COSHOCTON – What started as a run-down lot has now become a beautiful playground for young children in the neighborhood. A rededication of Bancroft Park was held Friday, May 25 at 10 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Bancroft Lot was once home to Bancroft Elementary School, which has long since been torn down. […]
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Jean Ann Kehn, age 94, of Conesville, passed away at Amber Park in Pickerington, Ohio on Thursday, December 26, 2024. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 26, 1930, the daughter of the late Louis and Rose (Capelle) Sturtz. She married George R. Kehn on April 7, 1951, who preceded her in death on […]
Christina Jo Crowthers, 69, of Howard, OH, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at Morrison House Hospice (Genesis), in Zanesville, OH. Christina was born February 16, 1955, in Coshocton, OH to Burt Everett and Patsy Ruth {Honabarger} Crowthers. Chris is survived by a brother, sister, cousins, nieces and nephews. Chris earned a degree in criminal […]
Rodney Lee Anderson, 75, of Coshocton passed away at Coshocton County Regional Medical Center on Wednesday December 25, 2024. Rodney was born in Tokyo, Japan on October 18, 1949, to the late William and Mildred Anderson. He enjoyed living in the apartments at Riverside Towers and attending Coshocton Baptist Church. He is survived by his […]
Rick Lee Haines, 53, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. He was born Sunday, Sept. 19, 1971 in Coshocton to Gerald Lee and Janet (Sturtz) Haines. He was a 1990 graduate of River View High School, and an American FFA […]
Jessie C. Marlatt-Russell, 92, of Gnadenhutten, passed away on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Mercy Hospital. Jessie was born on Dec. 24, 1931, to the late Gladys and Frank Summers of West Lafayette. Jessie graduated as valedictorian of West Lafayette High School in 1950. She then went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Education […]
Shirley Jean Echard, age 87, of Dresden, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. She was born on June 15, 1937, in Circleville, Ohio to the late Charles and Fannie (Carpenter) Strawser. She married Fred J. Echard on July 15, 1956, and they spent 54 years of marriage together until he passed away on December […]
Katha Muriel Newell, age 77, of Coshocton, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2024. She was born on April 15, 1947, in Coshocton to the late George William and Muriel (Everson) Scharon. Kath graduated from Coshocton High School and worked for Murphy Mart, Marilyn’s Naturals Food and James Plumbing. On June 8, 1965, she […]