The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office says the investigation into the 7:19 a.m. Oct. 5 explosion that killed four family members at a home on Huxley Road in Ellsworth Township is ongoing, as ...

SALEM — Neil Jay Paxson, 84, died Jan. 10, 2025, at his home following a brief illness. He was born Nov. 28, 1940, son of the late Chester “Al” Paxson and Margaret (DeWan) Paxson. Neil was a ...

The State Fire Marshal’s Office ruled the cause of the Oct. 5 explosion that killed Jeff and JoAnn Kocanyar, their daughter and son-in-law at a home on Huxley Road “undetermined,” but said a propane ...

Funeral service for Walden Skonieczny will be at 2 p.m. January 18, 2025 at Wilson Mortuary Chapel, Salem. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Mr. Skonieczny died January 11, 2025 in Salem ...

Private family service for Christopher Duane Miller will be at later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary, Salem. Mr. Miller died January 6, 2025 in Salem at the age of 38 ...

Former longtime Salem resident Patricia Ann Burk has passed away at the age of 90 years old. Patricia passed peacefully at Halifax Health-Hospice Care Center in Port Orange, Fla., on Jan. 4, 2025.

SALEM — Jim “Rooster” McLaughlin Sr., 89, of Salem, died on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at Salem West Healthcare, Salem. He was born on March 23, 1935, in West Point, son of the late Lawrence ...

Private service for Howard Leland Hawkins will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Family Funeral Care, Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Hawkins was born August 10, 1934. He was ...

Celebration of life for Roy Dean Parker will be from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. January 19, 2025 at Wilson Mortuary Chapel, Salem. Interment will be at a later date in the Boss Cemetery. Mr. Parker died ...

Funeral service for Emogene Sue (Landers) Welch was January 14, 2025 at Wilson Mortuary Chapel, Salem, with Pastor Lyndell Decker officiating. Eulogies were shared by Jacob and Raylyn. Interment was ...

Funeral service for Freda Fay Johnston will be at 12 p.m. January 17, 2025 at Wilson Mortuary Chapel, Salem. Interment will be in the New Harmony Cemetery. Ms. Johnston died January 10, 2025 in Rolla ...

Jeanette “Peggy” Guffey, formerly of Salem, was born February 12, 1933. She died December 27, 2024 in Mountain Home, Arkansas, at the age of 91 years. Survivors include her daughter, Diann Lewis, Mt.