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Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

Mary Dawson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lanny  K Clem

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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