HOPEJames E. Hope, 62, of Columbus, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at his residence. Born to the late James and Agnes (Whitesell) Hope in Columbus on September 27, 1945, Jim is survived by his wife June (Thompson) Hope; daughters, Kathy (Scott McCormick) Lee, April and Laurie; sons, James J. (Elizabeth) Hope Jr., Aaron and Michael Hope; sisters, Lori...

LEHRNevaeh Angel Lehr, infant, passed away April 30, 2008. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Sandra Stephens. Nevaeh is survived by her parents, Shawn Lehr and Jackie Adams; maternal grandparents, Marilyn and Jeff New, Jack and Patricia Adams; paternal grandfather, Ray Lehr; great-grandparents, Sharon and Harold Morris and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A special thank you to...

HOLLINGSHEAD (Funk)Glenna Hollingshead, 56, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Mt. Carmel West. Glenna was born to Harrison R. Sr. and Helen M. (Loschiavo) Funk in Columbus, OH on May 1, 1952, and was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Stephen L. Hollingshead; brothers, Harrison R. Jr and Gary L. Funk. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Jane...

WARDJane A. Ward, 70, of Columbus, passed away May 5, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nelson and Vergie Miller; brother, James Miller and sisters, Barbara Richardson, Margie Downing and Virginia Smith. Jane is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Ward; son, Wayne Haltermen; daughter, Beverly (Robert) Mills; grandchildren, Shane Steele, Mandy Halterman and sister, Wanda Heath....

DollDeborah Doll, 52, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born December 22, 1955, in Columbus, daughter of the late John and Margie Leesburg Doll. Arrangements have been entrusted to Newcomer Funeral Home N.E. Chapel, 3047 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus. Messages of may be left at www.NewcomerFamily.com

Clark-ElliottBailey Lynn Clark-Elliott, born February 13, 2008, passed away in the loving arms of her mother, Sunday, May 4, 2008. Bailey was preceded in death by her great grandmothers, Carol McDonald and Norine (Clark) Cryder. Bailey is survived by loving parents, Jamie Clark and Keith Elliott; grandparents, David and Cindy Clark, Robert and Nancy Elliott, Rod and Linda Williams; great...

John H. "Pete" Kramer, Sr, 84, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2008. Born to Joseph V. and Elizabeth (Clark) Kramer in Columbus, OH, Pete was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary Ellen (Whitesed) Kramer; 17 year companion, Louise McConnell; brothers, Joseph and Robert Kramer; sisters, Elizabeth Zschach and Jane Dyer. Survivors include his daughters, Margaret...

UngerFred E. Unger Jr., 53, of Columbus, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008 at his residence. He was born October 12, 1954, in Columbus to Fred E. Unger, Sr and Doris (Stewart) Unger and was preceded in death by them. He is survived by his wife, Tina (Powers) Unger; son, Todd (Melissa Geeting) Unger; daughter, Charie (Gary) Parfitt; grandchildren, Dylan,...

HENRY Joyce A. Henry, 64, of Columbus, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at her residence. Born to James A. and Marguerite G. (Chapin) Roach on January 12, 1944, in Syracuse, NY, Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and husband, James Henry. Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly (Sengaroun) Bouaroy; sons, James (Julie) Roush and Gerald "Jerry" (Michelle)...

JOHNSONSterling R. (Skip) Johnson died April 26, 2008 after a courageous battle against cancer. He was born in Lorain, Ohio to Sterling R. and Ruth (Jones) Johnson. Skip is survived by his wife and soulmate, Karyn; son, Kurt, of Columbus; son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and Cindy Johnson, and granddaughter, Katarina Star, of Massachusetts; brother and sister-in-law, Bruce and Kip Johnson;...

TOWNSENDStacy L. Townsend, 29, of Columbus, passed away May 1, 2008. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Robert Boerner, Allen Mason and John Thompson. Stacy is survived by her husband, Brandon Townsend; mother, Robin Mason and stepfather, James Smith; father, Rex (Lisa) Mason; sisters, Andrea Larson, Tammy (Scott) Bartter; brother, Jason (Stephanie) Mason; nieces and nephews, Morgan, Lucas,...

DUNCANJohn R. Duncan born in Dry Branch, WV in 1929 has passed on to his prepared place in the house of the Lord of the 30th of April 2008 at age 78. He was a faithful husband to Ruth J, Duncan to whom he married in 1954. He was a loving father to his children to which each had a...

StaffordFranklin "Frank" Stafford, 63, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born February 26, 1945, in Williamson, W.Va., son of the late Charles Spaulding and Polly Stafford. He served in the Army during Vietnam. Frank is survived by his wife, Agnes Fabbro Stafford; son, Franklin "Dusty" Stafford; daughter, Polly (Jason) Gerhardstein; brother, Charles...

Jack R. Ford, 71, of Westerville, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born March 19, 1937, in Columbus, son of the late Sheldon and Mary Perkins Ford. In addition to his parents, Jack is preceded in death by his grandchildren, Jeffrey W. Ford II and Jennifer M. Ford. He is survived by his daughters,...

ParkJennie May Park, 82, was promoted to glory and reunited with her husband after 22 years apart. She was born May 4, 1925, in Columbus, daughter of the late Lewis and Jessie Burris Stiffler. In addition to her parents, Jennie is preceded in death by her husband, Andy Park and twelve brothers and sisters. She was a lifelong member of...

SAMMETWilliam R. Sammet, 74, of Orient, passed away April 27, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Elizabeth Sammet; brothers, John, George, Robert and Richard. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Clara Sammet; sister, Shirley (Ronald) Belford; brother, Al (Carol) Sammet and numerous nieces and nephews. Bill was a veteran of the...

WILES Estella "Louise" Wiles, 83, of Reynoldsburg, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Born to Carl and Zetta (Tomlinson) Stein in Columbus on April 18, 1925, Louise was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl M. Wiles; son, David L. Wiles; daughter, Earlene Mathys; grandson, Randy Reed; brothers, Jack and Don Stein; sister,...

RHYANDonna E. Rhyan, 91, of Columbus, passed away April 25, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Rosetta Thornton; husband, Hershel Rhyan; sons, Donald and Roy Rhyan; 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Donna is survived by her children, Edgar Richard Rhyan, Mary Betts; grandchildren, John Schreck, Steven Rhyan, Mary Maloney, Torie Rhyan, Amber and Shaunda Tibulski,...

KOTSANOS Nicholas Kotsanos, 86, of Reynoldsburg, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. Born to James and Katina (Dragas) Kotsanos in Lima, OH on October 1, 1921, Nicholas is preceded in death by his parents and 4 brothers. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Shirley (Daugherty) Kotsanos; son, M. John (Rachel) Kotsanos; daughters, Sharry...

STEINMETZJeffrey A. Steinmetz, 48, of Grove City, passed away April 23, 2008. He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Riley Steinmetz. Jeff is survived by his son, Bryan (Ashley) Steinmetz; daughter, Tabitha Steinmetz; father, Robert Steinmetz Sr.; sisters, Shelly (Billy) Cornet, Debbie (Darrel) William; brothers, Robert (Kathy) and Max (Darletta) Steinmetz and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will...