COSHOCTON – Since 1965, Hopewell Industries has supported Coshocton County residents with developmental disabilities. As staff members continue helping people achieve competitive employment and meaningful connections within the community, their efforts will get a jump start, thanks to a recent grant from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. Hopewell, located in Coshocton, received a $30,000 […]
COSHOCTON – LaTasha Fralin loves salads and soon she will be able to make one from fresh mixed greens she helped raise. Mixed greens are just one of several different plants growing in the two tower gardens at Hopewell Industries. The gardens were started on Dec. 10 and the project is being coordinated by Hopewell […]
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Donna Frank Olinger was born on October 9, 1943, to Herman and Helen Frank, and was raised in Fresno, Ohio. She died after a short hospital stay on January 26, 2025. Growing up in the Frank household as one of eleven children (Richard, Ernest, Esther, Albert, Harold, Norma, Harry, Larry, Teresa, and Donald), she happily recounted learning […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kathleen “Kathy” King, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, on January 24, 2025, at the age of 67. Kathy was born on October 29, 1957, to the late James and Emily Keating. She was a devoted wife to Tony King and a proud […]
Welch L. Sprague, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 83 on January 27, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Born in Waterford, Ohio, to the late Rev. Don Leroy and Rita Arlene (Welch) Sprague, Welch lived a life full of love, kindness, and wisdom. A […]
Janice “Elaine” Harper, 64, of Coshocton passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Riverside Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Newcomerstown. She was born in Coshocton. Ohio on September 6, 1960. Elaine worked at various restaurants in Coshocton as a waitress, including Spitler’s and The Warehouse. She was very involved with AA and NA recovery programs. […]
Kenneth DeWitt, age 74, of Coshocton passed away on January 22, 2025 at Aultman Hospital. He was born on March 7, 1950 in Coshocton to the late Raymond and Freida (Perkins) DeWitt. Following his graduation from high school, he entered the United States Army where he served as a tank commander in Germany from 1970-1972. […]
Carl R. Thorpe, 84, of Coshocton passed away at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation after a brief illness. Carl was born in Norristown, PA on March 4, 1940, to the late George and Dorothy (Zaehringer) Thorpe Sr. He spent fourteen years at McWane Ductile before owning and operating his own Barber Shop in Coshocton, “Carl’s […]
William “Bill” A. Doyle, 100, of Coshocton passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025. at his home. Bill was born in Akron, Ohio on December 24, 1924, to the late Leo F. and Mary I. (Hoffman) Doyle. He served in the United States Army during WWII in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater earning a Bronze Star, Good Conduct […]