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,...
Steven Mosier
Oct 27, 2015
Steven B. Mosier, 68, of Van Wert, died at 8:33 a.m., Tuesday at Vancrest of Convoy. He was born on July 27, 1947, in Van Wert, the son of the late William Harold and Elnora Faye (Shivley) Mosier. Family survivors include his two sons, Josh Mosier and Jarrod (Jackie) Mosier both of Haviland; two brothers, Thomas W. (Deanna) Mosier...
Dean Black
Oct 26, 2015
Dean L. Black, of Broomfield, CO., died at 09:30 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at home, surrounded by his family, after a lengthy struggle with various multiple types of cancer. He was born 02 May 1933 to Don S and Gertrude Mae (Tomlinson) Black at Pleasant Township, Van Wert County, OH. His mother died 01 November 1936 at Mayo...
Donna Connon
Oct 26, 2015
Donna G. Connon, 81, formerly of Van Wert, passed away at her residence in Bryan, Monday at 3:10 p.m. She was born on April 25, 1934, in Scott, Ohio, the daughter of the late Bertha (Virgil Debacher and Curtis Connon. Family survivors include her children, Gary (Linda) Richhart of Harlan, IN, Gregg (Shauna) Richhart of Woodburn, Indiana, Roger Richhart...
Emma Young
Oct 17, 2015
Emma Charlotte Young, aged 23 months, died Saturday afternoon at her home in Harrison Township. She was born on November 7, 2013, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Kristopher C. and Michele M. (Yingst) Young who survive. Other family members include two brothers, Derek and Dylan Young; grandparents, Ronald C. and Carla Young of Van Wert, Kenneth and...
Basil Agler
Oct 17, 2015
Basil L. "Butch" Agler, Jr., 62, of Ohio City died at 3:15 a.m., Saturday at his residence. He was born on January 27, 1953, in Van Wert, the son of Velma Lorene (Hart) Agler who survives in Van Wert and the late Basil Leroy Agler, Sr. He married the former Glory L. Look who also survives. Other family members...
Louis Ehmer
Oct 15, 2015
Louis J. Ehmer, 76, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:15 p.m., Thursday at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital. He was born on November 21, 1938, in Massilon, Ohio, the son of the late Louis and Marie (Schultz) Ehmer. On May 6, 1961, he married the former Sigrid Kuknat who survives in Van Wert. Other family members include his daughter,...
