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In Loving Memory of Vivian DiLillo Carmen Vivian Rodriguez DiLillo, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and educator died on November 5, 2023, in Columbus, OH. She was 82. Born in Havana, Cuba, on December 7, 1940, Vivian left Cuba with her family when she was 14 to start a new life in the United States, where she attended high school in Lakeland, FL. Vivian was a shining example of determination and dedication, graduating from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. She later earned a Master of Arts in Teaching at Rutgers University, where she met the love of her life, Leonard DiLillo, at a summer workshop. They married in 1965. Together, Vivian and Leonard raised...

Hilda Jean (Ison) Smith, 82 of Lewis Center, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, surrounded by her loving family. Born January 12, 1940 at home in Piketon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Milburn & Leona (Zimmerman) Conley. Jean graduated from Piketon High School in 1958. Shortly after she met and married her first husband Kendall Ison. Jean worked for Huntington National Bank, the municipal court in Delaware, and the Anheuser- Busch Company before retiring. Kendall passed away in 1983. Jean remarried on November 10, 1984 to Kenneth Smith. They began their winters as Snowbirds in Florida, before officially moving to Florida in 1998. Jean...

Mary Faye Woolford, age 90 of Delaware passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born on November 15, 1931, in Holden, WV, she was the only daughter of the late Carl and Emma (Ramsey) Martin. Mary earned a BA from West Virginia Wesleyan, Buckhannon, WV. Moving to Delaware in 1958, her life centered on music, education, and family. For 27 years she taught seventh-grade language arts at Willis Intermediate School of the Delaware City Schools. Following retirement, she continued to tutor students in both language arts and piano from her home. A woman of faith, she sang with both the First Presbyterian Church and William St. United Methodist Church Choirs. She...

Ann Jeanette Hash, 91, of Delaware, passed away at the home of her daughter in Mt. Vernon on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. She was born on February 21, 1930, in Nicholasville, Kentucky to the late Otis S. and Elizabeth A. (Stinnett) Peel. She married Richard L. Hash on June 12, 1954, and he preceded her in death in 1984. Her life centered on God and family. She was a dedicated pastor's wife, dutifully following Richard from church to church. Ann was a member of New Beginnings Church, she also participated in the activities of Source Point. She was a faithful Bible reader, enjoyed sewing and working puzzles. A collector of many things, her favorites were cardinals and thimbles. Ann was a...

Mary Kathleen (Downey) McKinstry, age 88, of Centerburg, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at SharonBrooke Assisted Living in Newark. Born July 14, 1932 in Athens, Ohio to the late Daniel B. and Alma R. (Weatherby) Downey. Kathleen was a long time active member of the First United Methodist Church of Athens, where she used her amazing vocal gifts in the church choir and as the church soloist. In Athens she was a member of several community organizations including Athens Friends and Newcomers, Athens Music Club and CCL. Upon moving to the Centerburg area in her later years she became a member of the Sunbury United Methodist Church. Terriers across the country. Together they...