Obituaries Listing
Kevin Schranz
Sep 28, 2015
Kevin Matthew Schranz, age 24, passed away unexpectedly Monday, September 28, 2015. Graduate of Nashua High School South in NH. U.S. Marine Corps veteran with 2 tours served in Afghanistan. He currently attended The Ohio State University majoring in International Studies. Preceded in death by father, Dave Schranz. Survived by his loving wife, Abby; mother, Carolyn; brothers, Karl and Jason;...
Bruce Cregor Russell
Sep 28, 2015
SGM Bruce Cregor Russell, age 58, of Galloway, lost his courageous battle with cancer on September 28, 2015. He has served our country proudly and honorably from 1975 to present. Graduate of Danville High School in Danville, KY Class of 1975 where he was involved in the ROTC and Vocational programs. During his Army career, Bruce served in the countries...
Steve Zornow
Sep 26, 2015
Steve J. Zornow, age 49, passed away suddenly at his residence, Saturday, September 26, 2015. Born June 14, 1966, in Hamilton, OH to Shirley Zornow and her late husband, Harry. Graduate of Otterbein College with degrees in History and Business Administration. Member of Hilliard United Methodist Church and served on the finance committee for 2 years. Lifetime fan of the...
James McCloy
Sep 24, 2015
James Elwood McCloy, age 88, passed away peacefully at Licking Memorial Hospital’s Hospice Facility on Thursday September 24, 2015. Preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Mary (Fraley) McCloy, sisters, Katherine McCloy, Grace McCloy, Martha Reed and son James J. McCloy. Jim was born on November 26, 1926 in Bellaire, Ohio, and attended Bellaire High School where he excelled...
Dolores Caplinger
Sep 19, 2015
Dolores Caplinger, age 90, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015, in Dublin, OH. Born December 29, 1924 in Columbus, OH to the late Frank and Catherine Rudert. Retired from Columbia Gas Co. Also preceded in death by brother, Herman. Survived by husband of 69 years, Carl Caplinger; sons, Dennis (Myra) and Greg Caplinger; grandchildren, Kimberly (Dave) Mahaney, Tori Caplinger, Buddy...
George Hamby
Sep 18, 2015
George Raymond Hamby, age 85, of Dublin, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 at Dublin Methodist Hospital. George is an U.S. Navy Veteran; he is retired from Westinghouse and attended Hayden Enterprise Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by wife, Betty; parents, Green and Edna; stepson, Jerry Spangler; brothers and sisters. He is survived by sons, Rickie (Amy) Hamby...
Rosie Branham
Sep 18, 2015
Rosie Branham, age 78, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015 at Kobacker House Hospice. Born March 12, 1937 in Crum, WV to the late James and Mary Muncy. Also preceded in death by husband, Andrew Branham; son, Clinton Branham; daughter, Teresa Branham; sister, Maudie Evans; brothers, Troy and Roy Muncy. Survived by daughter, Selina (Steve) Bruck; grandchildren, Bronson Bruck, and...
Andrew Van Houten
Sep 16, 2015
Andrew William Van Houten, age 89, of Columbus, OH, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at First Community Village in Columbus, OH. Preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Helmick and Ulma Rose (Leppert) Van Houten, son Steven A. Van Houten, brother Arthur V. (Kay) Van Houten, and sisters Laura Rose Van Houten, Maribelle (George) Harsh, Esther (Carl) Lowry,...
Joyce Kincaid
Sep 11, 2015
Joyce A. [Davis] Kincaid, went home to be with her Lord after a valiant 8 month battle with leukemia on September 11, 2015 at OSU/The James Cancer Hospital. Joyce was born in Parkersburg, WV on June 7, 1937 and graduated from Frankfurt Pilgrim High School in Frankfurt, IN. She married Basil on March 2, 1957. They lived for 50 years...
David Feeney
Sep 10, 2015
David Feeney, age 72, of Hilliard, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015, at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. David was a graduate of South High School, Columbus State Community College and Park University. He served as a Navy SeaBee in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos and retired from Ohio Cat in 2010 after working for...
Larry McDermitt
Sep 8, 2015
Larry R. McDermitt, age 75, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Kobacker House Hospice. Born July 24, 1940, in Lancaster, OH, to the late William and Helen McDermitt. He was a long-time member of the Masonic Lodge # 30, The Scottish Rite, and Shriners, as well as the Hilliard Moose. Larry was the owner of Larry's Corvette Maintenance for...
Charles Scalf
Sep 7, 2015
Charles Scalf, age 61, of Springfield, formerly of Hilliard, passed away September 7, 2015. Member of North Hills Church of God and retired Police Officer for City of Hilliard. Preceded in death by parents Edward and Catherine Scalf and granddaughter Ellorah Scalf. Survived by son Thomas Scalf, grandsons Mikael Scalf and Cameron Horvath, former wife Kathy Scalf, sister Anita Scalf,...
Charles Cozzens
Sep 6, 2015
Charles W. Cozzens, age 87, passed away Sunday September 6, 2015 at Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital. Born February 3, 1928 in Caldwell, OH to the late Hezekia and Pearl Cozzens. He was an U.S. Navy Veteran, and retired from the DCSC. He was also a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, United Methodist Church of Columbus. Also...
Bradford Wickiser
Sep 6, 2015
"Brad" Bradford Al Wickiser, age 58, a loving husband, father, son, brother, and best friend to many, passed away after a long battle with cancer on September 6, 2015 at home surrounded by family. Born May 24, 1957 in Columbus, OH, he graduated from Hilliard High School. He worked at Chemical Abstracts for 40 years. He was an avid Buckeyes,...
Edith Clum
Sep 6, 2015
Edith E. “Edie” Clum, 89, of the New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover and formerly of Hilliard, Ohio was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Edie was born December 12, 1925 in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of the late John V. and Rosemary (Best) Boerner. In 1944, she graduated from Lehman High School. Shortly...
Nancy Dering
Sep 5, 2015
Nancy Lelia Dering, 78, born in South Bend, Indiana, left this world to join husband Wayne, daughter Rhonda and her Savior on Sept 5, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Also preceded in death by her parents, Irvin and Janette Cook. Survived by brother Ra (Carol) Cook and sister-in-Law Sally Hart. Surviving daughters are Sue (John) Cheese, Akron; Tracy...
Gloria Huckaby
Sep 4, 2015
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother, Gloria Huckaby, born August 2, 1936, daughter of Frank and Antoinette Rispoli. Gloria died peacefully in her sleep on the evening of Sept. 4, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 79. Gloria was a devoted member of the Catholic Church. She had a beautiful smile...
Shirley Gjukis
Sep 4, 2015
Shirley J. Gjukis, age 94, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at Dublin Methodist Hospital in Dublin, OH. Born October 21, 1920 in Marshall, MI to the late Charles and Margaret Joy Rose. Also preceded in death by siblings, Carol Polischuck, Gene Simmons, Thomas Joslyn, Lowell Joslyn; and spouses Dwight Brackett and James Gjukis. Survived by sons Joe (Sharon) of...
Thomas H. Gallagher
Sep 1, 2015
Thomas H. Gallagher, age 73, passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH surrounded by his loving family. Born June 16, 1942 in Cleveland, OH where he resided until 1990. Former owner of Midpark Drug in Middleburg Heights, OH and later worked as an independent sales rep for many...
Helen Grace Proffitt
Sep 1, 2015
Helen Grace Proffitt, age 88, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2015 at Altercare of Hilliard. Grace was born in Antiquity, Ohio on January 12, 1927 to Ada and Peter Wolfe. She married Howard Proffitt in 1946 and together they had a daughter Lynn. Grace worked as a bookkeeper in car dealerships around the Columbus area. She...


