Area Obituaries

Thomas “Tom” R. Secrest age 79, of Quaker City, Ohio passed away suddenly Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at his home. He was born September 9, 1941 in Cambridge, a son of the late Arthur R. and Katherine Thompson Secrest.  Tom was an avid horseman and outdoorsman; he enjoyed gardening, hunting, and fishing. He was a…

Barbara M. Smith age 66, of Caldwell, Ohio passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Summit Acres Skilled Nursing & Rehab in Caldwell. She was born May 11, 1954 in Cambridge, Ohio a daughter of the late Ross B. and Dorothy McKee Smith.  Many will remember Barb as a loyal employee of Walmart in…

Donald F. Nau, age 64, of Caldwell, Ohio, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell. He was born April 16, 1956, in Zanesville, son of Richard Urban and Gertrude Emma Nauer Nau of Caldwell. Don was a 1974 graduate of Caldwell High School. He was employed as manager of the…

Michael A. Duffey, age 29, of Pleasant City, Ohio, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at SE Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge. He was born February 27, 1991, in Cleveland, son of Roxanna Duffey of Mt. Ephraim and the late William Rodriguez. He was a 2010 graduate of Shenandoah High School and he attended Zane…

Herbert D. Carpenter, 88, of Quaker City, died Thursday (October 15, 2020) at Summit Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell. He was born January 2, 1932 in Noble County, son of the late Alva Carpenter and Mary (Yost) Carpenter. A 1950 graduate of Batesville High School, Mr. Carpenter retired from Glacier-Vandervell. He was a member of the…

Patsy A. Davis 87, of Stockport, passed away at 9:04 p.m. October 5, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. She was born April 9, 1933 in Mt. Ephraim the daughter of the late Harry C. Miley and Lura Danford Miley. She worked at A.E.P.  Power Plant in Beverly and attended Mt. Olivet Community Church.  Patsy…

Frela Irene Harmon McKee, age 90, of Troy, Ohio, died Monday, October 5, 2020, at Troy Hospital – Kettering Health Network. She was born October 3, 1930, in Rich Valley, Sharon Twp., Noble County, Ohio, daughter of the late Roland P. and Glena Foster Elliott. She was a 1948 graduate of Forest Grove High School,…

Matthew Steven Binkiewicz, age 15, was born November 6, 2004 in Cambridge, Ohio. He left to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 29, 2020. Matthew was the son of Joseph and Annie Binkiewicz and brother to Ella Binkiewicz. He was the grandson of John and Judy Binkiewicz of Wintersville, OH, Don and Julie Crock…