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Recent Obituaries in Chillicothe, OH
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Chillicothe, OH area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Delberta Howard
Feb 27, 2018
Delberta "Shelly" Hershella Howard, 49, of Chillicothe, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 27, 2018, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 12, 1968, in Chillicothe, and was raised by Marie Bayes, and Chrystal (Landon) Davidson. On February 27, 1988, she married her husband, Mark Alan Howard, who survives. Also surviving are their two sons,...
Keith Lee
Feb 26, 2018
Keith L. Lee, 75, of Chillicothe, died February 26, 2018, at Grant Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born January 24, 1943, in Chillicothe, OH to the late Burl and Anna Marie (Craddolph) Lee. On November 8, 1980, he married Sumantha L. (Thompson) Lee, who survives. Also surviving are his children: Clark (Karen) Lee, Electa "Dawn" Lee, Keith...
Robert Ogan
Feb 25, 2018
Robert Kenneth "Bob" Ogan, 81, of Chillicothe, died February 25, 2018 at Adena Pike Medical Center, while in hospice care following a brief illness. He was born March 9, 1936, to the late Arthur Ogan and Ruth (Holdren) Ogan Smallridge. On March 16, 1963, he married Carolyn "Kay" McCorkle, who preceded him in death in January 18, 2008. Surviving are...
Elizabeth Robinson
Feb 23, 2018
Elizabeth B. Robinson, 75, of Chillicothe, died 12:47 am, Friday, February 23, 2018, at her home. She was born May 9, 1942 in Chillicothe to the late Parker and Ida Flynn Penwell. On April 21, 1962 she married Carson O. Robinson, who died December 24, 2006. Survivors include her four children, Lynn, Joyce, and Frank Robinson of Chillicothe, and Ronald...
Rebecca Nichols
Feb 20, 2018
Rebecca S. Nichols, 62, of Londonderry, died February 20, 2018, at her home. She was born September 11, 1955 to the late Ellwyn and Evelyn McCollister. On June 15, 1973 she married Oakley Nichols, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Christopher S. Nichols; 6 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother and a sister. She was preceded in death...
Robert Shanton
Feb 18, 2018
Robert L. Shanton, 62, of Chillicothe, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at his home. He was born March 12, 1955, in Chillicothe to the late Jay Vernon and Mary Kathyrn (Fogle) Shanton. On December 12, 2000, he married Mary (McCambridge) Shanton, who survives. Also surviving are their children, Chris (Anna) Shanton, Patricia Shanton, Mike (Shelley) Causey, and Carolyn...
Tommy Newland
Feb 15, 2018
Tommy Wayne Newland, 68, of Knockemstiff, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at his home, following an extended illness. He was born February 14, 1950, in Chillicothe to the late Lewis "Mann" and Edna (Gire) Newland. On October 22, 2003, he married LaDonna (Ackley) Newland, who survives. Also surviving are his two sons, Chad (Sabrina) Newland, of Chillicothe, and Josh...
Amy Rippeth
Feb 14, 2018
Amy N. Rippeth, 45, of Chillicothe, died at 9:35am February 14, 2018, at the James Cancer Center, OSU, Columbus, following a 12-year courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. She was born November 17, 1972, in Chillicothe to Charles L. and Cora E. (Kepler) Hinty. Amy is survived by her father and step-mother Charles "Chuck" and Kathy Hinty; her sons Christian...
Arlene Fink
Feb 13, 2018
Arlene R. Fink, 65, died at 4:25am February 13, 2018, at HCR Manor Care (Heartland), Chillicothe, following an extended illness. She was born April 7, 1952, in Ross County to the late Allen R. and Ruth A. (Caldwell) Neff. In 1981, she married Glenn A. Fink, who survives. Also surviving are her son and daughter-in-law Peter (Briana) Fink; her brother...
Dennis Wolfe
Feb 12, 2018
Dennis C. "Denny" Wolfe, 78, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly at his residence February 12, 2018. He was born July 26, 1939, in Logan, OH to the late Henderson Charles and Margaret (Ringhiser) Wolfe. On January 16, 1960, he married the former Carolyn Sue Weaver, who survives. Also surviving are his children: Denise J. (Donald) Minor, of Circleville; Anita K. (John)...
Jody Burnett
Feb 10, 2018
Jody Michael Burnett, 56, of Kenton, formerly of Circleville, died February 10, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic, following an extended illness. He was born January 2, 1962 in Circleville to the late Eugene Burnett and Rosemary Lowery. Survivors include his son, Bryan (his fiancée Jill Duehren) Burnett, of Circleville; his special companion, Brenda Mattevi, of Kenton; the mother of his...
Daniel Rogers
Feb 10, 2018
Daniel Warren Rogers, 65, of Chillicothe, died peacefully, in his home February 10, 2018. Danny was born May 8, 1952 in Johnstown, PA to late Warren and Rita Schuster Rogers. On May 12, 1973 he married his high school sweetheart Mary Jane Dennis, who survives. He is also survived by his children, Patrick (Kathy), Katie McCune (Josh), Phillip (Bobbi), and...
Martin Barlage
Feb 8, 2018
Martin James Barlage, 79, of Chillicothe, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday night, February 8, 2018, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born June 14, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Robert M. and Alberta (Keating) Barlage. On July 25, 1958, he married Joanne Louise (Everhart) Barlage, who preceded him in death on May 30, 2015. Surviving are their...
Kyle Lindsey
Feb 6, 2018
Kyle C. Lindsey, 22, of Clarksville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. He was born October 16, 1995, in Athens Ohio, to Robert Eugene Lindsey and Keri Jean Ford. Surviving is his mother, Keri (Aaron Cotner) Molen, of Logan; his father, Robert (Amie) Lindsey, of Chillicothe; two sisters, Hailey and Araya Lindsey, also of Chillicothe; grandparents, Jeff Lindsey,...
Sandra Yingling
Feb 6, 2018
Sandra L. Yingling, 81, of Chillicothe, died 2:15 pm, February 6, 2018, at Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. She was born June 26, 1936 in Ross County to the late Perry F. and Odessa M. Van Hooser. She is survived by her loving and dedicated husband of 31 years, Ralph E. Yingling. The family will be forever...
Barbara Joseph
Feb 6, 2018
Barbara Sue Joseph, 79, of Chillicothe, died 1:53 pm, February 6, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born May 15, 1938 in Weston, WV to the late Lawrence and Kathleen Calvert Skinner. On March 18, 1962 she married James Joseph, who survives. Also surviving are her children, Allison Joseph, Chillicothe and Stephen (Julie) Joseph, Dallas...
Edward Wolfe
Feb 5, 2018
Edward K. "Ned" Wolfe, 86, of Chillicothe, died 12:54 pm, Monday, February 05, 2018, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born September 24, 1931 in Pickaway Co. to the late Harrison and Ursula McMullin Wolfe. On September 15, 1952 he married Joan Evelyn Brown, who died October 24, 2014. Survivors include two daughters, Dianna...
Ralph Brown
Feb 3, 2018
Ralph Martin Brown, 76, of Londonderry, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 3, 2018, as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born October 6, 1941, at the Mercy Hospital in Columbus, Ohio to the late Charles and Ruby (Hudson) Brown. Ralph is survived by his wife, Sally (Barger) Brown; his children, Eric (Michelle) Brown,...
Lois Bernard
Feb 3, 2018
Lois Lillian Lloyd Bernard, born July 23, 1923, Ross County, Ohio; she departed mortality February 03, 2018, was the eighth daughter of John Franklin and Sarah Jane "Jenny" Mace Lloyd and number eleven in a family of thirteen children. Lois was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lois graduated Kingston High School 1939. She then...
Robert Litter
Feb 1, 2018
Robert W. Litter, 85, of Chillicothe, died 12:54 am, Thursday, February 1, 2018, at his home. He was born August 27, 1932 in Chillicothe to the late Robert E. and Ethel Brown Litter. Survived by his loving, dedicated wife and partner in life, Linda Diane Beard, who committed the past years to making certain Bob had the best care possible....
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