Louella Ansel
Louella Jean (Cherry) Ansel, 80, formerly of Roseville, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at The Oaks Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, after a long battle with dementia. She was born May 9, 1946, in Zanesville to the late Orland and Erma (Dusenberry) Cherry. She was a 1964 graduate of Crooksville High School and later after her children were older from Muskingum Area Technical College (now Zane State). Louella was a lifelong Pentecostal by faith and attended both Lifeway Church in Zanesville and The Anchor Church in Crooksville. Louella married Harold R. Ansel on April 3, 1965. He preceded her in death on March 2, 2013. Louella and Harold owned and operated L & H Pottery in Roseville for several years. She retired from Coulson Compression in 2009 to care for Harold due to his failing health. Louella had a love for her family, crocheting, reading her Bible, and for her many fur babies.
Louella is survived by four children: Paula (Mike) Coulson, Pauletta (Michael) Krieger, Paul (Berona Thompson) Ansel and Patrick (Vanessa Snyder) Ansel; nine grandchildren: Nicholas (Ashley) Robison, Brandon Robison, Amanda Ansel, Paul Ansel Jr., Haley (Seth) Whitehill, Jared Coulson, Jordan Coulson, Alivia Ansel and Noah Ansel; four great grandchildren: Kinsleigh Robison, Jude Robison, Hudson Whitehill and Owen Whitehill; two sisters: Merna (Dale) Spires and Darla Cherry; and one niece Mindy (Brian) Middleton.
In addition to her parents and husband, Louella was preceded in death by a son Paley Ansel, who passed away on May 4, 1993; an infant brother Paul Orland Cherry; and a niece Misty Spires.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 am, Thursday, November 5, 2026, at Lifeway Church, 2450 Maysville Pike, Zanesville, with the funeral to follow at 11 am with Pastor James Henderson officiating. Burial will conclude at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery in Roseville.
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