All Obituaries

Ernest L. Tidrick, age 82, of Massillon formerly of Westchester and Rock Hill died at 6:25 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2021 in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio. He was born October 9, 1938 in Belmont County, a son of the late Clarence “Turkey” Tidrick and Rose VanFossen Tidrick. He was employed by Cravat Coal Company and Frank and Nick Puskarich on their farm cutting wood and clearing land. He also worked for Wilgus Lumber Company in Cadiz.  Then he moved to Navarre and he...

William Lee Strahl, age 74 of 73200 Shadylane, State Route 331, Flushing, Ohio 43977 died 8:58 a.m. May 31, 2021 in Moorefield Township where he had an apparent heart attack. He was born October 11, 1946 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late William Lee Strahl, Sr. and Elizabeth Ann Mason Strahl. He graduated from Flushing High School in 1964. He was a longtime member and President of the Holloway Old Timers Baseball Club. Bill retired from the State of Ohio as a mine inspector in...

Linda Louise Lake, age 77 of 23118 Cadiz Road, Freeport, Guernsey County, Ohio and also of Haines City, Florida during the winter months died peacefully at home at 1:22  a.m. Sunday, May 30, 2021 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born January 8, 1944 in Cambridge, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Orville Welcome Foraker and Gertrude Leona Hayes Foraker. Linda attended Byesville High School. She was employed by NCR, Motorola, Fuel Mart, and Shenandoah Inn. Most...

Anne Louise Darrah, age 67, of 1031 ST258 SE, Newcomerstown (Peoli) died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 2, 2021 at her home.           Anne was born July 25, 1953 Clinton, Iowa; a daughter of the late Robert Dean Wilson and Patricia Ann Deloe Wilson.           She was a graduate of Indian Valley High School. Enjoyed being a nurse’s aid for years at Coshocton Hospital and retired with a disability...

Pamella Lynn Coulson, age 72, of Holloway died at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Country Club Rehabilitation Campus, Dover, Ohio. Born September 16, 1948 in Wheeling, West Virginia; she was a daughter of the late Helen Jean Patterson Barylak and Joseph John Barylak. Pamella graduated from Flushing High School in 1966. She attended cosmetology school in Florida, and she was a board certified cosmetologist in Florida and Ohio. She was a member of the Flushing United Methodist Church...

Joan Helen Boutilier, age 80, of 27920 Birmingham Road, Freeport died unexpectedly at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, Ohio. She was born July 25, 1940 in Holden, Massachusetts; a daughter of the late John Wesley Rix and Helen Lillian Anderson Rix. She was a 1959 graduate from Fitchburg High School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She graduated from Elohim Bible Institute in Castile, New York in 1970 and received her Certified Nursing Assistant Degree...

Bernice Arlene Hyde, age 88, of 33029 West Main Street, Piedmont died peacefully at 1:45 p.m. at home Monday, February 22, 2021 with her family by her side. Arlene was born June 12, 1932 in New Athens, Harrison County, Ohio. She was a daughter of the late Elmer Ott McGrew and Vera Mae Dingey McGrew. She was raised around New Athens and was a majorette for the New Athens High School before moving to Piedmont in 1948. She graduated from Freeport High School in 1950. On May 19, 1951 she...

Gregory A. McBurney, age 55, of Piedmont, formerly of Seville, Ohio passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 in Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. He was born October 2, 1965 a son of Donna McBurney of Piedmont and the late Gerry McBurney who passed away September 12, 2016. Greg was a 1984 graduate of Cloverleaf High School in Lodi, Ohio. He worked for Galehouse construction as a finisher for several years then started his own business, McBurney Painting. His hobbies included hunting,...

Diana Sue McClintock, age 72, of 203 South Street, Holloway died peacefully at 4:24 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia. Diana was born December 20, 1948; a daughter of the late George Bernard Hendershott and Juanita Davenport Hendershott. She was a graduate of Union Local High School. She worked as a custodian for Belmont Career Center and recently was working as the  school cook at Harrison Career Center until her health forced her to take...

Carroll Bruce “Curly” Bargar, age 74, of 136 Main Street, Deersville died at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehab in Baltic, Ohio. He was born October 22, 1946, a son of the late John Roger Bargar and Margaret Louise Poulson Bargar. Curly was a 1964 graduate of Lakeland High School and a US Army Veteran. He was a mechanic for Consol Coal Company in Cadiz for several years and retired from DFG Excavating in Jewett where he operated heavy...