Obituaries

Ralph E. Tucker
Apr 29, 2015
Ralph E. Tucker, 89, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (April 29, 2015) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born October 7, 1925 in Cambridge, son of the late John Thomas Tucker and Beulah Irene (Butler) Tucker. Mr. Tucker worked as a Certified Public Accountant for over 60 years, first in the firm of Gamage, Tucker...
Jennifer Ball
Apr 29, 2015
Jennifer Ball, 33, of Cambridge, died Wednesday (April 29, 2015) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, as the result of acute respiratory distress syndrome. She was born July 24, 1981 in Zanesville, daughter of Johanna (Rubicam) Ball Didcote and the late Robert Wesley Ball. Miss Ball was a graduate of John Glenn High School and Beloit...
Barbara June Vorhies
Apr 28, 2015
Barbara June Vorhies, 83, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (April 28, 2015) at her home. She was born March 31, 1932 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Hal Webb and Emma (Barbee) Webb. Mrs. Vorhies retired from Rogers Manufacturing. She loved cooking and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She spent a lot of time comforting others at Cambridge...
John L. Blasenhauer
Apr 25, 2015
John L. Blasenhauer, 81, of Cambridge, died Saturday (April 25, 2015) at his home. He was born October 31, 1933 in Canton, son of the late Carl Blasenhauer and Mary (McCully) Blasenhauer. Mr. Blasenhauer worked at Columbia Gas and later retired from NCR after twenty-five years of service. He was Protestant by faith. He was a member of the...
Phillip M. Baker
Apr 25, 2015
Phillip M. Baker, 61, of Cambridge, died Saturday (April 25, 2015) at his home. He was born July 13, 1953 in Zanesville, son of the late Bernard R. Baker and Eve Elizabeth (Britton) Baker. Mr. Baker did ministerial work his entire life and served for 7 ½ years at the North Salem Community Church. He was a graduate of...
Jean A. Daugherty
Apr 24, 2015
Jean A. Daugherty, 77, of Cambridge, died Friday (April 24, 2015) at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 27, 1937, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Homer A. and Ruth G. (Henderson) Daugherty. Jean retired after 26 years from NCR, where she worked as an assembler. She was a member of The Good Shepard...
James "Jim" E. Donnelly
Apr 23, 2015
James "Jim" E. Donnelly, 79, of Cambridge, died Thursday (April 23, 2015) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born April 26, 1935 in Petoskey MI, son of the late James L. Donnelly and Leona (Lawrason) Donnelly. Mr. Donnelly had worked in the oil & gas industry for over fifty years. He was a member of Christ...
Roy D. Hickman
Apr 19, 2015
Roy D. Hickman, 79, of Cambridge died Sunday (April 19, 2915) at Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Ctr. He was born January 18, 1936 in Cambridge and was the son of the late William Ezra and Lucille (Sickles) Hickman. Mr. Hickman retired from Parnell and Associates where he had been a foreman. He was a member of Anchor Church in...
Edward F. Ruby
Apr 18, 2015
Edward F. Ruby, 95, of Cambridge, died Saturday (April 18, 2015) at the Greystone Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge. He was born in Noble County, on May 19, 1920, son of the late Simon Ruby and Audrey Franklin. He was raised by Simon's wife Bessie from the age of 10. Mr. Ruby was the former owner of Cambridge...
Margaret Schafer
Apr 17, 2015
Margaret Schafer, 89, of Salesville, died Friday (April 17, 2015) at Emerald Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center, Barnesville. She was born December 9, 1925 in Cleveland, daughter of the late Harry J. Kenney and Mary (Pfenning) Kinney. Mrs. Schafer retired from the Kirby Sweeper Company, where she had been an assembly worker. She attended the Salesville Church of Faith....
H. Allen Cochran
Apr 16, 2015
H. Allen Cochran, 79, of Cambridge, died Thursday (April 16, 2015) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. He was born February 22, 1936 in Cambridge, son of the late Charles A. Cochran and Lena Belle (Dyson) Cochran. Mr. Cochran retired from the Cambridge Police Department, where he had been a detective. He later served as a teacher's aide...
Patricia Hickenbottom
Apr 16, 2015
Patricia Hickenbottom, 67, of Cambridge, died Thursday (April 16, 2015) at The Ohio State University Medical Center - James Cancer Center, Columbus. She was born March 17, 1948 in Cambridge, daughter of Audrey (Mann) Burns of Cambridge and the late George E. Nicholson. Mrs. Hickenbottom retired from Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, where she had worked as an R.N.C....
Marjorie M. Heine
Apr 12, 2015
Marjorie M. Heine, 69, of Lore City, died Sunday (April 12, 2015) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born August 22, 1945 in Malta, daughter of the late Worley Pettet and Leona Mae (Nelson) Pettet. Mrs. Heine was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading and working crossword puzzles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Roy F. Crook
Apr 10, 2015
Roy F. Crook, 85, of New Concord, died Friday (April 10, 2015) at Red Carpet Health Care Center, Cambridge. He was born October 15, 1929 in Portersville, son of the late William Crook and Anna Mae (Trussell) Crook. Mr. Crook retired from General Electric of New Concord, where he had been a certified welder. He was a 1947 graduate...
Connie Power
Apr 10, 2015
Connie Fabian Power, 69, of Cambridge, went home to be with the Lord on Friday (April 10, 2015). Connie was born Dec. 16, 1945, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Frank and Francis (Spratek) Fabian. Mrs. Power was a 1963 graduate of Buffalo High School, and she retired from March Electric in 1999. Connie loved and enjoyed her family,...
Sandra K. Keylor
Apr 6, 2015
Sandra K. Keylor, 67, of Cambridge, died Monday (April 6, 2015) at her home. She was born June 21, 1947 in East St. Louis IL, daughter of the late James Jarvis and Arlene (Farrell) Jarvis. Ms. Keylor retired from Southeastern Med, where she had worked as a nurse's assistant and in housekeeping. She enjoyed gardening, dancing, and listening to...
Rita Faye Arthurs
Apr 6, 2015
Rita Faye Arthurs, 49, of Cambridge, died Monday (April 6, 2015). She was born November 1, 1965 in Cambridge, daughter of the late Melvin Arthurs and Beverly (Lighty) Arthurs. Ms. Arthurs had worked as a nurse's aide for the developmentally disabled for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters. She is...
David W. Nicholson
Mar 31, 2015
David W. Nicholson, 71, of Cambridge, passed away Tuesday (March 31, 2015) at his home. He was born October 25, 1943 in Cambridge, the second son of the late Dr. William H. Nicholson and Carabel (Seaman) Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson was raised in the First United Methodist Church of Cambridge. He was a 1961 graduate of Cambridge High School and...
Franciene "Katie" K. Walker Truman
Mar 30, 2015
Franciene K. "Katie" Walker Truman, 67, of Cambridge, died Monday (March 30, 2015) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born August 29, 1947 in Newcomerstown, daughter of the late Alvie Truman and Evelyn Clayton. Franciene had formerly worked at Lumi-Lite. She enjoyed crocheting, planting flowers, and making jewelry. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist...
Joan Catherine Kuck
Mar 30, 2015
Joan Catherine Kuck, 89, of Cambridge, died Monday (March 30, 2015) surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 31, 1925 in Connersville IN, daughter of the late John Meyer and Margaret (Hill) Meyer. Mrs. Kuck worked at the former Guernsey Memorial Hospital for twenty years in the dietary staff department. She retired in 1987. She was a...
