Category: Obituaries

Debbie Lynn Brailer, 62, of Nashport, Ohio died peacefully Tuesday morning November 9, 2021 at her home while holding her husband’s hand and after many years of fighting cancer. Born September 10, 1959 in Zanesville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Robert and Lela (Harper) Slater.  From the age of two she was raised by […]

Samuel A. “Pete” Purtee, 82, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Thursday morning, November 11, 2021 at his home. Born November 29, 1938 in Seaman, Ohio he was a son of the late James Noah and Marjorie Isabelle (Brooks) Purtee.  Pete proudly served our country in the United States Army as a gunner. He was Christian by […]

Mary Kathryn Clarinda Hindel Smith, 98, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died peacefully Monday, November 8, 2021 at the home of her son, Richard, in New Lexington, Ohio. Born May 10, 1923 in Dresden, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Dorsey and Mary Elizabeth (Luckett) Hindel.  Mrs. Smith worked for 5 years at the Mosaic […]

Vernon E. Heimberger, 90, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Saturday afternoon, November 6, 2021 at Genesis Morrison House in Zanesville, Ohio. Born February 1, 1931 near Baltimore, Ohio, he was a son of the late Ira E. and Mary (Ford) Heimberger and was a 1950 graduate of Hopewell High School.  Vernon proudly served our country for […]

Thomas A. Schindler, 84, of Frazeysburg, Ohio died Thursday morning, November 4, 2021 at Clay Gardens Assisted Living Center in Zanesville, Ohio. Born December 15, 1936 in Wooster, Ohio, he was a son of the late Arnold H. and Audrey E. (Marks) Schindler and was a 1954 graduate of Fresno High School.  Mr. Schindler was […]

Mary Jane Nelson, 78, of Dresden, died Wednesday afternoon, November 3, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born September 2, 1943 in Zanesville, she was daughter of the late Rodney and Betty Jane (Wiles) King and a 1962 graduate of Jefferson High School.  Mary was former owner of the Adams Home in Dresden and […]

Junior R. “Big Jay” McQuistion, 53, of Dresden, died Saturday afternoon, October 23, 2021 at Altercare of Zanesville. Born May 2, 1968 in Marion, Ohio a son of the late Russell Junior McQuistion.  Jay owned Buckeye Builders for several years and then went on to work at Lepi Enterprise doing construction. He was an artistic […]

Laura Friedareka Eschman Wilbur, 81, of Dresden, Ohio died Sunday morning, October 31, 2021 at the Genesis Morrison House Hospice, Zanesville, Ohio. Born April 24, 1940 in Zanesville, she was a daughter of the late William Herman and Ula Mae (Little) Eschman and was a 1958 graduate of Dresden Jefferson High School.  Laura earned her […]