All Obituaries

Steven A. Embrey, 57, of Crooksville, passed away Thursday April 2, 2020 at his residence. He was born on August 11, 1962 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Kenneth Embrey Sr and Dollie Tolley Embrey. Steve was a dedicated firefighter for the City of Zanesville and retired from the department. He loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing were what he enjoyed doing the most. He was well-known for his mushroom hunting and took pride in supplying people out of state with hundreds of mushrooms...

Virginia M. Carroll, 93, of Roseville, passed away peacefully, Thursday March 26, 2020 at Continuing Care at Cedar Hill, Zanesville. She was born on May 25, 1926 in Roseville to the late Elmer and Florence Hiles Wood. Virginia retired from United Technology where she served as an assembly worker. She was a member of the Word of God Community Church, in Ironspot, where she loved to attend services and enjoy fellowship. Virginia is survived by 3 children, Dave (Dawni) Carroll, Richard...

Helen Marie Hoadley, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her home in Roseville, after an extended illness. She was born on October 9, 1941 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Ernest and Virginia Elson Lyons. Helen was a fun-loving free spirit who liked to gamble. She loved bingo, scratch off tickets and playing rip-off tickets at her local Roseville American Legion Post 71, where she was an auxiliary member. Helen loved spending time with her family and was an avid painter. She enjoyed...

Denver J. “Duke” Frash, 78, of Zanesville, passed away Friday March 20, 2020 at Genesis Hospice Morrison House surrounded by his loving family. One of 5 siblings, Duke was born on December 1, 1941 in Crooksville to the late Kenton and Dorothy Roush Frash. He worked as a salesman for the Heinz Company for many years and loved to visit junk yards, serving as the family gopher for whatever was needed and frequent yard sales. Duke was one of the 10 Tall Men, the men recognized as the...

Ronald Lee Suttles Jr, 34, of Zanesville, formerly of Roseville, passed away Friday March 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born on October 15, 1985 in Zanesville to Ronald Suttles Sr and the late Kathy Allen Armbrust, but was raised by Donna (Robert) Mayer, who he lovingly called “mom.” Ron was a 2004 graduate of Crooksville High School and loved hunting, fishing and 4 wheeling. He was formerly employed in landscaping with Antritt’s Lawn Sensations and worked in...

Lora M. Ramsey, 40, of Crooksville, passed away Sunday February 16, 2020 at Wexner OSU Medical Center after a short-term illness. Born January 23, 1980 in Springfield, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Paul David and Darlene Dillon Ramsey. Lora was a customer service representative for Discover, enjoyed spending time with family and friends and loved visiting the beach. She is survived by her siblings, David W. Ramsey of New Lexington, Amanda Ramsey of Corning and Melissa (Dan) Huff of...

Kevin E. Reed, 51, of Zanesville, passed away at his residence, February 7, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio on May 16, 1968 to Eugene Reed and the late Lucille E. Harvey Reed. Kevin worked helping in various janitorial and maintenance positions over the years and loved to eat and junk scrap materials. He was a lover of various sports and the outdoors, especially fishing and tent camping. Kevin is survived by his father, Eugene Reed and special...

Rosa M. “Honey” Ewing Rupe, 95, of Crooksville, passed away peacefully in the early hours of February 1, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Raymond C. and Edna F. (Aumiller) Ewing, born in Mason, West Va., on August 11, 1924. Rosa was a graduate at Muskingum Area Techincal College earning her LPN and later attended Hocking Tech, where she received her certification as a Registered Nurse. She was employed with a few local nursing homes and...

Sona F. Marshall went to be with the Lord, Saturday January 18, 2020 at the Oaks at Bethesda. She was born on December 4, 1928 in Roseville to the late John and Dorothy (Weaver) Garrett. Sona was a life-long resident of Roseville, where she graduated with the class of 1946 and was known as a fantastic cook and baker. People raved about her Red Devil’s Food cake and looked forward to receiving one. She was a member of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Roseville, Roseville American...

Janet M. Scott, 84, of Crooksville, passed away peacefully at her residence, Thursday January 16, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Lilian (Ross) Smith, born on February 11, 1935 in Zanesville, Ohio. Janet was a member of the Crooksville-Roseville VFW Post 9090, where she loved to visit with friends and play cards and the Crooksville American Legion Post 222. In her earlier years she was employed with both Hull and Nelson McCoy Potteries. She is...