Andrew Izzi

MARION: Andrew Izzi, age 91, of Marion, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Marion General Hospital.

Born December 24, 1919 in Italy to the late Nicholas and Antonia (D'Alessandro) Izzi. Andrew retired as a teacher at Elgin High School and then taught at MCI for a number of years. He was a member of St Mary Church, an avid golfer and member of Kings Mill Golf Course.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Mary Louise (Spadafore) Izzi; three daughters, Regina Peacock of Columbus, Karen Izzi of Charleston S.C., Sharon Izzi of Powell; one brother, John Izzi of Canton; one sister, Mary Izzi of Fairmont, W.Va.; six grandchildren, Tim J. (Coco) Peacock, Ami Peacock, Andy (Krista) Peacock, Eric (Kristen) Haubert, Darrin (Katie) Haubert, Sara (Rob) Terry; four great-grandchildren, Clayton, Seth, Henry, and Maribella.

One sister preceded Andrew in death, Rose Izzi.

Family will receive friends Thursday, July 28, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. at Gunder/Hall & Folk Funeral Directors with parish prayers to be held at 7:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2011, at St. Mary Church, Marion with Father Vincent McKiernan Paulist Priest from St Thomas More Newman Center Ohio State University Campus. Interment will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to St Mary Church or the charity of the donors choice. Condolences may be expressed to www.gunderhallandfolk.com

John D. Hurn

MARIETTA, GA: Former Marion resident Dr. John D. Hurn died on July 2, 2011, in Marietta, Georgia. He was born on August 6, 1926, in Oakpark, Illinois, to Anna and Harold Hurn and preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Hal Hurn, who was a psychiatrist.

He enlisted in the Navy after turning 18 in 1944 and served on a destroyer in the Pacific theater in World War II. Following the war, he earned degrees at the University of Illinois and Roosevelt University before receiving his doctorate in Music Education from The Ohio State University. He taught music education both on the main campus in Columbus and at OSU - Marion. Dr. Hurn and his family lived on Uhler Avenue from 1968 through 1991, and his wife of 26 years, Doris P. Hurn, preceded him in death in 1990.

He is survived by his daughter, Janet E. Hurn and her partner Tina Gregory of Monroe, Ohio; and his son, Brian D. Hurn; his daughter-in-law, Katie Hurn; and his two grandchildren, Gavin and Lily, of Marietta, Georgia.

Dr. Hurn was a talented musician who entertained many with his piano playing up until his death. He was fond of travel, genealogy, and the arts, and he participated in the Marion Madrigal Singers and Marion Community Theater.

A brief graveside service will take place in Shelby, Michigan, in August on what would have been his 85th birthday.

Donations can be made in his honor to the American Heart Association .

Published in the The Marion Star on July 10, 2011