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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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George Lovensheimer
Mar 4, 2011
Rev. Mr. George L. Lovensheimer, 80, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly, 1:22 am, Friday, March 4, 2011, at Westmoreland Place Nursing Home, following a battle with lung cancer. He was born July 7, 1930 in Chillicothe to Howard and Bernadine Buchanan Lovensheimer. On July 3, 1954 he married the former Mary Eileen Corcoran, who survives. Also surviving are his three daughters,...
Steven Barger
Mar 2, 2011
Steven (Jones) Barger Our beloved passed away on March 2nd, 2011, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio, of natural causes. He was 62 years old. He was born in Middletown, Ohio, on August 7th, 1948, to his father; Elmer Barger and his mother, Verna (Austin) Jones, both of Franklin, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his mother...
Thenard Torgerson
Mar 1, 2011
Thenard Allen Torgerson, affectionately known as "Torgy", 94, passed from this life to his home in heaven at 4:35 A.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at Traditions of Chillicothe. He was born on April 17, 1916 in Houston, Minnesota, the son of Lud and Dena Torgerson. On March 25, 1943 he married Martha Jane Conelley, who preceded him in death...
Eileen Boyle
Feb 27, 2011
Eileen F. Boyle, 83, of Chillicothe, died 7:30 am, Sunday, February 27, 2011, at her home, after a long battle with cancer. She was born August 17, 1927 in Summit Hill, PA to John F. and Margaret Boyle Breslin. On June 20, 1953 she married Dr. Emmett T. Boyle, Sr., who died August 18, 1997. Survivors include 3 sons, Dr....
Hobart Holbrook
Feb 25, 2011
Hobart Dewell "Hobe" Holbrook, 76, of Chillicothe, formerly of Circleville, OH, received his call from the Lord to be with his wife, Gayle Marlene Holbrook, at 10:20pm on February 25, 2011. His loving and devoted daughter, Theresa Jo Holbrook, was by his side. He was born on December 15, 1934, in Hillsboro, OH to James and Vessie Weaver Holbrook. Hobe...
John Breedlove
Feb 23, 2011
John H. Breedlove, 50, of Chillicothe, passed away Wednesday morning, February 23, 2011, in his home following an extended battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born October 11, 1960, in Grafton, WV to the late John M. "Jake" and Phyllis Rogers Breedlove. Surviving family include: his sister Pam Breedlove Lear and husband Noah Lear, of New Market, VA; his brother...
Tina Mccloskey
Feb 20, 2011
Tina L. McCloskey, 48, of Chillicothe, died 10:16 am, February 20, 2011 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. She was born October 30, 1962 in Ross Co. to James P. and Mary I. Pollock McCloskey. Survivors include her mother; son, Kasey (Ashley) McCloskey; lifelong partner, Tracey "Buck" Shoemaker; granddaughters, MacKenna and MacKhia; brothers, James P. (Penny)...
Danny Holcomb
Feb 19, 2011
Danny L. Holcomb, 53, of Chillicothe, OH, died 2:30 am, Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born October 13, 1957 in Marion, OH the son of Levi and Kathryn Holcomb, of Nevada, OH. Survivors include his mother, three sisters, Debbie Holcomb, Diana (Barry) Arthur, and Doris (Todd) Stanley; a brother-in-law...
Emma Medert
Feb 19, 2011
Emma C. Medert, 91, of Chillicothe, died 6:45 pm, February 19, 2011 at Westmoreland Place Nursing Home, following an extended illness. She was born August 17, 1919 in Chillicothe, OH to Henry and Emma C. Knapp Medert. She is survived by several caring relatives, including two nieces; several great nieces and nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by...
Nathaniel Minney
Feb 18, 2011
Nathaniel Ryan Minney, 14, of Chillicothe, died 3:25 pm, February 18, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 14, 1996 in Chillicothe to Jonathon Scott and Kelley A. McGuire Minney, who survives. Also surviving is his great-grandmother, Jeanette Norman; his maternal grandparents, James and Mary McGuire; his paternal grandparents, John and Terry...
Leslie Knisley
Feb 18, 2011
Leslie Ann Knisley, 17, of Bainbridge, died 3:25 pm, February 18, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born February 6, 1994, in Chillicothe, to Timothy and Gretchen Wisecup Knisley, who survive. Also surviving is a sister, McKenzie Paige Reutinger; maternal grandparents, Michael Wisecup and Pattie Shaw; paternal grandmother, Lucille Knisley; several special aunts;...
Ethan Knisley
Feb 18, 2011
Ethan Scott Knisley, 14, of Bainbridge, died February 18, 2011, at Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 22, 1996 in Columbus, OH, to Timothy and Gretchen Wisecup Knisley, who survive. Also surviving is a sister, McKenzie Paige Reutinger; maternal grandparents, Michael Wisecup and Pattie Shaw; paternal grandmother, Lucille...
Jill Duben
Feb 18, 2011
Jill D. Duben, 41, of Chillicothe, died 9:18 am, February 18, 2011, unexpectedly, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born August 22, 1969 in Burlington, Wisconsin to Jack Duben and Elizabeth Krisor Duben, who survive. Also surviving is her lifelong partner, Timothy C. Hiles; her children, Timothy C. Hiles Jr. and Autumn Hiles, all of Chillicothe; her grandmother,...
Donald Moran
Feb 17, 2011
Donald G. Moran, 67, of Chillicothe, better known as "Bugs" or "Touché Turtle" to his CB friends, died 7:35 pm, Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Westmoreland Place Nursing Home, following an extended illness. He was born July 21, 1943 in Dayton, OH to Walter J. and Virginia J. Johnson Moran. On October 12, 1981 he married the former Beverly A....
Heber Cosby
Feb 17, 2011
Heber J. Cosby, 72, of Chillicothe, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born September 12, 1938 in Jackson Co. to the late William "Bill" and Nanny Jones Cosby. He attended Jackson County Schools and served 3 years in the US Army. He retired from the VA Medical Center...
Ruth Ault
Feb 15, 2011
Ruth Bell Speakman Ault, 89, of Chillicothe, passed from this life Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at 4:08am in Traditions of Chillicothe following an extended illness. She was born August 16, 1921, in Chillicothe, the daughter of Jake and Bertha Edgington Speakman and biological daughter of Raymond Grey. In 1941, she married Charles Donald Ault, her husband of 67 years, who...
Mary Detty
Feb 14, 2011
Mary E. Detty, 73, of Londonderry, died 10:40 pm, February 14, 2011, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, unexpectedly. She was born August 3, 1937 in Dingus, KY to the late Hyman and Nora Hamilton Gambill. In October of 1959 she married Delano R. Detty, who survives. Also surviving are her sons, David (Marilyn) Detty and Gary Detty, both of...
Marion Zingsheim
Feb 11, 2011
Marion A. Zingsheim, 93, of Chillicothe, passed away at 10:40pm Friday February 11, 2011, in Westmoreland Place following an extended illness. She was born February 8, 1918, in Chicago, IL, to the late Charles and May Feller Seifert. On April 13, 1942, she married Herbert M. Zingsheim, her loving husband of 69 years, who survives. Also surviving are her daughter...
Frederick Sollars
Feb 7, 2011
Frederick R. Sollars, 79, of Chillicothe, died at the VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, following an extended illness. He was born February 16, 1931, in Pickaway Co. to the late Homer and Isabella McAfee Sollars. Military graveside services for the Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict will be conducted at 10:00am Monday, February 28, in the National Cemetery, Dayton, OH, under...
John Haynes
Feb 2, 2011
John R. Haynes, 80, of Chillicothe, died 12:10 pm, Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born February 21, 1930 in Toledo, OH to the late John M. and Cleora L. Fields Haynes. On June 8, 1980 he married the former Lucinda "Cindy" E. Crawford, who survives. Additional survivors include his children, Janet (Charles)...
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