Reynoldsburg High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Growing up Hank was rarely without a baseball glove or bat. Clarence Hank Knaus earned his nickname from Hank Greenberg famous first baseman for the Detroit Tigers in the 1930s and 40s. Hank played varsity baseball and basketball and after graduating from Wellsboro High School in 1948 he joined the ...

Donna Knapp Wolford 92, of Palm Bay FL passed away Tuesday October 21, 2025 at her home. She was a 1950 graduate of Poca High School and a graduate of Marshall University. Donna went on to receive a masters degree in education from Ohio State University. Durning her career in education she taught En...

Virginia Mae (Kessler) Brooks, age 88, of Mifflin, Ohio, passed away January 29, 2026. She was born January 12, 1938 in Sparta, Ohio to James Mason and Dorothy (Keller) Kessler. She graduated in 1956 from Sparta High School then married George David Brooks in 1957. They were married 62 years and rai...

Jewell Ann Swackhamer 65 of Reynoldsburg Ohio entered in the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday January 23 2026. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend David Swackhamer. They were married on July 7 1995. Jewell is also survived by her brother Jack Burchett fatherinlaw Robert L. Swackhamer si...

Ruth Ann ONeal Smith 88 of Columbus passed away peacefully on January 16 2026 surrounded by her family at Cherry Blossom Senior Living. Ruth was born on April 11 1937 in Croton Ohio to her parents Ralph Sr. and Mae Timberlake ONeal. She graduated from Centerburg High School in 1955. She married the ...

Mrs. Cindy Ann Yost age 72 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 19 2026 at The James Wexner Medical Center in Columbus Ohio.Cindy was Born on November 5 1953 in Camp Carson Colorado. She married her best friend Robert Yost on October 10th 1986. She lived a life rooted in faith serv...

Annette Kazlausky a beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully at Mount Carmel East at the young age of 61 after her 6year battle with breast cancer. God said enough is enough and brought her to heaven. A devoted Catholic Annette attended Corpus Christi grade school and graduated from Father Weh...

Richard Earl Merrick originally from Columbus Ohio passed away peacefully on January 11 2026 at the age of 90 at Primrose Assisted Living in Mansfield. Richards final goal was to make it to the age of 90 which he achieved after fighting cancer for many years. Richard was born in Columbus Ohio on Dec...

Robert F. Leamy Jr. a member of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church passed away at his residence on January 2 2026. Robb was born in Erie Pennsylvania on February 3 1942 to the late Robert F. Leamy Sr. and Madeline Becht Leamy. Robb was a graduate of Academy High School in Erie then attended Ed...

William Bill John Fairchild 86 born and raised in Columbus Ohio passed away on December 27 2025 after a long illness. A graduate of Holy Rosary High School and Franklin University. Veteran of the U.S. Army having served with the Second Missile Command. Retired as a Financial Analyst from the U.S. De...

She was born on January 8 1944 in New Holland Ohio. She was a 1962 graduate of Southeastern High School in South Charleston Ohio. She retired from Key Bank in 1980 and then worked for IBM and ATT for a time before retiring from Lucent Technologies in 2005. Libby is preceded in death by her parents H...