Mary Lou Early
Feb 3, 2023
Mary Lou Early, 82, of Van Wert died at 10:25 a.m., Thursday, February 3, 2023, at VanCrest of Van Wert.
She was born on July 23, 1940, in Celina, Ohio, the daughter of the late Noel and Edith Brush. Mary Lou was married to James W. Early who passed away on November 2, 1995.
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Jean R. (Lockerby) Wittung
Jan 30, 2023
Jean R. Wittung, 90, of Convoy passed away Monday morning, January 30, 2023 at Homestead at Towne Center, Van Wert.
She was born on August 23, 1932, in Newago County, Michigan the daughter of the late Erwin A. Lockerby and Josie Wave (Briggs) Lockerby. On June 5, 1982, she married Wallace Merlin "Wally" Wittung and he preceded...
Fauna A. (Pangle) Callahan
Jan 28, 2023
Fauna A. Callahan, 64, of Van Wert passed away Saturday evening, January 28, 2023 at VanCrest of Van Wert.
She was born on May 15, 1958, in Van Wert, Ohio the daughter of the late Russel Pangle and Luella (Mottinger) Pangle. On November 8, 1990, she married Harold Wayne Callahan, Sr. who preceded her in death on...
Barbara E Bates
Jan 27, 2023
Barbara E. Bates, 82, of Van Wert passed away Friday morning at Divine Nursing Home in Rockford.
She was born on November 15, 1940, in Van Wert the daughter of the late Carl M. Sheets and Mary L. (Bebout) Sheets. On March 7, 1959, she married Thomas Eugene Bates and he also preceded her in death on...
Eddie L. "Woody" Woodard, Sr.
Jan 24, 2023
Eddie L. "Woody" Woodard, Sr., 69, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023 at Van Wert Health.
He was born on February 20, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana the son of the late Virgil G. Woodard and Arliss Elaine (Bates) Woodard. On June 3, 1989, he married Kim T. (Galloway) Hale-Woodard who survives of...
Shirley J. (Knodel) Young
Jan 24, 2023
Shirley J. Young, 88, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023 at Van Wert Health.
She was born on October 30, 1934, in Van Wert the daughter of the late William Dale and Gwendolyn Hyacinth (Jerome) Knodel. On October 3, 1954, she married Robert A. Young who also preceded her in death on July...
Nyla J. Williams
Jan 24, 2023
Nyla J. Williams, 66, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023 at VanCrest of Van Wert, Ohio.
She was born on October 24, 1956, in Van Wert, Ohio the daughter of the late Max Owen and Jeraldine June (Bell) Brown. In 1978, she married the love of her life John G. Williams who preceded...
Michael W. Jones
Jan 17, 2023
Michael W. Jones, 68, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away on January 17, 2023. He was the best husband, dad, grandpa, and friend that anyone could ever have, dream or even wish for. He brought those close to him endless happiness throughout his life and will be so sadly missed.
He was preceded in death by his...
Helen M. (Nelson) Jewett
Jan 16, 2023
Helen M. Jewett, 92 of Van Wert, passed on peacefully Monday afternoon, January 16, 2023, at Defiance CHP Hospice.
She was born in August 3,1930, in Buffalo, New York to the late John Wallace Nelson and Isabelle Mae (Bois) Nelson.
After high school, at age 18, she joined the US Air Force as one of...
Dorothy J. (Hundley) Stuckey
Jan 10, 2023
Dorothy J. Stuckey, 95, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday morning, January 10, 2023 at her granddaughters house.
She was born on August 4, 1927, in Venedocia, Ohio the daughter of the late Frederick Campbell and Bertha Almeda (Hundley) Campbell Fickert. On August 4, 1956, she married Royal R. Stuckey who passed away on April 13, 2015....
C. Eileen (Knittle) Rice
Jan 9, 2023
C. Eileen Rice, 91, of Van Wert passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at VanCrest of Van Wert.
She was born on July 22, 1931, in Convoy, Ohio the daughter of the late Kenneth R. Knittle and Norma Ferne (Bartz) Knittle. She married George Rice who preceded her in death on March 8, 1979.
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Charles David Profit
Dec 29, 2022
Charles David Profit, 82, of Van Wert passed away at 8:10 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.
He was born on October 22, 1940, in Van Wert the son of the late Kent Ritchie and Grace (Wallick) Profit. On August 18, 1963, he married the former Jacqueline M. Rhoades who survives.
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Marsha L. (Fackler) Powell
Dec 28, 2022
Marsha Lynn Powell, 58, of Van Wert passed away at 7:05 p.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Van Wert Health.
She was born on March 11, 1964, in Defiance the daughter of the late Dora Mae (Tennant) Fackler and James Eugene Fackler. On May 3, 1985, she married Major C. Powell who survives.
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Jordan D. Vickery
Dec 26, 2022
Jordan Dennis Vickery, 39, of Middle Point passed away at 7:44 p.m, Monday at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green.
He was born on July 6, 1983, in Van Wert the son of B. Lynn (Hirn) Collins who survives in Middle Point and the late Dennis Neil Vickery. He is also preceded in death by his step...
Camron K. Brewington
Dec 24, 2022
Camron K. Brewington, 59, of Van Wert passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio.
He was born on March 02, 1963, in Dover, Delaware the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Brewington and Rosalyn (Jackson) Brewington.
Family survivors include one son, Joshua Brewington of Toledo, Ohio; one brother, Chris S....
Karl W. Lichtensteiger
Dec 23, 2022
Karl W. Lichtensteiger, 92, of Ohio City passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at Adams Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Indiana.
He was born on March 9, 1930, in Van Wert, Ohio the son of the late Paul Everett Lichtensteiger and Mary Jeanette (Pancake) Lichtensteiger. On October 22, 1949, he married Vivian Marie (Markley) who survives.
Those...
Martha E. (Baxter) Weaver
Dec 22, 2022
Martha E. Weaver, 92, of Ohio City went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday afternoon, December 22, 2022 at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana.
She was born on September 30, 1930, in Lima, Ohio the daughter of the late Guy Overton Baxter and Esther Virginia (Sandy) Baxter. On March 27,...
Dea Marie Johnson
Dec 20, 2022
Dea Marie Johnson, 76, of Van Wert died at 9:35 a.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Van Wert Manor after enduring 12 years of early onset Alzheimer's Disease.
She was born on August 26, 1946, in Van Wert the daughter of late Marlin H. Thomas and W. Jeanne (Wortman) Thomas of Van Wert. On August 13, 1967,...
B. Gene Counterman
Dec 20, 2022
B. Gene Counterman passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Van Wert Health. He had been a resident at Hearth and Home of Van Wert since February.
Gene was born on December 9, 1935 in Chattanooga, Ohio to the late Vernon D. Counterman and Laura Ann (Wolfe) Counterman.
Gene's children are Bruce (Jari) of...
Robert E. Tuttle
Dec 14, 2022
Robert E. Tuttle, 81, of Convoy passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, Ohio.
He was born on December 8, 1941, in Lafayette, Ohio the son of the late John Delbert "Bud" Tuttle and Mary Josephine (Yant) Tuttle. On May 13, 1962, he married Patricia Ann (McPherson) Tuttle and she preceded Robert in...
