Obituaries
Gary Lee "Harry" Spridgeon
Jan 14, 2026
Gary Lee "Harry" Spridgeon, 71, of Middle Point, Ohio, died on January 14, 2026, at his residence. He was born on March 29, 1954, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Gerald E. "Tuffy" and Esther E. (Byers) Spridgeon.Harry was a dedicated truck driver for most of his life, having recently retired from Nickles Bakery in Lima, Ohio. He was a former volunteer...
Robert McPhail
Jan 14, 2026
Robert D. "Danny" McPhail, 52, of Van Wert, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Van Wert Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on December 29 in Van Wert to Nancy (Brown) Riley and Robert F. McPhail. Danny attended Vantage Career Center and graduated from Van Wert High School in 1993.
Danny lived for the open road on his Harley...
David Kiehl
Jan 14, 2026
David L. Kiehl, 79, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Van Wert, passed away at his home on December 22, 2025. He was born in Van Wert on January 15, 1946, to the late Charles and Shirley Kiehl. A proud member of the Lincolnview High School Class of 1964, David entered the United States Army in 1966 and served in Germany...
Crystal Reed
Jan 13, 2026
Crystal Louise (Webster) Reed, 85, of Middle Point, passed away at 10:10 AM on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at her residence. She was born April 4, 1940, in Van Wert, to the late Betty (Davis) Dattilio and Charles Ralph Webster. On February 15, 1959, she married John M. Reed of Middle Point, who preceded her in death on October 26,...
Craig Thomas
Jan 8, 2026
Craig A. Thomas, 80, formerly of Mendon, Ohio died Thursday night, January 8, 2026 at Divine Nursing and Rehab at Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. He was born September 27, 1945 in Lima, Ohio and was the son of the late Martha J. Thomas.On August 3, 1968 Craig married the former Patricia Berry, who preceded him in death on August...
Lori Webster
Jan 6, 2026
Lori Ann Webster, 64, of Grover Hill, passed away on January 6, 2026, at Van Wert Hospital. Born on April 28, 1961, in Van Wert to the late Franklin and Myrtle (Whittredge) Wyandt, Lori grew up with a gentle spirit that carried through every chapter of her life. Her life was shaped by simple joys, quiet creativity, and the people...
Maria L. Martinez
Jan 4, 2026
Maria Louisa Martinez, 82, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on January 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.She was born on March 16, 1943, in Hondo, Texas, to Dionicia Morales, who preceded her in death. Maria lived a life defined by hard work, devotion, and unconditional love for those around her.On...
Donna M. (Schoenauer) Foehl
Jan 3, 2026
Donna M. Foehl, 97, of Convoy, passed away Saturday morning at Hearth and Home of Van Wert. She was born April 9, 1928, in Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, to Fred and S. Leona (Zartman) Schoenauer. She married Robert E. Foehl.
Donna was a homemaker and the ultimate farm wife. She was always there to haul grain and help in any...
Thomas Stephenson
Dec 30, 2025
Thomas Richard "Tom" Stephenson, 77, of Rockford, Ohio died Tuesday morning, December 30, 2025, at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio. He was born February 1, 1948 in Celina, Ohio and he was the son of the late Richard and Sarah "Gene" (Harrison) Stephenson.On July 29, 1967 Tom married the former Judy Secaur, who survives.Tom graduated from Parkway High School in...
Jerry Simindinger
Dec 27, 2025
Jerry Lynn Simindinger, 66, of Cloverdale, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on September 15, 1959, in Paulding, Ohio, to the late Kenneth and Betty (Talbott) Simindinger Sr.
Jerry graduated from Wayne Trace High School and went on to enlist in the United States Army. Throughout his life, he worked many...
Jerry Bolton
Dec 27, 2025
Jerry Dean Bolton, 85, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on December 27, 2025, following an extended illness.
Jerry was born on November 6, 1940, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Edwin and Eva Jean (Davis) Bolton. He was a 1958 graduate of York High School. On September 22, 1963, he married Janet (Good) Bolton, who survives.
Jerry was...
Patricia Jeanne Weaver
Dec 25, 2025
Patricia “Pat” Jeanne (Muncey) Weaver, age 71, of Van Wert, OH, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025 , after a short battle with cancer.
She was born on November 27, 1954 in Euclid, OH to Thomas James and Joanne Margaret (Funk) Muncey, and grew up in Wickliffe, OH.
Pat was blinded at birth by retinopathy of prematurity, however, she never let...
Angela Harner
Dec 23, 2025
Angela Marie "Angie" Harner, 47, of Rockford, Ohio died Tuesday afternoon, December 23, 2025 at Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born October 21, 1978 in Coldwater, Ohio and was the daughter of Barry Harner of Mendon, Ohio and Julia (Schilling) King and Mark King of Rockford, Ohio.Angie was an aesthetician and operated a business from...
Karl D. Knodel
Dec 23, 2025
Karl D. Knodel, 90, of Ohio City, passed away at 5:55pm on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, with our Jesus after 43 days of inpatient care at Kindred Hospital in Lima. He was born July 3, 1935, in Van Wert, to Herb and Euthemia (Smith) Knodel. On September 25, 1960, he married the former Connie Lee Wallace.
He is survived by his...
Charles Eberle
Dec 22, 2025
Charles "Chuck" A. Eberle Jr., 79, of Van Wert, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born April 12, 1946, in Van Wert, Ohio, to the late Charles A. Sr. and Juanita (Lee) Eberle.
Chuck graduated from Van Wert High School and went on to serve proudly in the National Guard. On July 1, 1974,...
David Brent DuVall
Dec 22, 2025
David Brent DuVall, 62, of Middle Point, passed away Monday morning, December 21, 2025, at his residence. He was born August 1, 1963, in Van Wert, to Otis W. and Betty Jo (Eversole) DuVall.
Dave graduated from Lincolnview High School.
He retired as a State of Ohio meat inspector and was a lifetime farmer. After retirement, Dave enjoyed time spent working at...
Tracy Orsbon
Dec 17, 2025
Tracy Orsbon, 63, of Van Wert, passed away on December 17, 2025, in Jackson, Michigan, while on a hunting trip.He was born on July 25, 1962, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Jerry Orsbon and Leonie (Weigel) Decker.
A graduate of Northrop High School, Tracy proudly served in the United States Army Airborne Division from 1984 to 1987. He was currently employed...
Jerome E. Blankemeyer
Dec 16, 2025
Jerome E. Blankemeyer, of Van Wert, a devoted husband, son, father, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the age of 54. Born on May 21, 1971, to Eugene and Joan (Schaadt) Blankemeyer, Jerome lived a life full of laughter, service, and love. On October 24, 2020, he married the former Erica Runyon.He dedicated over 35 years to Danfoss,...
Richard Atwood
Dec 15, 2025
Richard "Dick" Atwood, 87, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2025, surrounded by his loving wife and daughter.
Born on April 11, 1938, in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, Richard was the son of Howard and Bertha Atwood. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother William Atwood, and his sister Nancy Briggs.
Richard shared 61 wonderful years...
Joshua C. Brown
Dec 15, 2025
Joshua C. Brown, 31, of Van Wert, died at 2:00pm on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Vancrest of Van Wert.
He was born April 30, 1994, in Fort Wayne, to Dwayne C. and Pamela I. (Booher) Brown.
Josh graduated from Van Wert High School and Vantage Career Center through the Buildings and Grounds program. He was formerly employed at Harbor Freight in Van...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
