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Elda Ruth Reed, 88 of Chandlersville passed at 3:15 A.M. Sunday, September 24, 2023 at her home surrounded by family under hospice care. She was born December 25, 1934 in Garden City, Kansas the daughter of Ernst Breitkreutz and Emma Kuhlmann Breitkreutz. Elda was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and had worked for 17 years at Brockway Glass. Along with her husband, she was co-owner of the "Lazy R" campgrounds in Granville OH. Elda enjoyed gardening, canning,...

Bonnie Jean Bush, 90, of Zanesville passed at 10:45 P.M. Monday, September 18, 2023 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center. Bonnie was born on Sunday, January 1, 1933 in Norwich, Ohio the daughter of the late Lester R. Leasure and Mildred F. Bebout Leasure. In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leroy C. Bush; three siblings, Marjorie (Joe) Stevens, Jack (Lois) Leasure, and Dorothy (Bill) Morgan and a brother-in-law, Raymond Dickerson. She is...

Hobert "Hobie" J. Huff, 79, of Zanesville passed away peacefully at 1:58 A.M. Sunday, September 17, 2023 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House. He was born on November 18, 1943 in Leon, KY the son of the late Halbert J. Huff and Ada Hayes Huff. Hobert was a member of Sonora Church. He retired from the Operating Engineers Local 18. He has been a Heavy Equipment Operator most of his life with his last employment for 15 years with Kokosing. Hobert enjoyed woodworking, camping & spending...

Elaine Dolores Cale, 94, of Zanesville, died peacefully after a brief illness at 6:00 P.M. Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Cedar Hill Care Center, surrounded by three generations of her loving family. She was born on April 9, 1929 in Royal Oak, MI, the daughter of the late Paul Leo Wangler and the late Elsie Louise McFadden Wangler. She graduated from Rochester High School in Rochester, MI. She met and married the late Merlin Dale Cale in 1952 and the couple settled in Zanesville,...

Thurman Russell Harmon Jr., 80 of Zanesville died peacefully at his home on September 3, 2023 following a long illness.  He was born January 23, 1943 in Zanesville the son of Thurman Russell Harmon Sr. and Winifred Edra Perry Harmon.  Thurman was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Susan Jane Dillon Harmon; his children, David Harmon, Brett (Laurie) Harmon, Shannon (Charles) Book & Amy (Gabe) Stout; 8 grandchildren, Adam and Ashley...

Charles “Bob” Robert Baird, 91 of Gratiot, Zanesville died at 9:40 P.m. Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the The Oaks at Bethesda following a yearlong illness. He was born April 6, 1932 in Gratiot Ohio the son of Estell "John" Earl Baird and Anna Elizabeth Ensley Baird. Bob attended Gratiot United Methodist and Jacksontown United Methodist Church. He was a United States Army Veteran, employed as a public accountant for over 50 years. Bob was also the Clerk / Treasurer for the Village of...

Janis Suellen Dale, 83, of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at The Oaks at Bethesda Susie was born to parents Kenneth J. and Virginia R. Maier Sims on Thursday, June 13, 1940 in Zanesville, and graduated from Zanesville High School in 1958. Upon graduation, she demonstrated her creative and artistic abilities in the employ of radio station WHIZ, where she scripted advertisement spots for broadcast program sponsors. Later Susie would serve...

Douglas "Doug" Chad Sims, 56 of Zanesville died unexpectedly at 3:33 AM Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus Ohio. He was born November 3, 1966 in Zanesville the son of William Eugene Sims Sr. and Dorothy Jean Gobb Sims. Doug was a 1985 Graduate of West Muskingum and had attended Muskingum College. He was employed in sales for over 36 years and owned several businesses through the years including, The Party Connection, All Pro Glove and Packaging and...

Mary Margaret Murphy , 84 of Zanesville died at 10:40 AM Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at the Helen Purcell Home following a short illness. She was born on Tuesday, June 20, 1939 in Zanesville, Ohio the daughter of Francis "Frank" Yerman, who always called her “Queenie” and Margaret Wolfe Yerman. Mary Margaret was a devout Catholic & devoted lifetime member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church where she was a Eucharistic Minister for the homebound, organized funeral...

David Lloyd Snyder, 99, of Zanesville passed away peacefully at 8:40 AM Monday, August 21, 2023 at The Oaks at Northpointe while under their care and that of Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born March 11, 1924 in Weston, WV, Dave was the son of Henry and Garnett Rinehart Snyder and was a graduate of Weston High School in Weston, WV. Dave proudly served our country in the United States Navy during WWII. He served aboard the USS Beatty DD 640 which was torpedoed by the Germans in the...