All Obituaries

Rex E. Craig, Jr., 62, passed away at 9:20 a.m., Sunday at his residence in Van Wert. He was born on December 31, 1957, in Van Wert, the son of the late Rex Craig, Sr., and Kay Delores (Shimp) Bohner. On December 8, 1984, he married the former Christina M. Rayer who survives. Other family members include three sons, Jeremy Cox of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nicholas Cox of Van Wert, Tony (Brandon) Craig of North Carolina; a daughter Nicole (Travis) Valle of Willshire; a brother, Anthony...

Kenneth E. Allmandinger, 77, passed away at 8:36 p.m. on January 20, 2020 at his residence in Van Wert. He was born on December 14, 1942, in Van Wert, the son of the late Aaron L. & Glendora (Stump) Allmandinger. On February 18, 1962, he married the former Peggy McNeal who survives in Van Wert. Also surviving besides his wife are his son Michael Allmandinger of Van Wert; his daughter Laura (Brian) Farris of Wren; seven grandchildren all of whom were his pride and joy, Jarrod Farris,...

Eloise Mae (Kreischer) Biro of rural Van Wert passed away at 7:55 a.m., Sunday at Vancrest of Van Wert. Eloise was born in Van Wert on May 18, 1933, to Leroy Kreischer and Sarah (Gribler) Kreischer. She married Michael Biro, Jr., on September 15, 1956 in St. Paul's E & R Church in Harrison Township, Van Wert County. Eloise graduated from Wren High School and Heidelberg College. She was active in 4-H and the Junior Fair Board while in high school. She taught Home Economics at Mount...

Debra S. Matthews, 70, of Ohio City passed away at her home after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Deb was born on May 31, 1949 in Ohio City to the late Don and Eleanor Prichard. She attended Ohio City-Liberty for school and graduated in 1967. After school she attended Indiana Business College in Fort Wayne. She worked for several years at Central Mutual Insurance and then joined the United States Postal Service in 1983. She retired from there in 2014 after 31 years of service. In...

W. Sue Dowler, 74, of Van Wert passed away at 4:24 a.m., Saturday at Vancrest of Van Wert. She was born on October 27, 1945, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Elmo and Ellen (Shepherd) Carroll. On August 25, 2004, she married Larry Dowler who survives. Other family members include her children, Dana Carroll of Indian Lake, Ohio, Brenda Gilbert of Payne, Ohio, Tina (Greg) Broyles of St. Marys, Billy Jo Taylor of Oklahoma, and Jesse D. (Christie) Perez, Jr., of Convoy; two step-children,...

Pauline Annabelle Custer, 96, of rural Convoy, passed away at 9:05 a.m., Monday, at Vancrest of Payne. She was born on December 31, 1923, in Tully Township, the daughter of late Walter L. and Lena H. (McNeal) Cox. On June 13, 1948, she married Hubert Ellis “Bud” Custer who preceded her in death on June 23, 1967. Family survivors include her son, Craig (Debra) Custer of Elkhart, Indiana; three daughters, Mona Hicks of Fort Wayne, Jane (Warren) Fisher of Forest, Ohio, and...

Daniel Allen Hunnaman, 42, of Van Wert, died at 9:15 p.m., Saturday at Van Wert Health. He was born on April 13, 1977, in Lima, Ohio, the son of the late Allen Hunnaman and Debra (Rickard) Krick who survives in Van Wert with her husband Tony Krick. Other family survivors include his daughters, Josslyn Bollenbacher and Tessa Hunnaman; a sister, Shelly (David) Hunnaman-Miller of Van Wert; a brother, Brandon (Brandy) Hunnaman of Van Wert; a step brother, Ronnie Krick; and five nieces and...

James L. Spridgeon, 74, passed away at 6:48 p.m., Thursday at his home in Van Wert. He was born on July 12, 1945, in Van Wert the son of the late Leo Leonard and Cora Evelyn (Johnson) Spridgeon. On March 3, 1972, he married the former Jean Mosier who survives. Family members include his children, Kara N. (Brian) Binkley of Lima and Kirk Spridgeon of Avon, Indiana; three grandchildren, Gabriel, Benjamin and Anna; a sister, Marilyn (Richard) Mohler of Westerville, Ohio; a niece, Nancy Mohler...

Ilo Mae (Wyandt) Grubaugh, 95 died December 29, 2019. Ilo was born on December 19, 1924 in Van Wert County to the late David Franklin Wyandt and Lulu May (Newton) Wyandt. She married Clarence A. Grubaugh on February 10, 1946. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2009. Surviving her are her two sons, Timmothy L. Grubaugh of Convoy and Marc J. (Cindy) Grubaugh of Convoy, a grandson, Kameron E. Grubaugh of Fort Drum, New York and a granddaughter, Molly A. Grubaugh of Kansas City, Kansas...

Mary J. Agler, 78 of Van Wert, died at 1:35 a.m., Monday December 23, 2019 at the VanCrest of Delphos. She was born on March 1, 1941 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence “Bud” and Ruby (Johnson) Murphy.  On October 24, 1964, she married James Paul Agler, who preceded her in death on October 2, 2011. Mary retired from Aeroquip Corp., Van Wert in 1998.  She was a 1959 graduate of Van Wert High School and a lifetime member of Trinity Friends Church in Van...