Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Perry County, OH and surrounding areas
V. Maxine Denman
Mar 13, 2010
V. Maxine Denman nee Kemerer, 89, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville and N. Fort Myers, Florida passed away at 1:05 A.M., Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Genesis Extended Care and Rehab Center in Zanesville following an extended illness. She was born on April 28, 1920 in Crooksville the daughter of the late Paul and Gladys (nee Brunton) Kemerer....

Elisabeth M. "Ellie" Sherrick
Feb 21, 2010
Elisabeth M. "Ellie" Sherrick, 83, of Tunnel Hill Rd., Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 11:40 P.M., Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Helen Purcell Home in Zanesville following a six month illness. She was born October 8, 1926 in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany the daughter of the late Ernst and Maria Elisabeth Schumann Schornstheimer. Ellie was a homemaker and...

Diane Kay Koska
Feb 18, 2010
Diane Kay Koska, 56, of S. Columbus St., Somerset, Ohio passed away at 12:25 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Autumn Health Care Center in Somerset following an extended illness. She was born February 16, 1954 in Zanesville the daughter of Glen and Ruth Pletcher Anderson of Roseville. Diane was a former cook at Brighton Ice Cream in Zanesville,...
J.O. Rider Neff
Feb 15, 2010
J.O. Rider Neff, 68, of Newark Rd., Nashport, Ohio passed away at 2:18 A.M., Monday, February 15, 2010 at the residence of his sister-in-law in Newark after an extended illness. He was born April 20, 1941 in Zanesville, the son of the late James Otis and Edith (Rider) Neff. J.O. was an employee of the Longaberger Co., attended Marne...
Raymond L McKee
Feb 7, 2010
Raymond L. McKee, 84, of Royma Rd., Corning, Ohio passed away at 12:10 A.M., Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Mt Carmel East Hospital, Columbus after a brief illness. He was born November 24, 1925 in West Manchester the son of the late Clarence and Sadie (Poffenberger) McKee. Raymond grew up on the family farm in Preble County where he...
Virginia Lee Moore
Jan 20, 2010
Virginia L. Moore, 90, of Crooksville, passed away, at 8:27 a.m., Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Cedar Hill Care Center in Zanesville. She was born August 25, 1919 in Crooksville to the late Gail Russell and Laura Reed Russell. Virginia worked at Good Samaritan Hospital as a LPN and was Methodist by faith. She is survived by her son,...
Cornelius "Neal" Gilvin
Jan 16, 2010
Cornelius Gilvin, 58, of Flint Ridge Road, Crooksville, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Good Samaritan Hospital after an extended illness. He was born May 30, 1951 in Fleming County, Ky to the late Otho Gilvin and Virginia Humphries Gilvin. Cornelius worked as a diesel mechanic for Center City International in Pataskala. He is survived...
Dirk L. Mumford
Jan 3, 2010
Dirk L. Mumford, 48, of Crooksville, passed away at 7:21 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital after an extended illness. He was born January 22, 1961 and spent most of his life as a well loved entertainer. Dirk is survived by his daughters, Amista (Joe Baker) Mumford of New Lexington and Andrea Mumford of Brownsville;...
Shirley Ann Porter
Jan 2, 2010
Shirley A. Porter, 65, of Crooksville, died at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born July 23, 1944 in Perry county and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness at Six Mile Turn. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Lonnie Porter; her...
Timothy E. Shahan
Dec 26, 2009
Timothy E. Shahan, 39, of Zanesville, passed away at 1:19 P.M., Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Bethesda Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born November 10, 1970 in Lancaster, Ohio and worked as a home interior decorator. He is survived by his mother, Betty Hall Shahan of Roseville; his daughters, Tiffany Marie Shahan, Faithful Lynn Marie, Kara Kent...
Ivan Lee Sturgill
Dec 25, 2009
Ivan Lee Sturgill, 19 days, of Fairway Lane, Zanesville, Ohio passed away at 5:30 P.M., Friday, December 25, 2009 at at Children's Hospital in Columbus. He was born Sunday, December 6 at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, the son of Christopher and Amanda Young Sturgill of Zanesville. In addition to his parents, Ivan is survived by a sister,...
Jack L. Riffle, Jr
Dec 11, 2009
Jack Lee Riffle, Jr. 41 of Taylor St., Crooksville, Ohio passed away at 7:44 P.M., Friday, December 11, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. Born March 1, 1968 in Zanesville the son of Jack Lee Riffle, Sr. and Ernestine Browning Olney both of Crooksville, Jack was a former self-employed contractor and had served in the...
Isaac A. "Ike" Hill
Dec 5, 2009
Isaac Arthur "Ike" Hill,54, of Ceramic Rd. Crooksville passed away at 5:15 P.M., Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville after an extended illness. Born May 8, 1955 in New Lexington, Ohio to the late Everett Hill and Juanita North Hill of Fultonham, Ike was a former employee of Crooksville Coal Company and was a...
Rhea Fern Young
Dec 1, 2009
Rhea Fern Young, 89, formerly of Crooksville, passed away at 7:17 P.M., Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Fairhope Hospice & Palliative Care Pickering House in Lancaster after an extended illness. Born December 4, 1919 in Crooksville to the late David Floyd Baughman and Jessie Brown Baughman she was a former employee of Old Gem, Alpine Pottery and Essex Wire...
Wanda J. Duncan
Nov 8, 2009
Wanda J. Duncan, 82, of Mt. Vernon and Formerly of Crooksville, passed away at 9:45 A.M., Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Country Court Care Center in Mt. Vernon after an extended illness. She was born February 22, 1927 in Crooksville to the late Glenn Trussell and Myrtle Weston Trussell. Wanda was a former security guard and was formerly employed...
Ruth T. Watts
Nov 8, 2009
Ruth T. Watts, 91 of 120 Waverly Gables, Waverly, Ohio, formerly of Crooksville, died at 3:15 P.M., Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Pleasant Hill Manor in Piketon after an extended illness. Born February 24, 1918 in Crooksville, Ruth was the daughter of the late James Howard and Nellie Warner Tatman. She had worked for many years as a bookkeeper...
Donald "Don" E. Fitzgerald
Nov 6, 2009
Donald "Don" E. Fitzgerald, 73, of Crooksville, passed away at 2:30 A.M., Friday, November 6, 2009 at Willow Haven Nursing Home after an extended illness. He was born September 11, 1936 in Zanesville (Sonora) to the late Joseph and Goldie Reed Fitzgerald. Don was a retired machinist for Rockwell Internationl, a member of the Old Steam and Gas Tractor...

Steven L. Hammer
Oct 15, 2009
Steven L. Hammer, 56, of New Martinsville, WV, formerly of Crooksville, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 in Glen Falls, NY. Steve was born August 30, 1953 in Zanesville, the son of Gerald and Sally Heskett Hammer of Crooksville. He was a truck driver for Gypsum Express and a former employee of Murry Trucking and Transmax Trucking. He was a...
Dale "Gibby" Gibbs
Oct 10, 2009
Dale Gene Gibbs, 54, of Rosefarm, passed away at 1:15 P.M., Saturday, October 10, 2009 at his residence after a sudden illness. Born February 18, 1955 in Zanesville, Dale was a loader operator at Oxford Coal Mine, together with his wife, was the former owner of Gibby's Tavern in Crooksville, a member of the Crooksville Free Methodist Church, and...

Albert V. Adkins
Oct 10, 2009
Albert Vinson Adkins, 65, of Crooksville, passed away at 9:31 A.M., Saturday, October 10, 2009 in New Lexington after an extended illness. Albert was born April 4, 1944 in Huntington, WV to the late Arzel Adkins and Bernice Bias Adkins. He was a retired computer analyst and loved spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his grandchildren,...
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