David L. Ziler
David L. Ziler, age 84, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at The Beckett House in New Concord. He was born February 7, 1941, in Zanesville, son of the late Elvin Earl and Freda Maud Blackburn Ziler. David was a 1959 graduate of Belle Valley High School and Ohio University in Athens, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education as well as a master’s degree in education. He served as principal at Belle Valley School and was a math teacher for Belle Valley Elementary School and Shenandoah Elementary School, from which he retired in 1995. He also drove a school bus for Noble Local Schools and owned and operated a family farm. David was a member of Ragan’s Chapel, the Sharon Lodge #136, F&AM, and the Valley of Cambridge, AASR, 32nd degree Mason. He was a Brookfield Twp. Trustee, president of the Noble County Fairboard, and a member of the Noble County Farm Bureau. He enjoyed taking Amtrak train trips.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two step-daughters, Teresa Cooper and Donna Smith; and one brother, Don E. Ziler.
Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Wanda J. Davis Smith Ziler, whom he married May 13, 1989; his beloved step-children, Linda (Jerry) Bania of Caldwell, James (Denice) Smith of Pleasant City, and Thomas Smith of Sarahsville; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Clara Gardner of Blacklick; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, 416 East Street, Caldwell, where the funeral service will follow visitation at 1 p.m. with Pastor David Cater officiating. Burial will follow at Hoskinsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Belle Valley Volunteer Fire Department, P. O. Box 16, Belle Valley, Ohio, 43717. An online guestbook may be signed at www.mcvay-perkins.com