Obituaries

Ira J. Zornes

Ira J. Zornes

Jul 19, 2016

Ira J. Zornes, 75, also referred to by friends and family as “Red” or “Jack”, and a resident of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 12, 1940 in Tiro to the late Thomas M. and Helen M. (Young) Zornes and graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1958. While growing up, Ira was...

Gail Eugene Lauthers

Gail Eugene Lauthers

Jul 18, 2016

Gail E. Lauthers, 69, died unexpectedly Monday, July 18, 2016 at Cleveland Clinic. He was born November 14, 1946 in Bucyrus to the late Carl F. and Ellen R. “Posie” (Parcher) Lauthers. Gail graduated from Col. Crawford High School in 1967 and shortly thereafter was drafted to serve in the US Army and was stationed in Germany. Following his return...

Ruth E. Miller

Ruth E. Miller

Jul 15, 2016

Ruth E. Miller, 85, of Bucyrus, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Signature Health Care of Galion. She was born August 28, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pa to the late Rev. Vanus and Dorothy Smith. She attended high school in Clyde but graduated from Olney High School. Her family then moved to the area as her dad took the pastoral position...

Mary L. Leuthold

Mary L. Leuthold

Jul 10, 2016

Mary L. Leuthold, 97, formerly of Bucyrus and Fort Myers, Florida died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Chesapeake, Virginia. She was born in Middleport, Ohio on December 17, 1918 to the late Charles and Mae (Cheesebrough) Sprouse. The Sprouse family moved to Bucyrus and Mary graduated from Bucyrus High in 1937. She married Walton E. Leuthold...

Betty Johnson

Betty Johnson

Jul 7, 2016

Reba E. “Betty” Johnson, 92, of Bucyrus, died Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky. Betty was born November 21, 1923 in Nevada, Ohio to the late Chester A. and Frieda A. (Beamer) Harris and graduated from Mt. Zion High School. She sought out a job and was hired by Robert F. Johnson who was manager at...

Robert D. Keller

Robert D. Keller

Jul 7, 2016

Robert D. Keller, 51, of rural Galion, died Thursday, June 7, 2016 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Bob was born June 7, 1965 in Bucyrus to late Robert E. Keller and Rosie (Fisher) Keller, who resides in Bucyrus. On December 23, 2013, Bob married Elizabeth “Libby” (Seif) and...

Ronald R. Nerkowski

Ronald R. Nerkowski

Jul 4, 2016

Ronald R. Nerkowski, 79, of Antrim Twp., Wyandot County, died early Monday, July 4, 2016 at his home: The place he and wife Janice considered their sanctuary. He was born April 4, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Peter and Leocadia (Plona) Nerkowski and was a 1956 graduate of Parma High School. Shortly thereafter, Ron enlisted in the US...

Ruth I. Light

Ruth I. Light

Jul 2, 2016

Ruth I. Light, 87, of Bucyrus and lifelong resident of Sulphur Springs, died peacefully Saturday morning, July 2, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born December 26, 1928 in Liberty Twp., Crawford County to the late Milo and Luella (Shealy) Geissman. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1946 where she played flute, sang in the choir, acted...

Eleanor K. Beck

Eleanor K. Beck

Jul 1, 2016

Eleanor K. Beck, 89, of Bucyrus died early Friday morning, July 1, 2016 at Altercare of Bucyrus where she has resided in recent years. She was born in Galion on November 3, 1926 to the late Clarence E. Price and Margaret I. (Schwartz) Price Dawson. She attended school in Galion and was working at McNews Restaurant where she met a...

Donald C. Reed

Donald C. Reed

Jun 7, 2016

Donald C. Reed, 88, of Bucyrus died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born September 22, 1927 in Crawford County to the late Leo C. and Evelyn E. (Campbell, Reed) Stauffer and was a 1946 graduate of Nevada High School where he served as a leading member of their baseball team. Following school, he was proud to...

Jean Zahn

Jean Zahn

Jun 4, 2016

Jean Ellen Zahn, 86, of Bucyrus died unexpectedly Saturday morning, June 4, 2016 at the Bucyrus Community Hospital ER from complications of a recent stroke. She was born is Sulphur Springs on October 12, 1929 to the late Isaac “Ike” and Kathryn (Myers) Cheesman. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1947 where she was in Girls’ Reserve, Choir,...

Scott E. Garverick

Scott E. Garverick

Jun 2, 2016

Scott E. Garverick, 53, of rural Bucyrus died naturally, yet unexpectedly Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Bucyrus Community Hospital. The youngest of the Garverick boys, he was born May 20, 1963 to Dale and Ruth (Perry) Garverick. Shortly after graduating from Col. Crawford High School in 1982, Scott began working for ESCO Bucyrus Blades where he has been employed over...

Kathy L. Mizick

Kathy L. Mizick

May 31, 2016

Kathy Lee Mizick, 69, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus following a brief battle with cancer. She was born November 13, 1946 in Bucyrus to the late Alfred and Eloise (Musser) Lydick and was a 1964 graduate of Wynford High School. Kathy grew up and spent her entire life on the farm; a place which...

W. Barclay Rohrbaugh

W. Barclay Rohrbaugh

May 22, 2016

Barclay Rohrbaugh, 78, died Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Bucyrus Community Hospital following some recent health issues. He was born May 16, 1938 in Cleveland to the late Willard and Agnes (Rocher) Rohrbaugh and was a 1956 graduate of North Royalton High School. Barclay completed his education at Heidelberg College receiving a Bachelors of Music Education. He moved to Bucyrus...

Donald F. Lust

Donald F. Lust

May 1, 2016

Donald F. Lust, 85, of Bucyrus, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus following a brief illness with his wife, daughter, Jo Ellen and son, Robert by his side. Don was born April 1, 1931 in Bucyrus on the Lust homestead where he spent his early years. He learned the value of hard work by...

Betty L. Baird

Betty L. Baird

Apr 22, 2016

Betty L. Baird, 82, of Troy Twp., Morrow County died peacefully Friday morning, April 22, 2016 with her dear family close by at her home after battling cancer. She was born August 16, 1933 in Mansfield to the late Dale Haffa and Mary (Schenk) Haffa Balyeat. She grew up in Mansfield and moved to Sulphur Springs where she attended school...

Tony R. Gulley

Tony R. Gulley

Apr 19, 2016

Tony Ray Gulley, 56, of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. He was born May 2, 1959 in Bucyrus to the late Everett “Pete” and Lillie (Bloomfield) Gulley. As a child, Tony cherished time spent with his grandparents, Dorothy and Harry Bloomfield, as they became a second home for many family members while parents worked....

M. Jean Korner

M. Jean Korner

Apr 18, 2016

M. Jean Korner, 89, of Bucyrus died Monday afternoon, April 18, 2016 at Carlisle Place where she had resided in recent months. She was born in Bucyrus on September 12, 1926 to the late Harold Kennedy and Winona (Brant) Malaby. After graduating from Bucyrus High School, Jean began working at GE and married Robert C. Korner on October 5, 1947....

Edward G. Berry

Edward G. Berry

Apr 17, 2016

Edward G. Berry, 87, died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Primrose of Marion. He was born March 29, 1929 in Bucyrus to the late Horace and Mabel (Schell) Berry and was a 1947 graduate of Bucyrus High School. After graduation, Ed attended Ohio State University where he majored in Accounting. On March 18, 1951, he married June A. Kurtz. He...

Edward L. Reiter

Edward L. Reiter

Apr 16, 2016

Edward L. Reiter, 80, of Bucyrus died Saturday afternoon, April 16, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born April 23, 1935 in Holmes Twp. to the late David and Elnora (Yeiter) Reiter and graduated from Holmes Liberty High School in 1953. He worked as a salesman while serving in the National Guard before being called to...