North Union High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

David Carver 56 of West Mansfield passed away Sunday afternoon October 12 2025 peacefully with family by his side at Riverside Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. One of six children David was born November 26 1968 in Sandusky to David R. and Susan M. Schlabach Carver. A 1986 graduate of N...

David R. Markham, age 69, of Marion, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 22, 2026.David was born on October 13, 1956, in Chillicothe, Ohio, the son of the late Victor David and Margene Irene (Bayhan) Markham. He was a 1975 graduate of North Union High Sch...

Gladys Delores Myricks was born October 5 1941 to the late Fred Johnson and Elizabeth Mae Cooks in Montgomery Alabama. She was the eldest of four children. At an early age she and her family relocated to Akron Ohio where Gladys completed her education at North High School. It was her sophomore year ...

Misty Drake 46 of Bethesda Ohio passed peacefully surrounded by love on February 5 2026 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born on January 23 1980 Misty was the daughter of Donald and Lois Funkhouser of Loomis Ohio. She was a 1998 graduate of Union Local High School and the JVS. She had a compassionate hear...

Avie Lee McCants Boyer 89 gained her heavenly wings on January 5 2026. Avie was the first born of eight children to Rosie Lee Jones McCants and A.J. McCants Sr. on March 1 1936 in Helicon Alabama. She was baptized in the creek in 1944 at Helicon Baptist Church laying the groundwork for her strong fa...

Sandra S. Cookie Howsman age 85 of Marysville went to be with the Lord on Wednesday January 14 2026 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family following a recent decline in her health. On November 13 1940 Sandra was born in Chillicothe Ohio the only child of the late Charles Edgar Hall and...

Ernest M. Ernie Butts 79 of Winchester Ohio passed away Saturday January 3 2026 at his home after an extended illness. Ernie was born near Unity Ohio on December 1 1946 to parents Vernon Bill and Dorothy Jean McKenzie Butts. He was the oldest of seven children. Besides his parents he was preceded in...

Kathy Jo Bunting 72 of Brockport Pennsylvania passed away on January 13 2026 at Christ the King Manor in DuBois Pennsylvania. Born on November 7 1953 in Zanesville Ohio she was the daughter of Charles Ralph and Anna Katherine Gill Vore. Kathy graduated from TriValley High School in Dresden Ohio. Gui...

Pastor William Rogers, Sr. “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” —II Corinthians 5:7Pastor William Rogers, Sr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and faithful servant of God, transitioned peacefully from this life to his heavenly home on November 5, 2025, surrounded by his l...

Matthew "Matt" L. Meyers age 52 of Marion passed away Monday October 27 2025 at Marion General Hospital. He was born on October 1 1973 to the late Stan and R. Ruth Myles Meyers. Matt was a 1992 graduate of Lexington High School and the Pioneer Career Center. Following high school he attended the pol...

Joyce Risaliti born on September 1 1939 passed away peacefully on January 7 2026. She was the beloved daughter of Jim and Ruth Howard Hartsel and has now been reunited with her parents along with her brothers Roger and Robert Howard and her second husband Dave Risaliti. Joyce is survived by her two ...

Robert A Buza Sr. passed away unexpectedly January 24 2026. He was born February 4 1937 in Akron Ohio to Michael and Helen Buza. He married his high school sweetheart the love of his life Mary Alene Ballard in 1957. They were just shy of 65 years together when she passed in 2022. He was a very quiet...

Terry Dan Mamula age 85 passed awaySunday January 25peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family in Steubenville Ohio. Born on May 19 1940 in Martins Ferry Ohio Terry was a proud alumnus of Martins Ferry High School where he was a standout football player for the Purple Riders. His talent and ...

Shirley J. Hiwiller age 77 of North Washington passed away the morning of January 7 2026 at her sisters home after a battle with cancer. She was born on July 30 1948 in Ridgeville as the daughter of the late Robert W. and Winifred S. Smith Truesdale. Shirley graduated from Moniteau High School class...

LouAnna Andrews 74 of North Lewisburg Formerly of Marysville passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon January 25 2026 at home with her loving husband by her side. One of six children LouAnna was born February 27 1951 in Columbus to Walter E. and Anna Jane Rutan Scott. A graduate of Fairbanks High Sch...

Harry Callander Jr., of Marietta, OH., quit wanting to smoke and procrastinating today September 24, 2025 at his home attended by his loving wife. He was brought into this world November 4, 1939 to the late Harry and Clara Newhart Callander. He graduated from Marietta High School with the class of 1...

Diane Elizabeth Crilley a beloved wife mother grandmother and greatgrandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday December 6 2025 in Bradford Ohio at the age of 77. Born on March 31 1948 in Troy Ohio Diane was a beacon of kindness and warmth to all who knew her. Dianes life journey began as the cher...

Mrs. Irene LaVera Benham Olberding Neal age 94 of Madison Indiana entered this life on December 1 1931 in Jefferson County Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Lawrence R. and Opha E. Stansbury Benham. She graduated in 1949 from Saluda High School near Hanover Indiana. She first married ...

Mr. James Roy McDole Sr. age 76 of Milton Kentucky entered this life on February 28 1949 in Madison Indiana. He was the loving son of the late S. and Zelma Stockdale McDole. He was raised in Trimble County where he resided most of his life and graduated in 1968 from Trimble County High School. He fa...

David Frederick Owens of Steelville Missouri passed away Thursday January 8 2026 at the age of 75 years 8 months and 7 days. He was born May 1 1950 in St. Louis to Morris Owens and Helen Ziegler Owens. David and his brothers visited Crawford County in their earlier years with their father on a fishi...

Brenda Jean Costine 82 of St. Clairsville Ohio died Sunday January 4 2026 in Sienna Hills Care Center. She was born in Martins Ferry Ohio on March 31 1943 a daughter of the late Robert and Jean Skeid Edler. Brenda was the former owner and operator of Pilney and Costine Insurance Agency. She is a mem...

Mark Allen Stephenson 69 of Mayville Wisconsin passed away on Monday July 8th 2024 at Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. Mark was born on March 31st 1955 in Lakewood Ohio. He was the son of Samuel and Doris Vogel Stephenson. Mark graduated from Lyons Township High School in LaGrange ...

Brian D. "Buckwheat" Starr 62 of Barnesville Ohio passed away on Monday December 29 2025 at WVU Barnesville Hospital. He was born on January 2 1963 in Barnesville Ohio to the late Laurence Gary "Pump" and Patricia Marlene "Patty" Bunting Starr. Buck was a 1982 graduate of Barnesville High School. He...

Mother Armstead was raised in a Christian home. At an early age she accepted Christ at Galilee Baptist Church in Arlington West Virginia. She graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1962. After graduation she worked at Grace Hospital Welch WV. She relocated to Brooklyn NY and worked as a private house...

Doris J. Moon age 80 of Dayton Ohio departed this life her on earth on January 14 2026 at her residence. She was born in Dunn North Carolina on December 24 1945 to Wendell and Lela Bernice Williams. Doris attended Harnett High School where she was a Majorette and Queen of Miss Music. Doris was marri...