Barkdull Funeral Home & Crematory

Ruth Elaine Pittenger, 86, of Shelby, Ohio passed away on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, in Dublin, Ohio. Born August 23, 1937, in Shelby, Ohio to Chauncey M. and Beatrice E. Tullis, Ruth resided in Shelby nearly her entire life and loved the city. She graduated from Shelby High School in 1955 and attended Tiffin […]

Margaret J. Picking, age 76 a resident of Shelby died peacefully Thursday, March 28, 2024 in her home. Born February 11, 1948 in Rhine, Georgia to Virgil A. and Edna W. (Vaughn) Picking, she had been a Shelby resident the majority of her life. Margaret was employed with Newhope Industries in Mansfield. Margaret enjoyed watching […]

Mariella “Zookie” Frey, age 88, resident of Candlewood Lake in Mt. Gilead, passed away March 20, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Born November 17, 1935 in Shelby to Marion and Stella (Young) Smith, she had been an area resident of Candlewood Lake since 2007 after living the majority of her life in Ontario. A […]

Jane Hoffert, age 88, resident of Shelby passed away peacefully Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Shelby Pointe Nursing Facility. Born August 3, 1935 in Tiffin to Herman and Florine (Smith) Weber, she had been an area resident the majority of her life. A 1952 graduate of Tiffin Columbian High School, Jane was employed in numerous […]

Karen J. Markwell, age 82, resident of Shelby, passed away in her home, Friday, March 15, 2024. Born November 26, 1941, in Willard, OH to Donald L. and Carman (Wiseman) Berry, she had been an area resident the majority of her life. A 1953 graduate of Willard High School, Karen was a member of the […]

Mary Louise (May) Steele, age 87, passed away March 14, 2024, at Crestwood Care center in Shelby. Born November 18, 1936, to Clarence and Ruth (Moffitt) May in Mansfield, OH, she had been an area resident for the majority of her life. A 1954 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, she went on to become […]

Janet (Risner) Staton age 79, passed away in her home Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Born June 6, 1944 in Detroit, MI to Coonie and Effie Mae (Barnett) Risner, she had been a Shelby resident since 1970. Janet was a 1963 graduate of Willard High School and a member of the Messiah House of Prayer in […]

Johnny Larry Greer age 70, passed away on March 11, 2024 with his family lovingly at his side. Born on August 28, 1953 to Martha Ellen (Britt) Greer in Pikeville, TN. He moved to Mansfield as a small toddler. He was a 1971 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School. Larry worked at Lennox Machine Inc. […]

James Edward Schaub, age 80, passed away peacefully March 9, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born March 31, 1943 in Shelby to Herbert and Mary (Smith) Schaub he had been a lifelong Shelby resident. A 1962 graduate of Shelby High School. Jim then went on to work at the TUBY for […]

James Edward Hicks, age 72, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at OhioHealth Hospital in Mansfield. Born August 17, 1951 to James and Martha (Malone) Hicks in Shelby, he had been an area resident for the majority of his life. After highs school, James joined the United States Air Force where he served for three […]