Janis Ann Owens
Jan 23, 2018
Janis Ann Owens, 77 of rural Van Wert, died at 9:19 p.m., Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on July 19, 1940 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Paul LaDoyt and Mary Elizabeth (Chubb) Eller. Janis retired as branch manager at the Commercial Bank in Delphos....
Linda S. Prowse
Jan 21, 2018
Linda S. Prowse, 67 of rural Convoy, died at 8:35 p.m., Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center (Dupont Road) in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on March 18, 1950 in Saint Marys, Ohio the daughter of the late Donald W. and Virginia M. (Veit) Dicke. On July 18, 2000, she married James G. Prowse, who...
Barbara Rice
Jan 21, 2018
Barbara L. Rice, 68 of Van Wert, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, January 21, 2018, with family by her side. As a loving mother and wife, Barb thoroughly enjoyed camping with her husband and dog. She had a special talent for quilting, gardening and cooking. Barb attended the Ohio State University Branch in Lima and attended the former Antioch...
Janet Hockenberry
Jan 14, 2018
Janet Lou Hockenberry, 83, formerly of Scott, passed away at 12:19 p.m., Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the Country Inn near Paulding, Ohio. She was born on October 29, 1934, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Remus E. and Grace Fern (Kinkade) Mohr. On August 15, 1954, she married Cloyd Richard Hockenberry, who preceded her in death...
Erma Hoover
Jan 13, 2018
Erma Louise (Dougal) Hoover, 89, of Harrison Township, passed away at 8:40 a.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on March 21, 1928, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Waldo and Matilda (Shockensee) Dougal. On June 11, 1949, she married Donald Eugene Hoover who also preceded her in death...
Genevieve Schell
Jan 8, 2018
Our loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Genevieve Louise "Jenny" Schell, 97 of Convoy passed away at 3 p.m., Monday at the Van Wert County Hospital. She was born on April 4, 1920, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Walter and Wilhelmina Catherine (Giessler) Klein. On December 30, 1948, she married Alfred Wayne Schell and he...
T. James O'Neill
Jan 5, 2018
T. James O'Neill, 79, passed away at 10:30 p.m., Friday at his residence in rural Middle Point. He was born on October 3, 1938, in Putnam County, Ohio, the son of the late James W. O'Neill and Ann E. (Adams) Townsend. On November 18, 1961, he married the former Janet Louise Shaffer who died on March 23, 2015. He...
Carolyn Goodwin
Jan 2, 2018
Carolyn M. Goodwin, 84, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:59 p.m., Tuesday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on February 17, 1933, in Van Wert the daughter of the late Lewis Harold Johnson and Dorothy M. (Lee) Death. On July 19, 1986, she married Richard F. Goodwin who preceded her in death on December...
Elizabeth Ireland
Dec 30, 2017
Elizabeth Jane Ireland, 92, of Van Wert, died at 2:37 a.m., Saturday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on January 10, 1925, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Edward Gerald and Anna Cecilia (Hruby) Shaffer. On November 21, 1948, she married Harley Eugene Ireland and he preceded her in death on August 14, 1996....
Mabel Irene Cox
Dec 28, 2017
Mabel Irene Cox, 92 of rural Convoy, died at 11:44 a.m., Thursday, December 28, 2017 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on September 17, 1925 in Union Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Oscar J. and Lydia (Storm) Bauer. On April 9, 1944 she married W. Merle Cox, who...
May Edith Ellen Brown
Dec 27, 2017
May Edith Ellen Brown, 95 of Van Wert, died December 27, 2017 at her residence in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on May 1, 1922 in Colchester, England, the daughter of the late William Percival and Christabelle (Lawrence) Nice. She married Frank Henry Brown, who preceded her in death. May had worked at Aeroquip in Van Wert, Ohio...
Robin Ream
Dec 19, 2017
Robin Renee Ream, 58, passed away in early December at her home in Paulding. She was born on August 12, 1959, in Van Wert, the daughter of Geraldine L. (Hurless) Akom of Haviland and the late Clarence Randall Ream. Besides her father, Robin was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Ream. She is survived by two sons, Jamie...
Jack Goins
Dec 15, 2017
Jack N. Goins, 64, of rural Cecil, died at his residence Friday morning. He was born on February 11, 1953, in Van Wert, the son of the late Gladstone and Mercedes (Hosbrooks) Goins. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Steve and Jim. Family survivors include his son, Nathon (Jennifer) Goins of Van Wert; his daughter, Jasmine...
Mary Dawson
Dec 13, 2017
Mary Eileen Dawson, 88, of Convoy, died at 12:35 p.m., Wednesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on February 8, 1929, in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late John Jay and Cora M. (Dunn) Creavenor. On April 13, 1946, she married William Herbert Dawson who also preceded her in death on June...
William E Hurless
Dec 13, 2017
William E. Hurless, 89, of Rockford, died at 2:42 p.m., Wednesday, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. No calling hours or services are planned.
William Bolenbaugh
Dec 11, 2017
William C. Bolenbaugh, 91, formerly of Liberty Township, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Monday at the Hearth & Home at Van Wert. He was born on August 17, 1926, in Liberty Township, the son of the late Andrew Jackson and Laura L. (Kreischer) Bolenbaugh. On April 12, 1946, he married the former Marcile Marie Hoghe who also preceded him...
Warren Reed
Dec 10, 2017
Warren L. Reed, 88, of Convoy, passed away at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, at 3:39 p.m., Sunday, December 10, 2017. Warren was born on May 31, 1929, in Wooster, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Anna (Fowler) Reed. On March 29, 1953, he married the former Marilyn Ryan in the Mentzer Methodist Church and she survives. He served...
Wanda Lockhart
Dec 7, 2017
Wanda Lou Lockhart, 80, passed away at 8:05 p.m., Thursday at her home - Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. God made her a special person and she fulfilled His plan. She was born on January 28, 1937, in Liberty Township, the daughter of the late Dale Edmond and Rhea Idella (Ault) Lockhart. She was also preceded in death by...
Ricky Jackson
Dec 5, 2017
Ricky Lee Jackson, 56, of rural Monroeville, Indiana, passed away at 6:40 p.m., Tuesday at his residence. He was born on April 30, 1961, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the son of the late Harry and Betty (Howard) Jackson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Dawn Pratt. On July 14, 1979, he married the former...
Danny Stutz
Dec 3, 2017
Danny G. Stutz, 73, of rural Van Wert, died at 8:29 a.m., Sunday, December 3, 2017, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on April 26, 1944, in Ohio City, the son of the late Henry William and Grace A. (Magoto) Stutz. On November 18, 1962, he married the former Carole McMichael in Trinity...
