All Obituaries

James W. Smith, 90 of Van Wert, died at 8:59 p.m., Wednesday February 13, 2019 at the C.H.P.- Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on July 1, 1928, in Huntington County, Indiana the son of the late Charles and Ethel (Settlemyre) Smith.  On September 24, 1949, he married the former Geraldine L. Drabenstot, who preceded him in death on January 5, 2017.   Jim had a long work career starting with working on his grandfather’s farm while still in school. He...

Ethel E. Rollins, 73, died at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at her residence in Liberty Township. She was born on October 11, 1945 in Van Wert County, Ohio the daughter of the late Eugene Fields and Mary F. (Summers) Shindeldecker.  On April 2, 1966, she married John Kenneth Rollins, who survives at the residence.   Ethel retired from Marsh Supermarket as a cake decorator and formerly worked at Central Mutual Insurance.   She was a member of the Ohio City...

Louise Wallick Dull, 95 of Van Wert, died at 11:52 a.m., Monday February 11, 2019 at the VanCrest of Van Wert. She was born on January 17, 1924 in Kokomo, Indiana,  the daughter of the late Ethel Franklin and Anna Mae (Rodgers) Doan.  She was married Clarence Robert Wallick, who preceded her in death on May 25, 1965.  On July 20, 1966, she married Robert Lloyd Dull, who also preceded her in death on February 13, 2001. Louise was a homemaker.  She attended  Ohio...

Russell H. Young, 90, of 11920 State Route 127 in Van Wert, OH died 4:47 a.m. Sunday February 10, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born April 26, 1928 in St. Marys, OH to Russell and Mabel Martha (Parke) Young, Sr. He was first married to Jean Ann (Sampson) Young. He later married Jo Ann (Fark) Graves, who died July 30, 2015. Survivors include:  son Charlie (Wanda) Young of Ohio City, OH                      ...

Our beloved mother, Carolyn Pruden, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 7, 2019. Carolyn was an active member of Zion United Methodist Church in Grover Hill. Carolyn owned and operated Elegant Cakes most of her life. She brought joy to many brides, graduates and birthday parties over the years. Carolyn also enjoyed playing cards after family dinners and with her card club on Tuesdays. But her true joy and happiness was found in spending time with her children and grandchildren....

David E. Schnepp, 59 of Van Wert, died at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on December 25, 1959 in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of the late William and Sandra C. (Sites) Schnepp, Sr..  On August 2, 1985, he married Princess Teresa (Elston), who survives at the residence. David had been a delivery driver for Saylors Pizza in Fort Wayne. Family survivors include his wife, Teresa; daughter, Ashley Schnepp (Derek...

Gary Lee Rice, 68, of Ohio City died at 9:14 p.m., Tuesday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana He was born on September 25, 1950 in Van Wert County, the son of the late William Dean and Alice Louise (Mohler) Rice. On February 14, 1970, he married his high school sweetheart Phyllis Ann Ickes who survives. Other family members include a son, Gary D. (Tori) Rice of Van Wert; a daughter Kristi (Fred) Gengler of Ohio City; a brother, Rodger D. Rice of Van Wert; a sister, Ruth Hill...

Stuart J. Ramos, 47 of Van Wert, died at 12:34 p.m., Tuesday January 29, 2019 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on May 20, 1971 in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of Philip & Penny (Parson) Ramos, Sr, both of Van Wert.  On June 18, 2005, he married the former Jamie L. Colegrove, who survives at the residence. Stuart was employed at Eaton Corp. in Van Wert and had worked at Fleetwood in Decatur, Indiana.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.   He...

Janet Ann West, 78 of Ohio City, died at 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 28, 1940 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Oswin Carl and Francis Marie (Mosier) Sidle.  On August 3, 2009, she married James L. West, who survives. Janet was a homemaker.  She attended Pioneer Christian Ministries in Van Wert.  She had attended Van Wert High School and loved traveling & reading. Family survivors include her children,...

Keith E. Hirn, 70, of Van Wert, died at 5:44 a.m., Wednesday at Van Wert Health. He was born on May 14, 1948, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of the late Philip and Bertha (Feister) Hirn. On November 10, 1973, he married the former Annette Marie Rice who survives. Other family survivors include his two daughters, Becky (Shawn) Snyder of Celina and Cindy Switzer of Paulding; a sister, Deborah Steinmetz of Urbana, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Kristen Nicole Snyder, Nicholas Aaron Snyder, Joshua Ryan...