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Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

Gregg Markley

Gregg Markley

Dec 2, 2016

Gregg E. Markley, 62, of Scott, died at 9 p.m., Friday, shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on February 26, 1954, in Van Wert, the son of Harold Graydon Markley and Mary Ann (Hoaglin) Rogers who are both deceased. On Feb. 26, 1977, he married the former Beverly Lewis who survives. Other family members...

Gabriella Alanna Rose Etzler

Gabriella Alanna Rose Etzler

Dec 1, 2016

Gabriella Alanna Rose Etzler, daughter of Angela R. Tuckerman and Jason D. Etzler of Van Wert, was stillborn at 5:49 p.m., Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Van Wert County Hospital. Family survivors include her sister, Arianna Alexis Ann Etzler at home, half-brothers, Blaze T. Tuckerman and Caden Tuckerman of Van Wert; half-sister, Kirsten Tuckerman of Van Wert; paternal...

Christine Bashore

Christine Bashore

Nov 30, 2016

Christine G. (Allen) Bashore, 52, of Convoy, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on November 30, 2016 at Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Chris was born on May 5, 1964 in Lima, Ohio to Larry and Sue Allen. She married her husband, Forest (Frosty) Bashore on September 11, 1982. Chris enjoyed working as a...

Edna Book

Edna Book

Nov 29, 2016

Edna Marie Book, 95 of Celina, died at 1:22 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on June 1, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Frederick Valentine and Mary (Henges) Herberger. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lester Soden, Richard Myron Breese, and William...

Richard  Kenneth Duncan

Richard Kenneth Duncan

Nov 29, 2016

Richard Kenneth Duncan, 73 of Harrod, Ohio, died at 9:23 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at his residence in Harrod. He was born on November 17, 1943 in Middle Point, Ohio, the son of the late Virgil and Goldie (Britton) Duncan. Family survivors include his son, Kevin Duncan of Harrod, Ohio; sister, Carol D. (Jack) Brown of Ohio City;...

Elaine  Janice Beegle

Elaine Janice Beegle

Nov 27, 2016

Elaine Janice Beegle, 77 of Van Wert, died at 5:40 a.m., Sunday November 27, 2016 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on May 23, 1939 in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of the late Donald and Pauline (Shafer) Tracy. She is preceded in death by her husband James Beegle. She is survived by her...

Samuel Brewster

Samuel Brewster

Nov 22, 2016

What a Friend he had in Jesus and in His loving arms He took Sam and said "Well done thy good and faithful servant". Rev. Samuel A. Brewster Sr. of Rockford, Ohio was called home to rest by our Lord and Savior for whom he so faithfully served by sharing with others God's Love and Salvation. He passed away...

Max  D. Prichard

Max D. Prichard

Nov 22, 2016

Max D. Prichard, 83 of Fort Wayne, died at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on December 10, 1932 in Ohio City, Ohio, the son of the late John Elroy and Grace Elma (High) Prichard. On April 3, 1968, he married Margaret E. (Hope), who survives at the...

Lois Sutton

Lois Sutton

Nov 16, 2016

Lois L. Sutton, 95, passed away at 1 p.m., Wednesday at her residence in Ohio City. She was born on March 27, 1921, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late Ray F. and Willa Naomi (Kampf) Ickes. On May 3, 1940, she married Claybern Zachriah Sutton who preceded her in death on October 8, 2005. Family survivors include...

Sara Davis

Sara Davis

Nov 12, 2016

Sara A. Davis, 91, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:20 a.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on September 2, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Aaron B. and Kathryn (Reily) Cook. She is also preceded in death by her step mother, Violet M. (Book) Cook; her husband,...

Fred Sargent,  Sr.

Fred Sargent, Sr.

Nov 12, 2016

Fred E. Sargent, Sr., 77, of Van Wert, died at 10:40 a.m., Saturday, at the Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. He was born on November 14, 1938, in Van Wert, the son of the late Floyd Sargent, Sr., and Gladys (Foust) Sargent. Fred was raised by his foster parents Glenn & Ruth Baltzell of Celina who also are deceased....

Allan Rosendahl

Allan Rosendahl

Nov 11, 2016

Allan E. Rosendahl, 67, died at 8:20 a.m., Friday, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on August 15, 1949, in Van Wert, the son of Phyllis Margaret (Shaw) Rosendahl who died on November 15, 2013, and Harold L. Rosendahl who survives in Van Wert. Other family survivors include his son, Robert Rosendahl of...

Gary  M. Gehres

Gary M. Gehres

Nov 7, 2016

Gary M. Gehres, 82, of Willshire Township, passed away at 9:34 p.m., Monday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on April 14, 1934, in Wren, Ohio, the son of the late Orley and Juanita Lola (McClure) Gehres. On June 25, 1955, he married the former Barbara Jean Weaver who also preceded him in...

Teagen James Christopher Ackermann

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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