Ellis Hunter
Apr 17, 2017
Ellis V. Hunter, 98 of Van Wert, died at 1:30 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2017 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio He was born on March 25, 1919 in Union Township to Walter Gale and Cora A. (Hunter) Hunter. He was raised by his Aunt Lucy Walls. He married the former Dorothy L. Starkey on October...
William Jones
Apr 11, 2017
William (Bill) Jones, 72 of Fort Myers, FL and formerly of Van Wert, Ohio died April 11, 2017 after an extended illness. He passed away surrounded by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Ollen Jones and Francis (Hagerman) Jones of Van Wert, OH and is survived by his brother, Ollen Jones, Jr. (Bonnie)...
Donna Horn
Apr 3, 2017
Donna Joy Horn, 80, of Van Wert passed away at 2:20 a.m., Monday, April 3, 2017, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on June 8, 1936, in Richmond, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Leroy and Madrue (Neikirk) Bruner. She was married to Winfred Dunaway, Jr., then Othia P. Horn who both preceded...
Timothy Taylor
Mar 30, 2017
Timothy Max Taylor, 62, of Van Wert, passed away surrounded by his family at Lima Memorial Hospital Thursday morning following a short illness. He was born on January 18, 1955, in Van Wert, the son of the late Max H. Taylor and Deloris M. (Ford) McMillen. Deloris survives along with her husband, Harvey W. McMillen in Van Wert. Other...
Margaret Gehres
Mar 29, 2017
Margaret Hoover Gehres "Marg" joined her Heavenly Father on March 29, 2017, age 97, under hospice care at Sun City Center, Florida. Marg was born June 23, 1919, in Van Wert County, Ohio, daughter of Russel M. and Helen Kreischer Hoover. She married Floyd Gehres on Aug 27, 1939. He preceded her in death having been married 73 years....
Ricky Stemen
Mar 24, 2017
Ricky Dean Stemen, 53, of Van Wert, died at 10 a.m., Friday at his residence. He was born on July 18, 1963, in Van Wert, the son of the late Dean and Judy Stemen of Middle Point. Surviving are a daughter, Regan Elaine Stemen of Lancaster, Ohio; a son, Nicholas Dean Stemen of Lancaster; a granddaughter, Rylenn Jones of...
Patricia Sue Eleyet
Mar 22, 2017
Patricia Sue Eleyet, 77, of Pleasant Township, died at 7:07 p.m., Wednesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on October 18, 1939, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Emo Russell and Grace Myra (Faulkner) Ralston. On June 12, 1960, she married Richard K. Eleyet, whom also preceded her in death...
Joseph Burk
Mar 21, 2017
Joseph Louis Burk 62, of Convoy, passed away at 1:41 a.m., Tuesday at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on May 28, 1954, the son of the late Leo Stanley and Shirley Mae (Painter) Burk. On January 19, 1975, he married the former Sandra Clark who survives. Other family members include a daughter, Alisa (Venice,...
Mary Alice Kaiser
Mar 11, 2017
Mary Alice Kaiser, 84, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:40 p.m., Saturday at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on June 12, 1932, in Ridge Township the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred (Mosier) O'Leary. On September 24, 1955, she married Donald Leroy Kaiser who also preceded her in death on December 28,...
Earl Whitaker
Mar 4, 2017
Earl F. Whitaker, 72, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:10 a.m., Saturday at the Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. He was born on November 11, 1944, in Hardin County, Ohio, the son of the late Beecher and Minnie (Dorn) Whitaker. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Whitaker and Joseph Whitaker and four sisters, Phyllis...
Hugh Nathan Fifer
Mar 3, 2017
Hugh N. Fifer, 85 of Convoy, died at 7:25 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. He was born on November 1, 1931 in Celina, Ohio, the son of the late Jesse Andrew and Nancy Christina Elizabeth (Stoll) Fifer. On June 21, 1958, he married Ruth M. (Hatler) who survives. Hugh retired from Old...
Michael Williams
Feb 20, 2017
Michael Leroy Williams, 61, died at 7:40 p.m., Monday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on February 27, 1955, in Van Wert, the son of Paul and Margret (Bice) Williams, Sr. He married the former Brenda Jean Rison who survives. Other family members include his children, Nicky (Bob Gonzalez) Senters, Kerri (Jason) Krugh,...
Virginia Herminghuysen
Feb 18, 2017
Virginia Valentine Herminghuysen, 105, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:35 a.m., Saturday at the Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on February 14, 1912, in Medina, Michigan, the daughter of the late Henry Ray and Orpha May (Carmean) Hymen. On January 31, 1943, she married Elza Lee Herminghuysen who died on November 19, 1985....
Donald Hoover
Feb 15, 2017
Donald E. Hoover, 92, of Harrison Township, passed away at 11:21 a.m., Wednesday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on November 25, 1924, in Harrison Township, the son of the late Russel M. and Helen (Kreischer) Hoover. On June 11, 1949, he married the former Erma Louise Dougal who survives. Other family survivors include his...
Brenda Sue Jerome
Feb 13, 2017
Brenda Sue (Norling) Jerome, 62 of Van Wert, died at 9:00 p.m., Monday, February 13, 2017 at the VanCrest of Van Wert. She was born in December 21, 1954 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Darwin "Doc" & Viola (Tipsword) Sherry. Brenda had formerly driven bus for Thomas Edison Schools. She was a graduate of Paulding...
Dale Hoover
Feb 10, 2017
Dale A. Hoover, 93, of Harrison Township, passed away at 6 p.m., Friday at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. He was born on June 5, 1923, in Harrison Township, the son of the late Russel M. and Helen (Kreischer) Hoover. On December 26, 1943, he married the former Alice Neoma Poling who preceded him in death on February...
Luther Friesner
Feb 9, 2017
Luther J. Friesner, 94, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:15 a.m., Thursday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on July 10, 1922, in Middle Point, the son of the late Luther and Fayne (Armstrong) Friesner. On March 24, 1946, he married the former Myra L. Hunsaker who survives. Other family survivors include...
Louise Perry
Feb 6, 2017
E. Louise Perry, 84, of Van Wert, passed away at 2 p.m., Monday at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on September 4, 1932, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Paul R. and Wanda A. (Wiseman) Goodwin. On May 13, 1951, she married Maurice E. Perry who survives. Other family members include...
Norman Joseph Myers
Feb 6, 2017
Norman Joseph Myers, 84 of Convoy, died Monday February 6, 2017 at his residence. He was born on June 30, 1932 in Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, the son of the late Donald J. and Olive Evelyn (Foust) Myers. Norman retired from Navistar International in Indianapolis, Indiana; also had worked in his early years at Convoy Equity. He...
Crystal Elston
Feb 2, 2017
Crystal Marie Elston, 34, of Grover Hill, passed away at 10 p.m. Thursday, at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on December 4, 1982, in Van Wert, the daughter of Brenda Sue (Mosier) Nantz who survives in Grover Hill and Gregory Lee German surviving of Fort Wayne. She is also survived by her fiance...
