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Van Wert, Ohio Obituaries

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...

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...

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