Obituaries

Jan 8, 2019

Michael Alan "Mick" Bouska 65, of Bargersville, Indiana, formerly from Freeport, Ohio, went home to the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 4:21 am Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Mick was born June 1, 1953 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He is the son of the late Frank and Helen (Greenwalt) Bouska. He graduated from Lakeland High School...

Dec 2, 2018

Carol Edith Gay, age 78, of 71219 Hendrysburg-Freeport Road, Piedmont died at11:45 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia.

Nov 27, 2018

Robert Joseph Stewart, age 83, of Cadiz, formerly of Holloway, died at 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in Carriage Inn of Cadiz.

Born January 2, 1935 in Deton, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Carl M. Stewart and Margaret Young Stewart.

He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and...

Nov 7, 2018

Frederick Erwin Blair, age 85, of West Chester / Tippecanoe passed from this world into God's arms at 7:51 p.m.  Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in the Truman House Community Hospice, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Fred was born October 12, 1933 in Rainelle, West Virginia. He was a son of the late Lazarus Hobart Blair and Mabel Adridge Patterson...

Nov 4, 2018

Larry Raymond Curnutte, age 31, died at 6:43 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2018 at his home in Freeport. Born February 1, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio he was a son of Danny R Curnutte of Stout, Ohio and Donna Fritter of Freeport.

In 2006 Larry graduated from Harrison Central High School and Belmont-Harrison JVS where he studied auto...

Oct 27, 2018

Ross Franklin Best, Jr., age 80, of 907 North 1st Street, Dennison died at 8:20 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 in Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio. Born in June 29, 1938 in Dennison, Ohio to the late Ross Franklin Best, Sr. and Helen Christine Coverdale. Ross was a United States Army veteran, serving eleven years from 1955 to 1966 stationed in...

Oct 20, 2018

Susan Ann Redden, age 75, died peacefully in her home in Deersville at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018.

Born April 16, 1943 in Hagerstown, Maryland to the late Pauline Pavlicko.

Susan was deeply religious, loved her cats.

Surviving are a son, H. Michael Redden of Parma, a daughter, Deborah (Bernard) Konanec of...

Oct 20, 2018

William Paul Edmunds, age 86, of 72218 Freeport Road, Piedmont died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 in Southeastern Medical Center, Cambridge.

He was born October 12, 1932 in Daisytown, Pennsylvania to the late Edwin Paul Edmunds and Sofia Shipenka Edmunds.

Bill was a US Navy veteran. He was employed by the Ford Company...

Oct 3, 2018

Boyd Hall Jr, age 88, of Piedmont, passed away on Wednesday, Oct 3, 2018 in Cambridge with his family by his side.  He was born July 9, 1930 in Freeport to the late Hazel Kent Hall and Boyd Hall Sr.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Inez Joanne Murphy Hall, his daughter Corella Green...

Sep 25, 2018

James Alan Cost, age 78, of 81788 Lovers Lane, Tippecanoe, Ohio died at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Born March 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, he was a son of the late Clarence Edgar Cost and Audrey Stringer Cost. He graduated from Warren Consolidated High School in 1959. Jim retired...

Sep 17, 2018

Norman "Foxy" Fox, age 82, of Freeport passed away unexpectedly at his hardware store on Monday, September 17, 2018.

Norm was born April 2, 1936 in Shepherdstown, Belmont County, Ohio to the late Ralph Edward Fox and Thelma Marie Weir Fox.

Foxy married the love of his life, Shirley Ann Abel on November 28, 1953...

Sep 10, 2018

Elizabeth Jean Gleason, age 70, of Piedmont died unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 10, 2018. Born March 15, 1948 in Harrison County, she was a daughter of the late Glenn Wilson Luyster and Mary E. Russell Luyster. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School, Freeport. She retired from Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz where she was a nurse's aide...

Aug 26, 2018

Michael "Mike" James Ferguson, age 56, of 30695 Ferguson Road, Tippecanoe, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on August 26, 20

Michael was the son of the late James "Jim" Lawrence and Hazel Bernice Smith Ferguson. He was born October 15, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio.

Mike attended high school at Lakeland High School in...

Aug 26, 2018

Guyla Jean Bailey Ferguson, 51, of Tippecanoe, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on August 26, 2018. Guyla is the daughter of Thurman Dwight Bailey and Verla Jean (Tomblin) Bailey of Mineral City. She was born October 21, 1966 in Dover, Ohio. She was a 1985 graduate of Tusky Valley High School in Mineral City.  Guyla had a varied...

Aug 22, 2018

Sara Louise Basham, age 86, of Tippecanoe went to be with her loved ones in heaven at 8:16 a.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Crowne Pointe Care Center, Columbus, Ohio.

She was born April 17, 1932 in Tippecanoe, Ohio; a daughter of the late Samuel Theodore "Ted" McConnell and Ruth Mae Lee McConnell.

She was a...

Aug 21, 2018

Samuel David Glasure, Jr. age 78, of New Philadelphia passed peacefully at 2:29 p.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2018 in Union Hospital, Dover.

Sam was born April 19, 1940 in New Cumberland, West Virginia to the late Samuel David Glasure, Sr. and Olive Elizabeth Sellars Glasure. He was a US Army Veteran.

He was a truck...

Aug 1, 2018

Alice Marie Pittis, age 95 of Freeport died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2018 in Schoenbrunn Health Care Center, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Born November 4, 1922 in Junction City, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Omer and Hazel Mounts.

Marie graduated in 1940 from Wakefield High School, Wakefield, Kansas.

She...

Jul 24, 2018

John Edward Weekly, age 85, of Piedmont died at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville.

He was born October 23, 1932 in Toronto, Ohio, a son of the late Paul M. Weekly and Mabel S. Dixon Weekly.

He was a US Army Veteran of the Korea War, enlisting on February...

Jul 17, 2018

Amy Marie (Gerdeman) Bardall, 48, of Freeport, Ohio, formerly of Delphos, passed away after a brief illness on July 17, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

She was born May 20, 1970 at Van Wert County Hospital to Bill and Mary Elaine (Miller) Gerdeman of Delphos.

Surviving in addition to her parents, is her...

Jul 17, 2018

Harvey Lee Dunlap, age 85, of Freeport died at 9:58 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Carriage Inn of Cadiz.

He was born April 3, 1933 in New Athens, Ohio, a son of the late Charles Vincent Dunlap and E. Bernice Wilson Dunlap.

He was a graduate of Flushing High School and graduated with a...