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OBITUARY Thomas “Tom” Welling SENIOR

Tom was born in Coshocton on Along with his parents, he is pre- CENTER
March 18, 1953 to the late Marquis ceded in death by his two brothers MENU
R. and Ruth (Eberwine) Welling. John and David Welling.
He graduated from River View Calling hours were at The Miller
High School and was a truck driver Funeral Home, 639 Main St., Co- Lunch is served Monday through Friday
throughout his life, long dump haul- shocton on Thursday September each week. Reservations are required
ing for several companies including 24, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 by 9 am for lunch by calling the The Cen-
the Coshocton Grain Company and AM where funeral services began at ter at 740-454-9761. There is a suggest-
Coshocton Trucking to name a few. 11:00 AM with Pastor Dan Eggan of- ed donation of $3.00 for lunch. Menu is
Tom was the founding member ficiating. subject to change without notice.
of the Coshocton Truckers Van Club Interment followed in Valley View
and C.B.S Van Club, he and his wife Cemetery. Friday, October 16
Susan loved traveling together to all Memorial contributions may be di- SLICED HAM, SWEET POTATOES,
of the van events. He also loved any- rected to Coshocton County Animal SUCCOTASH, PINEAPPLE
thing Ford, watching NASCAR, Van- Shelter, 21755 TR 164, Coshocton,
ning, having big a** bon fires and Ohio 43812; envelopes will be avail- Monday, October 19
listening to Rock and Roll music. able at the funeral home. SPAGHETTI W/ MEATBALLS,
Thomas “Tom” Welling, affection- Tom is survived by his wife Susan An online memorial is located at ITALIAN BLEND VEGGIES, PEACHES,
ately known as “Sausage” as his C-B A. (Rice) Welling whom he married www.themillerfuneralhome.com FRESH APPLE
handle, 73, of Coshocton passed May 26, 1979; one son Marcus (Kat- Tuesday, October 20
away on Thursday September 17, lyn) Welling of Coshocton; grandson HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH, WEDGE
2026 at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hos- Gage (fiancé Mariah) Brown and FRIES, CALIFORNIA BLEND,
pital in Canton. great grandson Sam Brown. PINEAPPLE

Wednesday, October 21
CHILI SOUP, BAKED POTATO,
Genesis Holds Walk to Remember Hopeful Hearts CORNBREAD, PEARS, APRICOTS

Opportunity to Honor and Remember Infants Peer Support Thursday, October 22
MEATLOAF, MASHED POTATOES,
Genesis Women’s Services is hold- walk, there will be a brief program, Group and GREEN BEANS, BANANA
ing a free event, Walk to Remember, then memories or messages will be Special Speaker Friday, October 23
for those in the community who have written on rocks to be placed in the FISH SANDWICH, CARROTS,
lost an infant to miscarriage, ecto- memorial rock garden on the hospi- Individuals living with heart dis- COLESLAW, APPLE SAUCE
pic pregnancy, stillborn or newborn tal grounds. For more information, ease or recovering from a heart Monday, October 26
death. The event is an opportunity to contact Jana Bell, Genesis Women’s problem are invited to participate GRILLED CHICKEN, RED SKIN
honor and remember these infants. Services, at (740) 450-6262 or email in a free community support group POTATOES, SPINACH, PINEAPPLE
It will be held Sunday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m. jabell@genesishcs.org. called Hopeful Hearts.
at the Gorsuch Fitness Trail on the The next meeting will feature Tuesday, October 27
Genesis Hospital campus. Before the Olusola Olubowale, M.D., Fellow- CABBAGE ROLLS, MASHED
ship-trained Interventional Cardiolo- POTATOES, GREEN BEANS,
gist, sharing advice for how to move MANDARIN ORANGES
Straker Foundation October 26 forward once you have had a heart Wednesday, October 28
LOI Cycle attack. The meeting is Thursday, ITALIAN SUB W/ LETTUCE, TOMATO,
Nov. 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in the

The J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable be found here: Grant Application - Genesis HealthPlex meeting rooms PICKLE & ONION, POTATO SALAD,
FRUITED JELL-O
A, B and C.
Foundation will accept letters of in- Request A Grant - Near Me - Ohio. Registration is not required, but is
quiry (LOI’s) from Muskingum Coun- Successful LOI writers will be invited available by visiting genesishcs.org, Thursday, October 29
ty 501c3 not-for-profit organizations, to submit a January 2027 grant ap- Your Health, Classes & Events and STUFFED PEPPER CASSEROLE,
governmental entities or accredited plication. Hopeful Hearts. SALAD W/ TOMATO & CUCUMBER,
educational institutions for requests Please contact the Straker Foun- PEACHES, PEARS
between $25,000 and $250,000.00 dation at info@strakerfoundation. Podiatrist Friday, October 30
from October 1 through October 31, org or at 740-297-7007 for more in- Joins Genesis HOT DOG, BAKED BEANS
2026. formation. COLESLAW, BAKED APPLES
The format and portal for LOI’s can HealthCare Please refer to www.mccfs.org/

Free Mammograms for Those in System in Nutrition/Menu for further information.
Coshocton
Need in October Tung Dao, DPM, has joined Genesis Bonnie Longaberger
Senior Center
Organizations Partner to Provide Breast Cancer Screenings Foot & Ankle, specializing in podiatric 1348 Main Street, Dresden
surgery. Dr. Dao earned his doctor of po- The Center
Several community business- Month, community members can diatric medicine degree from Kent State 160 N. 4th Street, Zanesville
University College of Podiatric Medicine
es and healthcare organizations pick up a flyer at Coconis Furniture in Independence, Ohio. He completed
are partnering to offer free mam- locations, the Genesis Cancer Care his foot and ankle surgery residency at
mograms to individuals who lack Center and the Genesis Coshocton Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio,
insurance, are under-insured or Medical Center. The flyer includes a where he served as chief resident. Dr. Gospel Sings
cannot afford the cost. Coconis QR code that can be scanned to ap- Dao then completed the Silicon Valley
Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Fellowship
Furniture, Marquee Broadcasting ply online for a free screening mam- in Mountain View, California, where he Oct. 16 - First Baptist Church Dresden
(WHIZ-TV), Genesis HealthCare Sys- mogram. The 3D mammograms will received advanced training in minimally Oct. 23 - First Baptist Church Dresden
tem, Muskingum County Commu- be conducted at the Genesis Health- invasive surgery, foot and ankle trauma, Nov. 6 - First Baptist Church Dresden
nity Foundation, Southeastern Ohio Plex in Zanesville or the Genesis Co- total ankle replacement, and complex Nov. 13 - New Hope (Adamsville)
Breast and Cervical Cancer Project, shocton Medical Center in Coshoc- foot and ankle reconstruction. He looks Nov. 20 - First Baptist Church Dresden
forward to providing high-quality, pa-
Riverside Radiology/Lucid Health ton by the end of 2026. tient-centered podiatric care as part of Nov. 27 - First Baptist Church Dresden
and The Community Bank are com- the Genesis Medical Group. All Gospel Sings start at 7pm.
mitted to ensuring area residents Dr. Dao is accepting new patients For questions call Mary Lee at 740-624-3985
receive this life-saving breast cancer at Genesis Physician Services, 23599
screening regardless of their ability Airport Road, Suite B, Coshocton, Ohio
43812. Patients can schedule appoint-
to pay. ADVERTISE IN THE BUZZ. ments by calling 740-722-9576. More READ THE BUZZ IN FULL COLOR ONLINE.
During the month of October, Na- 740-270-2408 information can be found at genesishcs. BUZZNEWSPAPER.COM
tional Breast Cancer Awareness org by searching Dr. Dao.
Pulmonary
Zane State College and Muskingum University physician joins
Awarded Title III Grant to Strengthen Programming Genesis

SUBMTTED Coshocton
Zane State College has partnered designed deliberately to optimize enrollment and help move students Specialty
with Muskingum University in pur- the transfer pipeline between Zane through the pipeline.”
suit of Title III funding to raise en- State College and “At Muskingum, we believe educa- Center
rollment, retention, completion, and other baccalaureate institutions, tion changes lives, strengthens com-
transfer at both institutions. A sum including Muskingum University. munities, and expands what is pos-
$4,999,771 has been awarded in Each school will also gain a Work- sible for every learner,” says Flavius Yamini Patel, M.D., has joined
support of building each campus’s Based Learning Experiences (WBLE) Lilly, President of Muskingum Uni- Genesis Pulmonary/Critical Care
capacity to expand these student Coordinator who will connect stu- versity. “This partnership with Zane Specialists, where she specializes
support services and integrate arti- dents with area employers to gain State College allows us to build on in pulmonary and critical care med-
ficial intelligence across curriculum real-world experience and explore that mission icine. Dr. Patel earned her medical
and employee proficiencies. careers through paid and/or by creating clearer pathways to degree from St. George’s University
The collaboration, titled Improving for-credit internships. degree completion, connecting stu- School of Medicine in St. George’s,
Student Outcomes and Institutional dents with meaningful workplace ex- Grenada. She completed an internal
Effectiveness with AI, will span five Activity 3: Artificial periences, and equipping them with medicine residency at The Wright
years beginning this October and Intelligence (AI) Integration the skills needed to navigate a future Center for Graduate Medical Educa-
concluding September 2031. Zane In alignment with the U.S. Depart- increasingly shaped by artificial in- tion in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and
State College serves as lead appli- ment of Labor’s Artificial Intelligence telligence. Together, we are investing a pulmonary and critical care med-
cant and fiscal agent with Musking- Literacy Framework released earlier in student icine fellowship at Corewell Health
um University as a partner. The grant this year, ZSC and Muskingum will success and in the long-term vitality East William Beaumont University
will fund three key activities shared strengthen staff and faculty AI profi- of our region.” Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr.
between the institutions. ciencies through cohort-based train- More information about the part- Patel has held several leadership
roles throughout her training, includ-
Activity 1: Enrollment ing powered by HumanSkills.ai. Each nership between Zane State Col- ing Senior Administrative Chief and
lege and Muskingum University can
school
Both schools will expand person- will add an Instructional Designer to be found at zanestate.edu/improv- Internal Medicine Chief Resident.
nel that directly improve their ad- their personnel to help faculty embed ing-student-outcomes/ She has also contributed to peer-re-
mission and enrollment processes. AI competencies into coursework. viewed publications in pulmonary
The institutions will additionally in- Twenty faculty members per cam- and critical care medicine.
vest in professional development pus per year will receive additional Dr. Patel provides compassionate,
for new and current staff through stipends in support of AI integration high-quality care and improved ac-
evidence-based coaching for higher across curriculum and instruction. cess to specialized pulmonary and
education coaching “This grant funding is focused on critical care follow-up services for pa-
powered by InsideTrack. our employees,” says Zane State FOLLOW THE BUZZ tients in the Coshocton and surround-
ing communities. She is accepting
Activity 2: Retaining, College President Joseph E. Keating @DRESDENBUZZ new patients by physician referral at
Jr. “As a first-generation college stu-
Genesis Coshocton Specialty Center,
Completing, and dent, I didn’t know how to navigate 646 Chestnut St., Coshocton. Refer-
Transferring Students the college landscape, and students rals and appointments can be made
The largest share of the grant fund- still aren’t coming with that knowl- by calling 740-722-9524.
ing will be dedicated to supporting edge. This
transfer-intent and transferred stu- project provides human capital to
dents. These roles within the ZSC increase capacity across the broad-
and Muskingum partnership are er spectrum, which will increase