Galion High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Edward Eugene Ault, of Mansfield, on January 27, 2026. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 81.Ed was born July 1, 1944 to Lewis and Hazel (Shirley) Ault in Marion County, Ohio. He grew up on a farm whe...

Ronald S. “Ron” Morris, age 83, of Mount Gilead, passed away at his home on Sunday afternoon, January 25, 2026, surrounded by the land and life he loved so dearly.Born on June 23, 1942, in Hamilton County, Ohio, Ron was the son of the late Leland Stanford “Stan” and AnnaMae (Meyer) Morris. He gradu...

Jon A. Burnside 78 of Findlay passed away on Wednesday January 21 2026 at 652 p.m. at Blanchard Valley Hospital. Jon was born on January 28 1947 in Galion Ohio to the late Grace G. Born Burnside and J. Arnold Burnside. Jon had two sisters Nancy Mayers John and his twin sister Rebecca Fetter Jack. He...

Carol J. Holtshouse was born at Bucyrus Community Hospital to Carl and Virginia Volkmer of Broken Sword, Ohio. She graduated from (now historic) Lyken’s High School in Crawford County in 1961 and later also graduated from Marion Beauty Academy, though she never went on to practice that trade. Carol ...

Frances E. “Fran” (Mercer) Horton, age 77, of Mount Gilead, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, January 21, 2026, at Woodside Village Care Center.Born July 25, 1948, in Portsmouth, Ohio, Fran was the daughter of the late Helen Louise (Legg) Mercer Wygle Anderson and the late Lonnie Milton M...

Marilyn June Cronenwett Ward 100 years old of Waterford of Mansfield 1296 S Trimble Road Mansfield Ohio died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday January 14 2026. She was born on June 30 1925 in Edison Ohio daughter of the late George and Gladys Cronenwett. Also preceded in death by brother George C...

Jeffrey Allen Oxer 59 passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital. Jeffrey was born on December 10 1966 in Galion Ohio to parents Michelangelo Oxer and Arlene Heller Anderson. Jeffrey was a graduate of Galion High School Class of 1985. Following graduation he honorably serv...

Richard Nicholas Jacobs 83 passed away on Tuesday January 20 2026 at Galion Meadows. He was born on May 27 1942 in Galion Ohio to the late Charles and Irene Simmons Jacobs. He proudly graduated from Galion High School with the Class of 1960. He spent many rewarding years at Galion Dresser before con...

Rory Charles Furr 58 passed away on Sunday January 18 2026 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 10 1967 in Bucyrus Ohio to the late Wilbert "Willie" and Darcia Gaul Furr. Rory was a proud graduate of Galion High School and went on to build a life defined by ...

John Frances Depinet 93 passed away on Wednesday January 14 2026 at Magnolia Terrace. He was born on March 18 1932 in Kansas Ohio to the late Gabriel and Lucinda Rinehart Depinet. John graduated from Calvert High School in Tiffin in 1950. He then went on to honorably serve his country in the United ...

John William Losch, age 84, of Lexington, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in Magnolia Terrace Assisted Living in Galion with his loving family by his side. John was born on June 30, 1941 in Portland, Indiana to Earl Edwin Losch and Beatrice Belle (Hawley) Losch. He was raised in Port...

Vernon Eugene Henderson 92 of Crestline passed away peacefully on January 5 2026 at Mill Creek Nursing Home in Galion OH. Vernon was born in Manchester OH on April 3 1933 to the late Richard and Dollie Lewis Henderson. He married Elaine Workman on September 30 2000 and she survives him. A proud grad...

Glen Koons, age 92, of Galion passed away peacefully at home Sunday January 11, 2026.Born July 18, 1933 in Marion, he was the son of the late Clarence and Velma (Korner) Koons.He was a graduate of Marion Harding High School. He took his first job at Danner Buick in Marion and advanced to become the ...

Kenneth “Ken” L. May, 73, accepted the greatest gift he could ever receive, a pain-free eternal life, when he passed into the next life on Sunday, January 4, 2026.  Ken was born in Anderson, IN, on June 10, 1952, to John R. and Helen Lucille Nicholas May, and joined two brothers, Raymond “Ray” ...