All Obituaries

     Cyrus W. “Cy” Jobes, 93, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Appletree Assited Living in Beverly. He was born on March 19, 1930 in Licking County, Ohio, son of Alonzo B. and Marie Matthews Jobes. Cy graduated from Beverly High School in 1948 and retired from BF Goodrich in 1985. After his retirement he moved to Titusville, Florida and lived there for several years before returning to Ohio in June of 2023. He served in the US Army and...

     Janet M. Spung, 79, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 17, 1944 in Marietta, Ohio, daughter of Charles and Edna Alberry Spung. She graduated from Waterford high School and worked at BF Goodrich –RJF for many years. She is survived by a brother, Glenn Spung and his wife Norma of Little Rock, Arkansas and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two...

     Karen S. Rohrer, 77, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 17, 1946 in Marietta, Ohio, daughter of Muarl and Willadine McCauley Nichols. Karen graduated from Waterford High School and also Washington County Community College and had been Treasurer of Wolf Creek School District for many years. She was married on November 21, 1964 to James W. Rohrer who survives. Also surviving are three children,...

     Lesa Jean Jeffers-Ball, 67, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 20, 1956 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of Robert L. Jeffers and Joanne Colmer. She graduated from Fort Frye High School in 1977 and had been a First Responder for the Beverly-Waterford Rescue Squad for many years and also worked as a dispatcher for the Beverly Police Department. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be...

     Ivan L. Clark, 89, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on February 7, 1934 in Morgan County, Ohio, son of Charles and Deette Stewart Clark. Ivan had worked at Interlake Steel and Globe Metalurgical for 31 years before his retirement. He served in the US Army during the Korean War from 1953 until 1956 and was a member and Past Commander of American Legion Post #389 at Beverly...

     Charles E Cline, 76, of Waterford, Ohio, passed away on Friday, August 18, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 30, 1946 at Racine, Ohio to Russell and Seva Beaver Cline, being one of ten children. Charles was a 1964 graduate of Southern High School at Racine, a 1969 graduate of Rio  Grande College and he later received his MBA at WVU. He was employed by AEP as a Chemist and Chief Chemist, the Plant Manager at Gorsuth Power Plant and Corporate...

     Frederick W. Bosner, 77, of Waterford, Ohio, died on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at the home of his daughter, Teri Strauss. He was born on October 2, 1945 in Marietta, Ohio, son of Louis C. and Alice Louise Hecker Bosner. He graduated from Waterford High School in 1963 and in his early days he worked for the B&O Railroad. He later worked as an overhead crane operator for Interlake Steel and later at Eramet in Marietta for many years. Fred had been a farmer for...

Rosemary R. Ellis, 90, of Beverly, Ohio, died on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 21, 1933 in Churchtown, daughter of Albert John Rauch and Helen Anna Holden Rauch. Rosemary attended Watertown Elementary School and graduated from Waterford High School in 1951. She had worked at Ohio Power Company, been a telephone operator in Beverly and had worked for the Citizens Bank Company in Beverly at a variety of positions. She was a member of the St....

     Carol Marie Okey Mincks, 85, of Lowell, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Harmar Place in Marietta after continuing health struggles. She was born on May 9, 1938 in Lansing Michigan, daughter of Asher and Helen Metz Okey. The family later moved to Coal Run, Ohio when she was seven years old and was raised on the family farm. Carol graduated from Beverly High School in 1956, was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening her flowers and feeding her feathered...

     Reta J. Timko, 87 of Marietta, Ohio, died on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 6, 1935 in Spencer, WV, daughter of Willard R. and Mildred F. Parsons Anderson. Reta graduated from Waterford High School and later retired from Fort Frye High School as an assistant Librarian. She is survived by two sons, Kevin Timko and wife Dawn of Myrtle Beach, SC and Philip Timko and wife Julia of Barlow, Ohio; a granddaughter, Laurel...