All Obituaries

Richard Allen Myers, 91, formerly of Grandview Heights, passed away April 15, 2021 at his home in Granville. He was born in Grandview to the late Paul L. and Lydia Myers. A graduate of Grandview Heights High School, Richard was a member of the Brotherhood of Rooks and was honorable mention, All-State for his athletic talent in football in 1949. He then joined the Air Force and served as part of the occupation force in Tokyo, Japan during the Korean War. Richard enjoyed a career in real...

Herbert Byron Ailes, of Granville, passed away April 12, 2021 at Smith’s Mill in New Albany at the age of 90. He was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to the late Herbert Leo and Dorothy Pauline Milliken Ailes. A chemical engineer, Herb began his career with Standard Oil in Philadelphia and relocated to Granville in 1961. He was employed by Owens Corning, Houdiall Company, and was president of Premix. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan in 1952 with a BSE and proudly...

Sara Marie Frye, a sweet, beautiful, and good humored young woman, passed away much too soon on April 10, 2021 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus at the age of 31. She was born in Westerville, Ohio to Richard and Cynthia Frye. She was a graduate of Westerville Central and attended Sinclair Community College. Sara Marie treasured hanging out with friends, loved animals, the beach and being around water. She was a free spirit with compassion for everyone. She always saw the good in...

Barbara (Glaunsinger) Watkins was born in Newark, Ohio to the late George K. and Sarah E. Glaunsinger on January 19, 1930.  She came into this life a fighter and survivor, weighing a mere two pounds at birth and setting a record that stood for some time as the smallest child to survive a premature birth.  Despite the difficult beginning, she lived a full life and happy life, passing away April 7, 2021 at the age of 91 at her home in Heath, surrounded by family. A 19-year volunteer...

Megan Reese Edwards, age 55, passed away at her home after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by family in Mission Hills, Kansas on April 6, 2021.  She was born in Newark, Ohio on January 26, 1966 to John Gilbert and Louella Hodges Reese.  Megan attended Woodside School, St. Francis DeSales School, Wilson Junior High School and Newark Senior High School in Newark, Ohio before graduating from the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut in 1984.  She...

Richard F. Gallagher, 89, of Granville, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Sibley, Iowa to the late Francis P. and Marguerite Gallagher. A pilot in the United States Navy, Richard flew sea planes during the Korean War. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Iowa State University, where he met the love of his life, Nancy Taylor. Richard was a member of the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi, and the national...

Diane Marie Sheppard (Hoffman), born 1948, passed away at home on April 1, 2021, with family and friends at her side, after a brief but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.  The daughter of the late James E. Hoffman and Gloria M. Hoffman, Diane grew up in Lancaster, Ohio.  She married her high school sweetheart, Edward, then lived and worked in Columbus for many years before settling in her beloved Granville in 1984. Diane pursued several passions through the course of her...

Anita Clemente (née Lalli) was born in Carovilli, Italy on July 2, 1921, and has died after a short illness. She immigrated to the United States in 1929 with her Mom and sister. Her Dad had immigrated six years earlier, and they joined him in Akron, Ohio. She lived most of her life in Akron and her later years in Granville, Ohio. Anita graduated from North High School and the University of Akron. Before her children were born, she worked as a social worker for the Family Services in...

Charlene Yates, 76, of Granville Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2021 surrounded by her family.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 to Edward and Florence Lechtanski.  When she was a teenager, her parents and sister, Arlene, moved to Ohio after her father took a job at Western Electric in Reynoldsburg.   She attended Bishop Hartley High School and, despite cutting class on at least one occasion to dance in the gym, she graduated in 1962 and began...

William Leachman “Pete” Ullman left this world for his eternal home, after his final “Happy Hour” and being surrounded by family, on March 19, 2021 at his home in Granville. He was 93 and a much loved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend to many. Pete was born in Granville to the late Kenneth L. and Ruby Alice Ullman. Granville was important to Pete and he graduated from Granville High School and Denison University. A Navy veteran, during World...