Obituaries
Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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