Obituaries

Oct 26, 2015

Lowell Thomas "Tom" McFrederick, 74, of Barnesville died Monday, October 26, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.  Tom was born on November 11, 1940 in Belmont County, Ohio to the late Lowell Mason and Alpharetta (Dillon) McFrederick of Somerton.

Tom is a veteran of the United States Army.  He was a 1958 graduate of Barnesville...

Oct 13, 2015

Lucille Landefeld Wittmer, 96, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Arbors at Woodsfield. She was born on January 11, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio to the late John W. and Cora Reich Landefeld.

The family moved back to Monroe County, home county of her parents, when she was one year old. Lucille was baptized...

Oct 9, 2015

Gladys Irene Marmie, 95, of Barnesville died Friday, October 9, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.  Irene was born on August 17, 1920 in Belmont County to the late Harry Taylor and Laura (Rutter) Taylor Saffle.

Irene was a 1938 graduate of Somerton High School.  She was a member of the First Christian Church of...

Oct 7, 2015

Lona Stottler, 69, of Kendallville, died on Wednesday Oct. 7, 2015, at North Ridge Village, Albion.

She was born on Jan. 13, 1946, in Sidney, Montana, to the late Arthur and Avis (Simard) Miller.

She was an avid reader who enjoyed collecting books.

She married Francis Stottler on July 16, 1966, in Indianapolis....

Oct 7, 2015

Lilly Dove Hughes, 70, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Ohio State Medical Center. She was born on May 30, 1945 in Spencer, WV to the late Ruth Greathouse.

In addition to her mother, she was preceded by her brother - Oral Greathouse, Son - James Larry Benear, great-grandchild - Amanda Price, and...

Oct 7, 2015

Harry Eugene "Gilly" Gill, 70, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born on September 12, 1945 to the late Harry Lewis and Letha Fern (Lucas) Gill.

Gilly was the equipment manager for the Barnesville Shamrocks and created the Milk Bucket along with Tug. He was a member of the...

Oct 5, 2015

Louis "Lou" C. Rastetter, Jr., 70,  of Cambridge died Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home.  He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 15, 1945 to the late Louis C. and Harriette (Landes) Rastetter, Sr.

Lou was a 1963 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He is a veteran of the United...

Sep 25, 2015

Donna P. Knox, 63, of Barnesville died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic.  Donna was born on July 6, 1952 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Edward Albert and Sophie (Luber) Petroski.

Donna was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wolfhurst, Ohio.  She worked as an accountant for Wheeling Steel.  Donna devoted...

Sep 21, 2015

Bonita Ruth Wehr, 84, of Boston, Ohio went home to be with her Lord on September 21, 2015.  She was born on February 15, 1931 in Boston to the late Clarence and Daisy (Bishop) Stephens.

Ruth was a faithful member of the Boston Church of Christ.  Ruth was a former employee of Jonathan Logan, Lgam, and Burns...

Sep 9, 2015

Oather G. "Junior" Hayes, Jr., 68, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born on August 20, 1947 in Columbus to the late Oather G. and Margaret "Matilda" (Vogt) Hayes, Sr.

Junior is survived by his wife - Patricia Lee (Windsor) Hayes; children - Johnny Hamilton, Felicia Comstock, Marissa Frazier,...

Sep 9, 2015

Marjorie Wittenbrook, 91, of Barnesville died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.  She was born on February 7, 1924 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late William and Clara (Johnston) DeMent.

Marjorie was a member of the Barnesville First United Methodist Church.  She worked at Wright Field during WWII, the Ration Board in...

Sep 6, 2015

Oleta Nola Garrett, 91, of Ashland, formerly of Barnesville, died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Ashland Samaritan Hospital.  She was born on September 25, 1923 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late James and Lucille (Harper) Gallagher.

While living in Barnesville, Oleta was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ.  After moving to Ashland, she...

Sep 5, 2015

Willard Copeland Perdue, 68, of Barnesville died Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab.  Willard was born on June 22,1947 in Piedmont, Ohio to the late Ralph W. and Lavata (Luyster) Perdue.

Willard is a USMC Veteran who proudly served during Vietnam.  He worked for North American Coal Company.  Willard was a member of...

Sep 5, 2015

Ronald E. Saffield, 77, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at his home. He was born on August 19, 1938 in Barnesville to the late Clarence Leroy "Punk" and Elizabeth Jane (Shepherd) Saffield.

Ronald is a veteran of the United States Navy.  He was retired from AEP where he worked as a transmission supervisor....

Aug 28, 2015

Marvin George Carpenter, 62, of Lewisville died Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital.  Marvin was born on April 23, 1953 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Clesson and Winnie (Nicholes) Carpenter.

Marvin was a 1971 graduate of Barnesville High School.  He worked as a laborer for Detroit Diesel in Cambridge, Ohio.

In addition to...

Aug 27, 2015

Julia Ann "Judy" Hanlon, 83, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015 at her home.  She was born February 8, 1932 in (East Richland) St. Clairsville, Ohio to the late Charles O. and Anna (Armour) Van Pelt.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Ruth (Van Pelt) Foreman, and...

Aug 26, 2015

Robert Douglass Warner, 91, passed from this life, to eternal rest, on August 26, 2015 at Forest Hill Nursing Care, St. Clairsville, Ohio. He was born in Beaver Township, Noble County on September 5, 1923 to the late Edward C. and Mary (Douglass) Warner.

He was a devoted member of the Church of Christ, worshiping most of...

Aug 10, 2015

Nicholas Edward "Nick" Graham, 30, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 2, 1985 in Wheeling, WV to Marilyn Marie (LaFever) Neuhart and John Edward Graham.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother - Cheryl Ann (Gallagher) LaFever; paternal grandfather - Clarence John Graham; and...

Aug 7, 2015

Atha Loverna Powell, 87, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehab. She was born on October 5, 1927 in Yorkville, Ohio to the late George F. and Dessie (Hashman) Lucas.

Loverna is a baptized christian of the Lord's church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Aug 3, 2015

Barbara J. Brause, 70, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at Community Hospice in New Philadelphia. She was born on May 19, 1945 in Albany, Georgia to the late RJ and Ada Rebecca (Stansberry) Tilley.

She is survived by a son - Gary Wayne Farnsworth of Groveland, FL; 2 daughters - Melody Farnsworth of...