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Richard  Lee Haught

Richard Lee Haught

Oct 7, 2012

Richard Lee Haught 75, of Lisbon, died at 6 AM Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Salem Community Hospital. He was born February 22, 1937 in Middleborn, W.Va. To the late Charles A. and Clara (Weekley) Haught. He is survived by his children, Laura, Richard, Linda, Deborah, Daniel, Heather, Kenneth, and Patricia, 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. In addition...

Maurice "Dutch" Wm. Sechler

Maurice "Dutch" Wm. Sechler

Oct 6, 2012

Maurice "Dutch" William Sechler 91, of the Claremont Retirement Village, Columbus, died at 4:50 AM Saturday. A faithful husband, father, brother, and grandfather and all round good friend to all. Dutch was a brought up in the depression and the war era. He went to the military and was a faithful defender of our country and our flag. He...

Carol  Jean (Butream)  Malmsberry

Carol Jean (Butream) Malmsberry

Sep 16, 2012

Carol Jean (Butream) Malmsberry 82 of Salem, died at 8:37 PM Sunday at Essex Of Salem #3. She was born on January 30, 1930 in Salem to the late James and Thelma (Notman) Butream. She was a home maker and a lifetime area resident. She was Methodist by faith and had been a volunteer at Salem Community Hospital and...

Virgil  Eugene Yaeger

Virgil Eugene Yaeger

Sep 15, 2012

Virgil Eugene Yaeger 92, of Green Township, Salem, died at 10:25 PM Saturday at Salem Community Hospital. He was a lifetime Green Township resident and farmer. He sold produce and raised strawberries from his farm. He was born on December 8, 1919 in Greenford, Ohio, the son of the late Joseph A. and Effie (Huffman) Yaeger. He and his...

James  T Banks

James T Banks

Sep 12, 2012

James T. banks 78, of Columbus, died at 1:47 PM Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 at his home. He was the only son of Robert S. and Thelma (Zeller) Banks. He was a US Army Veteran and served our country. He is preceded in death by his only sister Martha Smith. Services will be held on Wednesday, 12:30 Pm at...

Jerry  James Bradshaw

Jerry James Bradshaw

Sep 12, 2012

Jerry James Bradshaw 69, of Columbus, Fromerly of Cleveland, died at Grant Medical Center in Columbus on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. He was born in Brazil, Indiana, the son of Fred and Goldie Daves Bradshaw. He was raised by Fred and Viola Bradshaw as well as all his brothers and sisters. He served in the US Air Force from...

Martha Smith

Martha Smith

Sep 6, 2012

Martha (Banks) Smith of Columbus. She was the only daughter of Robert S. and Thelma (Zeller) Banks. She was survived by her brother at the time of her passing, James T. Banks of Columbus. She will be laid to rest with her brother James who had cared for her the last eleven years, on Wednesday, 12:30 PM, September 19,...

Judy Adams

Judy Adams

Sep 2, 2012

Judy Janice (Klemann) Adams (age 63 of Salem) went home to the Great Garden of Paradise in Heaven on Sunday morning. She has no more pain and suffering. She was born on January 21, 1949 in Kawasaki City, Japan, daughter of the late Jacob J. Klemann and Susan H. (Usami) Klemann. Her father was stationed in Japan while serving...

Rena  Rae (Kaminsky)  Reich

Rena Rae (Kaminsky) Reich

Aug 27, 2012

Rena Rae (Kaminsky) Reich 97, of Salem, died peacefully in her sleep at home Monday morning. She was a very special Mother, Grandmother and Great grand mother. (She was a special mother to her daughters-in-laws) She was one sweet Grandma and never forgot any of the birthdays or anniversaries of the grand children. There are many people who she...

James  Richard Wright

James Richard Wright

Aug 26, 2012

Services will be held on Wednesday, 11 AM in the Chapel of Grandview Cemetery for James Richard Wright 51, of Salem, He died on August 26, at the home of his sisters. Fr. Robert Edwards of St. Paul's Catholic Church will Officiate. Her was born on July 13, 1961 in Salem to Jean Ellen (Beighley) Wright and the late...

Cookie (Mildred L.)  Oesch

Cookie (Mildred L.) Oesch

Aug 22, 2012

Cookie (Mildred Louise) Oesch 72, of Columbiana, formerly of E. Palestine and New Waterford died at 6:49 AM Wednesday at Salem Community Hospital. She was born on July 3, 1940 in Salem to the late Louis and Kathryn (Nuzum) Rubich. She was a home maker and a member of Grace Lutheran Church in E. Palestine. She was a past...

Robert  John Stadler

Robert John Stadler

Aug 16, 2012

Robert J. Stadler, 92, of Salem, died at 10:30 AM Thursday at Salem Community Hospital. He was born September 26, 1919, in Chesterland, Ohio a son of the late Willouis and Edith (Gierke) Stadler. He lived in the area most of his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of W.W.II. He was a member of the First United...

Dawn  Iris West

Dawn Iris West

Aug 7, 2012

Dawn Iris (Lacy) West, 95, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Alliance & Newton Falls, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 6:45 PM from the Darby Glenn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hilliard, Ohio. She was born September 21, 1916, in Cheyenne Wyoming, daughter of the late Benjamin and Esther...

Craig  Charles Gainor

Craig Charles Gainor

Jul 17, 2012

Craig Charles Gainor 63, of Salem (Formerly of Alliance) died at 1:22 AM Tuesday at Salem Community Hospital. He was born on August 12, 1948 in Alliance to Hilda (Gockel) Gainor and the late Charles Gainor. Craig graduated from Alliance High School and attended Kent State University. He had worked in the Salem area as a produce Manager at...

John  Carroll Mcguire

John Carroll Mcguire

Jul 12, 2012

John Carroll Mc Guire, 80, of Salem, died at 8 AM Thursday at his home. John was born on December 9,1931 in Salem. The son of the late John and Erla K. (Beck) Mc Guire. A lifetime area resident, a member of First Christian Church of Salem. and enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, anything in the out-doors. He had been...

Ernest  Lee Andre

Ernest Lee Andre

Jul 10, 2012

Ernest Lee Andre 53, of Lisbon, died Tuesday in Butler Township, Salem. He was born on October 12, 1958 in Salem to William Leonard and Helen Marie (Swartz) Andre. He was a lifetime area resident and was the owner of the Texas 10 Minute Oil Change on East State Street in Salem. He served in the US Army from...

Akilah  Kamene Mills

Akilah Kamene Mills

Jun 26, 2012

Akilah K. Mills 61, died at 3:56 AM Tuesday, June 26, 2012 At her sisters home in Truro Twp., Franklin County. She will be buried on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 1:30 PM at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio. Arrangements by the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen Funeral Home, Salem.

Wilmon Traylor

Wilmon Traylor

Jun 10, 2012

Wilmon Traylor 64, of Whitehall, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at his home. He served in the US Air force from 1965 to 1969 in the Vietnam war. He will be buried on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 12:30 PM at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio. Arrangements by the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen Funeral Home, Salem.

Howard Curtis

Howard Curtis

May 22, 2012

Howard Curtis 74, of Columbus died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at OSU Hospital. A US Air Force Veteran. He will be buried on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 1 PM at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Ohio. Arrangements by the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen Funeral Home, Salem.

Martland Rostron Pelletier

Martland Rostron Pelletier

Nov 3, 2003

Martland Rostron Pelletier 80, died November 3, 2003.

He will be joined by his wife, Joy on August 31, 2024, 10 AM at Grandview Cemetery, Salem, Ohio for a joint burial.

Joy Tillson (Chessman) Pelletier died June 11, 2024.

The obituaries in the Salem, Ohio area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity of Salem, Ohio's history and identity.

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