RITTENHOUSEClarence J. "Skip" Rittenhouse, 79, Columbus, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Skip was born in Mt. Healthy, OH to Clarence J. and Violet (Decker) Rittenhouse on May 24, 1931, and is preceded in death by his parents and a son, Chris. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Joan (Bryson) Rittenhouse; son and daughter-in-law,...

BROWNJames R. "Jim" Brown, 74, passed away October 9, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 24, 1936 in Findlay, OH to Maxine Powers Brown. Jim is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carolee Curran Brown; children, Patrick Brown, Jennifer Brown and Susan (Thomas) Wisvari; grandchildren, Chrissi Wisvari, Max Brown, Sam Wisvari and...

YONEKKen "Moe" Yonek, 59, Columbus, passed away on October 9, 2010. Moe was born in Cleveland, OH on July 15, 1951, to George and Betty Yonek and is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Gretchen "Dee" (Gierhart) Yonek; daughter, Melissa Sue (Matthew) Rogers; grandchildren, Andrew Louis and Rachel Ann Rogers; brother, Gary (Marge) Yonek; nephew and...

EARLYCatherine Early, 58, passed away October 9, 2010 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lyman E. and Mary Lennie England of Circleville, OH. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Thomas; brother, Lyman; and two furry companions, Chris and Tressi. Carry was an RN graduate from Capital University. She also worked at Whetstone...

GARRETTBob J. Garrett, 83, slipped quietly into the presence of the Lord the morning of October 6, 2010. We hold faith in the finished work of Christ for our salvation (I Cor. 15: 1-4) and the blessed hope of seeing our loved ones again (I Thess.4: 13-14). Preceded in death by parents, John and Dorothy Garrett and sister, Phyllis DeWolfe....

MILLSGOD sent a perfect little boy, Keaton Jacob Mills to Taylor Yates and Jeffrey Mills on September 21, 2010. Keaton loved and was loved by all of those who awaited his arrival. In just 12 blessed days, God called our perfect baby home. Keaton's grin and his sparkling eyes are forever in the hearts of his family members, friends and...

WhittenForrest D. "Wimpy" Whitten, 87, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Forrest is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Nancy; siblings, Louva and Charles Kenneth. He is survived by son, Delos F. (Janet) Whitten; daughters, Linda (William) Mees, and Thelma "T.J." (Donovan Exley) Whitten; brother, Charles Arthur Whitten, Jr.; grandchildren, Jennifer, Deanna, and Christopher Whitten,...

DAILEYDebbie Dailey, 54 of Columbus, entered into eternal rest Monday, October 4, 2010 peacefully in her home on HomeReach Hospice surrounded by close family. She was born March 11, 1956 in Columbus, and was a graduate of North High School. Debbie was formerly employed at Highlights for Children as a Travel Coordinator for 10 years and her last position was...

KingJean Ann King, 80, of Columbus, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010 at Scioto Retirement Center. She was born July 26, 1930, in Columbus, daughter of the late Charles Earl and Della Mae Marshall Strait. In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Richard King; son, Charles "Ric" Richard King; daughters, Florence Ellen Sims and...

MESSERHelen Irene Messer, 77, passed away September 29, 2010. She is survived by her children, Allen, Carolyn, Vicki, and Rex (Karen), Delmar and Frank Messer; siblings, Betty Freda, Bob, Leroy and Richard; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 3-6 PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, SW Chapel, 3393 Broadway, Grove City, OH. Interment is...

HILLChristopher L. Hill, 62, Delaware, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. "Big Chris" was born in Marietta, OH on February 24, 1948, to Oren C. and Mary A. (Stewart) Hill and is preceded in death by his parents and an older brother, Terry Hill. Survivors include his sister, Patricia Heid; brothers, Jerry (Sue) and Roger...

ConnerLawrence "Larry" Conner, 83, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born December 17, 1926, in Newark, son of the late Lorain and Ethel Florence Moran Conner. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Pugh Conner. He served in the Army during WWII. Larry is survived...

CONLEYMichael A. Conley, 59, Columbus, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Michael was born on April 25, 1951, to Harold L. and Dorothy (Miller) Conley in Columbus, OH. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary (Dunn) Conley; sons, Michael Conley, Shawn (Catherine) Conley and Todd (Lindsay) Conley; sisters, Denise Ross and Patricia...

FordThelma Ford, 86, of Grove City, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Mt. Carmel West. She was born June 5, 1924, daughter of the late Leora and Goldie Graves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Ford; sister, Elma Graves; brothers, Charles, Bill, Ernie, Alvie and Boyd Graves. Thelma is survived by...

Witnessing of interment will take place at 11 AM at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH.

WILDERJoseph Ryan Wilder, 24, of Ashville, died in the arms of his Savior Monday, September 27, 2010. Joey provided everyone unconditional love and he left footprints on our hearts. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charlie Wilder. He is survived by his parents, Carla (Ernie) Moore and Robert (Vicky) Wilder; grandparents, Nancy Wilder and Carl and Sue Jones;...

VITEKJuanita J. Vitek, 88, passed away September 27, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. Ray and Mary Morrison Heffner of Amanda, OH; husband; Albert of Columbus, OH; siblings, Iola Long, Laurence Heffner and John Heffner of Ashville, OH. She is survived by her son, Joseph (Maurene) Cavalier of Chicago, IL; grandchildren, John Jacob (Deanna) and Rachel...

SHIINAMelanie Irene Shiina, 67, Columbus, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Melanie was born in Charlotte, NC on August 22, 1943, to Clarence Everett and Dolly Irene (Coe) Blanton and is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her daughters, Dolly (Curtis) Niles and Emiko Heil; son, Everett (Miho) Shiina; sisters, Anna Parish and...

CAUDILLKevin D. Caudill, 48, went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2010, after a massive heart attack. He was born October 2, 1961 in Columbus, OH. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Gina; daughter, Nikki Seibert; grandson, Charles; step-daughters, Mandy and Donna; plus seven step-grandbabies. Also left to mourn him are his mother,...