Area Obituaries

Steven M. Gant, age 73, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Sunday, December 31, 2023, at his home. He was born August 29, 1950, in Sarahsville, son of the late Marcus Ford and M. Joan Dettra Gant. Steve was a 1968 graduate of Shenandoah High School and a graduate of Galion Welding School. He was Methodist by…

Violet Lee Bond age 80, of Senecaville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at her home under the care of Hospice of Guernsey Inc. She was born June 19, 1943 in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of the late Russell LaVerne Reitler and Evelyn Faye Shear St. Clair. She worked at Ekco Housewares and March…

Lillian A. Crock, age 88, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, December 22, 2023, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born July 21, 1935, in Noble County, daughter of the late Gerald G. and Helen Nau Miller. Lillian was a 1953 graduate of Caldwell High School. She was employed as a bookkeeper for C&S Plumbing, and…

John E. Saling age 80, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, December 15, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice of Guernsey. He was born September 17, 1943 in Marietta, Ohio, a son of the late Edward “Ed” and Genevieve “Genny” Miller Saling. He was a…

James Russell “Jimmy” Wikander – “Santa Claus Ho, Ho, Ho” – left this fallen world to live in perfection with his Savior Jesus Christ on December 4, 2023, peacefully at Altercare Summit Acres in Caldwell, Ohio. Jim was born November 25, 1955, the fourth son and tenth child of the late Roy E. Wikander, former…

Dorothy T. Egnot Stack, age 85, of Macksburg, Ohio, died Saturday, December 2, 2023, at Altercare Summit Acres in Caldwell. She was born April 7, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Paul and Julia Hlestala Kacovec. Dorothy attended Belle Valley High School and was a homemaker. She owned and operated a family dairy…

Jeffrey A. “Jeff” Duvall, age 58, of Salesville, Ohio, died Saturday, December 2, 2023, at his home. He was born January 24, 1965, in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Lee and Madelyne Hamilton Duvall. Jeff was a 1983 graduate of Meadowbrook High School. He was employed by Cardida Corporation for several years and…

Gerald L. Shafer, age 88, of Sarahsville, Ohio, died Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born December 10, 1934, in Canton, son of the late Ottis O. and Thelma M. Robinson Shafer. He was a 1953 graduate of Sarahsville High School and took a machinist course while living in Youngstown.…

Sada R. Keagy, age 84 of Canton, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023. Sada was born in Caldwell on February 2, 1939 to the late George and Ruth Leasure. She was a retired employee of the Hoover Company. Sada enjoyed playing golf and bowling. She is survived by son David (Lea) Rogers, daughter Diana Holland,…

Lloyd Ellis Crum, 79, of Marietta, Ohio passed away, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Marietta Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 30, 1944, in Marietta, Ohio to the late Dale and Ruth Smith Crum. Lloyd graduated from Marietta High School in 1962. He worked at Fenton Art Glass, Sears, and…