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Iris Jane (Gatten)  Bouska Ridenbaugh

Iris Jane (Gatten) Bouska Ridenbaugh

Oct 11, 2022

Iris Jane Bouska Ridenbaugh, age 91, of Walnut Creek, formerly of Freeport, New Philadelphia, and Warsaw died at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek, Ohio following a short illness.

Born April 16, 1931 in Morristown, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Dennis Blake Gatten and Martha Jane...

Samuel Wherry Cunningham

Samuel Wherry Cunningham

Sep 17, 2022

Samuel Wherry Cunningham, age 95, of 76795 Valley Knoll Road, Flushing (Piedmont) died at 3:25 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2022 in the Harrison County Home, Cadiz, Ohio where he had been a resident for thirteen months.

He was born March 6, 1927 in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio; a son of the late Lester Zellars Cunningham and...

Virginia Lee (Stine)  Tobin

Virginia Lee (Stine) Tobin

Sep 3, 2022

Virginia Lee Tobin, age 89, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Columbus and Freeport, died at 10:10 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022 in Park Village Southside, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

She was born May 5, 1933 in Smyrna, Guernsey County, Ohio to the late Albert Leroy Stine and Lois Lorine Mallarnee Stine.

Virginia was a 1951...

Frederick Alfred Herkner

Frederick Alfred Herkner

May 19, 2022

He was born October 8, 1945 in Akron City Hospital, Akron; a son of the late Gustav Albert Herkner and Louise Marie Doepel Herkner.

He was a machinist for the steel industry.

Fred was an avid outdoorsman and family man.

Fred was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rose; two brothers: Mike...

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