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Koch Funeral Home in Freeport, Ohio Obituaries

Artie (Smith)  Lawson

Artie (Smith) Lawson

Oct 7, 2020

Artie Smith Lawson, age 96, of Bose Road, Freeport died at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in Cleveland Clinic Justin T. Rogers Hospice Facility on Ridgewood Road in Akron.

Born October 4, 1924 in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee; she was a daughter of the late Jeff Smith and Emma Bice Smith.

She worked at a...

George Ferris

George Ferris

May 5, 2020

George Ferris, age 77, of 25177 Cadiz Road, Freeport died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in Aultman Hospital, Canton, Stark County, Ohio from complications after a heart procedure.

He was born February 22, 1943 in Shippenville, Pennsylvania. He was a son of the late Floyd Bernard Ferris and Edna May Brown Ferris.

George worked for Schwebel's...

Connie Jean (Vanfossen)  Fritter

Connie Jean (Vanfossen) Fritter

Apr 21, 2020

An Open House Birthday Celebration of Life for Connie Fritter will be held at the Holloway Old Timers Social Hall from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2020, which would have been Connie's 71st birthday. Friends are invited to come, view pictures, share memories, and fellowship with the family.

Mary Leah (Ferrell)  Baker

Mary Leah (Ferrell) Baker

Apr 14, 2020

Born in Massillon, Ohio March 9, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John Homer Ferrell and Marion Elizabeth Culberson Ferrell.

She was a 1946 graduate of Freeport High School where she had been a cheerleader.

She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 68 years, Lewis E. (Ed) Baker, who died...

Jack Edward Roehrich

Jack Edward Roehrich

Mar 22, 2020

Jack Edward Roehrich, age 17, of 25611 Cadiz Road, Freeport died Sunday, March 22, 2020 on Skullfork Road near Freeport, as a result of a tragic accident associated with flood waters. Jack was born February 16, 2003 in Cambridge, Ohio; a son of Mark Allan Roehrich and Leila Ann McCarty Roehrich. Jack's primary education was provided all through his sophomore...

Golda Rose (Wicker)  Ash

Golda Rose (Wicker) Ash

Mar 21, 2020

Golda Rose Ash, age 81,  of 28700 Norris Road, Tippecanoe, Ohio went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 21, 2020 near Stillwater, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

She was born January 4, 1939 in Tennessee; a daughter of the late Hucie Wicker and Nadine Wicker.

Golda graduated from Uhrichsville High School in 1957. She was...

Billie Carol (Gatts)  Borland

Billie Carol (Gatts) Borland

Feb 16, 2020

Billie Carol Gatts Borland, age 78, of Freeport died surrounded by her family at 9:12 p.m. Sunday, February 16, 2020 in the home of her daughter, Penny Shepherd where she had been living since November 2019.

Born in Carroll County, Center Township on October 31, 1941; a daughter of the late Roy Harding Gatts and Helen Maxine...

Alta Louise Dickey

Alta Louise Dickey

Feb 13, 2020

Alta Louise Dickey, age 82, of St. Clairsville, formerly of Freeport went to be with the Lord at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020 in Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehab Center, Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio.

Louise was born April 14, 1937 in Uhrichsville, Ohio. She was a daughter of the late John Workman Stubbins and Dorothy Mary...

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