Newark High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Mr. Ronald Clellan Coyle, age 82, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Baptist Health – Richmond.Mr. Coyle, the son of the late William Ivan and Laura Royalty Coyle, was born on May 20, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland. He spent his growing up years in Boyle County. On September 21,...

Anthony K. "Tony" Lanning of Newark passed away peacefully at his residence in Newark Ohio on December 18 2025. Born on November 29 1958 in Zanesville Ohio Tony was a man of deep faith and unwavering spirit who left an indelible mark on the hearts of those he encountered throughout his 67 years of l...

Kent James Allen Jim age 83 of Dayton Ohio passed away Monday January 12 2026 at The Laurels of Huber Heights. He was born July 5 1942 in Enid Oklahoma to the late James Alger and Virginia E. Poole Kent while his father was stationed at Enid Army Flying School now Vance Air Force Base. Jim was prece...

Inez Mary Gray age 94 resident of New Washington Ohio passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at the Willows at Willard. She was born on November 24 1931 in Cranberry Township Crawford County Ohio to the late Otto and Josephine Durnwald Heydinger. Inez is a 1949 New Washington High School graduate a...

Rudy Gene Cannon age 73 of Newark passed away at the Selma Markowitz Care Center Sunday January 18 2026. He was born in Zanesville Ohio on March 3 1952 to the late Robert J. and Dale L. Kirkpatrick Cannon Sr. Rudy retired from Owens Corning after 35 years of service he also drove water wells by hand...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald Ron Edward McKenzie 76 of Newark will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church 1130 A.M. Friday January 23 2026 with Fr. Ed Keck as celebrant. Calling will be held at the church for one hour prior to the Mass. Ron a 1967 graduate of Granville High Sch...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Donna J. Laughery 81 of Nashport will be held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament 1030 A.M. Wednesday December 17 2025 with Fr. Tony Dinovo as celebrant. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery Newark. Donna died at her home on Tuesday December 9 2025. She was ...

Funeral services celebrating the life of Robin Allen McCracken 76 of Newark will be held at ReedEgan Funeral Home 141 Green Wave Drive Newark 2 P.M. Thursday January 22 2026 with Rev. JCP Sullivan as celebrant. Friends and family may call at the funeral home 12 Noon2 P.M. Thursday prior to the servi...

A Celebration of Life honoring Sharon Ann Giles 75 of Columbus and formerly of Newark will be held at the ReedEgan Funeral Home 3630 P.M. Friday January 16 2026. All are invited to come and celebrate the vibrant memory of Sharon with plenty of music fellowship and laughter. Sharon a 1968 graduate of...

Graveside funeral services celebrating the life of Judith Judy A. Grogan 81 of Heath will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Johnstown 130 P.M. Thursday January 8 2026 with Fr. Brandimarti as celebrant. Visitation will be held at the ReedEgan Funeral Home 141 Green Wave Drive Newark from 12 Noo...

A Funeral Mass for James Otto Schwarm age 90 of Granville Ohio will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church 11 A.M. Tuesday January 13 2026 with Msgr. Paul Enke as celebrant. James Jim Schwarm a proud United States Army veteran passed away peacefully on Thursday December 18 2025 at Johns...

Karen K. Burger age 82, of Granville passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2026. She was born January 14, 1944, in Newark, Ohio, to the late Ira and Faye Pimm. She graduated f...

Lynne Thompson Darnell age 62 of Wellston passed away Friday December 26 2025 at her home. She was born November 11 1963 in Newark Ohio daughter of the late Larry E. Potter and Barbara C. Brown Potter. Lynne graduated from Wellston High School with the class of 1982 and received a nursing degree fro...

Lawrence A. Larry Wills 79 of Chillicothe passed at 453 p.m. Friday December 19 2025 surrounded by his loving family in Hospice of Central Ohio at Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born December 13 1946 in Vinton County to the late Clifford John and Franc...

68 of Zanesville passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on December 12 2025 at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark Ohio. He was born on June 30 1957 in Milledgeville Georgia son of the late Carl Vincent Smith and Elizabeth Chambers Smith. Phil worked several years as a Heavy Equipment O...

OConnell Charlie P.E. entered his heavenly home on Monday January 5 2026 at the age of 84. He was born in Newark Ohio the son of Charles Patrick and June ne Boyer OConnell. Charlie earned his bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He devoted many yea...

William Bill Nye Sr. age 89 passed away peacefully from Alzheimers Disease on Friday January 2nd 2026 at SharonBrooke in Newark Ohio. He was born March 25 1936 in Columbus Ohio to the late Ben and Mary Nye. He graduated from Aquinas in 1954. Bill is preceded in death by his parents Ben and Mary son ...

Joseph Edward Sesco, 75, formerly of Carolina Pines, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at The Inn at Sharon Brooke Assisted Living in Newark, Ohio. A fu...

It is with the saddest hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and Papaw, Danny Lee Conley, of Newark, Ohio, on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Although he...

Robert Clinton Keyse age 91 of Newark passed away at his home Saturday January 10 2026. He was born in Hanover Ohio on August 8 1934 to the late William Harley and Effie M. Icenhower Keyse. Robert was a devout family man who loved the Lord. He proudly served in the United States Air Force and was a ...

Ashley Dawn Fewins 34 of Hebron OH passed away peacefully on January 7th 2026 surrounded by the comfort and love of family and friends. Ashley is survived by her large and loving family parents Sue Fewins and Mike Wells sisters Kayla Buddy Holley Fewins and Holly Al Lowe Wells brothers Daniel Erin ...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Richard T. Thornton 78 of Newark will be held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church 1100 A.M. Friday December 5 2025 with Fr. Paul Noble as celebrant. Richard a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Church passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday November 22...

A funeral service for Beulah Mae (Darkes) Varney, age 87, of Heath, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at The Heath Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, 1249 Hebron Road, Heath. Visitation will take place the same day as the service from 9-10 a.m. at...

Bradley Kent Reynolds, age 54, of Newark, passed away December 16, 2025. He was born September 18, 1971 in Newark, Ohio to Donalene (Siegel) Reynolds and the late Kenneth Lee Reynolds.He is survived by his two sons, Seth Robert Reynolds (Hannah Gamble) and Codi Lee Reynolds (Danielle Smith);  m...

A memorial gathering for Phyllis A. Goodin, age 67,  of Heath, will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Friday, December 12, at The Heath Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, 1249 Hebron Road, Heath. Phyllis passed away December 7, 2025. She was born October 31, 1958, in N...

A funeral service for Marian E. Johnson, age 97, of Newark, will be held at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, December 26, at The Newark Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, 59 N. Fifth Street, Newark.Calling hours will be held the same day of the service at the funeral home from...

David H. Norman, age 76, of Newark, passed away January 13, 2026. He was born March 21, 1949 in Newark, Ohio to the late William H. and Armintha L. (Williamson) Norman.David was a graduate of West Muskingum High School, Class of 1967. He was drafted into the United States Army and served his country...

Jerry Clayton “Clay” Bryan, age 66 of Heath, formerly of Texas, passed away December 30, 2025. He was born April 10, 1959 in Pecos, Texas to the late Henry P. (Sue) Bryan and Linda (Robert) Armentrout.Clay was a graduate of Balmorhea High School in Texas. He was a proud member of the Moose Lodge and...

Robert “Bob” Schmidt, age 80, of Newark, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on December 28, 2025. He was born August 10, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert J. and Mary K. (Noll) Schmidt. Bob was a 1963 graduate of Newark High School. He attended college classes at Ohio University before ent...