Geraldine Cowell
Jul 28, 2014
Geraldine Ellen Cowell, 89, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:54 p.m., Monday at the Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on September 20, 1924 in Painesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Floyd and Jessie (Myers) Brown. On March 26, 1941, she married Earl Wesley Cowell. He preceded her in death on September 28, 1986. Family members include...
Roger Wagner
Jul 27, 2014
Roger Lee Wagner, 75, of Van Wert, died at 12:28 a.m., Sunday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on December 21, 1938, in Delphos, the son of the late George and Lucille (Kershner) Wagner. On August 30, 1958, he married the former Alberta Agnes Huber who died on June 1, 2007. He then married Rosemary (Davis)...
Clayton Springer
Jul 26, 2014
Clayton Eugene Springer, 88, of Sun City Center, Florida and formerly of Van Wert and Mendon, passed away at 6 a.m., Saturday in Sun City Center. He was born on January 3, 1926, in Mercer County, the son of the late Elza Clayton and Stella M. (Baucher) Springer. On September 25, 1949, he married the former Margaret L. Ries...
Lyle Mitchener
Jul 21, 2014
Lyle R. "Zeb" Mitchener, 67, of Celina and formerly of Van Wert, died at 9:05 a.m., Monday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on January 30, 1947, in Van Wert the son of Dorotha J. "Dottie" (Canny) Mitchener of Van Wert and the late Paul F. Mitchener. Survivors in his long-time partner, Kathy...
Linda Youtzy
Jul 19, 2014
Linda Anne Youtzy, 68, of Convoy, passed away comfortably surrounded by her family and love at 9:46 a.m., Saturday, at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on December 17, 1945, in Russell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Beatrice (Blake) Russillo who preceded her in death. On July 14, 1984, she married Jerry Lee Youtzy who survives. Other...
Alma Bolenbaugh
Jul 18, 2014
Alma Ellen Bolenbaugh, 97, of Van Wert, died at 12:28 a.m., Friday at the St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. She was born on January 19, 1917, in Mercer County. She was the last surviving child of the family of the late Philip and Rebecca (Williams) Swander. She married John Vernon Bolenbaugh on March 30, 1937 in Huntington County,...
Dorthy Trisel
Jul 6, 2014
Dorthy Marie Trisel, 94, formerly of Van Wert and Mendon, died at 3:30 a.m., Sunday at The Laurels of Shane Hill near Rockford. She was born on March 19, 1920, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late Lewis J. and Stella Heneretta (Smith) Agler. On June 17, 1939, she married Arthur P. "Budd" Trisel and he preceded her...
Evelyn Heath
Jul 4, 2014
Evelyn Louise Heath, 92, of Liberty Township, died peacefully at 3:14 p.m., Friday, surrounded by her family at the Inpatient Hospice Center. She as born on March 5, 1922, in York Township, the daughter of the late Howard Silas Miller and Grace C. Emerling. She married James Mounts Heath, Jr., on June 16, 1942, in Covington, Kentucky, and he...
Virginia Gamble
Jul 4, 2014
Virginia Marie Holden-Gamble, 91, of Van Wert, died at 4:15 p.m., Friday at the Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on February 20, 1923, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Ray Howard Kelsey and Gladys Marie (Gill) Kelsey Billieu. Her parents preceded her in death in addition to her husband, Paul F. Holden; her step father, Orley...
Eleanor Cox
Jun 19, 2014
Eleanor Martha Cox, 84, of Tully Township, passed away at 1:28 p.m., Thursday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on March 10, 1930, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of the late William and Alma (Tewers) Goelz. On January 9, 1955, she married Paul Richard Cox who preceded her in death on February 24,...
Chum Allen
Jun 17, 2014
Morrell Groom "Chum" Allen, 79, of Ohio City, died at 12:50 a.m., Tuesday at the Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on February 25, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Carol M. and Eleanor Margaret (Groom) Allen. He married the former Thelma Mae "Tootie" Wiseman on June 19, 1968, and she survives. Other family members...
Herman Wells
Jun 15, 2014
Herman Glenn Wells, 84, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:30 p.m., Sunday at the VanCrest Health Care Center. He was born on January 26, 1930, in Paulding County, the son of the late Lawson J. and Inez I.(Cotterman) Wells. He married the former Doris M. Moran on July 21, 1951 in Continental and she survives. Other family members...
William Burk
Jun 5, 2014
William Russell Burk, 68, of Ohio City and formerly of Van Wert, died at 9:30 a.m., Thursday at the St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima following a battle with cancer. Her was born on May 5, 1946, in Van Wert to the late Russell A. And Minnie E. (Wooderson) Burk. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Howard Jones
Jun 1, 2014
Howard Dailey Jones, 85, of Willshire Township, passed away at 10:06 p.m., Sunday shortly after arrival at the Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on July 1, 1928, in Willshire Township, the son of the late Clarence Clyde and Ada (Fluckiger) Jones. On September 3, 1950, he married the former Joan Marie Clark who survives. Other family members...
Eldiva Medford
May 30, 2014
Eldiva M. "Devey" Medford, 90, of Van Wert, died at 4:15 p.m., Friday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center after a short illness. Eldiva was born on December 19, 1923, in Latty to the late Ray and Goldie (Merriman) Griffis. On June 26, 1943, she married Clarence "Jimmy" Medford at Camp Pickett, Virginia. They enjoyed 46 years of...
Jerry D. Thomas
May 26, 2014
Jerry Dean Thomas, 71, of Findlay, died at 6:10 p.m., Monday at the Birchaven Village in Findlay. He was born on November 28, 1942, in Mendon, Ohio, the son of Raymond and Freida (Dilbone) Thomas. He had been married to the former Mary L. Thompson, now deceased and the former Nancy Glander surviving of Delaware, Ohio. Other family survivors...
Jayme Edwards Mcintosh
May 14, 2014
Jayme Lyn Edwards McIntosh, 38, of Union City, Indiana and formerly of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, May 14, 2014. She was born on August 17, 1975, in Van Wert and was the daughter of David Boroff of Goshen, Indiana, Ellen M. (Sigler) Edwards of Van Wert and the late Donald Eugene Edwards. Other family survivors include her...
Mark Gillette
May 9, 2014
Mark Allen Gillette, 47 of Van Wert, died at 10:56 p.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on February 4, 1967, in Fort Wayne, the son of Delores A. (Debacher) Gillette of Van Wert and the late Franklin LeRoy Gillette who died on May 31, 2005. On April 29, 2014, he married the former Samantha...
Donna Thornell
May 8, 2014
Donna Mae Thornell, wife and companion of Myron W. Thornell of Convoy, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014, at the home of their daughter and son-in-law at the age of 87. Donna and Myron served alongside each other in many capacities during their 67 years of marriage. Donna was born to Cloyce and Elizabeth "Betty" Vance on August...
Bonnie Winstel
May 7, 2014
Bonnie Jean Winstel, 84, of Van Wert, died at 5:55 p.m., Wednesday, shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital. She was born on May 17, 1929, in Alton, Kansas, the daughter of the late Raymond Arthur and Florence Fern (King) Thornburg. She first married Kenneth E. Jenkins who died in 1956. She then married Joseph Everett Winstel, Sr....
