Obituaries

Koch Funeral Home in Freeport, Ohio

Carroll Bruce "Curly" Bargar

Carroll Bruce "Curly" Bargar

Jan 27, 2021

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James A. "Bones" Burger

James A. "Bones" Burger

Jan 10, 2021

A Gathering and Dinner to celebrate Jim "Bones" Burger will be held Sunday, May 2, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Piedmont Firehouse. Please come and share memories of Bones and enjoy some good food.

Gene R Miller

Gene R Miller

Dec 30, 2020

Gene R. Miller, age 91, of St. Clairsville died at 6:47 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in Select Specialty Hospital of Southeast Ohio in Newark, Ohio after a short illness.

Gene was born October 7, 1929 in Kalamazoo, Michigan; a son of the late Fred C. Miller and Lena Morrison Miller.

He joined the military...

H. "Duane" Ripley

H. "Duane" Ripley

Dec 18, 2020

Born February 19, 1931 in Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Craig Raymond Ripley and Evelyn Lucile Phillips Ripley. He graduated from Madison High School, Antrim, where he excelled in basketball.  On June 6, 1948, Duane married his high school sweetheart, Betty June McQuain.  Together, they enjoyed 62 years of marriage.

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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...

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