Area Obituaries

Kenneth K. “Kenny” Scheich, age 81, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Altercare Summit Acres. He was born December 2, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, son of the late Henry and Rose Marshauser Scheich. Kenny was a United States Army veteran and retired from Mahle Manufacturing in Caldwell where he worked on…

Martha E. Leasure, age 83, of Akron, Ohio, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at her home. She was born June 10, 1939, in Mt. Ephraim, daughter of the late Carl and Floella Wheeler Miley. She was a 1957 graduate of Sarahsville High School, and she was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting and cooking. Martha was…

Cindi Lou Starr age 53, of Graysville, Ohio, formerly of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away at her residence Thursday, November 17, 2022. She was born March 15, 1969 in Marietta, Ohio, a daughter of James Jr. (Dixie) Parks of Summerfield, Ohio, and the late Jo Ann Morrison Parks. Cindi was a 1987 graduate of Shenandoah High…

Doris D. Edwards age 91, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, OH after a brief illness. She was born November 15, 1931 in Keithtown, Ohio, a daughter of the late John K. and Jessie V. Hughes Swank. Doris was proud to work for Rockwell International…

Phoebe D. Gerst, age 63, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, November 4, 2022, at her home. She was born April 3, 1959, in Marietta, daughter of the late Donald Joseph and Coralou Starr Gerst. Phoebe was a 1977 graduate of Caldwell High School, and over the years she was employed by Ames True Temper in…

Robert “Bob” Eugene Denney age 96, of Caldwell, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Altercare Summit Acres Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell. He was born January 27, 1926 in New Straitsville, Ohio, a son of the late Bryan Otis and Dott Hester Nutter Denney. He was a former member of the New Straitsville…

Nellie Granger Poulton age 86, of Caldwell, Ohio, went to be with her Lord Thursday, November 17, 2022 at the Genesis Hospice Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. She was born June 20, 1936 in Kennonsburg, Ohio, a daughter of the late Leone and Emma Bundy Warehime. She was a 1954 Graduate and class salutatorian of…

Sandra J. Young age 85, of Belle Valley, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 18, 1937 at home in Buffalo, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Etta M. Murphy Gibson. She attended Kent State University for accounting. She worked as…

Shari Volette Hughes-Bakhtiari age 61, of Powell, OH passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022 at her home. She was born June 21, 1961 in Caldwell, OH a daughter of the late John Lepage and Shirley Ann Hughes. She enjoyed making candles and knitting in her free time, but most of all she enjoyed spending time…

Lela Mae Zaleha, age 92, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Friday, November 11, 2022, at Altercare Summit Acres. She was born April 23, 1930, in Noble County, daughter of the late Howard and Clara Davis Guiler. Lela was a 1948 graduate of Sarahsville High School and she retired as a cook for Noble Local Schools after…