Area Obituaries

Dail H. Harper, age 87, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, April 19, 2024, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born September 10, 1936, in Noble County, son of the late Wilmer W. and Elizabeth A. “Lizzie” McDonald Harper. Dail was a 1954 graduate of Dexter City High School and he retired as a dozer operator…

James Lee “Jim” Pangle, age 85, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Sunday, April 14, 2024, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born May 3, 1938, in Caldwell, son of the late Earl and Stella Angelo Pangle. Jim attended Caldwell High School and retired as a night shift supervisor from International Converter following many years of…

David Alva Carpenter, 60, of Coshocton passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 4, 1963 in Columbus to the late Max Carpenter and Mary S. (Pasters) Carpenter, who survives. He graduated from Shenandoah High School and entered the work force with a passion…

Richard “Rick” Alan Davis age 67, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. He was born September 27, 1956 in Cambridge, Ohio, a son of Melvin Davis of Caldwell and the late Betty June Rossiter Davis. He was a 1974 graduate of Caldwell High…

Betty Lou (Pearson) Roe, 89, of Senecaville, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, at her home. She was born November 26, 1934, in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late Elmer and Evelyn (Cantor) Pearson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carl Dean Roe, whom…

Kathleen J. “Skeet” Brownrigg 86, of McConnelsville passed away at 11:34 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024 at her home. She was born April 17, 1937 In Muskingum County, the daughter of the late, Kenneth Scanlon and Florence Fitzgerald Scanlon. She worked at the Beverly Nursing Home and Malta Manufacturing. Skeet came to Reinersville in 1949…

James “Jim” F. Dimmerling age 53, of Gahanna, Ohio, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Ohio State East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio following a brief illness. He was born February 18, 1971 in Columbus a son of Paul F. and Maureen T. Forshey Dimmerling of Caldwell, Ohio. He was an avid sports fan, he…

Wilma Marie Bates, a beacon of love and warmth, passed away of natural causes on March 30, 2024, under the care of Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare at Danbury Assisted Living in Wooster, Ohio. Born on April 6, 1938, in Caldwell, Ohio, to the late Edward J Nau and Nola (Miller) Nau, Wilma lived a life characterized…

Margaret A. “Margie” Morgareidge, age 88, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born March 12, 1936, in Caldwell, daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Daniels Ickes. Margie was a 1955 graduate of Caldwell High School. She retired as a secretary from Caldwell Exempted Village Schools following…

Nicolyn “Nicki” Reed Blackstone peacefully went home to be with her Heavenly Father at the home she loved on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. She was born on August 4, 1953 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Jesseph and Helen Hunnell Reed. She was preceded in death by her brother, Mark Reed. Those left to mourn…