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ENGLE, Edward Allen — Monday 2 p.mat Gilman United Methodist Church, Marietta, with the Revs. Cheryl Arnold and Bill Lyle officiating. Visitation one hour before the service at the church.

Edward Allen Engle

Edward Allen Engle, born July 12, 1943 in Franklin PA passed away on March 4, 2026, following a short illness. Ed is preceded in death by his bride of 48 years, Cathy Stratton Engle, his mother Florence Engle, and sister Linda (Lu) Lackore. Ed is survived by his daughters Erica (Nathan) ...

Peter “Pete” John Suerken

Peter “Pete” John Suerken, 85, of Plain City, Ohio, formerly of Marietta, Ohio, where he raised his family and devoted most of his life’s work, passed away peacefully March 3 ,2026, at Walnut Crossing Assisted Living in Marysville, Ohio. Pete was born July 19, 1940, in Middletown, ...

Linda Susan Yost

Linda Susan Yost, a radiant soul whose unquenchable love for life touched everyone she met, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2026, at the age of 73, surrounded by the family she cherished above all else — holding her beloved mother’s hand in a final, tender moment of connection. Born ...

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Ella Rose Weckbacher — Memorial Service, 11 a.m. Saturday, at Beverly Baptist Church.

Ella Rose Weckbacher

Ella Rose Weckbacher, 76, of Beverly, died on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at her home. She was born on April 17, 1949, in Bluefield, WV, daughter of Reefer Curry and Mary Emelene Justice Curry. She had been a Secretary and Receptionist most of her life. Rose was a member of the Beverly Baptist Church where she had been secretary treasurer for many years and she loved to crochet and to work in her flower beds. On December 24, 1991, she was married to Steven L. Weckbacher who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Anthony James Perkins of Parkersburg, WV and Robert Perkins of Cambridge, Ohio; ...