The annual Christmas luncheon at the Coshocton Senior Center was held Dec. 21 and included a performance by the Coshocton Junior High School choir and Caroline Heading on the keyboard. Choir Director Robert Moore said they just had a Christmas concert on Monday so they began with songs from their concert set, All is Merry, All […]
The month of April will be a big month for the Coshocton Senior Center who had halted some services due to Covid-19 and put other services on hiatus during the winter months. For instance, produce pickup will resume with the first pickup day being Wednesday, April 6 at 1 p.m. The center has continued to […]
In March, the Coshocton Senior Center, like so many of the businesses in the community, was forced to close the doors to its guests. While its was no longer permitted to have seniors visit the facility, the most crucial service of senior meal delivery had its most rapid period of growth ever. The senior center […]
The circus was in town with a drive-in lunch and parking lot Bingo at the Coshocton Senior Center. “We felt bad because of the current situation, so we thought of parking lot Bingo,” said Erica Messler, Interim Home Health development representative. “We have animal crackers and caramel popcorn in some of the gift buckets. We […]
The Fabulous 50s Drive-in at the Coshocton Senior Center parking lot offered a blast from the past with root beer floats and hotdogs, door prizes and rocking to the oldies courtesy of DJ Rick Williamson and Austin Philabaum from R&D Promotions. The weather was hot, but the music, cars and root beer floats were cool. […]
The Coshocton County Senior Center wants to spread the word about its new grocery shopping/delivery program for county seniors. “Helping our seniors safely get to the grocery store has been a need around here for a while,” said Director Christy Neighbor. “We started slowly introducing this new program to our clients. The first week we took it […]
For many local senior citizens, church and the senior center are where they get the social contact they need. With the COVID-19 crisis, that need is going unfulfilled for many and that loneliness can lead to depression. The Coshocton Senior Center staff is working to ease loneliness and to provide meals. “Our home delivery meal […]
The Coshocton County Senior Center is concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak and is making every effort to follow federal, state, and local guidelines. The senior center is instituting the following policies to be reviewed daily and subject to change, until further notice. Home delivered meals will continue to be provided. If you would like to […]
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Mark Charles Taylor Sr., age 64 of Coshocton, formally of New Hampshire, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024. He was born on August 28, 1960, in Derry, New Hampshire, to the late Nelson and Lillian (Kingsbury) Taylor. Mark worked as a siding sub-contractor for many years. He enjoyed fishing, camping, working on cars and […]
Carole Todd, age 90, of Coshocton passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2024 at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on January 7, 1934 in West Lafayette, Ohio to the late Frank and Mildred (Carpenter) Fife. On June 21, 1953, she married Donald Lee Todd, who passed away in 2021. Carole was […]
James F. Gribble, age 97, of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024. He was born on August 15, 1927, in Goshen, Ohio to the late Fred and Hazel (Rausch) Gribble. Jim was a 1945 graduate of Midvale High School; he then joined the United States Army serving in Korea from 1946 to 1948. […]
Marilyn Zimmer, 88, of Coshocton passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Alter Care of Coshocton. She was born in Coshocton, OH on November 16, 1935 to the late Alphonse and Norma (Barrick) DeGendt. Marilyn had previously worked for Uhaul rentals and was the co-owner of “Leo’s Garage” with her late husband. In her spare […]
Rosalie Lucille (Grossenbaugh) Cunningham, 81, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born July 3, 1943 in Coshocton Co. to the late Frank E. and Ada B. (Gibbs) Grossenbaugh. She married K. Dale Cunningham on Nov. 12, 1960. He preceded her in death […]
James R. Gauerke, affectionately known as Jim, was born on June 27, 1931, in the quaint town of Danville, Illinois. He departed this earthly realm on November 9, 2024, in Zanesville, Ohio, leaving a legacy woven with threads of service, leadership, and creativity. A proud graduate of Northwestern University, Jim earned a business degree that […]
Jaxon Bernard Britton, age 5, passed away on the evening on November 4, 2024 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital from his ongoing battle with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Jaxon was a light of joy shining on the world around him and was a true heart warrior, who fought for almost six years against the CHD, overcoming […]