USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Amy Amato
Amy Marie Amato, age 14 of Delaware died Friday (July 28, 2000) at Children's Hospital, Columbus from injuries received in an automobile accident at County Road 25 and Ohio 61, Fulton.
She was born on June 12, 1986 in Columbus. Amy recently completed the eighth grade at Delaware Christian School. She was a member of the Delaware Christian Church and was active in the church's youth group. She enjoyed playing the piano, swimming and volleyball.
She is survived by her mother and step-father, Mary A. (Terry) Wynn and Tom Wynn of Delaware; father and step-mother John and Sherry (Thompson) Amato of Mt. Gilead; sister Emily Wynn of Delaware; step-brother Johnathan Thompson of Mt. Gilead; grandparents Barbara Terry of Delaware, Fred and Sandra Terry of Delaware, Carroll and Ann Wynn of Delaware; great-grandmother Mary Toney of Delaware; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceding her in death were grandparents Carmel M. and Marialyce Amato; sister Carly Lynn Amato and cousin Erica Marie Amato.
Calling hours were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Delaware. A funeral mass was held at St. Mary Church, Delaware with Father Kevin Kavanaugh and Pastors Al Perry and Gerald Davis officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Program c/o Delaware Christian Church, 2280 Marysville Road, Delaware, 43015.
Carly Amato
Carly Lynn Amato, age 5 of Mt. Gilead, died unexpectedly following an automobile accident at County Road 25 and Ohio 61, Fulton on Thursday (July 27, 2000).
She was born in Delaware on October 27, 1994 to John and Sherry (Thompson) Amato of Mt. Gilead. Carly enjoyed church and attended the Sunbury Weslyan Church. She liked to swim, spend time with her family, hunt and fish with her father, play with her Barbie dolls, and participated in gymnastics at Oak Creek in Kilbourne.
In addition to her parents, she is also survived by a brother Johnathan Thompson of Mt. Gilead; grandparents Larry and Judy Thompson of Delaware; great-grandparents Maggie Thompson of Delaware, Clarence and Mariam Bradley of Delaware; great-great-grandmother Joselpha Bradley of Delaware; aunts, uncles and cousins.
Accompanying her in death were her grandparents Carmel M. and Marialyce Amato; sister Amy Marie Amato; and cousin Erica Marie Amato.
Calling hours were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Delaware. A funeral mass was held at St. Mary Church, Delaware with Father Kevin Kavanaugh and Pastors Al Perry and Gerald Davis officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Program c/o Delaware Christian Church, 2280 Marysville Road, Delaware, 43015.
Carmel Amato
Carmel M. Amato, age 76 of Delaware, died unexpectedly following an automobile accident at County Road 25 and Ohio 61, Fulton on Thursday (July 27, 2000).
He was born on November 27, 1923 in Marion to the late Joseph and Lottie (Hildreth) Amato. He was a graduate of York Center High School, Class of 1941. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Carmel moved to Delaware in 1947 from Massilon. He retired as Captain in 1979 from the Delaware City Police Department, serving on the department for 26 years. He was a member of St. Mary Church, the V.F.W., Delaware Eagles #376, and Delaware Royal Order of Moose. He enjoyed home remodeling, and he loved to spend time with his family and grandchildren.
Accompanying him in death were his wife, Marialyce Hartsough Amato, whom he married in 1947; grandchildren Amy Marie and Carly Lynn Amato; and great-granddaughter Erica Marie Amato. He was preceded in death by a brother, Albert Amato, who died in 1992.
He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law Greg and Amy of Santa Monica, Calif., Tom and Susi of Delaware, John and Sherry of Mt. Gilead and Joseph and Crissy of Delaware; daughter Elaine Amato of Delaware; grandchildren Sophie and Olivia, Bobby and Leann, Jerrod, Danielle, Savannah and Sabrina; great-grandson Cole; brothers and sisters-in-law Frank and Dorothy Amato of Delaware, Larry and Ruth Amato of Delaware; sister and brother-in-law Virginia and Frank Davis of Richwood, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Delaware. A funeral mass was held at St. Mary Church, Delaware with Father Kevin Kavanaugh and Pastors Al Perry and Gerald Davis officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Program c/o Delaware Christian Church, 2280 Marysville Road, Delaware, 43015.
Erica Amato
Erica Marie Amato, age 6 of Delaware, died unexpectedly on Thursday (July 27, 2000) following an automobile accident at County Road 25 and Ohio 61 in Fulton.
She was born on January 13, 1994 in Columbus to Bobby Lee and Carey Ann (Jackson) Amato of Delaware. She was baptized at St. Mary Church. She was a student at Conger Elementary School. She enjoyed Girl Scouts, 4-H Club, softball, and she wanted to be a cheerleader. She loved bike rides with her dad and PaPa. She also liked to play with her dog and family.
She is survived by her brother Cole, whom she helped care for; grandparents Elaine Amato of Delaware, Robert Popovich of Radnor, Bill and Nancy Jackson Jr. of Sunbury; great-grandparents Betty Jackson of Columbus, Shirley McLurg of Hilliard, Bill Jackson Sr. of Delaware; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Accompanying her in death were her great-grandparents Carmel "PaPa" and Marialyce "Nar Nar" Amato, and cousins Amy and Carly Amato.
Calling hours were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Delaware. A funeral mass was held at St. Mary Church, Delaware with Father Kevin Kavanaugh and Pastors Al Perry and Gerald Davis officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Program c/o Delaware Christian Church, 2280 Marysville Road, Delaware, 43015.
Marialyce Amato
Marialyce Amato, age 77 of Delaware, died unexpectedly following an automobile accident at County Road 25 and Ohio 61, Fulton.
She was born on April 6, 1923 in Delaware to the late Shad J. and Mary A. (Ferris) Hartsough. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of St. Mary High School Class of 1941.
Marialyce retired in 1999 as a secretary for the Ohio Department of Transportation, District #6, where she had worked for 18 years. Prior to ODOT she worked as an assistant for the State Attorney General. She was a member of St. Mary Church, a 50 year member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and a member of Card Club. She enjoyed baking, a trait she learned from her father whom baked for the Hamburger Inn. She also enjoyed traveling and sewing. Her most important joy was her family and her grandchildren.
Accompanying her in death were her husband, Carmel Amato, whom she married in 1947; grandchildren Amy Amato and Carly Lynn Amato, and great-granddaughter Erica Marie Amato. She was preceded in death by her brother Joe Hartsough, who died in 1995.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Greg and Amy of Santa Monica, Calif., Tom and Susi of Delaware, John and Sherry of Mt. Gilead, Joseph and Crissy of Delaware; daughter and son-in-law Elaine Amato of Delaware; her grandchildren Sophie and Olivia, Bobby and Leann, Jerrod, Danielle, Savannah and Sabrina; great-grandson Cole, and sister and brother-in-law Helen Ann and Bob Hartsough Runge of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Calling hours were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Delaware. A funeral mass was held at St. Mary Church, Delaware with Father Kevin Kavanaugh and Pastors Al Perry and Gerald Davis officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Missions Program c/o Delaware Christian Church, 2280 Marysville Road, Delaware, 43015.
Mildred Amstutz
Mildred Amstutz, 86, Bluffton, died Tuesday morning (October 23, 2001) at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.
She was born on December 1, 1914 in Sunbury to Robert J. and Adah Gelston.
A 1932 graduate of Big Walnut High School and a 1936 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University. Amstutz was a retired teacher. She taught at Lima Senior, Vandalia, Anchorage (Alaska) and, Columbus-area schools. Amstutz retired from teaching at Riverdale High School.
She was a member of Green Valley (Arizona) Community Church, Order of Eastern Star Chapter 121 in Lafayette, Ohio, and Order of Eastern Star Chapter 471 in Green Valley, Arizona.
Amstutz is survived by a brother-in-law, Fred (Mary) Amstutz of Bluffton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Amstutz, whom she married on August 10, 1957.
A memorial service will be held a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton or to the Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora.
Charles E. Anderson
Charles E. Anderson, 73, Sunbury, died Saturday (August 11, 2001) morning at Grady Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Columbus on March 11, 1928 to the late Clyde and Mabel R. (Alber) Anderson. Anderson was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army, and a member of VFW Post 8736 in Sunbury. He was a member of the Archaeological Society of Ohio and an avid outdoorsman.
Anderson is survived by a son, Clyde (Peggy) Anderson of Sunbury; two daughters, Sue (Woody) Ramey of Salt Rock, West Virginia and Charleen (Mark) Kuhn of Sunbury; a stepson, Barry (Esther) Brown of Butte, Montana; 12 grandchildren, Amy, Andrea, Julie, Jennifer, Mark, Charlie, Nicholas, Rebecca, Heather, Sara, Justin and Jason; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, George (Marvel) of Racine, Ohio and Jimmy (Norma) of Columbus; and two sisters, Jean (Kenny) Stroemer and Charlotte (John) Dillon, both of Columbus.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Denver and Donald.
Visitation was at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Sunbury where services were held with Pastor Jan Ruark officiating. Interment followed with military honors provided by VFW Post 8736 in Sunbury Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to VFW Post 8736, 435 McGill Street, Sunbury, Ohio 43074.
Dorothy Anderson
Dorothy H. Anderson, 65, of Galena, died Tuesday evening (May 30, 2000) at St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville.
She was born in Wytheville, Va., on Nov. 28, 1934, to the late Bane and Lola Mae (Sparks) Anderson. She was a homemaker and had lived in the Galena area for 24 years after coming from Indiana.
Surviving are her son and his fiancee, John Anderson and Terri Higgins, both of Galena; one grandchild; and a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Carrol Anderson of Brazil, Ind.
Memorial services were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Sunbury, with the Rev. Ryland Presley officiating.
Georgia W. Anderson
Georgia W. Anderson, 86, of Sunbury, died Friday afternoon (Feb. 6, 1998) at St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville.
He was born on June 11, 1911 in Clay County, Ky., to the late John and Leova (Rice) Anderson. He had lived in Sunbury since 1965, when he moved here from Croton. He was retired from the Ohio Wesleyan University maintenance department, and was a member of Sparrow Lodge No. 400 F&AM in Sunbury.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Agnes Anderson of Sunbury; three grandchildren and their spouses, Lori and David Cherry of Croton, Kelly and Jamie Wampler of Sunbury, and Trent and Carrie Anderson of Columbus; great-grandchildren Donovan, Kelly and Josh Anderson, Garrett Dunhugh, and Erin Wampler; a half-sister, Elsie Gilbert, of Frankfort, Ky.; and sisters-in-law Bertha Rice of Sunbury and Naomi Green, of Kentucky.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Letha Jo Anderson,on July 30, 1993; and by sons Edward and Doyle J. Anderson.
Calling hours and Masonic services were held at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Sunbury, where funeral services were with the Rev. Wayne Booth officiating. Interment was in Sunbury Memorial Park.
Ruth F. Anderson
Ruth F. Anderson, 68, Sunbury, formerly of Marengo, died Friday (March 31, 2000) at St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville.
She was born May 5, 1931, in Cattlesburg, W.Va., to the late Jesse and Martha (Ross) Scarberry.
A homemaker, she was a member of Sunbury Church of the Nazarene and co-director of Ruth's Club House.
She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Robert Lepley, Tuana and Vernon Wilson, Millersburg, Cindy and Mark Kelley, Walnut Creek, and Brenda and Ken Kelley, Hamilton, Mich.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Lolla Anderson, Columbus, Jeff and Brenda Anderson, Cardington, and Paul and Twana Anderson, Marion; a brother, Richard Scarberry, Seminole, Fla.; a sister, Zorrita Caudill, Columbus; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and numerous neices, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her former husband, Robert L. Anderson; and a brother, Frank Scarberry.
Calling hours were at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home, Sunbury. Funeral services were held with Daniel Burris, pastor, officiating. Interment was at Marengo Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to Ruth's Club House, payable to Marcy Ministries, 830 Ohio 61, Sunbury 43074.
