Obituaries

Francis "Bud" Hill
Jun 7, 2007
Francis "Bud" Hill, 65, of Cambridge, died Thursday (June 7, 2007) at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on July 23, 1941 in Cambridge, son of the late Norval Hill and Brittie (Miller) Hill. Mr. Hill worked at Grant Hospital in Columbus and also at Coney Island. He was a member of the Salvation Army. He...
Charles B. Siegfried
Jun 6, 2007
Charles B. "Chuck" Siegfried, 93, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (June 6, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on April 15, 1914 in Cambridge, son of the late Marshal Siegfried and Nellie May (Barr) Siegfried. He married Elsie Gail Brock on September 5, 1936. Mr. Siegfried retired in 1965 from Universal Pottery after forty years...
Emma Ruth Light
Jun 4, 2007
Emma Ruth Light, 74, of Cambridge, died Monday (June 4, 2007) at The Ohio State University Medical Center - Ross Center, Columbus. She was born on August 4, 1932 in New Matamoras, daughter of the late Harry Kiggans and Lera (Adams) Kiggans. Mrs. Light was a TPW Aide at the former Cambridge State Hospital for 25 years. She was...
Elmer L. Lafollette
May 25, 2007
Elmer L. Lafollette, 76, of Cambridge, died Friday (May 25, 2007) at his home. He was born on December 26, 1930 in Cambridge, son of the late Roy Lafollette and Leona (Moffett) Lafollette. Mr. Lafollette retired from The Ford Motor Company after several years of service. He was a member of the Guernsey County Veterans Council, Cambridge VFW Post...
Patricia Ann King
May 24, 2007
Patricia Ann King, 64, of Cambridge, died Thursday (May 24, 2007) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. She was born on October 30, 1942, daughter of the late Arthur and Vergie Ball. Mrs. King retired after 32 years with the former Cambridge State Hospital. She was Pentecostal by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
James Richard Wright
May 23, 2007
James Richard Wright, 73, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (May 23, 2007) at his home. He was born on December 14, 1933 in Monticello NY, son of the late Edward Byron Wright and Harriet (Gerow) Wright. Mr. Wright was a controller at Fabri-Form for 36 years, having retired in 1997. He was a 1956 graduate of Kent State, where he...
John Gold
May 19, 2007
John Gold, 89, of Cambridge, died Saturday (May 19, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born on April 17, 1918 in Byesville, son of the late John Gold and Elizabeth (Marinics) Gold. Mr. Gold was a civil service employee, having worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in water purification. He was a member of...
Jerome Anthony Smith
May 14, 2007
Jerome "Jerry" Anthony Smith, 69, of Dexter, New Mexico, formerly of Freeport passed away Monday May 14, 2007 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Toledo. He was born January 8, 1938 in Cleveland, son of the late John and Selma (Henry) Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Halliburton in 1992. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Member of Jesus Christ of Latter...
Wilford Winnett
May 13, 2007
Wilford "Shorty" Winnett, 84 of Cambridge died Sunday (May 13, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1922, in Senecaville, son of the late Raymond G. and Lula Pearl (Hennen) Winnett. Mr. Winnett was retired owner of Ace Disposal. He was a World War II U. S. Navy veteran, having been involved in five...
Shirley Maxine Harrison
May 12, 2007
Shirley Maxine Harrison, 84 of Cambridge, died Sat. (May 12, 2007) at Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 25, 1922, in Cambridge, daughter of the late John F. Williams and Iva Pearl (Robertson) Williams. Mrs. Harrison retired after 26 years as an elementary school teacher, having served at Oakland and Madison elementary, and Cambridge Junior High...
Robert E. Cesner
May 10, 2007
Robert E. Cesner of Cambridge, passed away May 10, 2007 at home surrounded by his family. He was born June 13, 1917, son of the late Charles and Christine (Cassell) Cesner. He was a graduate of Brown High School in 1935. Mr. Cesner served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the South Pacific...
Bertha L. Mercer
May 9, 2007
Bertha L. Mercer, 99, of Quaker City, died Wednesday (May 9, 2007) at the Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell. She was born December 20, 1907 in Noble County, daughter of the late John DeLong and Alice (House) DeLong. She married Walter Mercer on June 25, 1927. Mrs. Mercer was a homemaker and a Sunday schoolteacher. She was a...
Ruth Laird
May 7, 2007
Ruth Eloise Laird, 89, of Cambridge, died Monday (May 7, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on June 2, 1917 in Marietta, daughter of the late Fred Hartwig and Flora (Close) Hartwig. She married Allan L. Laird Sr. on September 21, 1940. Mrs. Laird worked at Universal Pottery and later retired from Oxford Tile....
Olga "Ilene" Carpenter
May 5, 2007
Olga "Ilene" Carpenter, 79, of Quaker City, died Saturday (May 5, 2007) at home with her loved ones at her bedside. She was born January 24, 1928 in Quaker City, daughter of the late Charles C. Heaney and Irene (Hayes) Heaney. Mrs. Carpenter retired from Quaker City School, where she worked as head cook for thirty-three years. She was...
Lauretta Bonnell
May 1, 2007
Lauretta Bonnell, 68, of Lore City, died Tuesday (May 1, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on April 10, 1939 in Goodyear (Lore City), daughter of the late John Skonce and Mary (Woyansky) Skonce. Mrs. Bonnell was a homemaker and also operated her own cleaning business. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother....
Thomas Albert Clayton
May 1, 2007
Thomas Albert Clayton, 75, of Barnesville and formerly of Byesville, died Tuesday (May 1, 2007) at The Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus. He was born on March 25, 1932 in Byesville, son of the late Albert Clayton and Mary Jane (McFarlane) Clayton. Mr. Clayton retired form the Ohio Department of Taxation. He was a 1950 graduate of Byesville...
Dorothy Lucille Whetstone
Apr 30, 2007
Dorothy Lucille Whetstone, 82, of Cambridge, died Monday (April 30, 2007) at her home. She was born on July 7, 1924 in Beverly OH, daughter of the late Edgar Reasoner and Leona (Mincks) Reasoner. Mrs. Whetstone worked in the housekeeping and dietary departments of Red Carpet Health Care Center and also New Concord Nursing Center. She was a graduate...
Michael A. Rilley
Apr 20, 2007
Michael A. Rilley, 51, of Cambridge, died Friday (April 20, 2007) at his home. He was born on January 15, 1956. Mr. Rilley was a long-distance truck driver for LCT of Leesburg FL, for many years. He was a graduate of Kaiserslauten American High School of Germany. Mr. Rilley was a United States Army veteran, having served in Germany....
Margaret M. Lukacsko
Apr 18, 2007
Margaret M. Lukacsko, 81, of Freeport, died Wednesday (April 18, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on October 18, 1925 in Lakewood, daughter of the late Fred Dister and Mary (Smith) Dister. Mrs. Lukacsko had formerly worked at Kenny King's Restaurant and also worked part-time at a bookstore. She was an avid cross-stitcher. Mrs....
Rose M. Gray
Apr 17, 2007
Rose M. Gray, 78, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (April 17, 2007) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born on September 17, 1928 in Martins Ferry, daughter of the late Jonas Hutchison and Elizabeth (Sutherland) Hutchison Slay. Mrs. Gray worked for twenty-seven years at the Cambridge Developmental Center as a Psychiatric Aide. She was a member of...
