Obituaries
Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries
Teagen James Christopher Ackermann
Oct 25, 2016
Delphos- Teagen James Christopher Ackermann, 9 days, died shortly after midnight on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born on October 16, 2016 at the Van Wert County Hospital, the son of Justin John Lenny and Alexandra Keri (Mitchener) Ackermann. He is survived by his grandparents, maternal grandparents Chris Mitchener of...
Connie K. Cowgill
Oct 24, 2016
Connie Cowgill, 75, of Findlay, passed away at 2:45 p.m., Monday October 24, 2016 at the Bridge Hospice in Findlay. She was born on February 11, 1941, in Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Virgil L. Chaney and Mary E. (Hoffman) Keith. She was also preceded in death by her step father, Milo J. Keith. Family survivors...
Richard Ellinger
Oct 22, 2016
Ohio City - Richard "Dick" R. Ellinger, 94, passed away early Saturday at Hearth and Home in Van Wert. He was born on March 13, 1922, in Ohio City He was the son of the late Perry Walter "Jack" Ellinger and Pearl Mae (Garrard) Ellinger. He is survived by his wife, Pauline, whom he married June 11, 1944. Other...
Wanda Hurless
Oct 16, 2016
Wanda I. Hurless, 81, went to be with her Lord, Sunday afternoon at her residence in Ohio City. She was born on March 28, 1935, in Paulding County, the daughter of the late Ralph L. and Flo Edith (Williamson) Speakman. On March 29, 1963, she married Rex. L. Hurless who preceded her in death on January 30, 2000. Wanda...
Howard Hoblet
Oct 13, 2016
Howard H. Hoblet, 94 of rural Convoy, died at 11:50 p.m., Thursday, October 13, 2016 at VanCrest of Convoy. He was born on January 20, 1922 in Wisner, Nebraska, the son of the late Floyd and Anna Marie (Stauffer) Hoblet. On September 12, 1942, he married the former Marjorie J. Owens, who survives. He was a 1939 graduate of...
Bernard L Smith
Oct 12, 2016
Bernard L. Smith, 91 of Convoy, died at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born in January 5, 1925 in Van Wert County, Ohio, the son of the late Lester Sylvester and Pricilla Mae (Johnson) Smith. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Stanley Smith. Bernard graduated...
Beverly Decamp
Oct 10, 2016
Beverly Ann DeCamp, 82, of Van Wert, went home to be with her Lord at 4:05 a.m., Monday at the Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos. She was born on August 26, 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Darle Aurelius and Cecile Luella (Bevington) Brown. On January 17, 1954, she married Floyd L. DeCamp who survives....
Albert Bolenbaugh
Sep 29, 2016
Albert E. Bolenbaugh, 96, formerly of Ohio City, passed away at 10:50 a.m., Thursday at Vancrest Health Care Center, Van Wert. He was born on February 8, 1920, in Ohio City, the son of the late Wilbert Dalton and Emma Magdalene (Leuenberger) Bolenbaugh. On March 17, 1946, he married the former Opal Irene Firkins, who preceded him in death...
Phyllis Holmes
Sep 22, 2016
Phyllis J. Holmes, 72, of rural Ohio City, died at 2:04 p.m., Thursday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on March 19, 1944, in Van Wert, the daughter of Charles Blackmore who died June 24, 1970, and Mildred (Robeson) Blackmore who died on July 17, 1998. Phyllis was also preceded in death by...
Trella M Gause
Sep 14, 2016
Trella M. Gause, 85 of Van Wert, died at 2:36 p.m., Wednesday September 14, 2016 at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on March 19, 1931 in Whitley County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel (Marker) Gross. On September 16, 1950, she married Murray A. Gause, who survives at the...
Glenn T Markley
Sep 12, 2016
Glenn T. Markley, 70 of Van Wert, died at 11:57 a.m., Monday, September 12, 2016 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on July 4, 1946 in Lima, Ohio, the son of the late Henry R. and Doris Elsie (Miller) Markley. On June 30, 2001, he married Dorothy E. "Dot" Mason-Markley, who survives at...
Montayne L. "Monnie" Ferris
Sep 8, 2016
Montayne L. "Monnie" Ferris, 95 of Van Wert, died at 10:22 a.m., Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born May 28, 1921 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the daughter of the late Frank A. and Clara B. (Kolter) Abraham. On December 23, 1942, she married John M. Keirns. On July 17,...
Beverley Cowan
Sep 4, 2016
Beverley Jean Cowan, 69, of Van Wert passed from this life Sunday evening at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on January 22, 1947, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Lowell Clarence and Rosella Marie (Turner) Camp. She was also preceded in death by her "Aunt Dean", H. Eileen Bloomfield who raised Beverley. On June...
Bill Dean Kirchenbauer
Sep 3, 2016
Bill Dean Kirchenbauer, 87 of Celina, Ohio, died at 6:26 p.m., Saturday September 3, 2016 at the C.H.P.- Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on December 29, 1928 in Wren, Ohio, the son of the late Harold and Minnie Bernice (Allen) Kirchenbauer. On November 29, 1947, he married Martha Jane (Eyanson) Kirchenbauer, who preceded him...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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