Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Fairfield County, Ohio

Paul R. Hanson

Paul R. Hanson

Apr 28, 2024

Paul R. Hanson, 70, of Junction City, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Altercare of Somerset on April 28, 2024 after an extended illness. He was born May 6, 1953 in Lancaster, Ohio to the late Marion and Marcella Hanson. He retired from the Village of Junction City Water and Street Departments after 23 years of service. He took...

William "Bill" Lewis Shriner

William "Bill" Lewis Shriner

Apr 27, 2024

William “Bill” Lewis Shriner, 87, of Junction City, Ohio died Saturday, April 27, 2024 at his home. He was born August 9, 1936 in New Salem, Ohio the son of Kenneth Roosevelt and Wilma V. (Beyer) Shriner. Bill was a 1954 graduate of Junction City High School and attended OSU for one year. He was a veteran of the US...

Judith Kay "Judy" (Colby) Stemen

Judith Kay "Judy" (Colby) Stemen

Apr 18, 2024

Judith Kay “Judy” (Colby) Stemen, 83, of Lancaster, went home to her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Pickering House. She was born September 9, 1940 in Olean, New York the daughter of George W. and Katherine (Sprague) Colby. Prior to moving to this area from Hardin County, Judy worked as a physical therapist at hospitals...

Bryon Owen Julian

Bryon Owen Julian

Apr 15, 2024

Bryon Owen Julian, 52, of Lancaster, died Monday, April 15, 2024 at Fairfield Medical Center. He was born December 5, 1971 in Lancaster the son of Daniel Benton and Mae (Harmon) Julian. Bryon had owned a couple of pizza places and ran Stop Watch Pizza for several years. He was a good shade tree mechanic. He loved his family, especially...

Mary Margaret Mcconnell

Mary Margaret Mcconnell

Apr 11, 2024

Mary Margaret McConnell, 89, of Bremen, Ohio died Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the Pickering House. She was born November 9, 1934 in Perry County, Ohio the daughter of the late Earl and Mary (Nutter) Mohler. Margaret was an active member of the Bremen Community Methodist Church, where she served on the Alter Guild for many years. She is survived...

Victoria May Mcgee

Victoria May Mcgee

Apr 4, 2024

Victoria May McGee, 78, formerly of Mt. Perry, Ohio died Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Trenton, Michigan. She was born May 8, 1945 in Lancaster, Ohio the daughter of Henry William and Irene (Wolford) McCandlish. Vicky attended Rushcreek Memorial High School. After high school she worked at Goodyear for 5 years then earned her degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse....

Patricia Ann Lecrone

Patricia Ann Lecrone

Apr 2, 2024

Patricia ”Patty” Ann Lecrone, 86, of Bremen, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. She was born May 7, 1937 in Washington Court House the daughter of Pearl Eugene and Urtha R. (Cox) Leach. Patty enjoyed gardening, baking, crocheting and knitting and being surrounded by her family. She had been a longtime member of...

Patricia Maxine Likovic

Patricia Maxine Likovic

Mar 31, 2024

Patricia Maxine Likovic, 83, of Bremen, died Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 at her home. Easter was her favorite holiday and loved the time spent with family on that special day. She was born September 25, 1940 in Lancaster, Ohio the daughter of Bernard Russell and Nellie Luella (Bartow) Shuping. Pat was very creative and enjoyed working in her yard...

Elizabeth Ann Chambers

Elizabeth Ann Chambers

Mar 23, 2024

Elizabeth Ann Chambers, 79, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Pickering House. She was born April 28, 1944 in Athens, Ohio, one of 14 children by Okey and Dorcas (Perry) Murphy. Liz is survived by her husband of 52 years, Gary L Chambers; children, Kimberly (Randy) DeLong, Ken (Krystal) Nicholson and Gary Lee (Bobbi Jo) Chambers...

Gregory James Ptacin

Gregory James Ptacin

Mar 13, 2024

Gregory James Ptacin, 82, of Hideaway Hills, Ohio died peacefully Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster. He was born January 13, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Frank and Cornelia Ptacin. Greg was a 1959 graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Chicago and went on to receive his BS in Business Administration from Bradley University, Peoria...

Linda Kay Smithson

Linda Kay Smithson

Mar 5, 2024

Linda Kay Smithson, age 63, was raised in St. Albans WV. She passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at home in Pickerington, Ohio. Linda was born on May 6, 1960 in South Charleston, WV. She's the daughter of the late John W. Smithson Sr and Dolores Belle (Cox) Smithson. She leaves behind brothers John...

Keith Owen Brown

Keith Owen Brown

Feb 28, 2024

Keith Owen Brown, 87, of Bremen, died Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at his home. He was born March 31, 1936 in Bremen, Ohio the son of Luther Owen and Mary Viola (Sanderson) Brown. Keith was a 1954 graduate of Rushcreek Memorial High School where he excelled at Football, Baseball and Basketball. After graduating, Keith served in the US Navy Medical...

Stanley Arnold Brigner

Stanley Arnold Brigner

Feb 25, 2024

Stanley Arnold Brigner, 85, of Circleville, died on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at the Pickering House, Lancaster, Ohio. Stan was born November 10, 1938 in Circleville, OH, to Clarence Marvin and Mary Mae (Tomlinson) Brigner. Stan joined the US Navy in January 1956 and later that year on October 25th married Carolyn Jo Metcalfe. He served his term in the...

Eva Lurline Cobb

Eva Lurline Cobb

Feb 18, 2024

Eva Lurline Garretson Cobb died February 18, 2024 at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living in Dacula, GA. She was 93. Eva was born May 1,1930 in Charleston, WV to Franklin and Dilla Meadows Garretson. She was a graduate of Ravenswood (WV) High School. She married Rossie Elmer Cobb of Ripley, WV in 1951. Eva worked in Columbus while Ross was stationed...

Michael R. Newman

Michael R. Newman

Feb 12, 2024

Michael R. Newman, 71, formerly of Pleasantville, Ohio passed away Monday, February 12, 2024 at his home in Lancaster surrounded by his family. He was born April 30, 1952 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Roy D. "John" and Norma L. (Cleary) Newman. Mike was a 1970 graduate of Lancaster High School. He retired from Nationwide Insurance with 28 years...

Klayton Matthew Coblentz

Klayton Matthew Coblentz

Feb 11, 2024

Klayton Matthew Coblentz, of Bremen, Ohio born July 25, 2022 in Lancaster, Ohio received his Angel Wings on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at the age of 1 year, 6 months, 17 days. He was incredibly sweet and loving and had a drawing effect on many people. He will be dearly missed by: His loving parents…Aden & MariAnna Coblentz and sister,...

Rossie Elmer Cobb

Rossie Elmer Cobb

Feb 10, 2024

Rossie Elmer Cobb died February 10, 2024 at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living in Dacula, GA. He was 92. Ross was born July 5,1931 in Belgrove, WV to Early and Martha Field Cobb. He was a graduate of Ripley (WV) High School, a standout football player, named their first Mr. Viking in 1948 and honored in his later years at several...

William R. Hochradel

William R. Hochradel

Feb 4, 2024

William R. Hochradel, wonderful husband, father, and beloved grandfather, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2024, surrounded by family. Bill was born in 1930 in Monroe, Michigan to parents Carl and Elva (Miller). He was the 6th of nine children. After graduating from Liberty Union High School in 1948, he joined the Presidential Honor Guard (known as “The Old Guard”)....

Dorothy Davidson

Dorothy Davidson

Jan 31, 2024

Dorothy Davidson, 82, of Bremen, died Wednesday, January 31, 2024. She was born October 29, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio to Guy and Lutetia (Reynolds) Hannan. Dot had worked as a corrections officer at Columbus Workhouse for Women in the 70’s. Dorothy is survived by her children, Julian (Dawn) Smith, Tori Pennington and Scott (Corry) Davidson; former daughter-in-law, Jill Horn; grandchildren,...

Linda Sue Patterson

Linda Sue Patterson

Jan 29, 2024

Linda Sue Patterson, 67, of Rushville, died unexpectedly Monday, January 29, 2024 at Fairfield Medical Center. She was born May 10, 1956 in Phoenix, AZ the daughter of Earl Wayne and Mary Margaret (Johnson) Rowley. Linda was retired from the Columbus Veterans Affairs Office and had worked many years at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Linda is survived by her husband of...