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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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Lonnie Caplinger
Sep 28, 2009
Alonzo F. "Lonnie" Caplinger, 71, of Chillicothe, died at 7:15am Monday, September 28, 2009, in his home following an extended illness. "Don't worry about me. I'm walking through Heaven with Jesus." He was born May 1, 1938, in Ross County to the late Theodore David and Mary Louise Wasson Caplinger. On August 11, 1956, he married the former Wanda S....
Randall Thompson
Sep 26, 2009
Randall W. Thompson, Jr., stillborn infant son of Randall W. Thompson, Sr. and Brooke Elizabeth Walter, was delivered at 8:40pm Saturday, September 26, 2009, in Adena Regional Medical Center. In addition to his parents, he is survived by maternal grandmother Debbie Vonville, of Chillicothe; maternal grandfather Bruce Walter, of Kingston; paternal grandparents: Traci and Coy Andrus, Chillicothe; Debbie and Dave...
Robert Dickey
Sep 25, 2009
Robert L. Dickey, 51, of Chillicothe, died Thursday morning in Tradition's at Bristol Village in Waverly following an extended illness. His wife, Marquietta (Dreitzler) Dickey, survives. Private services are being held under the direction of Haller Funeral Home.
Larry Good
Sep 21, 2009
Larry C. Good, 74, of Chillicothe, went to be with his Lord, after a long courageous battle with cancer, Monday, September 21, 2009. He was born June 7, 1935 in Adelphi, OH to Paul and Nellie Weaver Good. On October 28, 1953 he married Betty Joanne Strausbaugh, who survives. Also surviving are this sons, Steven (Jinny) Good, of Circleville, and...
Hershell Craft
Sep 19, 2009
Hershell H. Craft, 78, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly 1:10 pm, Saturday, September 19, 2009, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. He was born November 16, 1930 in Charleston, WV the son of the late Ernest M. and Ruby R. Craft. On April 2, 1982 he married Anna Christine Rote, who survives. Also surviving is a step-daughter, Suzanne Prindiville; his brothers,...
James Stanley
Sep 18, 2009
James A. Stanley, 66, of Columbus, died September 18, 2009 at Regency Manor, following an extended illness. He was born February 7, 1943 in Chillicothe, OH to the late James R. and Eunice J. Vandermark Stanley. Survivors include two sisters, Jean Stanley and Linda Talbert, of Columbus; two brothers, Melvin and Arthur Vandermark, of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews....
Kathleen Mcanulty
Sep 14, 2009
Kathleen E. (Higgins) McAnulty, 56, of Chillicothe, formerly of Victorville, CA, died unexpectedly at 11:15am Monday, September 14, 2009, in Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born November 18, 1952, in Stutgart, Germany, to the late Clifton L. and Kathryn A. Nolze Higgins. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Jennifer L. (Mark) Foreman, of Chillicothe; son and daughter-in-law...
Mary White
Sep 11, 2009
Mary C. "Toots" White, 74, of Chillicothe, died at 11:33 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2009 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born September 11, 1935, in Columbus, OH, to the late Henry J. and Beatrice G. Thibaut. She married Ernest "Jim" White who survives. Also surviving are children: Molly (Robert) Davis; Mike (Tina) White; Lawrence (Lisa) White;...
John Cottrill
Sep 9, 2009
John W. Cottrill, 83, of Chillicothe, went to be with the Lord at 12:26pm Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at his home following a brief illness. He was born February 5, 1926, in Ross Co. to the late Homer and Cecil May Woodruff Cottrill. On June 12, 1945, he married the former Loretta Maxine Annon, who preceded him in death on...
Noel Bostwick
Sep 9, 2009
Noel L. Bostwick, 68, of Chillicothe, went to be with our Lord at 9:59pm on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, in Adena Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Noel was born September 27, 1940, in Ross Co. to the late Charles William and Ada Marie (Caldwell) Bostwick. Surviving are his sister Needie (Bostwick) Smith, of Toledo, OH; and many nieces...
Michael Thompson
Sep 7, 2009
Michael R. Thompson, 57, of Hallsville, passed at 2:35pm Monday, September 7, 2009, in Riverside Methodist Hospital following an extended illness. He was born May 31, 1952, in Lancaster, OH, to the late John W. and Dorothy H. Arledge Thompson. Mike is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Brian Michael (Krystle) Thompson; grandchildren: McKayla, Hannah and Cameron, all of Chillicothe;...
Brenda Oney
Sep 6, 2009
Brenda Lou Oney, 60, of Chillicothe, went to be with her Lord and Savior, 10:12 am, Sunday, September 6, 2009 at her home, unexpectedly. She was born November 8, 1948 in Ironton, OH to the late George and Nellie Steed Neal. On November 20, 1970 she was united in marriage to Lowell G. Oney, who survives. Also surviving are her...
Mabel Dresbach
Sep 4, 2009
Mabel G. Dresbach, 96, of Kingston, died 11:25 am, September 4, 2009, in Westmoreland Place, following a brief illness. She was born March 23, 1913 in London, OH to Charles and Beulah Smith Rice. On February 14, 1942 she married Franklin E. Dresbach, who died March 21, 2008. Survivors include a daughter, Myra E. Brown, of Hallsville; grandchildren, Jody A....
Terry Knece
Aug 28, 2009
Terry A. Knece, 51, of Chillicothe, died 1:06 pm, Friday, August 28, 2009 in her home, unexpectedly. She was born November 12, 1957 in Richmond, IN to Donald H. and Sally Jarrett Cook. On August 2, 1985 she married Charles E. Knece, who survives. In addition to her husband and parents, survivors include an aunt and uncle, Jim and Ellen...
Charles Hixon
Aug 28, 2009
Charles W. Hixon, 24, of McClean, VA, died Friday, August 28, 2009 in his home, unexpectedly. He was born February 20, 1985 in Virginia to Paul H. and Carol A. Skinner Hixon, who survive. Also surviving is his sister, Nancy Hixon, McClean, VA; his paternal grandmother, Rhoda Hixon, of Chillicothe; aunts, Beth Hixon and Ann (Gary) Brenning; and uncles John...
Lawrence Brown
Aug 28, 2009
Lawrence W. Brown, 69, went to be with the Lord on August 28, 2009 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on January 26, 1940 in Chillicothe to Lawrence D. and Beatrice C. Davis Brown. On November 23, 1959 he married Rosemary A. Menefee, his loving wife of 49 years, who survives. Also surviving are four daughters...
Robert Kaltenbach
Aug 21, 2009
Robert C. Kaltenbach, Jr., 64, of Chillicothe, died at 2:13pm Friday August 21, 2009, in Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born April 3, 1945, in Chillicothe, to the late Robert C., Sr. and Vivian N. Comer Kaltenbach. On November 30, 1968, he married the former Janet Sue Rutter, who preceded him in death in 1988....
Daniel Walters
Aug 15, 2009
Daniel F. Walters, 41, of Blain Highway, Chillicothe, passed from this life Saturday afternoon, August 15, 2009, as the result of a motorcycle accident while riding with his girlfriend, Lorrie A. Moody. Danny was born June 9, 1968, in Ross Co. to Franklin E. and Ardella M. Johnson Walters, who survives. Also surviving are his sons N. Casey Walters and...
Lorrie Moody
Aug 15, 2009
Lorrie A. Moody, 35, of Blain Highway, Chillicothe, passed from this life Saturday afternoon, August 15, 2009, as the result of a motorcycle accident while riding with her fiancée Daniel F. Walters. Lorrie was born September 25, 1973, in Ross Co. to Vernon and Ruth L. Wright Sheets. She is survived by her children, whom she was devoted to, Jacquelyn...
R. Berling
Aug 10, 2009
Richard Thomas "Tom" Berling, 63, of Chillicothe, died at 6:55am Monday August 10, 2009, in Traditions of Chillicothe. He was born August 6, 1946, in Cincinnati, OH to the late Ralph Raymond and Martha Louise Davidson Berling. Tom is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Dr. Donald L. and Marlene Berling, of Chillicothe; nieces and nephews Deborah J. (Brent) Poling;...
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