2008) at his residence. He was born May 5, 1935, in Guernsey County, son of the late Delbert Mahlon and Esta Belle (Tennant) Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from Arrow Molded Plastics. He was a truck and van driver for the Guernsey County Senior Citizens Center. He was...

Terry Pyers  Jr.

Terry Pyers Jr.

Dec 12, 2008

Terry Pyers Jr., 38, of Lore City, died Friday (Dec. 12, 2008) as the result of an automobile accident. He was born Sept. 25, 1970, in Shelby, son of Terry (Linda) Pyers Sr., of Lake Port, Calif., and Brenda (James) Taylor of Cambridge. Mr. Pyers was a 2007 graduate of Zane State College in machine and engineering. He was...

Joseph  S. Boncaldo

Joseph S. Boncaldo

Dec 11, 2008

A wake service will be 3:30 p.m. today (Sunday) at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Cambridge, for Joseph S. Boncaldo, 83, of Cambridge, who died Thursday (Dec. 11, 2008) at Southeastern Med, Cambridge. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Cambridge, with the Rev. Fr. Robert Borer officiating. Burial will follow at...

Effie Eliopulos

Effie Eliopulos

Dec 8, 2008

Effie Eliopulos, 69, of Old Washington, Ohio passed away comfortably on Monday, December 8, 2008 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents, Konstantinos "Gus" and Ella Eliopulos of Byesville. Effie retired in 2001. She was an entrepreneur and owner of several local businesses: Rent-A-Vision (Cambridge), Shenandoah Inn...

Ruth  Alma (Kesterson)  Harbin

Ruth Alma (Kesterson) Harbin

Dec 7, 2008

Ruth Alma (Kesterson) Harbin, 92, of Cambridge passed away Sunday (December 7, 2008) at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren. She was born April 20, 1916 in Hooker, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Margaret (Johnston) Kesterson. Ruth was a homemaker, former employee of Universal Pottery and a member of Beckett United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents...

Betty  Jean Alloway

Betty Jean Alloway

Dec 7, 2008

Betty Jean (Ford) Alloway, 59, of Cambridge passed away Sunday (December 7, 2008) at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 18, 1949 in Cambridge, daughter of Florence Lucille (King) Ford of Antrim and the late William Blair Ford. Betty was an employee of Riesbeck's where she was a doughnut maker for 8 years and a...

Tina  Marie Kiser

Tina Marie Kiser

Dec 7, 2008

Tina Marie Kiser, 45, of Cambridge, ended her battle with cancer surrounded by her family on Sunday (December 7, 2008) at her home. She was born January 4, 1963 in Shelby, daughter of Virgil Joseph and Carla Jean (Thompson) Phillips of Shelby. Mrs. Kiser was sales account executive for Qwest Communications and recently the Hampton Inn , a member...

Debra  Kay Lent

Debra Kay Lent

Dec 6, 2008

Debra Kay Lent, 55, of Cambridge, passed away Saturday (Dec. 6, 2008) at her home. She was born Sept. 21, 1953, in Mason, W.Va., daughter of the late Fred Miller and Bonnie (Tucker) Walker. Ms. Lent was the owner of "The Ugly Mug" in Port Washington, a homemaker and a 1971 graduate of Racine Southern Local High School. She...

Vicki  Rae Price

Vicki Rae Price

Dec 5, 2008

Vicki R. Price, 54, of Cambridge, passed away Friday (December 5, 2008). She was born on March 18, 1954 in Byesville, daughter of Virginia (Dudley) Triplett of Byesville and the late Raymond Triplett. Mrs. Price was an aide at the former Cambridge State Hospital. She was a graduate of Meadowbrook High School. She enjoyed cooking, knitting, gardening and collecting...

Edward  Lee Ford

Edward Lee Ford

Dec 5, 2008

Edward "Ed" Lee Ford, 66, of Cambridge, died Friday (December 5, 2008) at his home. He was born August 16, 1942 in Cambridge, son of the late John Ford and Carol (Lowry) Ford. Mr. Ford was an oil field worker. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Jean Ford. He leaves his wife, Doris (Jones)...

Dennis  Lee Jones

Dennis Lee Jones

Dec 4, 2008

Dennis Lee Jones, 62, of Winter Garden, FL., formerly of Cambridge, died Thursday December 4, 2008 at his home. He was born September 5, 1946 in Zanesville, son of the late Robert L. Jones and Wanda P. (Johnston) Jones De Lucas. Mr. Jones was formerly employed in the oil and gas industry and later retired as a real estate...

Raymond  J. Gilcher  Jr.

Raymond J. Gilcher Jr.

Dec 1, 2008

**SERVICES SCHEDULED** Funeral services for Raymond J. Gilcher, Jr., 82, of Cambridge, will be held on Saturday (May 9, 2009) at 11 a.m. at the Northwood Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Rev. Michael R. Seely will officiate. Family and friends are all invited to attend. Raymond J. Gilcher Jr., 82, of Cambridge, passed away Monday (December 1, 2008) at the Riverside...

Joseph  E. Messner

Joseph E. Messner

Nov 29, 2008

Joseph E. Messner, 91, of Cambridge and formerly of Quaker City, passed away Saturday (November 29, 2008) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on December 17, 1916 in Tarrytown NY, son of the late Jacob Messner and Anna (Maharik) Messner. Mr. Messner retired from the Ford Motor Company, where he had been a factory worker....

Georgia  L. Conner

Georgia L. Conner

Nov 24, 2008

Georgia L. Conner, 62, of Cambridge, passed away Monday (November 24, 2008) at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on April 4, 1946 in Cambridge, daughter of the late George Bebout and Pauline Bebout. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Conner, who passed...

Betty Kearney

Betty Kearney

Nov 23, 2008

Betty Kearney, 83, of Byesville, passed away Sunday (November 23, 2008) at her home. She was born on March 14, 1925 in Liberty Township (Guernsey County), daughter of the late James Wilber Johnson and Olive Ruth (Wallace) Johnson. Mrs. Kearney was an operator for thirty-six years with General Telephone. She was a graduate of Brown High School. Mrs. Kearney...

Justine  E. Simpson

Justine E. Simpson

Nov 19, 2008

Justine Enza Simpson, 89, of Cambridge, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday (November 19, 2008). She passed away at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on January 7, 1919 in Barnesville, daughter of the late Thomas Lett and Edith (Goins) Lett Wade. She married Clyde Ellsworth Simpson Sr. on December 24, 1936. Mrs....

Ada Raymond

Ada Raymond

Nov 19, 2008

Ada "Honey" Raymond, of Cambridge Ohio, went home to be with her Lord, on Wednesday (November 19, 2008) after a brief illness. She was born on May 22, 1933 to the late Harry and Ruth Knowles. She lived her early years in Atlantic City, New Jersey until she met and married her loving and devoted husband Edgar Raymond on...

Jessie  "Faye" Proudfoot

Jessie "Faye" Proudfoot

Nov 12, 2008

Jessie "Faye" Proudfoot, 69, of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (November 12, 2008) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on June 11, 1939 in Winterset, daughter of the late Homer Cosgrave and Martha Thelma (Smith) Cosgrave. She married John H. Proudfoot Jr. on December 10, 1961. Mrs. Proudfoot retired after twenty-three years with NCR, where she...

Frances (Etter)  Keller

Frances (Etter) Keller

Nov 12, 2008

Frances (Etter) Keller, 59, of Cambridge, passed away Wednesday (November 12, 2008) at her home. She was born on February 16, 1949 in Beech Grove KY, daughter of Faydia (Warren) Socha of Cumberland and the late Theodore Socha. Mrs. Keller was a homemaker. In her previous years, she was an avid bingo player. She was a true religious believer,...