Obituaries
Koch Funeral Home in Freeport, Ohio
Dolores (Plantner) Jenkins
Feb 7, 2016
Dolores Jenkins, age 95, of 33170 Belmont Ridge Road, Piedmont, died at home at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, February 7, 2016.
Born August 30, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Emil Plantner and Julia Vild Plantner.
She was a member of the Jehovah Witness Church at Cadiz.
Her husband,...
Drusilla Ruth (Myers) Toland
Feb 2, 2016
Drusilla Ruth "Dru" Toland, age 73, of 33510 Cadiz-Piedmont Road, Piedmont died at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in her home.
She was born February 25, 1942 in Harrison County, Ohio. A daughter of the late Harry Forest Myers and Hilda Lenore Brobston Myers.
She was...
Lola Irene (Smith) Newman
Jan 8, 2016
Lola Irene Newman, age 85, of 35765 Deersville Road, Cadiz died at 8:34 p.m. Friday, January 08, 2016 in Acuity Specialty Hospital, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.
She was born September 1, 1930 in Oakland, Alameda County, California.
She graduated from Fullerton High School in 1947 then attended Fullerton College for two years. She worked in...
Dolores May (Lucas) Hanson
Dec 27, 2015
Dolores May "Dolly" Hanson, age 75 of Antrim, went to be with the Lord on December 27, 2015 in SEORMC in Cambridge.
She was born March 16, 1940 in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Emma Lucas.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years,...
Charles Harold Shepherd
Nov 10, 2015
Charles Harold "Jumbo" Shepherd, age 86, of 69660 Skull Fork Road, Freeport died at 1:23 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015.
He was born April 5, 1929 in Guernsey County, Ohio, a son of the late Clarence Fredrick Shepherd and Helen Beatrice Tinsman Shepherd.
Jumbo worked for the Operating Engineer Union and worked for several area...
Donald Lenford Fields, Sr.
Nov 7, 2015
Donald Lenford Fields, Sr. age 75, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Freeport and Akron, died surrounded by his family at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015 in Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, Ohio after a long illness.
Born North Kenova, Ohio on March 25, 1940, he was a...
Ervin Roy Dean
Nov 6, 2015
Ervin Roy Dean, age 83, of Piedmont died at home at 6:15 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2015 following a long illness.
He was born May 28, 1932 in Holloway, Belmont County, Ohio; a son of the late Henry Roy Dean and Mary Janet Pickering Dean.
Ervin was a 1951...
Jesse Oscar Gardner
Nov 4, 2015
Jesse Oscar Gardner, age 73 of 14538 Linden Road SE, Tippecanoe, Ohio died at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015.
He was born in rural Tippecanoe on May 8, 1942, a son of the late Sherman Oscar Gardner and Pauline Mae Hines Gardner. Jesse graduated...
Carol Joan (Ripley) Groh
Nov 4, 2015
Carol Joan Groh, age 76, of Winterset went to her heavenly home at 2:28 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from the Morrison House – Genesis HeathCare System, under Hospice Care, in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio after a courageous battle with cancer. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately...
John "Jack" Heath
Nov 1, 2015
Age 83, of 78600 Freeport Tippecanoe Road, Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio died unexpectedly at 2:19 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2015.
He was born May 27, 1932 in Allen Center, Union County, Ohio; a son of the late...
Martha Anne (Fair) Cole
Oct 28, 2015
Martha Anne Cole, age 85, of Antrim died at 5:32 a.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge.
Born December 12, 1929 in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison Fair (died in 1982) and Lyda Ellen Tedrick Fair (died in 1972).
She was...
Mildred Genette Shriver
Oct 8, 2015
Mildred Genette Shriver, age 93, of 26425 Westchester Road, Tippecanoe, died at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Country View Assisted Living, Lore City where she had resided since 1999.
Born February 26, 1922 near Cadiz, she was a daughter of the late Blaine...
Lewis Edwin Baker
Sep 8, 2015
Lewis Edwin Baker, age 95, of Coshocton, (formerly of Freeport) died at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in Windsorwood Place, Coshocton, Ohio.
Born in Dennison, Ohio July 20, 1920, he was a son of the late Edwin Lewis Baker and Bessie Belle Spring Baker.
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Terry Lee Hodkinson
Jul 13, 2015
Terry Lee Hodkinson, age 56, of 33920 Old Piedmont Road, Flushing died unexpectedly at 10:52 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2015 in Trinity West Hospital, Jefferson County, Steubenville, Ohio following surgery.
Born December 19, 1958 in Dennison, Ohio, he was a son of Mary Irene Milburn Hodkinson of Flushing and the late Junior Arthur...
Robert Allen Bethel, Sr.
Jul 11, 2015
Robert Allen Bethel, Sr., age 76, of 464 Deersville Avenue, Uhrichsville died unexpectedly at 10:35 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015 at home.
He was born December 1, 1938 in Belmont County, a son of the late William J. Bethel and Goldie Nabb Bethel.
Bob attended Freeport High...
George Wesley Basham, Jr.
Jun 15, 2015
George Wesley Basham, Jr. age 90 of Tippecanoe died at 8:06 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2015 in Crowne Pointe Care Center, Columbus, Ohio.
He was born April 8, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio. He was the son of the late George Wesley Basham, Sr. and Anna Elizabeth Williams Basham. His step-mother, Gaye Lilly Basham survives and resides in...
Samuel Josiah English, Jr.
May 19, 2015
Samuel Josiah English, Jr, age 71 of Freeport passed away at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio
He was born October 20, 1943. He was a son of the late Samuel Josiah English, Sr. and Mary Anna Lawver English.
His last employer was ANCO Mining of...
Flora Lucille (Garbrandt) Poulton
Apr 30, 2015
Flora Lucille Poulton, age 78, of Freeport died at 5:10 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Meridian Assisted Living Facility, Cambridge, Ohio.
She was born April 16, 1937 in Shadyside, Ohio to the late Sam Garbrandt and Verna Ray Riley Garbrandt.
Flora was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family....
Ralph Junior Toland
Mar 5, 2015
Ralph "Junior" Toland age 78, of 33510 Cadiz-Piedmont Road, Piedmont died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Barnesville Health Care Center, Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio.
He was born April 23, 1936 in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio. A son of the later Ralph C. Toland, Sr. and Mary Alice Ballentine.
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Jane C (Murphy) Tedrick
Mar 3, 2015
Jane Catherine Murphy Tedrick, age 95, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Norris Road, Tippecanoe, Ohio died at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Amberwood Manor Nursing Home, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Born August 1, 1919 near Gilmore, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. Murphy and Laura C. Wolf Murphy....
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