Obituaries

May 17, 2023

Paul Dow Young, 84, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. He was born May 7, 1939 in Marietta to Paul E. and Marcia Suder Young.  He was a graduate of Marietta High School, Class of 1957.  He attended Marietta College and served in the US Air Force from 1959-1961.

P.D. worked alongside his father...

May 16, 2023

Patrick Lee Van Horn, 64, of Williamstown, West Virginia was called home on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Pat lost his brief battle with pancreatic cancer while under the extraordinary care of Hospice and the 3rd floor nursing unit of Marietta Memorial Hospital.

Pat was born April 18, 1959, in Parkersburg, WV to Lawrence B. and...

May 12, 2023

Bruce Alan Casto, 64, passed peacefully but unexpectedly from this life on May 12, 2023, at his residence in Marietta, Ohio.  He was born August 20, 1958 in Marietta, OH to Robert D. and Ruth Casto , whom preceded him in death.  He is survived by his special “boy” Milo, daughters, Rennelle, Andrea, and Hannah, son, Bruce Jr., siblings,...

May 12, 2023

Carolyn Sue Jackson, 83, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 18, 1940 in Rosedale, WV to Orville Romey and Edith Lovella King Carter.

Carolyn graduated from Gassaway High School in 1960. She had worked at IGA in Lowell and Beverly for many years....

Apr 29, 2023

Charles "Chuck" Hockenberry Sr., 89, of Lowell, Ohio passed away Saturday April 29th, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on May 2nd, 1933 to Raymond and Dorothy Hockenberry.

He graduated from Salem Liberty High School in 1950. After high school, Charles worked through Labors Local 639 for Bergen Brothers Inc. He was a member of...

Apr 27, 2023

Marilyn A. Lang, 86, of Marietta, Ohio passed away on Thursday April 27 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 25, 1936 to Emerson and Hazel Miller in Salem, Ohio.

She was a graduate of Waterford High School. She was the secretary for the family business, Lowell Home Builders Inc. Marilyn enjoyed being...

Apr 20, 2023

Betty Jane Horton, 91, of Bartlett, Ohio, died on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Rockland Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation. She was born on November 17, 1931 in Richie County to Robert and Lela Lieving Cooper.

She is survived by two children, Janet Wilcoxen (Sam), William “Butch” Horton (Elizabeth); five grandchildren, Michelle, Michael, Jessica, Sammy and Dawn; six...

Apr 20, 2023

Loretta Rose (Pata) Closser, 86, of Harrison City, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023. She was born on July 12, 1936 in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Angelo and Rose (Jordan) Pata. Loretta is survived by her daughters, Leslie (Michael) Morris and Cindy (Chris Sale) Closser; granddaughters, Lauren (Allen) Kohnen and Cailyn Morris. Along with her...

Apr 15, 2023

William Harrington Putnam died peacefully at Ellison Assisted Living in Marietta on Saturday, April 15, 2023. He was born September 22, 1929 to Benjamin Hay Putnam and Esther May Harrington Putnam in Marietta, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his wife, Jane Chancellor Reps Putnam, his brother Benjamin Hay Putnam, his sister Lucy Jane McCarthy (Gordon), and his grandson...

Apr 15, 2023

William (Bill) L. Davis, 78, passed away April 15, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital surrounded by loved ones.  He was born on March 2, 1945 to Mary Williams and Paul Davis in Mason, West Virginia.

He was a graduate of the class of 1963 from Carthage Troy High School in Coolville, Ohio.  He worked at Kardex in...

Apr 14, 2023

Ethel Rose Schott Schoeppner, 93, of Marietta, passed peacefully with her daughters by her side on April 14, 2023.  Ethel was born on the family farm near Fulda, OH, youngest of six children, to Felix and Sophia Warner Schott, on Sept. 4, 1929.

She was raised on the family farm where she learned the importance of family,...

Apr 8, 2023

Tracy Augenstein, 51, of Lowell, Ohio passed away on April 8th, 2023. He was born on November 28, 1971 in Marietta, Ohio, to Elden Augenstein and Sue McCutcheon.

Tracy graduated from Waterford High School in 1990. He worked at Broughtons for thirty years, starting as a cleaner and ending as a plant manager. For a short time,...

Apr 5, 2023

Marietta lost a 4th generation son on April 5, 2023 with the passing of Michael Moore McCauley, age 81. The lifelong resident provided a lifetime of service to his beloved home town, serving as a city police officer, a high school teacher and a councilman.

The son of the late Robert and Dorothy Moore McCauley, Mike graduated...

Apr 5, 2023

Margaret Imogene Anderson Klinger, 93, of Waterford, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Waterview Pointe in Marietta, Ohio. She was born on April 14, 1929 in Akron, Ohio to Charles and Beulah Wilmoth Anderson.

A very creative person, Margaret loved sewing, cooking, gardening, bird watching and painting, as well as being with family, and...

Mar 28, 2023

CENTOMINI, Lucia Mercedes, (née Collarte) age 95, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. She was a graduate of the School of the Holy Child, Manhattan, New York.  She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, where she majored in French and English.

Lucia was one of the first people to work for Radio...

Mar 28, 2023

Immaculate “Marge” Macchia, 95, of Vincent, Ohio died peacefully and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on March 28, 2023. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Anthony and Teresa Arpino. Marge worked as a phone operator, police crossing guard,  and assembled parts for the lunar modules for the Apollo moon missions. The...

Mar 24, 2023

Erma Jean Wolfert Hendershot, 85, of Lowell, Ohio, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, died on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 10, 1937 in Marietta, Ohio to Dean William and Georgia June Hendershot Wolfert.

Erma was a 1956 graduate of Salem Liberty High School. She loved spending time with...

Mar 15, 2023

Ronald Lee Smith, 87, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 5, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland to Encil E. and Dorothy E. Mylin Smith.

Ron was a 1954 graduate of Lowell High School and received his Bachelors of Science in Commercial Science from South Eastern University...

Mar 11, 2023

Peggy Marie McBride, 80, of Williamstown, WV, formerly of Marietta, Ohio died on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at her home. She was born on April 12, 1942 in Marietta to Bernard "Peanie" Charles and Eloise Virginia Noah Wagner.

Peggy was a 1960 graduate of Marietta High School. Her biggest passion was camping and traveling with Ed. Peggy...

Feb 27, 2023

Robert "Bob" George Heiss, 85, of Marietta, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 10, 1937 to William and Marcella Rauch Heiss in Waterford, Ohio.

Robert attended Waterford High School and was later the owner and operator of Heiss Brothers Inc. for over 50 years in Marietta,...