Charles Mathew
Jul 4, 2017
Charles Robert Mathew, 77, passed away at 11:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at his residence in Van Wert. He was born on August 24, 1939 in Van Wert, the son of the late Clifford J. and Ruby Eleanor (Endsley) Mathew. On January 17, 1959, he married the former Linda Marie Cowan, who survives at the residence. Charles had...
Dennis Kever
Jul 2, 2017
Dennis Jay Kever, 70, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:35 p.m., Sunday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on January 12, 1947, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Marvin Kenneth and Mary Jane (Lare) Kever. On November 5, 1977, he married the former Janet Sue Lord who survives in...
Margie Joann Darling
Jun 27, 2017
Margie Joann Darling, 87, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:25 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on March 26, 1930, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Harland Howard and Margaret Emma (Bolenbaugh) Kiracofe. On June 18, 1964, she married Glenn Leonard Darling who passed away on January 22,...
Sandra Riley
Jun 21, 2017
Sandra K. Riley, 80, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:13 p.m., Wednesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on October 10, 1936, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of the late Helen Lucille (Putman) Dysert and Martin C. Dysert. On September 4, 1955, she married Richard L. Riley who survives in Van Wert....
Donald Lanier
Jun 16, 2017
Donald E. Lanier, 95, of Van Wert and formerly of South Charleston, West Virginia, went on to be with our Lord on June 16, 2017, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. Survivors include two daughters, Delores A. (Mike) Jackson and Cathy L. Lanier all of Van Wert; nine grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and two great great...
Helmut Breitwieser
Jun 14, 2017
Helmut Breitwieser, 74, husband of Janice Huffine Breitwieser, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his home in Sumter, South Carolina. Born March 11, 1943, in Yugoslavia, he was a son of the late Henry Breitwieser and the late Katharina Dietrich Breitwieser. He was a very active member of First Southern Methodist Church where he taught Sunday School for many...
Fay Gardner
Jun 13, 2017
Fay D. Gardner, age 70, of rural Van Wert, died June 13, 2017, at 10:37 a.m., in her home after fighting a long battle with several cancers. Fay was born on August 15, 1946, in Peoria, Illinois to the late Samuel and Helena Moehring. Surviving is her best friend and husband, Frank R. Gardner, Sr. Fay married the love...
Robert Long
Jun 8, 2017
Robert Dean Long, 89, of Middle Point, passed away at 3:20 a.m., Thursday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on August 9, 1927, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Elwyn Edward and Ethel Leota (DeCamp) Long. On May 22, 1948, he married the former Jean Ross in Grover Hill and...
Margaret "Peg" Waltz
Jun 5, 2017
Margaret A. "Peg" Waltz, 76, of rural Van Wert, died at 10:30 a.m., Monday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on February 21, 1941, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Zenas Edwin and Mildred Leona (Smith) Stenger. On February 19, 1966, she married Hugh J. "Bud" Waltz, Jr., at the Sherwood United Methodist Church...
Chris Reichert
Jun 3, 2017
Chris H. Reichert, Sr., 84, of Van Wert, died at 7:20 a.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on December 25, 1932, in Van Wert, the son of the late Adolph and Opal (Taylor) Reichert. On September 23, 1966, he married the former Barbara J. Oechsle who survives. Other family members include...
Marcile Bolenbaugh
May 24, 2017
Marcile Marie Bolenbaugh, 91, of Liberty Township, passed away at 7:39 a.m., Wednesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on June 22, 1925, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Artford C. and Mabel M. (Beeler) Hoghe. On April 12, 1946, she married William Curtis Bolenbaugh in Bowling Green, Ohio and he...
Miriam Iris Oechsle
May 18, 2017
Miriam Iris Oechsle, 87, of Ohio City, died at 1 p.m., Thursday at the Laruels of Shane Hill near Rockford. She was born on July 28, 1929, in Ohio City the daughter of the late Lester Eulus and Grace L. (Mihm) Exline. She married Marvin Franklin Oechsle who died on August 25, 1995. She was also preceded in death...
Sandra Eutsler
May 16, 2017
Sandra Kay Eutsler, 72, of Decatur and formerly of Ohio City, passed away at 4:12 a.m., Tuesday at the Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana. She was born on February 21, 1945, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Clifford H. and Margaret Ellen (Dixon) Kline. On January 15, 1965, she married Lowell Thomas Eutsler who preceded her...
Virginia Pollock
May 14, 2017
Virginia J. "Ginny" Pollock, 87, of York Township, passed away at 1:27 p.m., Sunday at Vancrst of Convoy. She was born on December 3, 1929, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of the late Homer E. And Vera M. (Ankey) Foreman. On July 19, 1947, she married William "David" Pollock" at St. Marks Lutheran Church. He died on January...
Joseph A Eachus
May 12, 2017
Joseph A. Eachus of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away May 12, 2017. He was born January 8, 1933, in Gallipolis, Ohio, to Madge and Ben Eachus. Both preceded him in death. On December 19, 1954, he married Jane Ellen Norris, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Linda (Robert) Pelton of Hicksville, Ohio, and Sally (Jack) Jeffery of Lima,...
Marion Vibbert
May 2, 2017
Marion Harold Vibbert, 78 of Convoy, died at 12:54 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert where he had received such special and caring support during his last days. He was born on February 18, 1939, in Armysville, Indiana, the son of the late Russel and Inez (Davenport) Vibbert. On September 8, 1959,...
Harold Callahan
Apr 28, 2017
Harold Wayne Callahan, Sr., 68, of Van Wert passed away at 11:55 p.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on February 1, 1949, in Erwin, Tennessee, the son of the late Arthur and Frances (Ingle) Callahan. He was also preceded in death by his parents-in-law, Russell and Luella Ann (Mottinger) Pangle; his grandmother-in-law, Lucille Mottinger;...
Dan Ricker
Apr 25, 2017
Dan Joseph Ricker, 56, died Tuesday morning, April 25, 2017 at his residence in Van Wert. He was born on June 11, 1960 in Ottoville, Ohio, the son of the late Ambrose and Loretta (Pohlman) Ricker. He is survived by his daughter, Lori Ann Ricker of Delphos; a son Kevin Joseph (Catherine) Ricker of Delphos; three brothers, Dennis (Karen)...
Howard Moore
Apr 19, 2017
Howard L. "Lenny" Moore, Jr., 50, of Van Wert, died Wednesday morning at the University of Toledo Hospital in Toledo. He was born on February 27, 1967, in Cincinnati, the son of the late Howard and Sandra L. (Taylor) Moore, Sr. Survivors include his significant other, Sheila Buckner of Van Wert; six children, Sheena (Tim) Reynolds, Jena (Kyle) Brockoff,...
Helen Wahmhoff
Apr 17, 2017
Helen L. Wahmhoff, 86 of Van Wert, died at 5:32 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2017 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on May 15, 1930 in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Ira G. and Cora E. (Handwerk) Davis. She was married to Robert J. Wahmhoff who preceded her in death...
