Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Fairfield County, Ohio

Sue Lynn Shaw

Sue Lynn Shaw

Jul 21, 2022

Sue Lynn Shaw, 84, of West Rushville, died Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Main Street Terrace, Lancaster. She was born August 9, 1937 in Bremen, Ohio. Sue was a 1955 graduate of Rushcreek Memorial High School, Bremen and was retired from North End Press where she worked 30 years as a typesetter. She was a longtime member of Rushcreek Presbyterian...

Norma Jean (Stuart) Fisher

Norma Jean (Stuart) Fisher

Jul 3, 2022

Norma Jean (Stuart) Fisher, 86, of Rushville, died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Altercare of Thornville. She was born March 24, 1936 in Lancaster, Ohio the daughter of Roy Ernest and Dorothy Marie (Johnston) Stuart. Norma was a 1954 graduate of Rushcreek Memorial High School and a 1957 graduate of Grant Nursing School. She was a former member of the...

Jamie Dale Lashbrook

Jamie Dale Lashbrook

Jul 1, 2022

Jamie Dale Lashbrook, 43, of Bremen, died unexpectedly July 1, 2022 at his home. He was born August 17, 1978 in Evansville, Indiana. Jamie was a 2004 graduate of Indiana University and was currently working as a production manager at Palmer-Donavin in Hebron. Jamie is survived by his wife of 11 years, Sarah Leanne (Pritchard) Lashbrook, whom he married on...

Diane Marie Cleland

Diane Marie Cleland

Jun 26, 2022

Diane Marie Cleland, 64, of Newark, died Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. She was born March 24, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert Roland and Luella Jean (Justice) Donaldson. She was a 1976 graduate of Fairfield Union High School and was the Assistant Manager at Creno's Pizza - Buckeye Lake. She is survived by...

Thelma Mae Williams

Thelma Mae Williams

Jun 19, 2022

Thelma Mae Williams, 80, closed her tired eyes on this earth in the early morning hours of June 19, 2022. One minute just before bed, she was singing with her sisters about heaven and the next minute, actually walking the streets of gold and singing directly to Jesus! It was the greatest moment of confirmation: to look in His eyes...

Anne Marie Persinger

Anne Marie Persinger

Jun 16, 2022

Anne Marie Persinger, 52, of Lancaster, died Thursday, June 16, 2022 at OSU Medical Center. She was born May 11, 1970 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Anne was a 1988 graduate of Lancaster High School and was a member of the Apostolic Faith Tabernacle in Bremen. Anne and her husband Mike are owners of Persinger's Processing and Deli in Bremen. Anne...

Theodore "Ted" Forsythe

Theodore "Ted" Forsythe

Jun 16, 2022

Theodore (Ted) Forsythe, 88, of Bremen passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022. He was born April 25, 1934 to the late Cloyd and Edith (Nutter) Forsythe. Ted grew up on a farm near Junction City, and later purchased a farm of his own near his birthplace. As a young man, Ted served in the Army in California, working on...

Thomas Christopher Ryan Thorne

Thomas Christopher Ryan Thorne

Jun 12, 2022

Thomas Christopher Ryan Thorne, 30 of Willard, Ohio died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, June 12, 2022. He was born August 19, 1991 in Lancaster, Ohio. He was a 2010 graduate of Logan High School and was currently working for Pepperidge Farms in Willard. Ryan is survived by his mother, Jennifer Llewellyn; his father, Thomas Thorne; sister, London Llewellyn;...

Bruce Edward Stevens

Bruce Edward Stevens

May 31, 2022

Bruce Edward Stevens, 68, of Bremen, died Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Fairfield Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1953 in Nelsonville, Ohio the son of Alva Eugene and Mabel Louise (Cummans) Stevens. Bruce was a graduate of Nelsonville-York High School and Tri-County JVS. He was retired from Fairfield Medical Center and was a member of Avlon United Brethren...

William "Bill" Barton Danner

William "Bill" Barton Danner

May 26, 2022

William “Bill” Barton Danner, 60, of Lancaster, died Thursday, May 26, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born August 26, 1961 in Circleville, Ohio. Bill was the groundskeeper at the Lancaster-Fairfield County Fairgrounds for 39 years. Bill is survived by his companion of 17 years, Mandy Davis; daughter, Tonya West; step-mother, Sabra Halford of Texas; step-children, Mary Neal, Ryan...

Mary Catherine Stoner

Mary Catherine Stoner

May 7, 2022

Mary Catherine Stoner, 95, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 7, 2022 at the Main Street Terrace in Lancaster, Ohio. She was born February 6, 1927 in Bremen, Ohio, the daughter of Jess and Eva Stoner. She was a devoted servant of the Lord, having been church treasurer for several decades and headed...

Marilyn M. Hockman

Marilyn M. Hockman

May 5, 2022

Marilyn M (Harmon) Hockman, 86 of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at the Pickering House on May 5, 2022. Marilyn was born on May 27, 1935 to Charles & Edna (Brown) Harmon. She was a graduate of Rushcreek Memorial High School in 1953, where she was voted most athletic in her class. She is survived by her sons, Douglas (friend Dixie...

Harold Clyde "Bud" Perry Jr

Harold Clyde "Bud" Perry Jr

Apr 30, 2022

Harold Clyde “Bud” Perry Jr., 86, of Bremen, died Saturday, April 30, 2022. He was born January 30, 1936 in Lancaster, Ohio to Harold Clyde Sr. and Dorothy Mae (Lutz) Perry. He was a 1954 graduate of Lancaster High School and was retired from Diamond Power. He was a veteran of the US Navy and a member of the Bremen...

Sharon Ruth Preece

Sharon Ruth Preece

Apr 24, 2022

Sharon "Ruth" Preece (Crago), 67, of New Straitsville, Ohio passed away on April 24, 2022. She left this life much like she lived it since her stroke in 2016. Taking a nap. After eating her favorite cherry tarts, she took a nap and decided now was the time to move on to the next stage of living. Ruth's family and...

Hazel M. Vanhorn

Hazel M. Vanhorn

Apr 23, 2022

Hazel Mae VanHorn, age 92 of Bremen, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Buckeye Care and Rehabilitation in Lancaster. Hazel was born February 10, 1930, in Bremen, daughter of the late George and Goldie (Newman) Hockman. She enjoyed her home and was steadfast on the farm for all of her adult life. She loved her farm animals, cows and...

Geraldine L Burnworth

Geraldine L Burnworth

Apr 15, 2022

Geraldine L. Burnworth, 98, of Bremen, went home to her Savior Jesus on Good Friday, April 15, 2022. Geraldine is survived by her 3 children, Gloria Gornall, Terry (Shirley) Burnworth and Lois (Steve) McNeal; 9 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Betty Goss, Carolyn (Don) Ankrom and Donna Burnworth; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...

Marjory Ann Lonberger

Marjory Ann Lonberger

Apr 2, 2022

Marjory Ann (Hill) Lonberger, 89, born March 19, 1933 in Columbus, Ohio, died Saturday, April 2, 2022 in Canal Winchester, Ohio. Survived by children, Susan (Scott) Douglas, Ashville, OH and Carol (Mark) Burns, Canal Winchester, OH; grandchildren, Kevin (Mackinzie) Douglas, Andrew (Julie) Burns and Alyssa Burns; great-grandchildren, Caroline, Elliot and Serenity; sister, June (Lawrence) Powell; brother, John (Sharon) Hill; sister-in-law,...

Gloria Woods Gerhold

Gloria Woods Gerhold

Mar 31, 2022

Gloria Woods Gerhold, 96, of Lancaster, passed peacefully Thursday morning, March 31, 2022 at the Pickering House. She was born February 2, 1926 in Pasadena, California to Almon Victor Sr. and Esther (Morgan) Woods. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leo L. Gerhold; son, Paul L. Gerhold and brother, A. Victor Woods Jr. She is survived...

Thomas L Moyer

Thomas L Moyer

Mar 28, 2022

Thomas L. Moyer, 87, of Junction City, Ohio entered into eternal rest at his home on Monday, March 28, 2022. He was born April 27, 1934 to Cloyd Neil and Zada Opal (Loomis) Moyer. He was a longtime member of Avlon United Brethren In Christ Church. Tom had worked at Anchor Hocking Plant #2 retiring in 1986 and then established...

Herbert "Herb" Wiley Yeazel

Herbert "Herb" Wiley Yeazel

Mar 25, 2022

Herbert “Herb” Wiley Yeazel Jr., 76, of Bremen, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Fairfield Medical Center. He was born November 12, 1945 in Lebanon, Ohio to the late Herbert Yeazel Sr. and Nancy (Clark) Studer. He was a 1965 graduate of Fairfield Union High School a veteran of the US Army and had worked at Anchor Hocking for 45...