Obituaries
Wallace B. Hobart Jr.
Sep 11, 2026
Wallace “Wally” Belshaw Hobart Jr., of Powell, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born on February 25, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Rose Campobello Hobart and Wallace Belshaw Hobart.
Wally was raised in Rockford, Illinois, where he attended Rockford West High School. It was there that he developed a lifelong...
Victoria L. Cromwell
Sep 11, 2026
Victoria L. Cromwell, lovingly known as Vickie, passed away at home on September 11, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 73. Born on January 8, 1953, in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Vickie will be remembered as a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend whose greatest joy was the people she loved.
Vickie worked for many years as a...
John Wesley Kuhn
Sep 11, 2026
John Wesley Kuhn, 78, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away on September 11, 2026.
He was born on January 21, 1948 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Larry Ray Hall
Sep 11, 2026
Larry Ray Hall, 66, of Grove City, Ohio, passed away on September 11, 2026.
He was born on December 18, 1959.
To leave a special message or memory for the Hall family, please visit the Guestbook.
James Edgar Moore
Sep 11, 2026
James Edgar Moore, age 88, of Columbus, passed away peacefully at home, on Friday, September 11, 2026. James was born January 1st, 1938 and grew up in his beloved McConnelsville, OH where he developed his love of the outdoors. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1958. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing and...
Donald Lee Gaal
Sep 10, 2026
Donald Lee Gaal, 71, of New Albany, passed away at home on September 10, 2026. Born in Columbus on December 7, 1954, he married Sally Engelhardt on August 30, 1987, his wife of 39 years.
Don is survived by his wife, Sally; daughters: Dianne Zemba, Audrey Ogden and Wendy Zemba; five grandchildren: Reece, Merric, Ansleigh and Chael Ogden and Joanna Cyr;...
Maurice E. Cannon Jr.
Sep 10, 2026
Maurice Cannon Jr was born June 18, 1970 in Columbus Ohio to the late Willa M Cannon and late Maurice E Cannon SR. Maurice was their only son and attended Westerville city schools.
Maurice was a man of many talents, with countless dreams and goals for his future gifted with his hands he could build or fix just about anything he...
Sheryl Love
Sep 10, 2026
Sheryl “Sherri” Hickman Love, 71 of Grove City Ohio, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on September 10, 2026. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, June 2, 1955.
Sherri always knew she wanted to be a teacher, and faithfully followed that calling for 34 years, teaching both second grade and kindergarten. Her love for children, her dedication to...
Robert Leroy Backus
Sep 9, 2026
Robert Leroy Backus, born March 16th, 1968 passed from this life on September 9th, 2026 at home in Groveport, Ohio.
He is surived by his loving wife, Kandy Backus, who was not only his partner but his best friend since they took thier vows in 1989; His children, Aaron Robert Backus, Karah Finn (Maddy) Backus, Danny (Tammy) Casto, Adam (Jamie) Casto,...
Zachariah Martin Grimmett
Sep 9, 2026
Zachariah Martin Grimmett, 38, of Mt. Gilead, passed away on September 9, 2026, surrounded by family. He was born on August 14, 1988 to Charles and Heidi (Lucks) Grimmett. He attended Westerville schools, graduating from Westerville North High School in 2007.
Along with his parents and partner of over 20 years, Shyla Withem, Zach is survived by his daughters, Lillian Rose...
Deborah "Debbie" Smock
Sep 9, 2026
Deborah "Debbie" H. Smock, age 74, of Columbus, Ohio passed away on September 9, 2026. Debbie was born on November 24, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert and Margaret Strope.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Franklin Smock, her son, Richard "Ricky" Lee Smock, sister, Brenda Russell, and brother, Bobby Strope.
She...
Beatrice Skaggs
Sep 9, 2026
Beatrice Bell Skaggs, born on August 23, 1929 in Miegs County, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord, peacefully on, September 9, 2026, in Hillsboro, Ohio.
Beatrice is survived by her daughters, Deborah (John) Green, Diane Arnold, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; sister, Mary Orr and daughter in law, Kim Skaggs. She is survived by many nieces, nephews and...
R. Scott Martin
Sep 8, 2026
Robert “Scott” Martin passed away peacefully in his Johnstown home on September 8, 2026, at the age of 58.
Scott was born September 9, 1967 and was raised in Johnstown, Ohio. The son of the late Mary Agnes Suckle and William Randolph Martin, Scott was a lifelong part of the community he loved. He had a gift for bringing people together...
Ann Simmons
Sep 8, 2026
Ann Simmons, age 94, of Grove City, Ohio passed away on September 8, 2026. Ann was born on May 10, 1932 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Frances Neff.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Simmons Jr, siblings, Nancy Drake, Bill Neff, and Betty Riddle.
She is lovingly survived by her children, Grant...
Linda B. Cerino
Sep 8, 2026
Linda Bea Cerino, born on July 22, 1954 in Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2026 in Grove City, Ohio.
Linda is survived by her husband of 30 years, Anthony; her son, Brian (Jessica) Haag, step children, Vicky Cerino, Mary (Joe) Cerino- Fettig, Julie (Al) Cerino-Zimmerman, Gina (Mike) Cerino Yuenger, Guy (Tina) Cerino, Amy (Jim) Lee; and grandson, Tyler...
Wilbert T. "Bob" Barber
Sep 7, 2026
Wilbert Thornal Barber was born on July 1, 1939, in Northport, Alabama, to the late Council Barber and Minnie Roland Barber. He was the youngest of eight children and was raised in a loving family where faith, family, and community were important parts of his life.
Wilbert accepted Christ at an early age. He was baptized and attended Holly Springs Baptist...
Carol Lynn Ollam
Sep 7, 2026
Carol Lynn Ollam was born on July 21, 1948, in Columbus, Ohio to the late Clarence and Florence (Persons) McCoy. She passed away peacefully on September 7, 2026, at the age of 78.
Carol is survived by, sons, Mark and Paul; grandchildren, Jessica, Robert, Richard, Paul III, Miranda, Brandon, and John; great-grandchildren; Amelyah, Kobe, Bentley, Bailey, Calleigh, Riley, Paisley, Camilla, Addelyn,...
Stephen Rahl
Sep 7, 2026
Stephen Rahl, 81, of Powell, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2026.
Raised in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, Steve earned his degree from Pennsylvania State University before beginning a 35-year career as a design engineer and manager at Procter & Gamble. His work with P&G took him from the Susquehanna River Valley to Cincinnati, Ohio, and he took particular pride in the...
Donald "Don" L. Gregory, Sr.
Sep 7, 2026
Donald “Don” L. Gregory, Sr., 91, of Columbus, passed away on September 7, 2026. He was born in Delaware, Ohio on April 28, 1935, to the late Thomas and Lucille (Brush) Gregory. He married Shirley Ann Smiley on July 21, 1956; she survives.
Along with his beloved spouse of over 70 years, Don is survived by son, Donnie (Cherie) Gregory 2;...
Paul Larry Sprankle
Sep 7, 2026
Paul L. Sprankle, 79, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September, 07, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. Paul was born on August 12, 1947, in East Canton, Ohio, to Harry and Beulah Sprankle. He spent his childhood on the family farm, nurturing a lifelong passion for agriculture that shaped his career and values.
On August 10, 1974, Paul married Marie...
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