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Janet Otto Falk

“Remember to make memories!” were the last words our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and auntie, Janet Otto Falk, 89, spoke before she departed our world on December 31, 2024 at Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, FL. Janet was born In Marietta,OH February 22, 1935 to John Herbert Otto and Jeannette Chamberlain Otto. In her early years, she lived at Walnut Hills Farm in Devola with her parents, brother Lynn and maternal grandmother Helen Devol Chamberlain. She attended Putnam School before the family moved to 5th Street in Marietta. Janet graduated from Marietta High ...

Lynne Estelle Markley Wetzel Groves

Lynne Estelle Markley Wetzel Groves, 82, passed from Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV and went Home to be with Jesus on Thursday, January 16, 2025. She was born on April 8, 1942 to Audrey and Ralph Orben Markley in Marietta, Ohio. She was a 1960 graduate of Marietta High School. Lynne ...

George A. Hendrickson

George A. Hendrickson, 69, of Marietta passed away at 5:42 pm, Thursday, January 16, 2025 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born February 22, 1955, in Marietta a son of Thomas Albert Hendrickson and Laurena Carver Hendrickson. He had been employed by Warren Township. George is survived by his 4 brothers, Carl, Kenneth, Larry and Neil Hendrickson, sister Mary McCoy, 2 sisters-in-law, Sharon and Carolyn Hendrickson and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Norman Hendrickson and 2 sisters Eileen Wears and Esther Carpenter. Funeral services ...

Geraldine Rae “Jake” Farmer-Thompson-Vandall

Geraldine Rae “Jake” Farmer-Thompson-Vandall passed away at Marietta Memorial Hospital on January 16th, 2025. She was born in Marietta, Ohio on August 4, 1951 to the late Ray and Virginia Farmer. She is survived by her husband Smitty Vandall, three stepsons, Smitty Jr., Steve and Sam ...

Sharon Lee (Hall) Eddy

Sharon Lee (Hall) Eddy from Marietta, passed away January 4, 2025, after a stroke, with her daughter Carolyn Eddy by her side. She was preceded in death by her father Glen E. Hall and her mother Virginia E. Hall, as well as her brother Steve R. Hall. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn and her nephew Jason Hall. She will be missed by many friends, her church family in Hilliard, and all who loved her.

Benjamin “Ben” Leander Heppner

Benjamin “Ben” Leander Heppner, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio. He was born on April 23, 1952, in Zanesville, Ohio to Paul and Marie Heppner and he lived a ...