Area Obituaries

Lucille M. Miller age 95, of Summerfield, Ohio, formerly of Akron, Ohio, passed away Monday evening, August 7, 2023 at Altercare Summit Acres Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell. She was born June 19, 1928 in Akron, the daughter of James and Mary Elizabeth Zetts Scott. She worked for a hospice offering grief services caring…

Jack A. Foreman, age 85, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Adams Lane Healthcare Center in Zanesville. He was born July 8, 1938, in Wadsworth, son of the late Cecil and Nina Omera Foreman. Jack was a graduate of Wadsworth High School and the University of Akron, where he earned a Bachelor…

Doris Dianne Baker Jones was born August 2, 1948 to Charles James and Mary Eunice Coyle (Willis).  She was a breast cancer survivor for over 10 years. She passed away in her sleep surrounded by her family on July 11, 2022. She was the only daughter of five children. Her surviving brothers are James (Ruth),…

Mary Louise Rucker, 87, of Stockport, Ohio, died on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville, Ohio. She was born on November 18, 1935 in Noble County, Ohio, daughter of Homer and Alberta George Yoho. She graduated from Belle Valley High School in 1953 and was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother…

Jimmie “Jim” G. Costello, 80, of Pleasant City, passed away peacefully at his home July 28, 2023 surrounded by his family. Jim was born in Kingwood WV on December 8, 1942 to Schelar and Mabel (Molisee) Costello. He graduated from Kingwood High School in 1961. He enlisted in the US Air Force and served from…

Edith N. Hohman age 89, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville. She was born January 31, 1934 in Noble County, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Martha Blanche Trenner Archer. She was a member of St. Stephen Catholic…

L. Susan Heavner, age 65, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, July 22, 2023, at her home. She was born November 24, 1957, in Zanesville, daughter of Mary Saling Ramage of Dexter City and the late Carlos Junior Ramage, who died August 25, 2000. Susan owned and operated Agabella’s Restaurant in Caldwell and she also owned…

Tiffany R. Wehr, age 43, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the home of her mother in Ava.  She was born February 6, 1980, in Zanesville, daughter of Theresa E. Perkins Rayner of Ava and the late Bryan E. Rayner, who died in 2013.  She was a 1998 graduate of Shenandoah High…

Gerald E. Elliott, age 83, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.  He was born August 13, 1939, in Rich Valley, Sharon Township, son of the late Rolland Parks and Pearl Ramsey Elliott. He was raised on a twenty-acre farm in Sharon Township, moving to Caldwell in 1958. Gerald…

Carol J. Snode Lovett, age 75, of Palm Bay, Florida, formerly of Noble County, Ohio, died Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Florida. She was born December 31, 1947, in Zanesville, daughter of the late Charles H. and Martha J. Smalley Snode. Carol was a 1965 graduate of Shenandoah High School, where she was crowned the first…