Obituaries

Nov 10, 2018

Kelly Bess (nee Ok Cha Kim) loving wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the age of 73. She was born on May 22, 1945 to a large family of brothers and sisters in South Korea. Kelly met her husband, Paul Stephen Bess, while he was serving in the U.S. Army. They married...

Nov 8, 2018

Devin Michael Snyder, 24 of Gaston, South Carolina and formerly of Harrison Township, Van Wert, died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at his residence in Gaston.

He was born on May 16, 1994 in Coldwater, Ohio, the son of Nicole L. Snyder of Ohio City and Philip Ramos, Jr. of Van Wert.  His step-father, Larry P. Lichtensteiger of...

Nov 6, 2018

Robert F. Richey, 72, of Venedocia and formerly of Rockford, died at 1:54 a.m., Tuesday at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford.

He was born on September 9, 1946, in Payne, Ohio the son of the late George R. and Virginia M. (Kemerly) Richey.

Family survivors include his three children, Cassandra K. (Mike) Baker of Venedocia,...

Oct 31, 2018

Lela Juanita Brown, 78, of New Carlisle, Ohio and formerly of Greenville, passed away Wednesday evening at the Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born on August 10, 1940, in Dayton the daughter of the late Clyde Ellsworth and Helen Juanita (Huffman) Stahl. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Clyde Ellsworth Stahl,...

Oct 28, 2018

Brett Steven Gaskill, 34 of Van Wert, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at his residence.

He was born on September 15, 1984 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Doug E. and Carol A. (Reinhart) Gaskill, both surviving in Van Wert.

Family survivors include his parents, Doug & Carol; and brother, Travis T. Gaskill of...

Oct 21, 2018

Gary Lee Johnson, 62 of rural Middle Point, died at 10:10 a.m., Sunday October 21, 2018 at Van Wert Health.

He was born on July 27, 1956 in Pineville Kentucky, the son of the late Andrew and Gladie (Cox) Johnson.  He married Teresa "Terri" (Armon) Johnson, who survives at the residence.

Family survivors include his...

Oct 12, 2018

Carole Ann Hunsaker Davie, 75 of Van Wert, died at 3:46 p.m., Friday, October 12, 2018, at Lima Memorial Hospital.

She was born on February 25, 1943, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Harold Thomas and Frances Laura (Ashton) Hunsaker. She was married to Joseph P. Davie who died on October 3, 1991. She was...

Oct 12, 2018

Robert L. Gamble, 88, of rural Celina, passed away Friday morning at his residence.

He was born on March 26, 1930, in Van Wert County the son of the late Leo Virgil and Helen (Roop) Gamble. On October 16, 1971, he married the former Carol A. Lawson who survives.

Other family members include his children,...

Oct 5, 2018

Dallas Glenn Gandy, 63, of Paulding, passed away at 10:08 a.m., Friday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo.

He was born on February 8, 1955, in Harlingen, Texas, the son of the late Frances (Adams) Loyer and Malcolm Gandy who survives in Panacea, Florida. Dallas was also preceded in death by his step-father, Franklin J....

Sep 30, 2018

Joseph F. Stratz, 66 of Convoy, Ohio, died at 11:50 p.m., Sunday September 30, 2018 at the Majestic Care of New Haven in New Haven, Indiana.

He was born of September 4, 1952 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Francis Joseph and Irene (Dubick) Stratz.  On December 27, 2001, he married Rodriga (Bulgado) Stratz, who...

Sep 24, 2018

Roger Lee Martz, 89, of Van Wert died at 7:17 a.m., Monday at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

He was born on August 21, 1929, in Berne, Indiana the son of the late Ralph and Elizabeth Mae (Cox) Martz. He was first married to the former Marylou Dunlap. Then he married the former Evelyn Posey. He...

Sep 23, 2018

Alice Ann Shaw, 90, of Van Wert, died at 8:20 a.m., Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Van Wert County Hospital.

She was born on March 2, 1928, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Chester Arthur Crow and Dollie (Lee). She was also preceded in death by her step father, Karl R. S. Baxter and...

Sep 21, 2018

Shirley Mae (Highley) Prichard, 85, of Van Wert passed away at 10:15 a.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert.

She was born on May 21, 1933, in Rockford, Ohio, the daughter of the late Paul and Pearl (McClintock) Highley. On September 26, 1953, she married Lloyd Raymond Prichard who also preceded her in...

Sep 7, 2018

Robert G. Reitzel, 82, of Van Wert died at 2:35 p.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert.

He was born on July 17, 1936, in Pemberville, Ohio the son of the late Howard F. and Leora Anna (Ernsthausen) Reitzel.

Family survivors include his son, Eric Reitzel of Charlotte, North Carolina; two...

Sep 2, 2018

Betty Rowena (Bolenbaugh) Archer, 90, of Kettering and formerly of Lakewood, Ohio, passed away Sunday evening at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was born on March 11, 1928, in Willshire Township the daughter of the late Clarence Bynon and Rea Agnes (Taylor) Bolenbaugh. She married Wilbur Guy Archer on January 26, 1947, who died on June 17,...

Aug 15, 2018

Madeline C. Negrette, 72, of Van Wert, died at 4:28 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born on November 25, 1945, in Long Beach, California, the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth (Gillette) Cormier. Survivors include her twin daughters, Melissa (Bret) Lewis of Van Wert and Elissa (Thomas Mitchell) Taylor of Louisville, Kentucky;...

Aug 12, 2018

Gordon R. "Dick" Brubaker, 91, died unexpectedly at his home in Shawnee Township, Lima, on Sunday evening, August 12, 2018. He was born February 23, 1927, in Van Wert the son of the late Vernon Franklin and Bernice (Foor) Brubaker. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis A. (Burley) Brubaker; a son, Kevin L. and his wife, Lynn of...

Aug 4, 2018

Rita Faye Replogle, 61, of Van Wert passed away at 5:38 a.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on December 11, 1956, in Lima, Ohio the daughter of the late Admiral Dewey and Violet Evelyn (Scott) Rupert. On May 16, 1990, she married Steve Allan Replogle who also preceded her in death...

Jul 24, 2018

Shirley Ann Taylor, 89, of Ohio City, passed away at 12:50 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on August 28, 1928, in Van Wert the daughter of the late Bernice Evelyn (DeWitt) Scarpelli and George Scarpelli. On January 1, 1950, she married Maurice Calvert Taylor who preceded her in death on April 29, 2014....

Jul 20, 2018

Jack L. Stahr, 88, passed away Friday morning at his residence in Van Wert. He was born on January 30, 1930, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Leo and Mary K. Stahr. On October 8, 1955, he married the former Elsie Mae Miller who preceded him in death on December 12, 2015. He was also preceded in...