Area Obituaries

Ethel Rose Schott Schoeppner, 93, of Marietta, passed peacefully with her daughters by her side on April 14, 2023.  Ethel was born on the family farm near Fulda, Ohio, youngest of six children, to Felix and Sophia Warner Schott, on Sept. 4, 1929. She was raised on the family farm where she learned the importance…

Mary Ann Butler, 70, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023 at her home. She was born near Lewisville, Ohio on September 29, 1952 a daughter of the late Clarence Andrew Dick and Freda Smithberger Dick. Mary was a former STNA at the Monroe County Care Center, the Americare Nursing & Rehab Center,…

Jerome J. “Tom” Schockling, age 94, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at Altercare Summit Acres in Caldwell. He was born September 14, 1928, in Noble County, son of the late George B. and Jo Hannah Hupp Schockling. Tom was a graduate of Caldwell High School and was a United States Army veteran,…

Mary Frances Stark, 87, of Macksburg passed away at 2:02 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born January 21, 1936 at New Matamoras, a daughter of Jacob Wilson Williams and Anna Edith Cline Williams. Frances was a member of Dungannon United Methodist Church, Laurel Grange, Stitch and Chatter Quilting Club. …

Stephen “Steve” William Rich age 69, of Mt. Ephraim, OH passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 15, 1953 in Cambridge, OH a son of the late Euril L. “Bud” and Anna Beryl Graham Rich. He was a member of the Green Valley Church…

Margaret O. Schockling, age 92, of Caldwell, Ohio, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, at Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born August 4, 1930, at the family home near Fulda, daughter of the late Francis and Elizabeth Nau Shafer. In 1950 she married Harold F. Schockling and together they had seven children. Margaret was…

Gary Lee Edgar 75, of Estero, Florida, died March 28, 2023 in Ft. Myers after a brief illness. Gary was born on April 5, 1947 in Batesville, Ohio, a son of the late Dean and Irene (Finley) Edgar. He had been a resident of Estero since 2014. He graduated from Shenandoah High School in 1965.…

Marilyn Sue Walters, age 77, of Salesville, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at her home. She was born January 13, 1946, in Cambridge, daughter of the late Walter Johnson and Lillian Lucille Wheeler Johnson. Marilyn was a 1964 graduate of Shenandoah High School and was employed by NCR in Cambridge. Along with her husband,…

Robert “Bob” Evilsizer, 87, passed away March 21, 2023 at his home in Tellico Village, Tennessee.  He was born June 20, 1935 in Caldwell, Ohio to Charles Sanford and Ruth Bea (Fouch) Evilsizer. Bob graduated from Caldwell High School in 1953, where he played varsity football.  He then attended Marietta College where he played football…

Stephen M. Hesson passed away on December 5, 2022 from a sudden illness. He was born October 5, 1955 in Zanesville, Ohio to Harry Merrill and Esther (Schott) Hesson. He was predeceased by his son, Stephen Anthony, his parents, brothers James M., Gary M. (“Doc”), Ronald G.(“Hap”) Hesson, and an infant sister, Vicky Ann. He is…