Obituaries Listing

Shirley Ware
May 15, 2009
Shirley Ware, age 50, of Hilliard, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009. Family will receive friends 3-5 pm Monday at the TIDD FUNERAL HOME, 5265 Norwich St.; where funeral service will be held 10 am Tuesday. Interment Green Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tidd Funeral Home.

Loran West
May 12, 2009
Loran West, age 91, of Columbus, passed away, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. US Army Veteran of WWII. Life long member of West Park United Methodist Church and a leader of Boy Scouts of America Troop 29 for 41 years. Preceded in death by parents and brothers. Survived by loving wife of 68 years Virginia, children Kenneth (Chris) West, Gary (Jean)...

Dorothy McAlexander
May 8, 2009
Dorothy McAlexander, age 93, passed away Friday May 8, 2009 at Doctor's West Hospital. Dorothy will be having services at White Rose Cemetery in Bartlesville, OK.

Harold Griffith
May 7, 2009
Harold Marion Griffith, 85, of Hilliard, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his home. Born in Coalton, OH on August 20, 1923 to Daniel and Margaret “Farmer” Griffith in a family of 14 children. Harold was an Air Force Veteran of WWII and a member of the 344th B26 Marauder WWII Bomb Group Association and the American Legion. He...

David Kaltenbach
Apr 29, 2009
David Anthony Kaltenbach, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away suddenly on April 29, 2009. He was born February 15, 1968 in Perth Amboy, NJ. The son of Albina (Kolodejcak) Kaltenbach and John J. Kaltenbach, Jr. and the brother of John J. Kaltenbach, III. David was baptized in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Perth Amboy, NJ. He graduated from Hackettstown NJ High...

Pompy M. Vincenyo
Apr 29, 2009
Pompy M. Vincenyo, age 93, of Hilliard, passed away, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Former member of St. Tobias Rosary Society and Brockway Italian Lodge. Preceded in death by husband John T. Vincenyo in 1968 to whom she married on October 21, 1933, sons Barney T. Vincenyo and Ronald L. Vincenyo, 7 brothers and sisters. Survived by son Samuel J. (Judy)...

Beatrice Hart
Apr 28, 2009
Beatrice Hart, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Estelle’s Hospice House. She was born in Logan, OH and lived in Columbus, OH most of her life before moving to Ocala in 1996. She was a member of Wyomina Park Baptist Church, the American Business Women’s Assn., Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 29 and was a Hospice...

Duane Umphress
Apr 21, 2009
Duane E. Umphress, age 60, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Oh. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Duane was born at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Oh. August 15, 1948 and raised in Ada, Oh. He graduated from Ada High School, Class of 1967. He joined the U.S. Navy and served...

Marjorie Sherman
Apr 17, 2009
Marjorie A. Sherman, age 86, of Columbus, Friday, April 17, 2009 at Kobacker House. Retired from Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Life-long member of Camp Fire USA, Central Ohio Council, serving as leader of Camp Fire groups and in numerous board and committee positions along with her life-long support of her beloved Camp Wyandot. Charter member of Scioto Ridge United Methodist...
Veronica "Clark" Jones
Apr 13, 2009
Veronica “Clark” Jones, age 61, of Hilliard, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 while vacationing with her sister in California. Preceded in death by parents Kernsie and Juanita Shrewsbury, and sisters Aliah Coomes and Katherine Cox. Survived by daughters Stacey Clark James, Lisa Clark (Greg) Riley and Shanda Clark (Josh) Sutherland, sisters Jetta (Ray) Hull and Monnie (Jim) Dancy, brothers...

Jonathan Whipple
Apr 11, 2009
Jonathan “Jon” Whipple, age 49, of Columbus passed away Saturday April 11, 2009 at his residence surrounded by family and friends. Jon was born and raised in Berea, OH. He was a graduate of Berea High School, Class of 1977 and attended O.U. graduating in 1982 with a degree in Organizational Communications. He was a born salesman and always had...

Jimmie Lee Hill
Apr 10, 2009
Jimmie Lee Hill, age 77 of Upper Arlington, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on April 10, 2009. A graduate of West High School and The Ohio State University where he was a member of the Ohio State Marching Band. He also served in the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1956. Jim was the Band...

Robert A. Sitler
Apr 10, 2009
Robert A. Sitler, age 68, of Hilliard, passed away, Friday, April 10, 2009. U.S. Army Veteran with 6 years in the Reserves. Member of the American Legion Post #614 and retired from General Motors after 31 ½ years. Survived by loving wife of 42 ½ years Lynn, daughter Kim (Jeff) Martin, granddaughter Rachel Martin, numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and a...
Norma Jean Strong
Apr 9, 2009
Norma Jean Strong, passed away, Thursday, April 09, 2009. She was born on December 12, 1925, the daughter of J. Wesley and Irene Masters. Jean married Mike Strong on June 19th, 1944. Mike was the former Mayor of Marion, Ohio and preceded her in death in 1987. Also, preceding her were two sisters, Lucille Masters and Ruth Weaver and daughter...

Robert Barclay
Apr 6, 2009
Robert Barclay, age 88, of Hilliard, passed away Monday, April 6, 2009. Preceded in death by wife Mary. Survived by son Randy (Fiancé Laura Boytim) Barclay, daughter Wendy Swank, sister Marjorie Ewen, grandchildren Robert E. (Angie) Barclay, Amanda Barclay, Bradley A. (Sarah) Swank and Brett A. Swank, and 3 great grandchildren. Family will receive friends 5-8 PM Thursday at the...

Shirley Davis
Apr 3, 2009
Shirley Davis, age 74, of Springfield, passed away, Friday, April 03, 2009. Member of United Methodist Church. Active in the Officers Wives Club of Wright Patterson AFB and graduate of Florida State University with a degree in nursing. Preceded in death by husband Lt. Colonel Robert Davis and sister Rosa Lee. Survived by daughter Chris (Tim) Prater, sisters Lorena, Dora...
Travis Tittel
Mar 29, 2009
Travis J. Tittel, age 20, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, March 29, 2009. Lovingly missed by his family; mother Starlet Riley, father and stepmother Mike and Beth Tittel, brothers Rocky and Jeremy Tittel, step brother and sister Kayden and Delaney Tittel, fiancé Holly Young, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and his puppy Tiesun. Family will receive friends 2-4...

Carl Picklesimer
Mar 24, 2009
Carl Picklesimer, age 69, of Hilliard, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Loving husband, dad, grandfather, neighbor and great role model to many. He was the #1 mechanic at the OSU Golf Course for 52 years. He loved all OSU sports and also a fan of Nascar. Preceded in death by parents Milton and Vesta...

Anna Willis
Mar 24, 2009
Anna Jean (VonDriska) Willis, age 85, life long Hilliard resident, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Preceded in death by husband John N. Willis, brothers Thomas and Frank VonDriska and sister Marion Barbour. Survived by daughter Jean M. (Dale) King, grand daughters Dena King-Nossokoff and Elizabeth (Randall) Finke, great grand daughters Olivia and Lillian, sister-in-law Mary VonDriska, numerous nieces, nephews...

Gary Leeka
Mar 22, 2009
Gary Howard Leeka, age 65, of Plain City, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009. Member of Hilliard Church of Christ. U.S Navy Veteran and retired from AT&T. He was a member of Hilliard American Legion Post #614. Preceded in death by parents Warren and Augretta Leeka and mother-in-law and father-in-law Esther and Carl Lowry. Survived by loving wife of 44...