Recent Obituaries

There are people whose lives are measured not by titles or accolades, but by the work of their hands, the strength of their character, and the love they quietly showed through providing for those they cherished. Jimmy Roger Walters was one of those men. A lifelong farmer, proud Navy veteran, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Jim passed away peac...

Loretta Mae (Bachelder) Russell Dunn, age 95, passed away on July 10, 2026, at Knox Community Hospital surrounded by her family.

Mae was born on August 30, 1930, in Morrow County, Ohio, to the late Theron and Roba (Feigley) Bachelder. She attended school in Edison, Ohio, until the fifth grade before moving to the Chesterville school district, where she gr...

Penny S. Clevenger, age 67, of Galion passed away Saturday July 11, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born October 25, 1958 in Galion, she was the daughter of the late Norman Jr. and Jeannette (Mumea) Clevenger.

She was a 1977 graduate of Galion High School. She retired from Avita Galion Hospital in 2024 as a financial counselor....

Mary Jane (Hoak) Phillips was born June 9, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio and died in Mishawaka, Indiana on July 9, 2026. She graduated from Mt. Gilead High School in 1948 and married Frank A. Phillips on August 2, 1953. They celebrated their 70th anniversary in 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank, her parents, David Hoak and Mary Letha Carrier Hoak, her sister ...

Rodney Roscoe, age 79, of Sunbury, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after a long illness.  Born April 2, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late McKinley Roscoe and Idella (Smith) Roscoe.  He was adopted and raised by Candis and Hazel Fair of Marion, Ohio.  On August 28, 1970, Rodney married the former Mary Jane Smith, who survives. ...