Obituaries

Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

Donald  Thomas Weck

Donald Thomas Weck

May 2, 2013

Donald Thomas, Weck, 80, of Harrison Township, died at 5:25 a.m., Thursday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on December 11, 1932, in Harrison Township, the son of the late George Peter and Olga Lella (Shaffer) Weck. On September 9, 1956, he married the former LouElla Mae Speck who preceded him in death on August...

Nelle  Haviland Dustman

Nelle Haviland Dustman

Apr 28, 2013

Nelle Haviland Dustman, of Van Wert died at 4:24 p.m., Sunday at the C.H.P.-Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of the late Clyde S. and Lena B. (Buhler). On September 23, 1976, she married Ernest Dustman, who preceded her in death on May 23, 1992. She was a graduate of...

Waldo  Charles Owens

Waldo Charles Owens

Apr 26, 2013

Waldo Charles "Bud" Owens, 84, of Tully Township, died at 5:57 p.m., Friday shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born on July 10, 1928, in Convoy, the son of the late Lyman and Merle (Finkhousen) Owens. On November 1, 1947, he married the former Joyce A. Ley who survives. Other family survivors include their three...

Della  Mae Evans

Della Mae Evans

Apr 17, 2013

Della Mae (Jones) Evans, 91, of Van Wert, died at 3:39 p.m., Wednesday at the Van Wert County Hospital. She was born on December 8, 1921, in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of the late Melvin and Florance (Crocket) Jones, Sr. On November 1, 1947, she married Harry Evans who preceded her in death on June 8, 1969. Also preceding...

Shirley  Ann Couts

Shirley Ann Couts

Apr 15, 2013

Shirley Ann Counts, 76, of Van Wert, passed away at 8:32 a.m., Monday, at the VanCrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born on May 24, 1936, in Haviland, the daughter of the late Ray R. and Ethel (Chapke) Speakman. She was married to Daniel J. McConahay on October 16, 1954. She later married Lee Ray Couts...

Floyd  Timothy Agler

Floyd Timothy Agler

Apr 14, 2013

Floyd Timothy "Tim" Agler, 83, of Willshire Township, passed away at 6:26 p.m., Sunday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on December 11, 1929, in Columbus, the son of the late Floyd E. and Clara Catherine (Merkle) Agler. On April 2, 1967, he married the former Dorothy May Mengerink who survives. Other family members include...

Vicie  Lin Mounts

Vicie Lin Mounts

Apr 10, 2013

Vicie Lin Mounts of Van Wert went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 10:35 p.m., after a brief illness of cancer and a powerful fight against it. She was born on April 18, 1959 in Decatur, Indiana, to the late Victor and Mary (Shinn) Lautzenheiser. On March 6, 1990, she married her high school...

Robert  Hoyt Shindeldecker

Robert Hoyt Shindeldecker

Apr 10, 2013

Robert Hoyt "Bob" Shindeldecker, 92, of Liberty Township, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 10:58 p.m., Wednesday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on July 8, 1920, in Ohio City, the son of the late Eugene F. and Hattie Annetta (High) Shindeldecker. On December 4, 1948, he married the former Ceola Fern...

Daniel  Lynn Boroff

Daniel Lynn Boroff

Apr 3, 2013

Daniel Lynn Boroff, 62, of rural Van Wert, died at 3:40 p.m., Wednesday at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on June 23, 1950, in Paulding County, the son of Loy and Wilma (Rau) Boroff. Mrs. Boroff survives in Defiance. On April 8, 1978, he married the former Mary Alice Jones also surviving....

Genevieve  Ann Lautenschleger

Genevieve Ann Lautenschleger

Apr 1, 2013

Genevieve Ann Lautenschleger, 81, of Middle Point, passed away at 3:04 p.m., Monday at the Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on October 14, 1931, in Liberty Township, the daughter of the late Marion Delbert and Mildred Ruth (Agler) Taylor. On March 2, 1952, she married Owen D. Lautenschleger who died on March 25, 1992. She...

Lola  Marie Woods

Lola Marie Woods

Mar 31, 2013

Lola Marie Woods, 90, of Convoy, died at 3:49 p.m., Sunday at the Hospice Home of Fort Wayne. She was born on January 1, 1923, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Walter and Emma (Kiehl) Schaadt. On June 16, 1945, she married Charlie James Woods who preceded her in death on August 20, 2009. Also preceding...

Paul  Chester Dangler

Paul Chester Dangler

Mar 23, 2013

Paul C. Dangler, 69, of rural Van Wert, passed away at 8:55 p.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013. He was born on June 8, 1943, in Van Wert the son of the late Chester Paul and Isabelle (Kiggins) Dangler. He married the former Della Jean Mottinger on July 18, 1970, and she survives. Family survivors include two daughters, Renee Runyon...

Betty  Louise Bilderback

Betty Louise Bilderback

Mar 22, 2013

Betty Louise Bilderback, 79, of Van Wert, died at 1:54 p.m., Friday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on December 7, 1933, in Willshire Township, the daughter of the late William Clarence and Ida Philippina (Giessler) Bilderback. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Barbara Bashire of Van Wert; a niece, Debra Bridges of Madison, Indiana; three nephews,...

Fern  Eloise Book

Fern Eloise Book

Mar 22, 2013

Fern Eloise Book, 92, of Van Wert, died at 11 a.m., Friday at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on June 17, 1920, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Ira Asa and Mabel L. (Shafer) Redlinger. She was married to Charles W. Debolt who died on August 6, 1977. She then married Rev. Rea...

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...

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