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Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

Cloyd  Perry Waltz

Cloyd Perry Waltz

Sep 2, 2016

Cloyd Perry Waltz, 91 passed away peacefully Friday, September 2, 2016 at 5:15 p.m. at the Hearth & Home in Van Wert. He was born February 15, 1925 in Van Wert County, Ohio, son of the late Perry Waltz and Hazel (Haver) Waltz. His wife Jean (Georgen Mattson) survives at the residence. They were married on March 6, 1948....

Paul  D. Schaadt

Paul D. Schaadt

Aug 25, 2016

Paul D. Schaadt, 81 of rural Van Wert, died at 9:17 a.m., Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the C.H.P.- Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on December 29, 1934 in Harrison Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Herbert L. and Laura M. (Kreischer) Schaadt. On April 26, 1959, he married the former...

Edward  F. Raudabaugh

Edward F. Raudabaugh

Aug 20, 2016

Edward F. "Ed" Raudabaugh, 81 of Van Wert, died at 7:31 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on April 12, 1935 in Mercer County, Ohio, the son of the late Roy Edward and Vina (Martin) Raudabaugh. On February 8, 1965, he married Patty (William) Raugabaugh, who survives at...

Eleazar  T Rodriguez

Eleazar T Rodriguez

Aug 20, 2016

Eleazar T. Rodriguez, 77 of Van Wert, died at 4:17 p.m., Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on November 25, 1938 in St. Louis, MO, the son of the late Atancio T. and Cruz (Torres) Rodriguez. His companion Mary Walters survives. Eleazar retired from Aeroquip Corporation (Eaton) and was...

Jerry  V Saylor

Jerry V Saylor

Aug 19, 2016

On, August 19, 2016 Jerry V. Saylor, 69, of Van Wert, Ohio was welcomed into his heavenly home. He died following a lengthy struggle with Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Jerry was born on June 14, 1947 in Pathfork, Kentucky to the late Levi Vernon and Francis Pearl (Morse) Saylor, who preceded him in death. On August 17,...

Ruth  Marie Brunni

Ruth Marie Brunni

Aug 8, 2016

Ruth Marie Brunni, 100 of Fort Wayne, Indiana died at 2:25 p.m., Monday August 8, 2016 at the Golden Years Homestead in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on March 31, 1916 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of the late Raymond Clayton and Vera Catherine (Coats) Boyer. On October 26, 1989, she married Orval Reed Brunni, who preceded...

Amelia Salinas

Amelia Salinas

Jul 30, 2016

Amelia Salinas, 79 of Van Wert, died at 4:10 p.m., July 30, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio She was born on June 8, 1937 in Austin, Texas, the daughter of the late Benito and Fidencia (Nieto) Piña. On April 8, 1961, she married Mike Salinas, who preceded her in death on August 9, 1993....

Ruby  Emma Doan

Ruby Emma Doan

Jul 22, 2016

Ruby Emma Doan, 91 of Van Wert, died at 12:10 a.m., Friday July 22, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on June 11, 1925 in Ridge Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie L. (Mathew) Cowgill. On August 5, 1944, she married Franklin Howard Doan, who...

M.  Marcile Matthews

M. Marcile Matthews

Jul 22, 2016

M. Marcile Matthews, 86 of Ohio City, died at 5:49 p.m. Friday July 22, 2016 at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on March 5, 1930 in Van Wert County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elven T. and Edna Belle (Uhrick) Slane. On August 27, 1947, she married Frederick Charles Matthews, who...

Terry  Lee Rickard

Terry Lee Rickard

Jul 19, 2016

Terry Lee Rickard, 63 of Grover Hill, died 10:02 p.m., Tuesday July 19, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on December 15, 1952 in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of the late Glenn Myrle Rickard and Ethel (O'Daffer) Taylor. Terry was a truck driver for Roeder Cartage Company, Inc in Lima, Ohio....

L.  Ivadore (Voltz)  Myers

L. Ivadore (Voltz) Myers

Jul 18, 2016

L. Ivadore (Voltz) Myers, 99 of Mt. Gilead, Ohio and formerly of rural Ohio City, died at 8:05 p.m., Monday July 18, 2016 at the Morrow Manor Nursing Home in Chesterville, Ohio. She was born on June 21, 1917 in Van Wert County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Rudolph Howard and Harriet Ethel (Hey) Voltz. On January 30,...

Richard "Dick" K Eleyet

Richard "Dick" K Eleyet

Jul 18, 2016

Richard K. "Dick" Eleyet, 84 of rural Van Wert, died at 6:20 p.m., Monday July 18, 2016 at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on December 12, 1931 in Lebanon, Ohio, the son of the late Paul R. and Roselle L. (Miller) Eleyet. On June 12, 1960, he married Patricia Sue (Ralston), who...

Maxine  L. Amerman

Maxine L. Amerman

Jul 14, 2016

Maxine L. Amerman passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at her home in League City, Texas. A long-time resident of Van Wert, Ohio, Maxine was born on September 25, 1927 in Van Wert County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence H. and Alma Opal Wallick. She married Edward V. Amerman on September 27, 1947, who preceded her...

Clarence Beach

Clarence Beach

Jul 3, 2016

Clarence Franklin Beach, 83, of Greenwood, Indiana and formerly of Van Wert, died at 5:55 p.m., Sunday, at Community Hospital-South in Indianapolis. He was born on April 12, 1933, in Ohio City, the son of the late Perry Andrew and Lela Luella (Felver) Beach. On October 31, 1958, he married the former Patricia Ann Rupert who survives in Greenwood....

Daniel S. "Dan" Roop

Daniel S. "Dan" Roop

Jun 28, 2016

Daniel S. "Dan" Roop, 75 of Celina, Ohio, passed away at his residence on June 28, 2016 at 12:28 p.m. Dan was born April 7, 1941 and is the son of the late George and Sarah (Dull) Roop. He married Linda L. Geyer on February 7, 1968 and the survives at the residence. Other survivor include three sons, Daniel...

Rudy Walser

Rudy Walser

Jun 25, 2016

Rudy D. Walser, 61, passed away in his home in Van Wert on June 25, 2016. He was born on September 8, 1954, the son of P. Elaine (Drake) Walser who survives in Van Wert and the late Fred L. Walser. Other family members include a sister, Rita Walser-Tracy of Van Wert; two brothers, Rex (Sandy) Walser and Rick...

E.  Ruth Wambsganss

E. Ruth Wambsganss

Jun 25, 2016

Emma Ruth (Bricker) Wambsganss 96, of Vancrest Convoy died Saturday , June 25, 2016 following an extended illness. She was born November 24, 1919, in Convoy, a daughter of Daniel and Emma (Marquardt) Bricker, both who preceded her in death. On March 24th, 1940, she married F. Clayton Wambsganss and he preceded her in death on February 5, 1990....

Alfred Schell

Alfred Schell

Jun 24, 2016

Alfred W. Schell, 95 of Convoy, died peacefully at 3:02 p.m., Friday June 24, 2016, at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on November 22, 1920 in Flint, Michigan, the son of the late Ralph Emerson and Olivia C. (Kelly) Schell. On December 30, 1948, he married Genevieve Louise (Klein), who survives at the...

Joan Lockhart

Joan Lockhart

May 31, 2016

Joan C. Lockhart, 72, of Decatur, died at 12:31 p.m., Tuesday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on November 16, 1943, in Piqua, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Naomi G. (McCoy) Wheeler. On December 9, 1961, she married Jimmy Alan Lockhart and he preceded her in death on March 21, 1998....

Destiny  Rayne Kennedy

Destiny Rayne Kennedy

May 31, 2016

Destiny Rayne passed away in the arms of her mother at 10:28 a.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center after a 20-month battle with DIPG. She was a fighter until her last breath. Destiny was a sassy little princess with a giant heart for helping others. She loved playing with her brother, Braxton, going to school and making...

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