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Jewell Belcher

Jewell Belcher

Aug 18, 2016

Jewell Belcher, 92, of Bucyrus died Thursday afternoon, August 18, 2016 at Bucyrus Community Hospital with nearly all her loving family nearby. She was born April 13, 1924 in Hensley, West Virginia to the late Elis Thornsberry and Darkus Shaw. Her mother married the late Clarence White and they raised Jewell until she married Quinton A. Belcher, Sr., whom she...

Ray Locker

Ray Locker

Aug 16, 2016

Allen "Ray" Locker, Sr. Ray Locker, 76, of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at his home where he was surrounded by family. He was born January 8, 1940 in Lewis County, Kentucky to the late Steele Locker and Zulia Zornes. At a young age, Ray made his way to Bucyrus and on June 12, 1962 he married Joyce Amons...

Alice L. Rister

Alice L. Rister

Aug 14, 2016

Alice Rister, 77, of Bucyrus died peacefully early Sunday morning, August 14, 2016 at Heartland of Bucyrus where family and friends had been coming in to visit on her birthday. She was born August 13, 1939 in Elmore, Ohio to the late John P. and Ida A. (Kindle) Johnson. She attended school in Elmore and was the only classmate at...

Carol J. Long

Carol J. Long

Aug 11, 2016

Carol J. Long, 83, of Bucyrus died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Bucyrus Community Hospital. She was born December 12, 1932 in Chatfield, the only child of the late William and Laurhea (Geiger) Schnarrenberger. After graduating from Chatfield High School in 1950, Carol went to The Ohio State University where she earned a Bachelors in Home Economics, graduating Summa Cum...

Jeanette Lynn Sullivan

Jeanette Lynn Sullivan

Aug 6, 2016

Jeanette L. (Lower) Sullivan, 32, beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister, residing in Springfield and formerly of Bucyrus, died as a result of liver complications on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at OSU Wexner Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1984 in Bucyrus to John and Susan (Cremeans) Lower who reside in Anderson, SC. Jeanette grew up actively involved at...

William "Bill" Sharrock

William "Bill" Sharrock

Jul 26, 2016

William “Bill” Sharrock, 84, longtime resident of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in Bucyrus to the late Ivan and Wilma (Seyler) Sharrock and graduated from Bucyrus High in 1950. He spent three years in the US Army in Germany. He met Dolores A Hoffman at a BINGO game...

Milton A. Scheffler

Milton A. Scheffler

Jul 24, 2016

Milton August Scheffler, 80, of rural Bucyrus, Ohio was called to his heavenly home Sunday, July 24, 2016 at his farm home where he was born and raised. His family and beloved wife of 57 years were at his side when he passed away peacefully after a long, hard battle with cancer. Fondly called "Milt," he was born May 2,...

Ira J. Zornes

Ira J. Zornes

Jul 19, 2016

Ira J. Zornes, 75, also referred to by friends and family as “Red” or “Jack”, and a resident of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 12, 1940 in Tiro to the late Thomas M. and Helen M. (Young) Zornes and graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1958. While growing up, Ira was...

Gail Eugene Lauthers

Gail Eugene Lauthers

Jul 18, 2016

Gail E. Lauthers, 69, died unexpectedly Monday, July 18, 2016 at Cleveland Clinic. He was born November 14, 1946 in Bucyrus to the late Carl F. and Ellen R. “Posie” (Parcher) Lauthers. Gail graduated from Col. Crawford High School in 1967 and shortly thereafter was drafted to serve in the US Army and was stationed in Germany. Following his return...

Ruth E. Miller

Ruth E. Miller

Jul 15, 2016

Ruth E. Miller, 85, of Bucyrus, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Signature Health Care of Galion. She was born August 28, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pa to the late Rev. Vanus and Dorothy Smith. She attended high school in Clyde but graduated from Olney High School. Her family then moved to the area as her dad took the pastoral position...

Mary L. Leuthold

Mary L. Leuthold

Jul 10, 2016

Mary L. Leuthold, 97, formerly of Bucyrus and Fort Myers, Florida died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Chesapeake, Virginia. She was born in Middleport, Ohio on December 17, 1918 to the late Charles and Mae (Cheesebrough) Sprouse. The Sprouse family moved to Bucyrus and Mary graduated from Bucyrus High in 1937. She married Walton E. Leuthold...

Robert D. Keller

Robert D. Keller

Jul 7, 2016

Robert D. Keller, 51, of rural Galion, died Thursday, June 7, 2016 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Bob was born June 7, 1965 in Bucyrus to late Robert E. Keller and Rosie (Fisher) Keller, who resides in Bucyrus. On December 23, 2013, Bob married Elizabeth “Libby” (Seif) and...

Betty Johnson

Betty Johnson

Jul 7, 2016

Reba E. “Betty” Johnson, 92, of Bucyrus, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky. Betty was born November 21, 1923 in Nevada, Ohio to the late Chester A. and Frieda A. (Beamer) Harris and graduated from Mt. Zion High School. She sought out a job and was hired by Robert F. Johnson who was manager at...

Ronald R. Nerkowski

Ronald R. Nerkowski

Jul 4, 2016

Ronald R. Nerkowski, 79, of Antrim Twp., Wyandot County, died early Monday, July 4, 2016 at his home: The place he and wife Janice considered their sanctuary. He was born April 4, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Peter and Leocadia (Plona) Nerkowski and was a 1956 graduate of Parma High School. Shortly thereafter, Ron enlisted in the US...

Ruth I. Light

Ruth I. Light

Jul 2, 2016

Ruth I. Light, 87, of Bucyrus and lifelong resident of Sulphur Springs, died peacefully Saturday morning, July 2, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born December 26, 1928 in Liberty Twp., Crawford County to the late Milo and Luella (Shealy) Geissman. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1946 where she played flute, sang in the choir, acted...

Eleanor K. Beck

Eleanor K. Beck

Jul 1, 2016

Eleanor K. Beck, 89, of Bucyrus died early Friday morning, July 1, 2016 at Altercare of Bucyrus where she has resided in recent years. She was born in Galion on November 3, 1926 to the late Clarence E. Price and Margaret I. (Schwartz) Price Dawson. She attended school in Galion and was working at McNews Restaurant where she met a...

Donald C. Reed

Donald C. Reed

Jun 7, 2016

Donald C. Reed, 88, of Bucyrus died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 22, 1927 in Crawford County to the late Leo C. and Evelyn E. (Campbell, Reed) Stauffer and was a 1946 graduate of Nevada High School where he served as a leading member of their baseball team. Following school, he was proud to...

Jean Zahn

Jean Zahn

Jun 4, 2016

Jean Ellen Zahn, 86, of Bucyrus died unexpectedly Saturday morning, June 4, 2016 at the Bucyrus Community Hospital ER from complications of a recent stroke. She was born is Sulphur Springs on October 12, 1929 to the late Isaac “Ike” and Kathryn (Myers) Cheesman. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1947 where she was in Girls’ Reserve, Choir,...

Scott E. Garverick

Scott E. Garverick

Jun 2, 2016

Scott E. Garverick, 53, of rural Bucyrus died naturally, yet unexpectedly Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Bucyrus Community Hospital. The youngest of the Garverick boys, he was born May 20, 1963 to Dale and Ruth (Perry) Garverick. Shortly after graduating from Col. Crawford High School in 1982, Scott began working for ESCO Bucyrus Blades where he has been employed over...

Kathy L. Mizick

Kathy L. Mizick

May 31, 2016

Kathy Lee Mizick, 69, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus following a brief battle with cancer. She was born November 13, 1946 in Bucyrus to the late Alfred and Eloise (Musser) Lydick and was a 1964 graduate of Wynford High School. Kathy grew up and spent her entire life on the farm; a place which...

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