Evelyn Rickard
Dec 23, 2014
Evelyn May Rickard, 85, of Harrison Township, passed away at 12:10 p.m., Tuesday at the Van Wert County Hospital. She was born on April 23, 1929, in Lykens, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dewey Lawrence and Alma Lucille (Michener) Rickard. Family survivors include her brother and sister-in-law, Marion D. (Barbara A.) Rickard of rural Convoy; five nephews and...
Bob Klinger
Dec 17, 2014
Robert O. "Bob" Klinger, 79 of rural Convoy, died at 9:59 a.m., Wednesday December 17, 2014 at VanCrest of Convoy. He was born on July 12, 1935 in Tully Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Florence May (Osborn) and Michael George Klinger. On June 5, 1955, he married Erma E. (Moorman), who survives in Convoy. Bob...
Ellen Edwards
Dec 6, 2014
Ellen Marie Edwards, 88, of Van Wert, passed away at 8:54 p.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on May 29, 1926, in Delphos, the daughter of the late Faith Mabel (Hittle) and Emerson James Sigler. On September 9, 1944, she married Donald Eugene Edwards who preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 1996. Family...
Joe Crum
Nov 22, 2014
Joseph E. Crum, 82, of Van Wert, died at 6:40 a.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on September 13, 1932, in Maltoa, Ohio, with son of the late Edward Raymond and Hazel (Davidson) Crum. On May 16, 1952, he married the former Doris Jean Mantz who preceded him in death on May 20, 2011....
Frances Wilson
Nov 16, 2014
Frances Lynne Wilson, 85, of Ridge Township, passed away at 6 a.m., Sunday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. She was born on January 28, 1929, in Dyllis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Smith and Jessie R. (Hendrickson) Rayburn. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, William E. Rayburn and Tom Rayburn; and...
James Gordon
Nov 11, 2014
James D. Gordon, 77, of Van Wert, died at 10:55 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on December 8, 1936, in Wabash, Indiana, the son of the late Gerald "Slim" and Io (Barsoda) Gordon. On July 17, 1956, he married the former Caralee Weller who preceded him in death on April 22, 1998. Family...
Kay Speck
Nov 11, 2014
Kay J. Thompson Speck, 76, of Ohio City, died at 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on February 1, 1938, in Rockford, the daughter of the late Audrey Juanita (Seger) Amweg and Paul Thompson. She married Howard Richard Speck in 1996, and he preceded her in death on November 21,...
Vicky Heimann
Nov 10, 2014
Vicky Jo Heimann, 55, of Van Wert, died Monday morning, November 10, 2014. She was born on June 18, 1959, in Hartford City, IN, the daughter of Tommy and Betty (Sills) Derringer who reside in Van Wert. Other survivors include four children, Amy (Nick) Cox of Van Wert, Ashley Heimann of Warsaw, IN, Joshua Heimann of Columbus, and Frederick...
Wanda Grant
Oct 25, 2014
Wanda B. Grant, 95, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and formerly of Liberty Township, died at 3:33 a.m., Saturday at the Broward General Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. She was born on July 21, 1919, in Liberty Township, the daughter of the late Perry Franklin and Edith Wilma (High) Sidle. She married Robert Eugene Grant on August 16, 1941 and he...
Jean Foust
Oct 20, 2014
Jean Wesley "Frosty" Foust, 71, of Pleasant Township, died at 2:05 p.m., Monday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on March 23, 1943, in Scott, the son of the late Delmar and Arlene (Sanderson) Foust. He married the former Judy Margaret Kiracofe on February 21, 1964 in Scott Methodist Church and she survives. Other survivors include...
Irene Rodriguez
Oct 18, 2014
Irene Lewis Rodriguez, 67, of Ottawa, passed away at 1:45 p.m., Saturday at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. She was born on June 16, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of the late Sophia (Lewis) Morales. Survivors include six children, Sophia L. Montague of Ft. Wayne, Laura Rodriguez of San Antonio, Texas, Sisto (Grace) Rodriguez of Archbold,...
Lenore Clem
Oct 18, 2014
Lenore "Nonie" Clem, 90 of Dixon, Ohio, died Saturday afternoon at Parkview Hospital, Ft. Wayne. She was born on August 10, 1924, in Tully Township, the daughter of the late William L. and Clara M. (Burley) Black. On September 20, 1941, she married Marlin L. Clem who died on October 17, 1988. Survivors include her two sons, Lanny Clem...
Robert Charles Stahl
Oct 12, 2014
Robert Charles Stahl, 89, of rural Van Wert, died at 6:17 p.m., Sunday, at the Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. He was born in Ohio City on May 21, 1925, the son of the late Walter Leroy and Lois Edna (Reever) Stahl, Sr. One June 19, 1946, he married the former Dorthy Louise Sigler in St. Johns Lutheran Church...
Floyd Lehman
Oct 7, 2014
Floyd A. Lehman, 87, of Hoaglin Township, passed away at 2:34 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on July 23, 1927, in Paulding County, the son of the late Elmer A. and Gertrude (Shafer) Lehman. On June 17, 1950, he married the former Clarabelle Kemler in the First Church of God and she survives....
Ashley Baker
Oct 6, 2014
Ashley Marie Baker, 26, of Van Wert, died at 10:50 p.m., Monday at the Van Wert County Hospital. She was born on August 13, 1988, in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Lisa L. Baker of Middle Point and the late Donald Glen Grogg-Peters. She was also preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandfathers, an aunt, and a...
Warren Mason
Oct 5, 2014
Warren "Bud" Mason, 87, of Van Wert, died at 8:07 a.m., Sunday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on August 18, 1927, in Convoy, Ohio, the son of the late Austin and Bessie (Butts) Mason. In June 1949, he married the former Pearl Stutz who survives in Van Wert. Other family survivors include two sons, Jerry...
Grace Berryman
Sep 23, 2014
Grace Louise Berryman, 89, of Ridge Township, passed away at 7:28 a.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born in Monroe, Michigan, on October 17, 1924, the daughter of Ralph Black and Velma (Stout) Black Bollenbacher. They both preceded her in death as well as her step-father, Jacob Bollenbacher. On July 25, 1942, she married Wesley...
Sonia Sue Mazur
Sep 18, 2014
Sonia Sue (Briggs) Mazur, 74 of Van Wert died at 11:12 a.m., Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on December 29, 1939 in Delphos, Ohio the daughter of the late Russell and Elva E. (Spyker) Briggs. On December 31, 1970, she married Gerald Thomas "Jerry" Mazur, who survives....
Cai Evans
Sep 16, 2014
Cai Davon Evans, 20, of Van Wert, died at 12:02 a.m., Tuesday at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on January 29, 1994, in Lima, Ohio, the son of Corey and Christy (Hoblet) Evans of Van Wert. Other family survivors include his grandparents, Ruth and George Groves, Paula and Dave Sinning, and Tom and Rea Ellen Hoblet all...
Everett Stidham
Sep 11, 2014
Everett E. Stidham, 62, of Van Wert, passed away at 4 a.m., Thursday, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born in Van Wert on December 30, 1951, to Bonnie R. Stidham surviving of Van Wert and the late Everett Stiham. On August 22, 2003, he married the former Debbie A. (Mayes) who survives. Other family member include...
