Obituaries Listing

Peter Previte
Aug 7, 2019
Peter A. Previte, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Member of St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, US Army Veteran and he retired from H.B.D. Industries. Preceded in death by parents Peter and Anna Previte, sisters Josephine Previte and Lena Janocha. Survived by loving wife of 58 years Kathryn, children Patricia Clark, Joseph (Andrew) Previte and Linda (Tim)...

Ruth Van Houten
Aug 7, 2019
Ruth Carol (Reed) Van Houten, age 91, of Columbus, OH, died peacefully on Wednesday August 7, 2019 at Traditions at Mill Run in Hilliard, OH. Preceded in death by her parents, Perce and Marie Reed, her brothers Perce Reed Jr., Robert (Esther) Reed and Paul Reed, loving husband of 64 years Andrew William Van Houten, son Steven Allan Van Houten,...

Minnie Shaver
Aug 5, 2019
Minnie Mary Etta Shaver, age 94, of Hilliard, “Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.” Minnie went home with her Lord on August 5, 2019, peacefully in her sleep. She was retired from Columbus City Schools as a secretary. Minnie was a member of Hilliard Senior Center where she enjoyed playing cards. She attended Cypress Wesleyan Church as a...
Ruben Sparks
Aug 4, 2019
Ruben Henry Sparks, age 83, of Plain City, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019. Member of Amity Enterprise Baptist Church. Retired from the City of Upper Arlington with 20 years of service. Preceded in death by son Cliff 1980.Survived by loving wife of 59 years Rella, children Roger (Wendy) Sparks, Betty (Bill) Smith, Missy (Mike) Love, Michelle (Shawn) Hay and...

Bruce Robey
Jul 31, 2019
Bruce E. Robey, age 68, of Hilliard, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 after a tragic accident. Graduate of Hilliard High School Class of 1969, employed with Columbus Truck and Equipment for 26 years and was the Owner Operator of Triple R Trucking and Argang Transport LLC. Bruce was an avid race car driver of Midgets, Sprint Cars and Supermodifieds...

Doris Neville
Jul 31, 2019
Doris Neville, age 80, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Member of Radiant Life Church. Preceded in death by husband Larry 2015, grandsons Michael and Todd Syar. Survived by sons, William R. (Rita) Syar and Michael D. Syar; brother Lee (Florence) Schoby, grandchildren Thomas Syar, Sarah Syar, Haley Dotters and Zaden Syar, caregiver Ashley Carr. Friends may call...

Thomas Decker
Jul 30, 2019
Thomas L. Decker, age 71, of Hilliard, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Tom was an avid Ohio State fan and enjoyed playing golf with his friends. He was a successful small business owner. He was involved with his children’s youth sporting events; especially soccer and loved spending time with his family, friends and pets. He was a graduate of...

Edward Birko
Jul 30, 2019
Edward J. Birko, age 84, of Hilliard, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Member of St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church and choir member, U.S Air Force Veteran. Member of Woodworkers of Central Ohio and The Termites. Edward worked for North American Aviation and retired from Hitachi Instruments. Preceded in death by parents Thomas and Anna Birko, sister Ann and...
William C. Rice
Jul 27, 2019
William Crate Rice, Sr., died peacefully at Sterling Place Group Home in Mt. Sterling, Ohio on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the age of 88. William was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Susie Meade Rice, his wife of 62 years, Audrey Joy Persinger Rice and his son William “Puff” Rice, Jr. He is survived by his children...
Julia R. Sickles
Jul 23, 2019
Julia R. Sickles, age 65, of Hilliard, OH passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. She was born January 23, 1954 in Clarksville, IN to James and Marie (Price) Miller. She attended Clarksville High School in Indiana. Julia spent a lifetime caring for others and always brought smiles and laughter everywhere she went. She had a special...

Doris Wilkes
Jul 23, 2019
Doris M. “Shaver” Wilkes, 87 affectionately known as “Dukie”, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Preceded in death by parents; Melvin and Myrtle Shaver, husband John Jr., brothers Donald Allen and Melvin Shaver, and sister Vivian Titus. Survived by sister-in-law Minnie Shaver of Hilliard, Ohio; daughters Debbie (Gene) Sockman of N.C. and Lisa Fisher of Columbus, Ohio; sons John III, Gary,...
Jane Montgomery
Jul 21, 2019
Jane Ann Montgomery, age 83, of Dublin, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019. Member of Dublin Baptist Church and longtime member of O.E.S. Level Chapter #109. Preceded in death by parents Flayous and Garnez Ray, sister Sydney Alexander, brother Flayous Ray, granddaughter Bre Roseann Weeks, 3 brothers-in-law and 2 sisters-in-law. Survived by loving husband of 67 years Carlos “C.C”, daughters...
Terry Lively, Jr.
Jul 18, 2019
Terry Lee Lively Jr., age 53, of Hilliard, passed away July 18, 2019. Former employee of Honda. Preceded in death by son Travis Lively and great nephew Lucas Lively. Survived by parents Terry and Judy, son Ryan, granddaughter Ava, sister Lisa, brother Bob, nephews David (Cassidy), Rick, Bobby Lee and James (Jackie), niece Julie (Stephen) Morczek and great nephew Hunter....

Betty Havener
Jul 17, 2019
Betty Havener, age 84, transitioned from life to eternal life in Heaven on July 17, 2019 at her home in Kettering, Ohio. She was born on October 2, 1934 in Washington, D.C. to Sidney Columbus and Hattie Lee (Draper) Deloatch. She was raised in raised in Roanoke Rapids, NC by her parents, Wilbur Jackson and Hattie Lee Best, graduating from...
Jifen Hsieh
Jul 14, 2019
Jifen Hsieh, age 66, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2019 with her family by her side. She was born on August 27, 1952 in Keelung, Taiwan to Ah-Fu Jiang and Tsui-Ying Chiang and immigrated to Houston, TX with her husband, Jian, in 1978. In 1986, Jifen settled in central Ohio where she lived and worked for Kenda USA for...
Larry G Bigam
Jul 13, 2019
Larry G. Bigam, age 77, of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, passed away July 13, 2019, at home. He was born on May 29, 1942 in Columbus, Ohio to Homer and Marian Dale (Bowshier) Bigam. Larry was a 1960 graduate of Monroe High School. He was a machinist at Timken Roller Bearing followed by many years of Farming. Larry retired from Fisher Guide/Delphi...

Norma Heyl
Jul 11, 2019
Norma Jean Heyl, age 90, of Hilliard, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019. Member of Hilliard United Methodist Church since 1952, where she was a former Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of Hilliard Senior Center and Grove City Senior Center. Norma was a graduate of West High School Class of 1946 and remained very active with her...
Gary Settelmeyer
Jul 11, 2019
Gary E. “Suds” Settelmeyer, age 72, of Hilliard, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019. Member of St. Louis Parish Catholic Church, Toledo, OH. Proud graduate of Northwood High School Class of 1965; where he played sports and was still a devoted Ranger. Suds loved following the Detroit Red Wings, Lions and Tigers. He followed the Toledo Rockets and was an...

Susan Marie Beach
Jul 10, 2019
Susan Marie Beach, age 70 of Orient, OH., passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Susan is proceeded in death by her parents: Archie and Georgia Sweet, and husband Roger Beach. She is survived by her children: Kenneth (Beth) Mason of Circleville, OH and Kit (Amiee) Harris of Grove City, OH, grandchildren: Brad (Chandler) McKnight, Tank Mason, Maggie Nichols, Dawn Harris...

Anne Furrey
Jul 6, 2019
Anne Marie Furrey, age 97, passed away on July 6, 2019. She was preceded in death by parents, Christopher and Agnes Lindsey, two sisters Nellie and Margaret, husbands Marc Furrey and Joe Koewler and daughter Theresa Furrey-Belt. She is survived by two sons Thomas (Karen) and Mark (Dolores) both of Phoenix, six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and numerous nieces and...