Obituaries
Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries
Jean Long
May 7, 2014
D. Jean Long, 84, of Ridge Township, went to be with her Lord at 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2014. She was born on March 24, 1930, in Grover Hill, the daughter of the late Lee and Belva (Sherry) Ross. On May 22, 1948, she married Robert D. Long who survives. Other family members include three daughters, Sherry (Randy)...
David Stevens
May 6, 2014
David James Stevens, 73, of Van Wert, died at 1:18 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on February 3, 1941, in Decatur, Indiana, the son of the late James Howard and Viola (Heath) Stevens. On July 21, 1962, he married the former Stella Jane Siders who survives. Other family members include his children, James...
Martha Kirchenbauer
May 4, 2014
Martha Jane Kirchenbauer, 87, of Celina, passed away at 7:14 p.m., Sunday at the Celina Manor Nursing Home. She was born on July 22, 1926, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of the late Raymond and Evangeline Eyanson. On November 29, 1947, she married Bill D. Kirchenbauer who survives. Other family members include her daughter, Darlene (Don) Mottinger of Ohio...
Maurice Taylor
Apr 29, 2014
Maurice Calvert Taylor, 86, of Liberty Township, passed away at 8:44 p.m., Tuesday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert He was born on January 18, 1928, in Ohio City, the son of the late Cecil Calvert and Florence Lillian (Shindeldecker) Taylor. On January 1, 1950, he married the former Shirley Ann Scarpelli in the First Baptist...
Geraldine Gribler
Apr 26, 2014
Geraldine A. "Gerry" Gribler, 90 of Liberty Township, died at 10:23 p.m., Saturday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. She was born on June 25, 1923 in Monroe, Indiana, the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Laura G. (Roebuck) Haggard. On May 5, 1944, she married Raymond Lee Gribler who preceded her in death on July...
Glenn Fackler
Apr 23, 2014
Glenn Eugene Fackler, 74, of Tully Township, passed away at 10:10 a.m., Wednesday at VanCrest of Convoy. He was born on February 19, 1940, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Leo Fackler and Grace Marie (Mosier) Fackler Williamson. On August 2, 1959, he married the former Sharon K. Helm in Trinity Lutheran Church in Convoy. Family...
Charlotte Morgan
Apr 16, 2014
Charlotte E. Morgan, 87, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Charlotte was born in Van Wert, Ohio on September 17, 1926, daughter of the late Don S and Gertrude Mae (Tomlinson) Black, both of whom preceded her in death. She attended Pleasant School and was a 1944 graduate of...
Charles Rollins
Apr 15, 2014
Charles R. Rollins, Sr. 65 of Ohio City, died at 12:25 a.m., Tuesday April 15, 2014 at the CH.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on May 31, 1948 in Van Wert County, Ohio, the son of the late Virgil Elmer and Ruby Mae (Holland) Rollins. Charles was a self-employed contractor. He was a graduate of...
Dwight Rhoades
Apr 7, 2014
Dwight B. Rhoades, 90 of Venedocia, Ohio, died at 9:30 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2014 at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on October 23, 1923 in York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, the son of the late Alonzo and Ada Mary (Jones) Rhodes. On November 22, 1945, he married Marjorie J. (Knittle),...
Coral Marbaugh
Apr 4, 2014
Coral E. Marbaugh, 82, of Liberty Township, died at 6:26 p.m., Friday, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on April 11, 1931, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late Cecil Calvert and Florence Lillian (Shindeldecker) Taylor. On June 10, 1952, she married Mark Warren Marbaugh who died on March 1, 1986. She was also preceded...
Evelyn Price
Apr 1, 2014
Evelyn Louise Price, 91, of Union Township, passed away at 3:07 a.m., Tuesday at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on March 17, 1923, in eastern Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Betty Fike. On October 5, 1945, she married John Andrew Price who preceded her in death on July 18, 2012. She is also...
Dianna Chaney
Mar 28, 2014
Dianna Lue Chaney, 51, of Van Wert, died at 8:46 a.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on June 27, 1962, in Alexandria, Virginia, the daughter of John R. and Sandra G. (Porter) Wood who survive in Van Wert. Other family members include her sister, Lisa D. Couch of Van Wert; 2 nephews, Ty Goings...
Mary Fortney
Mar 28, 2014
Mary Louise Fortney, 86, of Tully Township, passed away at 9:51 a.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on January 6, 1928, in Monroeville, Indiana, the daughter of the late Donald and Mazie (Clevenger) Baker. On November 15, 1947, she married Morgan Lucius Fortney who also preceded her in death on March 15, 2011. Family...
Esther Henrey
Mar 25, 2014
Esther Jane Henrey, 91, of rural Wren, Ohio, went to the arms of her savior at 12:55 on March 25th, 2014 at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. She was born on May 22nd, 1922 to Anna E. (Gahman) and Clarence R. Abbott in Craigville, IN. She graduated from Tully Convoy High School in 1940. On April 9th, 1944...
Marjorie Riley
Mar 12, 2014
Marjorie Helen Riley, 86, of Ohio City, passed away at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday a the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on March 12, 1928, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Isaac and Amy (Carr) Pearson. On October 29, 1948, she married Ralph H. Riley who survives. Other survivors include her son, David Riley of Van...
Max Swoveland
Mar 8, 2014
Max D. Swoveland went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 8, 2014, with his family and his fiancé by his side. He died at Kindred Hospital in Lima after an illness of two months. He was born on August 9, 1924, in Ohio City to Von Cassel and Neoma Luetta (Dilbone) Swoveland who preceded him...
Dolores Jerome
Mar 7, 2014
Dolores Rice Jerome, 94, died at 2:35 p.m., Friday, March 7, 2014, in her home in Kettering, Ohio. She was born on January 5, 1920, in Mendon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harriet (Goodwin) and Otley Rice. On August 2, 1941, she married Byron Max Jerome. Dolores retired as a Procurement Agent after 36 years from the Defense...
Mary Huse
Feb 14, 2014
Mary L. Huse, 83, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:09 a.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on September 20, 1930, in New Castle, Indiana, the daughter of the late Alva and Lethia (Bennett) Howard. On June 10, 1950, she married Don Huse who survives. Other family survivors include two sons, Rodney L. (Anita)...
Pauline Kundert-Gamble
Feb 11, 2014
Pauline R. Kundert Gamble, 95, of Van Wert went to her heavenly home, at 6:55 p.m., February 11, 2014, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, with many of her family members present. She was born on September 24, 1918 to James Artie and Gladys Ethel (Hebb) Keysor who preceded her in death. She was married to Forrest A. Kundert...
Eugene Bagley
Feb 9, 2014
F. Eugene Bagley, 80, of Colon, Michigan and formerly of Van Wert, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Sunday at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born on April 30, 1933, in Van Wert, the son of the late Floyd Everett Bagley and Helen M. (Bricker) Bagley who survives in Van Wert. On May 18, 1952, he...
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