ROBERT W. “ROB” WARDWELL

By From JT Staff Reports

Robert W. “Rob” Wardwell-Pic, age 63, of Marysville, died peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Kobacker House in Columbus.

On October 23, 1959, Rob was born in Suffern, New York, to the late William Clark and Vera (Hescock) Wardwell-Pic. As a family, they moved to Plain City in 1973...

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