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Kathleen ‘Sally’ Blake

Kathleen ‘Sally’ Blake 1931-2025 SALEM — Kathleen “Sally” Blake passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, at the age of 94, in Salem. Born on May 29, 1931, in Cowen, West Virginia, Sally was the daughter of the late John and Elsie (Henderson) Fletcher. Sally worked at Dairy Mart, where she served as a supervisor from 1994 until her retirement in 2009. Prior to her tenure at Dairy Mart, Sally was a diligent clerk at the Monongahela Power Co., where she made many lasting friendships and was respected for her attention to detail and congenial nature. She was a member of Church ...

John Ridgeway

John Ridgeway John Ridgeway, 76, of Minerva died Monday. Services are pending at Maple Cotton. 6/10/25

James A. Candel

James A. Candel 1959-2025 James acquired his final peace on June 3, 2025 shortly after suffering a neurological episode. Jimmy, as he was known to everybody, was 65; born Aug. 15, 1959 to his parents Jean (Myers) and Raymond Candel, both of whom preceded him in death. He leaves three sisters, Martha (James) Koehler of Syracuse, N.Y., Linda (Terrance) Brotherton of Pleasantville, N.Y., and Patricia (James) Schmidt of Wilmington, N.C. He will be especially missed by his beloved six nieces and nephews and his 14 great-nieces and nephews, for whom he always had a smile and maybe ...

Marcalee Naragon Endsley

Marcalee Naragon Endsley 1941-2025 ROSWELL, Ga. — Marcalee Naragon Endsley passed away peacefully on May 23, 2025. Marcy was born at Salem, Ohio on Aug. 3, 1941, the daughter of Orein A. and Letha (Hoopes) Naragon. She was a 1959 graduate of Salem High School and a 1963 graduate of Kent State University with a degree in Education. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. While at Kent State University she met her husband of 62 years, Jerry L. Endsley, and they married in 1963. After several earlier moves, she and her husband settled in Roswell, Georgia. She was a longtime ...

Sharon Lea (Greek) Bloss

The most beautiful woman of God met her Savior at the gates. Sharon Lea (Greek) Bloss listened to the tap-tap-tap of her Shepherd’s staff every day, and on May 26, 2025, was led home. We are sure the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Bloss, was near, as were all her loved ones who went ...

Fred Eugene Weingart

1942-2025 SALEM —Fred Eugene Weingart, 82, of Salem, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Fred was born in Salem on November 21, 1942, the son of the late Daryl and Della (Weizenecker) Weingart. He was a 1960 graduate of Goshen High School and retired from the ...