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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Chad Cox
May 28, 2016
Chad E. Cox, 42, of Van Wert, died at 10:25 p.m., Saturday shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on November 19, 1973, in Decatur, Indiana. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Christina (Rayer) and Rex Craig of Van Wert and his father, Kenneth Cox of Florida. Other survivors include two children, Mackenzie...
Linda Summersett
May 13, 2016
Linda Kay (Stemen) Summersett, 76, died at 10:15 a.m., Friday at her residence in Van Wert. On February 26, 1940, James Gardner Stemen and Esther Lorene (Wyandt) Stemen welcomed their first daughter into the world. She came with bright eyes and a big smile she shared with all who knew her throughout her life. She lost her mother when...
Pamela Rosendahl
May 7, 2016
Pamela K. Rosendahl of Van Wert and formerly of Atlanta, went to her heavenly home after a courageous battle with cancer, on May 7, 2016, at the Van Wert Manor. Pam was born on October 24, 1948, to Patricia L. Klewer of Van Wert and Richard Rosendahl of Yuma, AZ and they both survive. Other survivors are her sister,...
Connie Painter
May 3, 2016
Connie JoAnne Boley Painter, age 54 of Sarasota, Fl and formerly of Van Wert, OH. passed away May 3, 2016 at the Tidewell Hospice House. She was born on April 23, 1962, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of the late Kenneth Boley and Mary Alice Boley who survives in Nixa, Missouri. She is also survived by her husband...
Nell L Rice
May 3, 2016
Nell L. Rice, 93 of rural Scott and formerly of Van Wert, died at 8:53 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. She was born on May 15, 1922 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Samuel Gilbert and Lina Mae (Handwerk) Grunewald. On January 11, 1947, she married Wayne E....
Peggy Sue (Burnett) Mitchell
Apr 30, 2016
Peggy Sue (Burnett) Mitchell, 70 of Delphos, and formerly of Conyers, Georgia, died at 4:35 p.m., Saturday at the Hearth & Home at Van Wert. She was born on January 28, 1946 in Ironton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Sam and Margarette (Barnett) Burnett. She married William "Bill" Mitchell, who preceded her in death. Peggy had worked as...
Harlan Kaiser
Apr 29, 2016
Harlan R. Kaiser, 87, passed away Friday morning at his residence in Van Wert. He was born on July 31, 1928, in Edon, Ohio, the son of the late Raymond George and Jennie Fern (Dove) Kaiser. On June 14, 1951, he married the former Donna Joan Brown who survives. Other family member include his two daughters, Linda L. Kaiser...
William Bates
Apr 22, 2016
William L. Bates, 63, of Grover Hill, died at 4 p.m., Friday from injuries received in a vehicle accident on State Route 114, in Paulding County. He was born on July 15, 1952, in Adams County, Indian, the son of the late Glen E. and Annis K. (Marbaugh) Bates. On November 17, 2001, he married the former Rhonda Miller...
Dorothy L Stemen
Apr 20, 2016
Dorothy L. Stemen, 79 of Van Wert, died at 10:00 p.m., Wednesday April 20, 2016 at Kindred Care Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born on March 8, 1937 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lewis Harold Johnson & Dorothy M. (Lee) Death. On November 27, 1955, she married Robert L. Stemen, who survives at the...
Carol Leppard
Apr 20, 2016
Carol Ann Leppard, 54 of Van Wert, died at 6:16 p.m., Wednesday April 20, 2016 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born on October 21, 1961 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Kenneth Thompson and Nancy L. Barnett, surviving of Van Wert. Her step-father, Robert Franklin Barnett is also deceased. Her step mother...
Crystle Brower
Apr 17, 2016
Crystle L. Brower, 39, died at 8:35 p.m., Sunday as a result of injuries from a vehicle/bicycle accident on State Route 49 south of Convoy. She was born on December 10, 1976, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the daughter of Mike and Angie (Edgmon) Clevenger who both survive in Winchester, Indiana. On April 2, 2005, she married Adam L. Brower who...
Anne Rivera
Apr 15, 2016
Anne Marie Rivera, 60, of Convoy, passed away Friday afternoon at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on December 21, 1955, in Mercer County, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Louise V. (Schwarck) and Robert L. Wertenberger who survives in Convoy. On October 16, 2015, she married Jimmy Rivera who also survives. Other family...
Irene Myers
Mar 29, 2016
Irene H. Myers, 99, of rural Ohio City, died at 4:55 p.m., Tuesday at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on December 8, 1916, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harry and Eva (Hodgson) Spidel. On November 27, 1935, she married Walter William Myers, who died on December 28, 1991. Family survivors...
