Obituaries

Nov 24, 2020

Dean C. "Deano" Mollenkopf, 87, of Van Wert died at 11:35 a.m., Tuesday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home.

He was born on November 9, 1933, in Convoy, the son of the late John Edward and Ruth Marie (Potter) Mollenkopf. On September 16, 1979, he married the former Susan K. Poling who survives.

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Nov 23, 2020

Carl Ray Brown, 77, of Van Wert died at 3:05 p.m., Monday at Van Wert Health.

He was born on April 24, 1943, in Lima the son of the late Donald R. and Frances E. (Coleman) Brown.

Family survivors include his daughter, Carlee (Curtis) Bartz of Grove City, Ohio; three sons, Lance Brown of Decatur,...

Nov 23, 2020

Betty Katherine Olson, 99, of Van Wert died at 12:40 a.m., Monday at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on April 29, 1921, in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Ira D. and Hattie Marie (Kiser) Fowler. On August 19, 1942, she married Merle Ray Olson who died on December 28,...

Nov 22, 2020

Robert Francis Hogan Jr was born in upstate New York in 1937. He was the eldest son of Robert Francis Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Kerns) Hogan. He was part of a large Irish family that consisted of 12 children.  He had cherished memories of growing up on his grandparents farm in Conklin, New York. Due to the rheumatic fever...

Nov 22, 2020

Chloris "Corky" Hammons, 89, of Middle Point, died at 9:40 p.m., Sunday at Vancrest Nursing Home in Delphos.

She was born on November 24, 1930, in Melrose the daughter of the late Wilfred and Dessie (Rayle) Theobald. On November 26, 1950, she married Charles Lee "Chuck" Hammons who also preceded her in death on October 6, 2006....

Nov 22, 2020

Phyllis Ann Gay, 92, of Convoy, Ohio, passed away at 2:35 a.m. Sunday, November 22, 2020, at the Van Wert Manor. She was born September 16, 1928, in Convoy, Ohio and the daughter of John Edward Mollenkopf and Ruth (Potter) Mollenkopf, who both preceded her in death. On May 30, 1947, she married Carl R. Gay who passed away...

Nov 21, 2020

Nancy Kay Finkhousen, 77, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2020, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.

She was born May 03, 1943, in Van Wert, Ohio, and the daughter of Wilbur Johns and Marguerite (Miller) Johns, who both preceded her in death. On April 18, 1995, she married...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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.

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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...