Obituaries

Sep 17, 2010

Carl W. Kimmel, 95, Rockford, died September 17, 2010, at 4:07 a.m. at Gardens at Celina, Celina, Ohio. He was born June 1, 1915 to Ferdellus "Joe" and Mina (Lampy) Kimmel. On December 31, 1942, he married Eleanor Freck, who preceded him in death on August 3, 1986. Surviving are his children: Catherine (Arthur) Mirtes, Huron, Ohio, and Gary (Sharon)...

Sep 8, 2010

Gertrude Mary Laux, 89, Rockford, died Wednesday September 8, 2010, at 1:45 a.m. at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert. She was born February 3, 1921, in Fordyce, Nebraska, to Zeno and Mathilda (Schmidt) Suing. On July 29, 1944 she married John Lamont Laux, who preceded her in death on August 12, 2003. Surviving are five sons: Ferdinand (Linda) Laux,...

Sep 2, 2010

Mozell Isbell, 81, of Rockford, Ohio, died on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at 3:05 p.m. at Celina Manor, Celina, Ohio, where she had been a patient. She was born on September 10, 1928 in Fett, Alabama, the daughter of Rayburn Howard and Trudie (Kelly) Davis. In 1948, she married Elvie Lawson Isbell, who preceded in death on May 2, 1991....

Aug 25, 2010

Aileen E. Hileman, 93, Rockford, died August 25, 2010, at 3:15 a.m. at Laurels of Shane Hill Nursing Home, Rockford. She was born July 26, 1917 to Charles and Oval (Dull) Hoverman. On March 7, 1936 she married Forest Hileman, who survives. She was a homemaker all of her life. Surviving are two sons: Larry (Marjorie) Hileman and Ned (Paula)...

Aug 18, 2010

Gale Shaffer, 69, Rockford, died Wednesday August 18, 2010, at 2:10 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born June 30, 1941 in Celina to John W. and Grayce (Gibson) Shaffer. Surviving are special friend: Marianna Sutton, Rockford; two sons: Richard Shaffer and Terry Shaffer, both of Rockford; two step-sons: Bryan (Kelly) Sutton, Rockford, and Dan (Marcia) Sutton,...

Aug 16, 2010

Doyt M. Crouch, 81, Rockford, died Monday August 16, 2010 at 2:10 p.m. at his home. He was born July 1, 1929, to Ray and Jennie (Shaffer) Crouch. On November 18, 1950, he married Carolyn Jackson, who survives. Surviving are one son: Robert M. Crouch, Ferndale, Michigan; two daughters: Rebecca (Mick) Downey, Mendon, and Brenda (Terry) Henning, St. Mary's; three...

Aug 9, 2010

Kenneth E. Kuhn, 83, Rockford, died Monday August 9, 2010, at 8:32 a.m. at his residence. He was born on April 15, 1927, in Rockford, to Leroy and Opal (Jackson) Kuhn. On August 6, 1949 he married Alfrieda Braun, who survives. Surviving are three sons: James (Brenda) Kuhn, Celina, Kenneth (Elaine) Kuhn, Greenville, and Michael (Lisa) Kuhn, Rockford; five daughters:...

Aug 4, 2010

Keith J. LaFountain II, 18, of Rockford, Ohio, died Wednesday August 4, 2010 at 11:13 a.m. following an accident in Edgerton, Ohio. He was born on May 17, 1992 in Plattsburgh, New York, to Yvonne (Moon) and Roger Patch, who survive. Also surviving is fiancée: Elizabeth Cardo, Sidney, Ohio; three sisters: Natasha Moon and Ericka Fisher both of Rockford,...

Jul 15, 2010

Jeanne Anne Gilman, 49, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, Ohio, died at 9:38 pm, Thursday, July 15, 2010 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born January 1, 1961 in Muncie, Indiana, to Carl Eugene and Beverly Jo (Hickman) Gable. On June 3, 1989, she married Paul Gilman, and he survives in Chagrin Falls. Also...

Jun 30, 2010

Clois Edward Dudgeon, 86, of Rockford, Ohio, died at his home at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. He was born March 7, 1924 in Rockford, Ohio to Albert and Lela (High) Dudgeon. On September 10, 1950, he married Sarah Ann "Sally" Shockley, and she survives. He served in the U.S. Army in W.W. II and was the owner...

Jun 23, 2010

Virginia R. Bourelle, 84, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 2:49 p.m. at the Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. She was born to Wilbur and Beatrice (Gephart) Stover on August 7, 1925 in Rockford, Ohio. On January 19, 1946, she married Donald Eugene Bourelle; he preceded in death on March 26, 1993. Virginia lived...

Jun 8, 2010

Private graveside services for Donna Francis Trisel, 91, of Rockford, Ohio, were held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, Ohio, with Pastor Chip Steffy officiating. Donna had passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at Joint Township Memorial Hospital in St. Marys, Ohio, where she had been a patient. She was born in Mercer County, Ohio, on March...

May 14, 2010

Eual Richard "Red" Neal, 97, of Venedocia, Ohio, died at 5:20 a.m. Friday May 14, 2010 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on December 31, 1912 in Thompsonville, Illinois, to Aaron and Nobia (Otterson) Neal. On June 29, 1958 he married Rosy E. Bowman who survives.

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May 3, 2010

K. Rosalie Farmer, 92, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 4:35 a.m. Monday, May 3, 2010, at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford. She was born June 6, 1917 in Blackcreek Township, Rockford, Ohio, to John M. and Grace (Stober) Williams. On November 20, 1940, she married Ed Farmer, who preceded her in death on May 31, 2000. Surviving are two sons:...

May 2, 2010

M. "Trudy" Thompson, 92, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 11:24 p.m. Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. She was born December 4, 1917 in Ada, Ohio, to Bert and Gwena (Stemen) McBride. On August 31, 1941 she married Ernest C. Thompson, who preceded her in death on March 13, 1995. Surviving are four sons:...

Apr 23, 2010

Gene Leininger, 90, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 10:15 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2010, at the Celina Manor, Celina, Ohio. He was born December 29, 1919, in Mercer County, Ohio, to Samuel Jacob and Lela (Myers) Leininger. On December 24, 1943, he married Ruth LaVaun Clay, and she preceded in death on October 2, 2006. He retired from the...

Apr 1, 2010

Kenneth Leroy Luginbill, 83, of Willshire died Thursday April 1, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert. He was born February 26, 1927 in Adams County, Indiana to Roy and Goldie (Bollenbacher) Luginbill. On February 22, 1958 he married Clara Louise Schott, who preceded him in death on October 8, 2002. Surviving are two sons: Jeff...

Mar 29, 2010

Roger William Heppeard 69, of Rockford, Ohio died Monday March 29,2010 at 11:15 p.m. at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born June 20, 1940 in Liberty Township, Ohio to William "Sam" Foster and Georgia Bonita (Huffman) Heppeard. Surviving is one sister: Carolyn Heppeard of Rockford, Ohio, along with nieces and nephews. Deceased is one brother: Bill Heppeard; two sisters: Veda...

Mar 8, 2010

John E. Fickert, 53, of Rockford, Ohio, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at 12:52 p.m. at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. He was born March 5, 1957 in Celina, Ohio, to Ralph O. and Janet L. (Winemiller) Fickert. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, and was employed by PTL Trucking, Murray, Kentucky. Surviving are his mother, Janet L....

Jan 31, 2010

Connie S. Hawk, 72, of Rockford, Ohio, died Friday afternoon, January 31, 2010 at The Community Health Professionals In-patient Hospice Facility in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born July 8, 1938, in Wabash, Ohio, Mercer County to Rudolph and Lelah (Howell) Hass. On November 15, 1959, she married Roger Hawk, and he survives. She had lived in the area all...