Martha Belle (Parsons) Stripe
Nov 21, 2020
Martha Belle Stripe, 86, left this Earth to be with the love of her life, Frank on November 21, 2020.
Martha was the daughter of Carl and Alice (McCray) Parsons. She was born on July 26, 1934 and on March 13, 1954 she married Franklin Delano Stripe, Sr.
Martha was a homemaker and the mother...
Dale Keith Wollenhaupt
Nov 21, 2020
Dale Keith Wollenhaupt, 61, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away at 11:38 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home.
He was born October 1, 1959, in Van Wert, Ohio and the son of Carl Edward Wollenhaupt who passed away on November 15, 2020 and LaDonna Lucille (Long) Wollenhaupt, who preceded him in death....
Ruth Eileen (Whitmore) Gribler
Nov 20, 2020
Ruth Eileen Gribler, 95, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2020, at VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.
She was born August 14, 1925, in Mercer County, the daughter of Donald E. and Mabel I.(Lillick) Whitmore, who both preceded her in death. On February 5, 1949, she married Lawrence O....
Cynthia A. Mcmichael Wells
Nov 19, 2020
Cynthia A. McMichael Wells, 69, passed away Thursday morning at her residence in Convoy.
She was born on December 6, 1950, in Indiana the daughter of the late Melvin Buchanan and Sarah (Miller) Erickson. She was married to Clayton McMichael who preceded her in death and then Edward Gene Wells, who died on July 17, 2015. She...
Barbara Ann (Long) Burgess
Nov 18, 2020
Barbara Ann Burgess, 77 of Convoy, passed away at 2:40 p.m., Wednesday at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.
She was born on November 6, 1943, in Huntington, West Virginia, the daughter Mr. & Mrs. Hobert Long.
Family survivors include her children, Genia Hummel of Convoy, Randy Hummel of Winslow, Arizona and Kevin (Jessica)...
Carl E. Wollenhaupt
Nov 15, 2020
Carl E. Wollenhaupt, 88, of Van Wert passed away at 12:55 a.m., Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home.
He was born on August 6, 1932, in Van Wert County the son of the late Edward and Grace (Johnson) Wollenhaupt. On November 18, 1953, he married the former LaDonna Lucille Long who also preceded...
Joe E. Hoghe
Nov 14, 2020
Joe E. Hoghe, age 82 of Middle Point passed away at 1:34 p.m. on Nov. 14, 2020 at the Ft. Wayne VA Hospital. He was born in Van Wert County on June 16, 1938, to the late Kenneth and Helen (Neer) Hoghe. Raised in the Middle Point area, Joe graduated from Van-Del HS in 1956. After high school he...
Edith Gertraud (Rothe) Voltz
Nov 13, 2020
Edith Voltz, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed from this world with family at her side on Friday, November 13th. She was 85 years old and a longtime resident of Van Wert County. She lived a fulfilled and magnificent life facing the joys and challenges with positivity and a fierce determination. She will be dearly missed but will...
Fern M. Walker
Nov 13, 2020
Fern M. Walker, 99, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2020, at Vancrest Nursing Home in Van Wert.
She was born December 4, 1920, in Harrison Township, Van Wert County, and the daughter of William Henry and Ina Mae (Finkhousen) Lichtenberger, who both preceded her in death. On January 9, 1942,...
Melvin R. Jones, Jr.
Nov 12, 2020
Melvin Ray Jones, Jr. transitioned to his eternal home on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 9:20 pm. at Lima Memorial Hospital.
Melvin was born on February 9, 1924 in Lima, Ohio to the late Melvin Ray Jones, Sr. and Florence Thelma (Crocket).
He was joined in marriage to Mary L. Beverly on May 19, 1958...
Barbara J Kepple
Nov 7, 2020
Barbara Jane (Stiles) Kepple, 93, of Pleasant Township, passed away at 7:52 a.m., Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.
She was born on September 25, 1927, in Garret Indiana the daughter of the late Warren Albert and Mabel Elizabeth (Richter) Stiles. She married the Fred Plumber Kepple on August 23, 1947,...
Cynthia Ann Kline
Nov 7, 2020
Cynthia Ann Kline, 61, of rural Ohio City, died at 2:39 p.m., Saturday at Mercy Health in Lima, Ohio.
She was born on January 12, 1959, in Lima the daughter of the late Carol Crager and Ron Zimmerman who survives in Michigan. Cynthia is also survived by her step father, Dale Perry.
Other family members...
Steven C. Hall
Nov 6, 2020
Steven Charles Hall, 62, of Van Wert passed away at 11:12 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2020.
He was born on February 15, 1958, in Van Wert the son of Lillian L. (Pate) Hall who survives and the late Charles William Hall.
Family survivors include his three daughters, Bailey Kay (John) Hall-Mazur of St. Marys, Allie...
Karen L. Wagonrod
Nov 5, 2020
Karen L. (Minerd) Wagonrod, 69, of Van Wert died at 10:48 p.m., Thursday at her residence.
She was born on May 11, 1951, In Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Corwin and Evelyn (Sorg) Minerd, who preceded her in death. On June 24, 1978, she married Dennis Wagonrod who survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Kathryn...
Johnny Rae Ewing
Nov 4, 2020
Johnny Rae Ewing, 79 of Van Wert, passed away at 12:42 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Vancrest Health Care Center.
He was born on August 11, 1941, in Terry, West Virginia, the son of the late Lawrence and Francis Marie (Ewing) Adkins.
Family survivors include his son, Billy Joe Ewing of Van Wert; two...
Mildred B. Drake
Oct 19, 2020
Mildred B. "Annie" Drake, 101, of Convoy, passed away at 9:50 p.m., Monday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home.
She was born on December 11, 1918, in Mendon, Ohio, the only daughter of the late John Simon and Beatrice (Agler) Clay. On October 16, 1937, she married Blaine Drake who also preceded her in death on May...
Patricia A. Kerns
Oct 17, 2020
Patricia A. "Trish" Kerns, age 73, of Hilliard, OH, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father Daniel Vinson and her maternal aunt and uncle, Betty and Harold Holden who raised her, also her brother Bill Vinson and sister Debbie Beck. Trish is survived by her beloved husband...
Darcus D. Brewster
Oct 16, 2020
Darcus (Dee) D. Brewster, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:12 p.m., Friday, October 16, 2020, at her home in St. Marys.
She was born on August 9, 1933, in Mayberry, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lillian (Fowler) Crouse. She married Rev. Samuel A. Brewster, Sr., who preceded her...
Mary Alice (Mohler) Boley
Oct 12, 2020
Mary Alice Boley, 82, passed away at 11:35 a.m., Monday at Point Lookout Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Hollister, MO. She was born on October 7, 1938, in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Glen Mohler and Gertrude (Edwards) Mohler. On March 12, 1966, she married Kenneth D. Boley who preceded her in death on December...
Lloyd E. Rager
Oct 12, 2020
Lloyd E. Rager, 95, of Van Wert, went to his heavenly home Monday evening at Hearth & Home of Van Wert.
He was born on January 28, 1925, in Convoy, the son of the late Elmer R. and Lula (Lare) Rager. On April 25, 1948, he married the former Helen Irene Bell who died on February 20,...
