Obituaries

Terry L. Porter
Jul 31, 2015
Terry L. Porter, 66, of Cambridge, died Friday (July 31, 2015) at his home. He was born November 1, 1948 in Elm Grove WV, son of the late George E. Porter Jr. and Betty Carol (Burger) Porter-Harris. Mr. Porter had worked at NCR and later retired from Ridge Tool. He was a member of the Moose Lodge of Cambridge...
John L. Hollins Sr.
Jul 28, 2015
John L. Hollins Sr., 66, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (July 28, 2015) at Morrison House, Zanesville. He was born February 15, 1949 in Cambridge, son of the late Nathan Hollins and Helen (Payton) Hollins. Mr. Hollins was a retired truck driver and had also worked as a farmhand for Henry Wells. He was a member of the St. Paul...
Alva Eugene Bates
Jul 26, 2015
Alva Eugene "Jeep" Bates, 82, of Quaker City, died Sunday (July 26, 2015) at Genesis Hospital, Zanesville, with his loving wife and family by his side throughout his sickness. He was born July 27, 1932 in Noble County, son of the late Roy Bates and Ethel (Clark) Bates. Mr. Bates had worked for Joe Skinner and retired from Quinn...
George Edward Shaw
Jul 21, 2015
George Edward Shaw, 83, of Nashport, died Tuesday (July 21, 2015) at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark. He was born October 6, 1931 in Pittsburgh PA, son of the late Floyd Shaw and Marguerite (Harmon) Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a US Army veteran, having served for twenty years during both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was wounded...
Cheryl Marie Young
Jul 19, 2015
Cheryl Marie Young, 61, of Cambridge, died Sunday (July 19, 2015) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge. She was born August 1, 1953 in Grand Rapids MI, daughter of the late Donald Green and Cheryl Green. Mrs. Young had worked at the former March Electric for many years. She was a former member of the Moose Lodge and...
Theresa Olivia Taylor
Jul 10, 2015
Theresa Olivia Taylor, 64, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Dec. 23, 1950, in Wyandotte, Mich., daughter of the late Louis and Geraldine (Goodman) Urick. In addition to her parents, Theresa was preceded in death by her former husband, William Wayne Taylor. Survivors include her...
Shirley Jean German
Jul 8, 2015
Shirley Jean German, 82, of Cambridge passed away Wednesday (July 8, 2015) at Graystone Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 12, 1932 in Coal Ridge and was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Shernesky) Hronec. Shirley was a homemaker. She enjoyed watching Days of Our Lives, working crosswords, and word search puzzles. She was also...
Mary A. Russell
Jul 6, 2015
Mary Alice Russell, 102, passed away Monday (July 6, 2015) at the home of her daughter Sally in Grove City. She was born Jan. 10, 1913, in Wheeling, W.Va., and was the daughter of the late Howard Thomas and Viola (Ford) Edwards. On Jan. 4, 1940, she married James B. Russell, who passed away Dec. 25, 1988. Mary was...
W. Dean Adams
Jul 5, 2015
W. Dean Adams, 85, of New Concord passed away Sunday (July 5, 2015) at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born February 24, 1930 in Columbus and was the son of the late Donald W. and Daisy (Larabee) Adams. Mr. Adams retired in 1985 from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (Cambridge Post) after 33 years of service. He was a...
Dannie L. Elerick
Jul 5, 2015
Dannie L. Elerick Jr., 50, of Quaker City passed away Sunday (July 5, 2015) at Grant Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1964 in Barnesville and was the son of Nellie F. (Gregg) McEndree of Senecaville and the late Dannie L. Elerick Sr. Dannie formerly worked for Ray's Auto Sales as a mechanic. He enjoyed art, building cabinets...
Deloris Tovornik
Jul 5, 2015
Deloris (Gray) Tovornik, 64, of Guernsey County, formerly of Akron, passed away suddenly Sunday (July 5, 2015) She was born December 22, 1950 in Akron and was the daughter of the late Roger and Vernie ( Mills ) Gray. Mrs. Tovornik was a registered nurse and had previously been the Nursing Director at the former Bell Nursing Home. She...
Brenda K. White
Jul 2, 2015
Brenda K. White, 71, of Cambridge, passed away Thursday (July 2, 2015) at Amberwood Manor Nursing Home in New Philadelphia. Mrs. White was born June 24, 1944 in Wheeling, WV. She retired as a Case Manager from the Guernsey M.R.D.D. In accordance with her wishes, private services were held at Union Cemetery in Morristown.
Richard E. Hunt
Jun 30, 2015
Richard E. Hunt, 66, of Byesville, died Tuesday (June 30, 2015) at The Morrison House of Zanesville. He was born September 9, 1948 in Zanesville, son of the late Harry L. Hunt and Mary Eleanor (Woodward) Hunt. Mr. Hunt had worked at Phillips Plastics, the former Cambridge State Hospital, Humphrey Ford Garage, and Jeffries Dodge. Most recently, he had...
Jody Lea Hart
Jun 21, 2015
Jody Lea Hart, 43, of Cambridge, died Sunday (June 21, 2015) at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born July 14, 1971 in Cambridge, daughter of Les McCollum Jr. and Gloria Jeanie (Farley) Greegor. She had formerly worked at Bob Evans Restaurant in Cambridge. Mrs. Hart was a member of the Anchor Church. She enjoyed fishing and camping. She...
Barbara E. Willey
Jun 21, 2015
Barbara E. Willey, 58, of Cambridge, died Sunday (June 21, 2015) at her home. She was born May 30, 1957 in Zanesville, daughter of the late Leslie Carpenter and Geneva (Holland) Carpenter. Mrs. Willey was a STNA licensee and had worked at various nursing homes throughout the area. She was baptized in the Church of Christ in 1969. She...
Susan A. Bonath
Jun 19, 2015
Susan A. Bonath, 62, of Cambridge, continued her journey on Friday (June 19, 2015) surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 11, 1952, in Ravenna, Ohio, daughter of the late William and Anne (Jarjabka) Bonath. She retired from Muskingum University, where she worked as an administrative assistant. She was a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, having earned her...
Clem A. Roe
Jun 19, 2015
Clem A. Roe, 73, of Quaker City, died Friday (June 19, 2015) at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born June 13, 1942, in Barnesville, son of the late Wayne Roe and Margaret "Lela" (Wittmer) Roe-Zyzniewski. He was retired from the Quinn Development Company, later Marietta Coal Company, where he worked as a dozer operator. He was a...
Victor Allen Croft
Jun 18, 2015
Victor Allen Croft, 75, of Quaker City, died Thursday (June 18, 2015) at his home. He was born May 15, 1940 in Dallas WV, son of the late James Howard Croft and Evelyn Irene (Robinson) Croft. He was a self-employed sawyer. He was a jack-of-all trades and loved to tinker around with things. He especially enjoyed taking care of...
Richard Eugene Mckim
Jun 16, 2015
Richard Eugene McKim, 60, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (June 16, 2015) at his home. He was born May 29, 1955 in Cambridge, son of Miranda McKim. Mr. McKim worked as a security guard for Buckeye Guard Service Inc. for many years. He attended the North Salem Church. He enjoyed collecting baseball cards, fishing, and watching Westerns. He cherished being...
Sharyn "Sherri" A. Graham
Jun 13, 2015
Sharyn A. "Sherri" Graham, movie junkie, John Wayne fan, crushed ice muncher, frequent Ohio Valley Mall shopper, Longaberger addict, Dooney & Burke accessorizer, 'Wags to Riches' donator, cat whisperer, horse lover, artist, former 'magpie in another life', and lover of all things shiny and pretty passed away on Saturday (June 13, 2015) after a hard fought battle with cancer...
