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Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

Lois  Elaine Boyer

Lois Elaine Boyer

Mar 21, 2013

VAN WERT, OH SUMMERFIELD, FL - Lois Elaine Boyer, 74, of Summerfield, FL, (Marion County), formerly of Van Wert, died at 7:34 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Tuscany House Hospice Center in Summerfield, following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was born December 14, 1938 in Arbuckle, CA the daughter of the late Warren A. and Edna...

Clarence Sanderson

Clarence Sanderson

Mar 19, 2013

Clarence Sanderson, 103 of Van Wert went to be with our Lord at 4:40 p.m., Tuesday March 19, 2013 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on August 20, 1909 in Paulding County, Ohio the son of the late James Harvey and Nancy Elizabeth (Shinaberry) Sanderson. On April 5, 1930, he married Clara Maye...

Harold  Duane Beech

Harold Duane Beech

Mar 15, 2013

Harold D. Beech, 78, of Scott, died at 6:52 p.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born on September 3, 1034 in Scott, the son of the late Earl Forest and Emma Bernice (Waller) Beech. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Metra Ross and Donna Foust and a brother, Marlowe...

Richard  Rex Potter

Richard Rex Potter

Mar 13, 2013

Richard Rex Potter, 69, passed away Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., at the Van Wert County Hospital. He was born March 6, 1944 in Mansfield, the son of the late Olden Rex and Betty Jean (Herman) Potter. On May 24, 1963, he married the former Nancy Maag who survives. Other family survivors include his children R. Brian (Julie) Potter of...

Norma  Jean Harmon

Norma Jean Harmon

Mar 8, 2013

Norma Jean (Hurless) Harmon, 67, of Willshire Township, died at 9:16 a.m., Friday at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born in Willshire Township on November 7, 1945, the daughter of the late Harold Wilson and Pauline (Foster) Hurless. On February 23, 1963, she married Larry D. Harmon who passed away on June 29, 2012....

Zack Hartman  Jr.

Zack Hartman Jr.

Mar 2, 2013

Zack Hartman Jr., 76, of Van Wert, died at 11:11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Va Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born August 29, 1936, in Van Wert, the son of the late Zach H. Hartman Sr. and Fay A. (Gaskill) Hartman. He had been married to Cordella (Allen) Hartman. Survivors include three daughters, Brenda...

Michael Tunis

Michael Tunis

Mar 1, 2013

Michael Tunis, 64 of Van Wert, died Friday March 1, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 19, 1948 in Grant County, Indiana, ths son of the late William and Ethelena (Sharp) Tunis. Mike was a 1966 graduate of Paulding High School; Veteran of the U.S. Army; member of the American Legion Post #178 and Veterans of...

Marion  Francis Robenalt

Marion Francis Robenalt

Feb 28, 2013

Marion Francis "Bud" Robenalt, 83 of Van Wert, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 12:35 p.m., at the C.H.P.- Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, after an extended illness. He was born July 7, 1929, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Marion Allen and Irene Frances (Ley) Robenalt. On September...

Harold  James Feasby

Harold James Feasby

Feb 24, 2013

Harold J. Feasby, 94, of Van Wert, died at 11 a.m., Sunday at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on February 3, 1919, in Tully Township, the son of the late Willis K. and Othal (Foley) Feasby. On May 16, 1942, he married the former June Violet Gipe who preceded him in death on December 20,...

Dale  Ernest Mathews

Dale Ernest Mathews

Feb 24, 2013

Dale E. Mathews, 88, of Van Wert, died at 10:18 p.m., Sunday at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born January 10, 1925, in Union Township, the son of the late Charles Ernest Mathews and Helen (Taylor) Mathews Watson. He was married to Louisa Ruth (Green) Mathews Geething who died July 10, 1991 and Barbara J....

Helen  Irene Rager

Helen Irene Rager

Feb 20, 2013

H. Irene Rager, 87, of Van Wert, died at 2:41 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. She was born August 11, 1925, in Tully Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Lester and Lorena Elizabeth (Fritz) Bell. On April 25, 1948, she married Lloyd E. Rager, who survives. Other survivors...

Alice  Neoma Hoover

Alice Neoma Hoover

Feb 15, 2013

Alice Neoma Hoover, 89, of Harrison Township, passed away at 9:50 p.m., Friday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on March 28, 1923, in Tully Township, the daughter of the late Noah and Bessie P.(Clayton) Poling. On December 26, 1943, she married Dale A. Hoover who survives. Other family members include her three...

Helen  Lenore Neate

Helen Lenore Neate

Feb 14, 2013

Helen Lenore Neate, 97 of rural Van Wert - York Township - where she and her husband, Harry, resided since their marriage, died at 4:15 a.m., Thursday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on October 31, 1915, in Willshire Township, the daughter of late Harry Gilbert and Nellie M.(Brown) Ault. On February 19, 1938, she married...

B.  Devon Bricker

B. Devon Bricker

Feb 11, 2013

B. Devon Bricker, 74 of rural Van Wert, died at 2:30 p.m., Monday February 11, 2013 at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert He was born on May 18, 1938 in Rossford, Ohio, the son of the late Cleo A. (Bower) and Bernard A. Bricker. On March 30, 1958, he married Sharleen B. (Wiseman), who survives at the...

Mary  Judith Feeney

Mary Judith Feeney

Feb 9, 2013

Mary Judith Feeney, 73, of Van Wert, died at 1:40 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born April 23, 1939, in Lima, the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Betty Jean (Van Fleet) Beall. On June 30, 1957, she married Larry Feeney, who preceded her in death in 1998....

Robert  Eugene Rickard

Robert Eugene Rickard

Jan 24, 2013

Robert Eugene Rickard, 90, of Van Wert, died at 5:23 p.m., Thursday at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. He was born December 11, 1922, near Ohio City, the son of the late Winfield and Mary Catherine (Mottinger) Rickard. On January 4, 1949, he married the former Ruth Kittle and she preceded him in death on May...

Carol  Sue Decker

Carol Sue Decker

Jan 24, 2013

Carol Sue (Brown) Decker, 61, of Van Wert, died at 10:40 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 24, 1951, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Kenneth Eugene and Esther Leila (Bashore) Brown. On May 31, 1980, she married Howard D. Decker, who survives in Van Wert....

Lee  Junior Bigham

Lee Junior Bigham

Jan 21, 2013

Lee Bigham, Jr., 84, of rural Van Wert, died at 7:48 a.m., Monday at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born on September 4, 1928, near Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Lee and Gladys (Warford) Bigham. On September 4, 1949, the married the former Patricia L. Seekings who survives. Other family members include two...

Winifred  Ruth Ruhlin

Winifred Ruth Ruhlin

Jan 18, 2013

Winifred R. Ruhlin, 86, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:05 p.m., Friday at The Laurels of Shane Hill near Rockford. She was born on December 5, 1926, in Fostoria, Ohio, the daughter of the late Walter and Inez Audrey (Foor) Schaadt. On October 31, 1948, she married Robert D. Ruhlin in the E.U.B. Church in Van Wert. He...

Warren  Calvin Morris

Warren Calvin Morris

Jan 15, 2013

Warren C. "Dutch" Morris, 84, of York Township, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at his home in York Township where he was born on April 2, 1928, during a big ice storm. His parents were Robert P. and Ellen (Roberts) Morris. On June 17, 1956, he married for former, Alice Ann Fawcett, and she survives at...

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