Obituaries

Apr 18, 2022

Earl Joseph Tornes, age 90, of Waterford, Ohio died peacefully at home on April 18, 2022. He was born July 21, 1931. He was the son of the late Alfred and Hilda Tornes. On May 5, 1952, he married Justine C. (Lang) Tornes who proceeded him in death on October 19, 2021 after 69 wonderful years together. He was a...

Apr 17, 2022

Jo Ellen Gray, 71, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 8, 1950 in Grafton, WV, to Martin and Edith Jo (Robinson) Foley.

Jo was a 1968 graduate of Grafton High School and also received a business school degree. She retired as...

Apr 17, 2022

Larry Allen Boyer, 85, of Fleming, passed away April 17, 2022, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born in Barlow on April 12, 1937, to Wilbert and Esther Williams Boyer, and retired from Ohio Power, Beverly, OH and was a farmer. Larry was an Honorary Chapter Farmer through FFA, and he had served with the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department....

Apr 15, 2022

Kenneth E. Cullen, 72, of Marietta died April 15, 2022. He was born in Marietta, Ohio on November 6, 1949. He was a graduate of St. Mary Central High School in Marietta and earned degrees in Accounting and Management from Marietta College. He worked for the Ohio Department of Commerce as a bank examiner for 30 years. He enjoyed...

Apr 11, 2022

RoseMarie Cawley, 94, formerly of Marietta, Ohio, died on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Bennington Glen Nursing Home in Marengo, Ohio. She was born on May 21, 1927 to Thomas and Gertrude Quinn.

She is survived by four children, Kevin Cawley, Rosanne Ray, Sheila Cawley and Gina Cawley (Cara Michele Nether), numerous nieces, nephews and others who...

Apr 7, 2022

Corey Enos Singer, 43, of Marietta, passed away on April 7, 2022. The son of Enos and Patricia Singer, Corey was born on January 8, 1979, in Steubenville, Ohio. Raised in Marietta, he graduated from Marietta High School in 1997.

An avid fisherman and sneaker collector, he also enjoyed playing softball and staying active. He was a...

Apr 6, 2022

Wanda Jean Wagner, 86, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 30, 1935 in Marietta, Ohio, to Dale and Frankie (Petty) Worstell.

She graduated from Marietta High School in 1953. Wanda was a member of the Lowell United Methodist Church, American Legion Auxiliary in Lowell, Methodist...

Apr 3, 2022

Jerome “Jerry” Clarence Huck, 82, of Lowell, Ohio, died on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Harmar Place in Marietta. He was born on May 7, 1939 in Marietta, to Herbert J. and Clara (Bauerbach) Huck.

Jerry graduated from Lowell High School in 1957. He served his country in the U.S. National Guard during the Vietnam Era. He...

Apr 1, 2022

Roger Michael Dutcher, 75, died at home on April 1, 2022.

“Dutch” served for 30 years on the Marietta Police Department and retired as Captain in 2000. He was awarded a Police Purple Heart in 1990 for a gunshot wound received while executing an arrest warrant.

Roger was a master storyteller with an exceptional sense...

Apr 1, 2022

Joseph Lawrence Sailer, 82, of Marietta, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, April 1, 2022.

He was the son of the late Roman L. and Lucille P. (Leonard) Sailer. Joe was born on July 29, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. He was a graduate of Beaver Senior High School in Beaver, Pennsylvania and...

Mar 22, 2022

Dale Hoium died March 22, 2022 after a sudden heart attack at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Dale had been a Type 1 diabetic throughout most of his life. He lived life to the fullest despite this.

At five years old he developed a love for internal combustion engines when his father built a go cart for him. He...

Mar 18, 2022

Jill Nicole Gates, 36, of Cutler, Ohio, died on Friday, March 18, 2022 at her home. She was born on June 24, 1985 in Marietta, Ohio to Patrick and Diane Berg Gates.

Jill was a 2003 graduate of Warren High School. She received her associates degree in accounting from Washington State Community College. Jill was a Master...

Mar 17, 2022

The Rev. Linda Nell Steelman, 75, of Marietta, Ohio, died on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 12, 1946 in Tampa, FL, to late John Steve Russ, Sr. and Alyce Jeannette McLendon Russ.

Linda graduated from Eastmoor High School and went on to graduate in three years, studying speech, theater and...

Mar 16, 2022

Larry D. Zwick, 47, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, due to natural causes.

He was born in Marietta on May 24, 1974, a son of Charles and Mary (Tornes) Zwick.

He graduated in 1992 from Skyvue High School and Swiss Hills Joint Vocational School. He was a...

Mar 15, 2022

Penelope J. Passavant (Penny), born November 24, 1943, passed to her eternal home on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. She is well known locally as a teacher, curriculum developer, technology coordinator, and teacher trainer. Penny was a pioneer in bringing computers to Marietta schools in the 1980s. Her passion for technology brought many colleagues and friends to the “online” world....

Mar 11, 2022

Kelton R. Fliehman, 92, of Lowell, OH, died on Friday, March 11, 2022 at Rockland Ridge in Belpre, OH. He was born July 5, 1929, in Elk Township, Noble County, OH to Kelton R. and Frieda C. Pitzer Fliehman.

Kelton graduated from Harriettsville High School in 1947 and attended Coyne Electrical School in Chicago, IL. He served...

Mar 11, 2022

John Thomas Brown, 69, of Marietta, OH died on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.  He was born on November 20, 1952 in Marietta, OH to Richard L. and Martha Stilgenbauer Brown.

John was a graduate of Marietta High School and an Ironworker by trade, having belonged to the Parkersburg/Marietta Local Ironworkers and the Cumberland,...

Mar 6, 2022

Russell L. Reid, 91, of Marietta, died Sunday, March 6,2022 at Harmar Place. He was born in Licking County, OH on August 15, 1930, to Walter L. and Evelyn E. Morrison Reid.

Russ graduated from Newark High School, Newark, OH, in 1950, then enlisted in the United States Naval Air Corps during the Korean War, having served...

Mar 6, 2022

Gary E. Loynachan, 84, of Marietta, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Harmar Place. He was born in Barlow, OH on January 28, 1938 to the late Clinton and Lucile Linscott Loynachan. Gary was an Army veteran having served during the Berlin Crisis. He had been employed by Dupont and retired in 1979. He then went on to become a...

Mar 3, 2022

Steve J. Vekich, 97, of Marietta, passed away on March 3, 2022 at The Arbors. He was born on December 8, 1924, in Duluth, MN. He was the son of the late Joseph Steve Vekich and Frances Gerica Vekich. Steve attended Washington Grade School in Duluth, MN, McKinley Grade School in South Range, WI and Superior East High School...