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Every spring, volunteers around the community gather to make Coshocton look pretty after the winter. The dates have been announced for West Lafayette, Coshocton, and Lake Park Clean-Up Days. Anyone is welcome to help and no registration is needed. Clean-up day at Lake Park will be Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers […]
The seventh through 12th grade students from Coshocton Christian School went to Skyview Ranch in Millersburg, for their nine-week incentive day. At the end of each nine weeks, the staff plan one day of fun activities for the day. The staff had decided that we wanted the students to have a ministry minded incentive day […]
Joan Elaine Hall, age 88, of West Lafayette, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home. She was born in Hemlock, in Perry County, Ohio on September 16, 1936, to the late Paul M. Williams and Mae (Fouts) Williams. Joan graduated from The Plains High School in Athens County in […]
K. Eugene Kilpatrick, 84, of Warsaw, OH, passed away on March 24th, 2024. He was born on February 4th, 1940, in Zanesville, OH to the late H. Kenneth and Esther Mae (Smith) Kilpatrick-Mizer. Eugene chose to show maturity and love beyond his years as he cared for his mother and brothers from a young age. […]
River View High School juniors Lanie Nickerson and Gavin Guilliams are using their senior project to continue a community clothing drive originally started by Jodi Morrison. Nickerson worked with Bobbi Rahn last year and Guilliams joined this year. Both will have one more year involved with the project. Morrison was the mentor for this project […]
John “Chug” Markley, 71 of Warsaw passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Altercare of Coshocton. He was born in Coshocton on March 26, 1952 to the late David R. Markley and Wanda (Mizer) Markley-Leppla. Chug graduated from Coshocton High School in 1971 and retired from AEP in Conesville. He was an avid hunter, loved […]
Phyllis Gail (Moore) Clark completed her life purpose in this world on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville, Ohio. She was surrounded in love by her four children at the time of her passing. Phyllis was born to James B. Moore and Z. Geraldine (Strouse) Moore on May 8, 1936 in […]
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Carl Owen Miller, age 84, of Coshocton, Ohio passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025. He was born December 1, 1940 to Owen and Dorothy (Wolfinger) Miller in Lancaster, Ohio. Carl graduated from Pleasantville in 1958 and later began a career as a machine operator for Owens Corning Fiberglass, where he worked for 33 years. He […]
JR Walters “Fuzzy”, age 75, of Coshocton passed away on April 10, 2025. He was born on February 8, 1950 in Coshocton to the late Wilson Watson and Bessie (Bradford) Walters. He was a United States Army Veteran, having served two tours in Vietnam and a stint in Germany. He spent his working years as […]
Phillip Dean Porter, age 81, of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025. He was born August 29, 1943, to Herbert and Wilma (Breeden) Porter in Dresden, Ohio. Phillip served for 2 years in the United States Army and worked as a printer at JII for 40 years. He loved model trains and was […]
Samuel Patrick Fleischer, 71, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born Jan. 30, 1954 in Cleveland to Samuel and Sally (McHugh) Fleischer. He started his working career as a machinist, and was an over-the-road truck driver for many years. He was a member of […]
M. Grace “Granny” Huprich, 90, of West Lafayette, passed away at The Ohio State University Medical Center on Tuesday April 8, 2025. Grace was born in Coshocton on July 4, 1934, to the late Orlie and Helen (Darr) Stricker. She and her late husband, Allen owned and operated Huprich TV and Appliance in West Lafayette […]
Jeffery “Jeff” Shane Rust, 46, passed away at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Born on June 1, 1978, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jeff grew up in Coshocton, Ohio, and graduated from Coshocton High School. Jeff’s dedication to hard work was evident in his years at Clow, Wayne Dalton, and his […]
Mary Florence Honabarger Gress
Mary Florence Honabarger Gress was called to her eternal home on April 3, 2025. She was born in Bakersville, Ohio on September 25, 1945 to the late Edward L. Honabarger and Lavena P. (Levengood) Honabarger. She graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1963. On January 31, 1964 she married David John Gress. Mary owned […]