Obituaries

Leonard David Nutter Jr.

Leonard David Nutter Jr.

Apr 23, 2017

Leonard David Nutter Jr., age 52, of Marion passed away Sunday at Marion General Hospital. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 6, 1964 to Leonard and Anna (Clark) Nutter Sr. He was a roofer by trade and worked for Roofers Union Local 100 out of Columbus. Leonard loved hunting and fishing and went to the state pool...

Betty Lou Morgan

Betty Lou Morgan

Apr 17, 2017

Betty Lou Morgan, age 81, of Marion passed away early Monday morning at her home. Born in Coal Mountain, West Virginia on February 29, 1936 to Parker and Blanche (Hatfield) Brown, she was one of seven children. Betty married Kenneth Morgan on November 9, 1963 and he survives at home. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in...

Shirley Maxine VanBuskirk

Shirley Maxine VanBuskirk

Apr 1, 2017

Shirley Maxine VanBuskirk, age 77, of Marion passed away early in the afternoon on Saturday. Born in Marion on July 7, 1939 to Cicero and Nellie (Shaffer) Thomas, she was the youngest of 11 children. On December 26, 1956 she married Robert VanBuskirk and he preceded her in death in 1995. She was also preceded in death by a...

Freeman Leroy Smith III

Freeman Leroy Smith III

Mar 25, 2017

Freeman Leroy Smith III, age 57, of Marion passed away surrounded by his loving family early Saturday afternoon at Heartland of Marion Care Center. Born in Lincoln Park, Michigan on October 15, 1959 to Freeman and Betty (Blankenship) Smith Jr., Leroy had attended Tri-Rivers Vocational School and had worked for Mark Smith and also as an independent brick layer....

Iola "Sid" Watson

Iola "Sid" Watson

Mar 18, 2017

Iola Ruth “Sid” Watson, age 90, of Marion passed away Saturday evening at Presidential Care Center. Born October 8, 1926 in Delaware, Ohio to Harry and Ida (Layman) Freese, she married Homer Watson on June 30, 1951 and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a brother; Don Freese and 3 sisters; June Freese,...

Janis M Splitstone

Janis M Splitstone

Mar 11, 2017

Janis M. Splitstone, age 90, of Marion passed away early in the morning of March 11, 2017. Born in Clinton, Iowa to H. Grumstrup and Esther (Fedderson) Grumstrup, she married Don Splitstone in Chicago, Illinois on February 11, 1984 and he survives at home. Don and Janis never had children and her only brother; Glenn Grumstrup preceded her in...

Danny Burris

Danny Burris

Mar 3, 2017

Danny E. Burris, age 61, of Marion passed away March 3, 2017.  He was born May 22, 1955 to the late William and Ruth (Lust) Burris. On August 24, 1984 he married the former Stefanie Bell and she survives at home. He was a 1973 graduate of Ridgedale High School. Having grown up on a farm, he was a...

Gary Wayne Mueck

Gary Wayne Mueck

Mar 1, 2017

Gary Wayne Mueck, age 70, of Marion passed away early on the morning of March 1, 2017. Born in Delaware, Ohio on May 15, 1946 to Ralph and Dorothy (Mounts) Mueck, he married the former June Wilson on December 13, 1965 and she survives at home. Gary had worked in the grocery business and was an active member of...

Roger Eugene Temple

Roger Eugene Temple

Feb 24, 2017

Roger Eugene Temple, age 63, of Marion passed away February 24, 2017 at the Louis Stokes Veteran's Administration Hospital in Cleveland. He was born in Marion on April 29, 1953. Roger was a veteran of the United States Army during the VietNam Era and had been a truck driver. Left to cherish his memory are his wife; Katherine Powers...

Maria Catherine Hunt

Maria Catherine Hunt

Feb 21, 2017

Maria Catherine Hunt, age 49, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 21, 2017 at her home. She was the beloved mother of Joey and Devin Hunt. Maria was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 10, 1967 and grew up in Delaware, Ohio. She was the daughter of Patricia and Dale (step-father) Burns and Mike and Kathy (step-mother)...

Priscilla Ann Hodges

Priscilla Ann Hodges

Feb 21, 2017

Priscilla Ann Hodges, age 73, of Marion passed away Tuesday evening at Marion General Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Marion on March 15, 1943 to the late Robert and Virginia (Fryman) Lane, she had worked in retail sales during her working career. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughter; Tina Ceccato with whom she made...

Phillip Raymond Haire

Phillip Raymond Haire

Feb 20, 2017

Phillip Raymond Haire, age 37, of Marion, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 20, 2017. He was born in Marion on August 26, 1979 to Deborah S. Fabian and the late Richard E. Haire. His father passed away in 1994. Besides his mother, Phillip leaves behind one daughter; Paige M. Haire (fiancee’ Cody Hilliker) of Waldo...

Pierre LaVette

Pierre LaVette

Feb 18, 2017

Pierre LaVette Sr., age 68, passed away early Saturday morning, February 18, 2017 at Marion General Hospital after a long illness. Pierre was born March 16, 1948 in Marion Ohio to Ollis and the late Ruby Irene LaVette. Pierre graduated from Marion Harding High School in 1967 and married Carolyn (Jackson) LaVette in 1968 and served in the U.S....

Thomas Albert Hand

Thomas Albert Hand

Feb 15, 2017

Thomas Albert Hand, age 70, passed away unexpectedly February 15, 2017 at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 1946 to Harold and Sophie (Pokrajac) Hand, Tom was a member of the North Community Lutheran Church and had enjoyed his career in the financial services field. He will be buried in a private ceremony...

Ronald Lee Brown Sr.

Ronald Lee Brown Sr.

Jan 25, 2017

Ronald Lee Brown Sr., age 70, of Marion passed away early on the evening of January 25, 2017 at Woodside Village Care Center. Born in Marion on September 5, 1946 to Lewis Brown Sr. and Betty (Butler) Brown, Ronald was a proud veteran of the United States Army and had served his country in VietNam. He had been a...

Gary Ward

Gary Ward

Dec 16, 2016

Gary Ward, age 70, passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Presidential Rehabilitation Center. Gary was born on April 16, 1946 to Jeanne (Heiser) Ward and Albert W. Ward who are both deceased. Until he was unable to respond to the care given by RHAM personnel, he made his home at 523 Mary Street...

Earl Sutherland

Earl Sutherland

Dec 4, 2016

Earl Sutherland, age 93, of Marion, Ohio passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday morning after a series of brief illnesses. He was born November 5, 1923 and enlisted in the United States Army in April, 1943 serving as a Sergeant in the European Theater of Operations. At the end of the war, he married his sweetheart; Ruth...

Helen "Fran" Hensel

Helen "Fran" Hensel

Dec 3, 2016

Helen Frances Hensel, age 89, of 308 Barks Rd. Apt. 124, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 3 at her residence. Born in Somerset, Ohio on Feb. 9, 1927 to the late John. W. Kline and Sara (Null) Kline. She was a graduate of Green Camp High School and the W.C.H. School of Nursing. She worked in the offices...

Audrey Flournoy

Audrey Flournoy

Nov 21, 2016

Audrey (Rogers) Flournoy, age 66, of Marion, Ohio, unexpectedly went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2016 from her place of residence. On July 15, 1950, Audrey was born in Marion, Ohio, the third of six children to the late James & Louise (Cosey) Rogers. She graduated from Harding High School. Audrey was united in marriage on...

Barbara Brandt

Barbara Brandt

Nov 8, 2016

Barbara Elaine Brandt, age 84, of Marion passed away peacefully in her sleep early Tuesday morning surrounded by her family at Marion General Hospital. She was born in Flint, Michigan on October 17, 1932 to Gordon Daniel Axtell and Hazel E. (Merryman) Axtell. She married John Brandt on August 9, 1952 and he preceded her in death in 2004....