Obituaries

Nov 16, 2023

Donald Ray “Red” Becker, 85, of Whipple, Ohio, died on Thursday, November 16, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 18, 1937 in Marietta, Ohio to Raymond James and Hazel Marie Willison Becker. Red attended Marietta High School until he joined the Marines to serve his country. He worked for the City of Marietta Street Department...

Nov 7, 2023

Janet Louise Wilcoxen, 70, of Belpre, Ohio, died on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 13, 1952 in Parkersburg, WV to William and Betty Jane Cooper Horton.

Janet was a 1970 graduate of Warren High School. She worked for Marietta Memorial Hospital in medical records for...

Nov 6, 2023

Leora M. Arnold, 96, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Monday, November 6, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 18, 1927 in Lowell, Ohio to Clarence E. and Emma Bauerbach Huck.

Leora graduated from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1948. She worked for Marietta Memorial Hospital as a Registered Nurse for...

Nov 4, 2023

Madeline Caroline Schultheiss Price Muntz, 100, of Marietta, died Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Elison Assisted Living.  She was born on July 2, 1923 in Newport to Edwin and Georgia Schultheiss.  Madeline was a graduate of Newport High School.

She is survived by, three step-daughters: Judith Spence (James) of Newark, Victoria Brown of Williamstown WV, and Pamela...

Oct 30, 2023

Marilyn Ruth Grisez Staudt of Williamstown, WV, died Monday, October 30, 2023 at the age of 88.  Born in 1935 in Willowdell, OH, she was the daughter of Henry and Helen Grisez.

Marilyn attended high school in Versailles, OH, and college at the Ohio State University.  She was a member of the OSU choir, past president of...

Oct 29, 2023

Jack Franklin Hill Sr., 91, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born on January 23, 1932 in Marietta Township, Ohio to late Harold and Laura Wagner Hill.

Jack was a 1949 graduate of Marietta High School. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a...

Oct 27, 2023

Our precious Mason Brody Skidmore, 21, of Stockport, Ohio was fatally injured in a tragic automobile accident on Friday, October 27, 2023.

Mason was born in Parkersburg, WV on Tuesday, May 4, 2002, along with his twin sister, Matti.

Mason graduated from Warren High School in 2021. He had been employed by Skinner Firestone in...

Oct 17, 2023

Susan “Chris” Fraser Unroe, 76, of Marietta, OH and Zionsville, IN, was born September 29, 1947, and passed away peacefully at her home in Zionsville, on October 17, 2023, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Larry of 54 years and cherished mother of Mark (Kathleen) and beloved grandmother of...

Oct 14, 2023

Jonathan Michael Christy, 46, of Vero Beach, Florida disappeared on Saturday, October 14, 2023, while swimming in the ocean.

Born in Marietta, OH, on June 9, 1977, Jonathan was the son of Mary Lou (Heron) and Frank L. Christy, of Vero Beach, FL. He grew up in Marietta, OH, and Vero Beach, FL, and was a 1995...

Oct 14, 2023

William James Landsittel "Yogi", 87, passed away on October 14, 2023 in Greensboro, GA. He was born on July 7, 1936, in Marietta, OH. Yogi, as he was affectionately known, was an honest and loyal friend to many. As an athlete, he had a love for baseball and softball, which earned him the nickname "Yogi" after the great Yogi Berra....

Oct 10, 2023

William David Collins, 90, of San Diego, CA, died peacefully surrounded by his family on October 10, 2023. Bill was born in Marietta on April 7, 1933 to Grace M. (Wagoner) and H. Kenneth Collins of Williamstown.

A graduate of Paschal High School in Fort Worth and the University of Texas at Austin, Bill served in the...

Oct 9, 2023

Tanner Steven Rice, 25, of Vincent, Ohio, died on Monday, October 9, 2023 at his home. He was born on January 12, 1998 to Tracy Dawn Mugrage and Steven Mark Rice.

He is survived by his mother and step father, Tracy and Richard Armstrong; father, Steve Rice; maternal grandmother, Thelma Baker; paternal grandmother, Evelyn Rice; two brothers,...

Oct 4, 2023

Bernice Lora Marie (Bunny) Peplin, age 96, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at Selby Hospital in Marietta, OH.

Bunny was born in Evansville, Wyoming on April 25, 1927 to Hattie Fogel Solwold and Bernard Martin Solwold. Bunny was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon “Bud” Peplin and her brother, Maynard Solwold. She is...

Sep 28, 2023

Ardis Miller Hollins, age 88, died peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at Selby Hospital in Marietta, Ohio.

She was born July 5, 1935 to Elizabeth Summers Kirk Miller and Frank Latimer Miller, in San Angelo, Texas, where they were working at a recreation camp for phone company executives at Devil’s River near Del Rio, with her...

Sep 8, 2023

LAURA JEANNE MILLER, born August 7, 1968 in Marietta, Ohio, to the late John and Carol Miller. Died September 8, 2023, age 55, in Marietta, Ohio, surrounded by her family and friends.

LJ possessed a friendly, social spirit that led to many lifelong friendships. Her family and extended family were her soft spot.

As a...

Aug 31, 2023

Lt. Col. Joshua Michael Schaad, Retired, 46, of Niceville, FL, died on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at his parent’s home in Mt. Orab, Ohio. He was born on February 18, 1977 at Travis AFB in California, to Michael James and Carol Ann Pinkerton Schaad.

Josh graduated from Warren High School in 1995. He received his Bachelor of...

Aug 27, 2023

William Lewis Durham, born July 24, 1942 in Memphis, Tenn. passed away on August 27, 2023 in hospice at Elison Assisted Living in Reno, OH after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 42 years Patricia, his son William Durham Jr. (Lois) of Bono, AR and his sister Patty Sue Gant of Bartlett, TN and several...

Aug 25, 2023

Teresa "Tess" Nell Dailey Huck, 76, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Friday, August 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 23, 1947 in Marietta, Ohio to Pearl and Nellie Worstell Dailey.

Tess was a 1965 graduate of Marietta High School. She was a member of Our Lady of Mercy...

Aug 24, 2023

Regina Weinheimer, 99, of Marietta, Ohio died on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 25, 1924 in Marietta, Ohio to Raymond and Blanche Lang Tornes.

She was a devoted member of The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, where she was active in the Catholic Women’s Club. She was...

Aug 21, 2023

Virginia Rae Schwendeman, 92, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Monday, August 21, 2023 at Harmar Place in Marietta. She was born on May 25, 1931 in Marietta, to Milo Lee and Amanda Matilda Stauch Reynolds.

Ginny was a graduate of Marietta High School. She was a member of the Beverly American Legion Auxiliary since 1957. Ginny kept...