Obituaries

Cheryl  Marie Young

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Alan  Robert Arick

Alan Robert Arick

Jun 12, 2015

Alan "AlBob" Robert Arick, 55, of Quaker City, died Friday (June 12, 2015) at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born June 25, 1959, in Barnesville, to William and Linda (Pekari) Arick. Mr. Arick retired from Centria on May 1, 2015, where he worked for 36 years as a maintenance man. He enjoyed spending time with...

Bonnie  J. Kenworthy

Bonnie J. Kenworthy

Jun 4, 2015

Bonnie J. Kenworthy, 78, of Cambridge passed away Thursday (June 4, 2015) at Lafayette Point Nursing Home. She was born February 25, 1937 in Cambridge and was the daughter of the late George and Edna (Pearson) Shelton. Bonnie retired from the former State Hospital as a telephone operator. She was a long time volunteer at the former Guernsey Memorial...

Floyd  R. Benefiel  Sr.

Floyd R. Benefiel Sr.

May 26, 2015

Floyd R. Benefiel Sr., 68, of Cambridge, died Tuesday (May 26, 2015) at his home. He was born March 13, 1947 in Vandalia IL, son of the late Claude Benefiel and Mildred (Causey) Benefiel. Mr. Benefiel was a self-employed auto body repairman. He loved Harleys, cars, and wheeling & dealing. He was Baptist by faith. In addition to his...

Carl Neiss  Jr.

Carl Neiss Jr.

May 26, 2015

Carl Neiss Jr., a resident of Coshocton for twenty-nine years and a resident of Cambridge for thirty-five years, passed away at age 91 on Tuesday (May 26, 2015) at his home. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Catherine (Rager) Neiss; his son, Edward Ernest Neiss; his granddaughter, Kimberly Williams; and his extended family and friends. Carl was born...