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Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

Rita Fowler

Rita Fowler

Jan 6, 2016

Rita A. Fowler, 53, of Van Wert, entered into rest Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2016, at the Inpatient Hospice Center of Van Wert. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and aunt to everyone. Rita was born on March 17, 1962, in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert L. and Dorothy (Stant) Seibert. On December 19, 1980,...

Michael Rowland

Michael Rowland

Jan 5, 2016

Michael Brent Rowland, 67, passed away Tuesday at 4:20 a.m., at his residence in Middle Point. He was born on September 1, 1948, in Van Wert, the son of the late Carl G. and Gertrude M. (Dixon) Rowland. On June 21, 1980, he married the former Colleen Carroll who survives in Middle Point. Other family members include three sons,...

Jason Straw

Jason Straw

Jan 2, 2016

Jason Deloyd Straw, 91, of Ohio City, peacefully went to meet his Savior on Saturday January 2, 2016. He was born October 22, 1924, in Glenmore, the son of the late Richard Straw and Leona (Gehres) Straw. He married Betty June Rickard on July 3, 1948, at St. Mark's Church in Van Wert, Ohio when brothers married sisters; his...

Jordan Black

Jordan Black

Dec 30, 2015

Jordan Michael Black, 28, died at 7:41 p.m., Wednesday at the Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on October 15, 1987, in Coldwater, Ohio, the son of Tammy L. (Haight) Miller of Van Wert and James D. Black of Willshire. Other family survivors include his daughter, Aaliyah Black; three brothers, Cyle Black of Van Wert, Tony (Jessica) Black...

Deo Haines

Deo Haines

Dec 24, 2015

Deo C. Haines, 93, of rural Van Wert, died at 11:55 a.m., Thursday at Hearth & Home in Van Wert. He was born on November 22, 1922, in Convoy, the son of the late Richard Thurman and Lucille (Coffelt) Haines. On December 3, 1960, he married the former Marilyn M. Switzer who preceded him in death on October 18,...

John Wood

John Wood

Dec 22, 2015

John Roger Wood, 74, of Van Wert, died at 5:17 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on January 30, 1941, in McDowell County, West Virginia, the son of the late John and Winnie L. (Honaker) Wood. On November 13, 1961, he married the former Sandra Glenna Porter who survives. Other family...

Denean Branstrator

Denean Branstrator

Dec 16, 2015

Denean D. Branstrator, 97, formerly of Convoy, died at 4:54 a.m., Wednesday at the home of his daughter in Maitland, Florida. He was born on April 30, 1918, in Roanoke, Indian, the son of the late Willis and Dennie May (Cheney) Branstrator. On November 14, 1941, he married the former Evalyn L. Fugate who preceded him in death on...

Elsie Stahr

Elsie Stahr

Dec 12, 2015

Elsie M. Stahr, 86, of Van Wert, died at 2:31 p.m., Saturday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on April 4, 1929, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the daughter of the late Thomas I. and Ocie (Bollenbaugh) Miller. On October 8, 1955, she married Jack L. Stahr who survives. Other family survivors include her son, Steven J....

Chris Skinner

Chris Skinner

Dec 11, 2015

Chris A. Skinner, 61, of rural Van Wert, died at 6:30 p.m., Friday, at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on July 5, 1954, in Riverside California, the son of the late James Albert and Marian Linn (Kelley) Skinner. On December 18, 1999, he married the former Cindy K. Sutton who survives. Other family members include a step-daughter,...

Sigrid Ehmer

Sigrid Ehmer

Dec 8, 2015

Sigrid Ehmer, 74, of Van Wert, died at 4 a.m., Tuesday at the Mayfair Village Nursing Care Center in Columbus. She was born on November 7, 1941, in East Prussia, German, the daughter of the late Emil and Emmi (Achenbach) Kuknat. On May 6, 1961, she married Louis J. Ehmer, who died on Oct. 15, 2015. Family survivors include...

William Thomas

William Thomas

Nov 25, 2015

William R. Thomas, 86, formerly of Lima, died at 5:30 a.m., Wednesday at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. He was born on September 18, 1929, in Grover Hill, Ohio, the son of the late William McKinley and Leona Pearl (McClure) Thomas. In 1960, he married the former Ruth Ley who also preceded him in death on August 17,...

Ronald Hartman

Ronald Hartman

Nov 25, 2015

Ronald D. Hartman, 72 of Van Wert, died at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on January 9, 1943 in Van Wert County, Ohio, the son of the late Robert L. and Goldie Geraldine (Woods) Hartman, Sr. On February 18, 1968, he married Delores A. (Germann) Hartman, who survives in...

Donald Jent

Donald Jent

Nov 24, 2015

Donald W. Jent, 76, of Ohio City, died at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday at Heritage Park Nursing Home in Fort Wayne. He was born on May 25, 1939, in Letcher County, Kentucky, the son of the late John F. and Mabel (Caudill) Jent. On July 21, 1961, he married the former Joyce Ann Rice who preceded him in death on...

Raymundo Bulgado

Raymundo Bulgado

Nov 17, 2015

Raymundo T. Bulgado, 81, died Tuesday morning at his residence in Convoy. He was born on January 23, 1934, in Guihulngan, Philippines, the only child of the late Angel and Francisca Bulgado. He married the former Antonina Buloron who preceded him in death on January 4, 1990. He was also preceded in death by two children, Romarico and Ma....

Leota Johnson

Leota Johnson

Nov 14, 2015

Leota G. Johnson, 94, of Ohio City, died at 2:16 p.m., Saturday at the Van Wert County Hospital. She was born on February 19, 1921, in Middle Point, Ohio, the daughter of the late Raymond C. and Eva Almeda (Snyder) Pangle. On February 6, 1942, she married Ervin Willard Johnson who preceded her in death on December 18, 1985....

Rosario German

Rosario German

Nov 10, 2015

Rosario S. German, 64, of Convoy, died at 10:15 a.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on November 12, 1950 in Negros, Philippine Islands, the daughter of the late Mathias and Juana (Martinez) Sermagno. On June 10, 1975, she married Joseph R. German, Jr, who survives. Rosario retired as a...

Patty Hileman

Patty Hileman

Nov 8, 2015

Patty A. Hileman, 80, of Glenmore, passed away at 6:18 a.m., Sunday, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on January 26, 1935, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Doyt and Ruby (Clouse) Hunter. On October 18, 1953, she married Edwin R. Hileman who preceded her in death on July 8,...

Retha Brown

Retha Brown

Nov 7, 2015

Retha M. Brown, 84, of Van Wert, died at 9:05 p.m., Saturday at the Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on September 28, 1931, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Asa and Hessell (Allen) Hill. On June 21, 1948, she married Raymond Robert Brown and he preceded her in death on February 8, 1990....

Robert Bowen

Robert Bowen

Oct 30, 2015

Robert Eugene "Bob" Bowen, 76, of Van Wert, died at 10:23 p.m. Friday, at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on November 8, 1938, in Van Wert, the son of the late Herman Gayle and Ida Emma (Schaadt) Bowen. Family survivors include his daughter, Susan K. (Todd ) Semer of Ohio City; a son Terry A. Bowen of...

Dale Barthels

Dale Barthels

Oct 29, 2015

Dale "Bart" Elgin Barthels, Jr., 55, of Van Wert, died at 5:15 a.m. Thursday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born May 3, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of the late Dale Elgin and Frances (Heard) Barthels, Sr. He was married to the former Beth A. (Rosenwald) who survives. Other family members include four children,...

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