Lanny K Clem
Nov 22, 2017
Lanny K. Clem, 75 of Sand Lake, Michigan, died at 4:49 a.m., Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Summit City Nursing Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on January 9, 1942 in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of the late Marlin L. and Lenore Eileen "Nonie" (Black) Clem. Lanny retired from International Harvester in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He...
Rita G. Byer
Nov 21, 2017
Rita G. Byer, 77 of Willshire, Ohio died at 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Chalet Village Health & Rehab in Berne, Indiana. She was born on December 9, 1939 in Adams County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Joseph and Esther (Steiner) Hartnett. On July 12, 1963, she, married Leon Lee Byer, who survives. Rita was...
Idella Cook
Nov 21, 2017
Idella Cook, 77 of Rockford, Ohio, died at 4:49 p.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. She was born in Virginia, the daughter of the late Charles and Fanny (Boman) Bowman. Idella had worked as a cook for Grandma Simmon Sandwich Shop in Wimauma, Florida. She is survived by a son, Charles...
Stanley W Agler
Nov 19, 2017
Stanley W. Agler, 84 of Van Wert died at 2:35 p.m., Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m., Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home.
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Earlene Anne Perkins
Nov 13, 2017
Earlene Anne Perkins, 84 of Van Wert, died at 4:56 a.m., Monday, November 13, 2017 at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 8, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Earl Everet and Pearl Edith (Sinning) Hinds. On June 20, 1994, she married Gary Perkins, who survives at the residence. Earlene retired from Federal...
James Warner
Nov 10, 2017
James W. Warner, 77, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:32 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on June 28, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Charles and Ethel (Howard) Warner. On March 30, 1992, he married the former Patricia Murphy and she survives. Other family...
Elzie Fry
Nov 5, 2017
Elzie Wayne Fry, 94 of Van Wert, died at 8:55 p.m., Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on August 24, 1923 in Ohio City, Ohio, the son of the late Harry Richard and Arnie Irene (Custer) Fry. On December 23, 1944, he married the former Georgia M. Pierce,...
Betty Gordon
Nov 3, 2017
Betty L. Gordon, 79, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. She was born on June 16, 1938, in Logansport, Indiana, the daughter of the late Gilbert and Evadna (McNeely) Crockett. On September 6, 1959, she married Robert D. Gordon, Sr., who survives. Other family...
Zyathen Blair
Oct 23, 2017
Zyathen Andre Blair, 3 months, of Grover Hill, passed away at 3:30 p.m., Monday at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on July 2, 2017, in Lima, Ohio, the son of Tristen Andre Blair of Grover Hill and Destiny Marie Brooks of Van Wert. Other survivors include his grandparents, Craig and Carla Blair of Grover...
Alice Cooper
Oct 14, 2017
Alice M. Cooper, 92, formerly of Liberty Township, died at 9:15 p.m., Saturday at VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on May 19, 1925, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Owen A. and Myrtle Leota (Flager) Cooper. She was also preceded in death by a brother, John D. Cooper. Alice was a...
Christie Bashore
Oct 4, 2017
Christie F. Bashore, 98, of Rockford, passed away at 12:33 a.m., Wednesday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. He was born on November 15, 1918, in Hoaglin Township, the son of the late William Albertus and Caroline W. (Akom) Bashore. On October 16, 1948, he married the former Juanita Whitmore who also preceded him in death on June 9,...
Maria Tracey
Oct 3, 2017
Maria A. Tracey, 93, of Convoy, died at 12:14 p.m., Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. Maria was born on August 25, 1924, in Binghamton, NY to Willard and Mary Fox. She was married to Andrew J. Tracey. She had a son Michael J. Tracey. All have preceded Maria in death. Maria...
Patty Ann Raudabaugh
Sep 29, 2017
Patty Ann Raudabaugh, 73, of Van Wert, passed away at 7 p.m., Friday at Mercy Health (St. Rita Medical Center) in Lima. She was born on February 1, 1944, in Van Wert the daughter of late Maurice R. and Laverne (Lawrence) Williams. On February 8, 1965, she married Edward Francis Raudabaugh who preceded her in death on August 20,...
Michael B. Smith
Sep 22, 2017
Michael B. Smith 50, of Ohio City died at 3:55 p.m., Friday shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital. He had fought a long battle with cancer, but Mike wanted it know that he died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to follow doctors' orders and raising hell for four decades. He was born on April 2,...
Louise Stemen
Sep 3, 2017
Louise I. Stemen, 103, of Van Wert, passed away at 1:50 p.m., Sunday at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on April 10, 1914, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Charles William and Jennie (Lindsey) Knodel. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Marcia Sue Martin, a daughter-in-law, Dorothy...
Harold Eddy
Sep 2, 2017
Harold D. Eddy, 92, of Tully Township, passed away at 5:55 a.m., Saturday at Vancrest of Convoy. He was born on November 15, 1924, in Union Township, the son of the late William R. and Pheba Savilla (Poling) Eddy. On August 31, 1947, he married the former Pauline A. Poling and they enjoyed over 70 years of marriage. Family...
Royce High
Aug 27, 2017
Royce N. High, 77 of Ohio City, passed away at 12:47 a.m., Sunday August 27, 2017 at the Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on May 8, 1940 in Van Wert, the son of the late Orval Henry and Mary Frances (Baltzell) High. On August 9, 1959, he married the former Carolyn Jean Mosier, who survives at the...
John Thomas
Aug 22, 2017
John M. Thomas, 73, of Van Wert, passed away at 11:37 a.m., Tuesday at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 30, 1943, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of the late Ralph R. and Ora Jane (Woods) Thomas. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Louis Thomas. On November 22, 1967, he married the...
Susan Riley
Aug 13, 2017
Susan J. Riley, 67, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:10 a.m., Sunday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on July 17, 1950, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Forrest Pearl "Ike" and Mabel May (Adams) DeLong. She is survived by her two sons, Cory Riley of Van Wert and Andy (Shelly) Riley of...
