Obituaries
Richard Stokes
Sep 21, 2022
Richard Lee Stokes "Doc", 78, of Middle Point, passed away at 6:36 am on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Paulding Hospital. He was born on March 27, 1944, in Lima, son of the late Norman J. and Anna Alma (Wurst) Stokes. On February 08, 1964, he married the love of his life, Sue Etzler. Together, they shared over 58...
Joyce Mottinger
Sep 21, 2022
Joyce Metzger Mottinger, 95, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:25 AM on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Van Wert Manor. She was born on April 08, 1927, in Lancing, MI, to the late Oscar and Mary Jane (Frick) Shafer. Joyce was a member of Ohio City Church of God. She worked several jobs throughout her life including, 4...
Nancy Lautzenheiser
Sep 20, 2022
Nancy E. Lautzenheiser, 69, of Van Wert passed away at 4:00 AM on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Mercy-St. Rita's. She was born on January 12, 1953, in Van Wert, to the late Edward and LuVerne (Jones) Kennedy. She married Thomas Lautzenheiser, who survives. Together, they shared many years of memories. Nancy's professional life began with working as a respiratory...
Virgil B. Spearman
Sep 18, 2022
Virgil B. "Ben" Spearman, 85, of Van Wert passed away at 5:00 AM on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Van Wert Manor. He was born on November 26, 1936, in Van Wert, the son of the late Virgil and Lucille Spearman. On July 14, 2010, he married the the former Vina (Taylor). Together, they shared 22 years of memories. He...
Aaron Mosier
Sep 17, 2022
"Life was tough, but so was I", Aaron Matthew Mosier, 50, of Van Wert passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Mercy-St. Rita's in Lima, Ohio. He was born June 24, 1972, in Van Wert, to Susan K. (Ringwald) Mosier and David L. Mosier. Aaron started working at 13, mowing lawns and working at the root beer stand in...
Elizabeth "Ann" Bendele
Sep 14, 2022
Elizabeth "Ann" Bendele, 69, of Van Wert passed away at on September 14, 2022 at her residence. She was born on June 8, 1953, in Lima, to the late Fred R. and Helen G (Mox) Gorman. On April 27, 1973, she married the late Randall J. Bendele. Together, they shared years of memories. Ann was a 1971 graduate of Lincolnview...
Charlotte Leiter
Sep 14, 2022
Charlotte A. Leiter, 93, of Van Wert passed away at 8:10 PM on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at Vancrest of Van Wert. She was born on October 2, 1928, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence and Lillian (Kemper) Gehrlich . On November 30, 1945, she married Frederic W. Leiter, who passed away October 31, 2015. Together,...
Dana Pollock
Sep 9, 2022
Dana Alan Pollock, 67, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:13 PM on Friday, September 09, 2022 at Van Wert Health ER. He was born on October 02, 1954, in Van Wert, to the late Lee Wayne and Anna Louise (Shaffer) Pollock. On October 02, 1985, he married the love of his life, Ronda Rhodes. Dana graduated from Van...
David Roark
Sep 8, 2022
David Roark, 78, formerly of Rockford, Ohio passed away on September 08, 2022 at Village Green Health Campus, Greenville, Ohio. He was born on February 25, 1944, in Erose, Kentucky to the late McKinley Roark and Polly (Sizemore) Roark. David was an outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Proud of his Native American heritage, he enjoyed finding and collecting arrowheads...
Charles Kennedy
Sep 7, 2022
Charles F. Kennedy III, a life-long resident of Van Wert and son of the late Edward Kennedy and LuVerne Kennedy, passed away on September 7. He was a 1966 graduate of Van Wert High School and was engaged in private law practice in Van Wert from 1979 to June 2009. Kennedy was the Van Wert County Prosecuting Attorney from...
Dennis Warnecke
Sep 7, 2022
Dennis Carl Warnecke, 76, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:47 AM on Wednesday, September 07, 2022 at Van Wert Health ER. He was born on August 13, 1946, in Lima, to the late Ralph and Mary (Kroeger) Warnecke. On May 31, 1975, he married the love of his life, Diana Pohlman, who preceded him in death. A 1964...
Barbara Meeks
Sep 6, 2022
Barbara Lee Meeks, 78, of Van Wert, passed away at 5:16 AM on Tuesday, September 06, 2022 at Lima Memorial. She was born on June 18, 1944, in Van Wert, to the late John L. and Ida May (Hammond) Blake. On September 14, 2017, Barb married Carl E Meeks. After graduating from Van Wert High School in 1962, Barb...
Ruth Burley
Sep 6, 2022
Ruth M. Burley, 94, of Van Wert, passed away at 2:05 PM on Tuesday, September 06, 2022 at Van Wert Manor. She was born on July 16, 1928, in Slickville, PA, daughter of the late Edward Gerald and Anna Cecilia (Rhuby) Shaffer. On June 08, 1946, she married the love of her life, Gale F. Burley. He preceded her in...
Norman Fleming
Sep 4, 2022
Norman L. Fleming, 89, of Rockford passed away on September 4, 2022 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born on November 18, 1932, in Rockford, son of the late Estus C. Fleming and Grace Leah (Mottinger) Fleming. On May 7, 1955, he married Elizabeth (Croy) Fleming, who preceded him in death on March 24, 1985. On...
Elaine Sherburn
Aug 28, 2022
Elaine A. Sherburn, 87, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Van Wert Manor while surrounded by her family. She was born on April 06, 1935, in Van Wert, to the late Russell Dwight and Esther Irene (Sherrick) Gamble. Elaine owned and operated Sherburn Construction Company with her late husband, Lowell E. Sherburn. She was a...
Roxie Brown
Aug 27, 2022
Roxie L Brown, 86, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:04 AM on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. She was born on November 07, 1935, in Ohio City, to the late Oswald F. and C. Blanche (Woods) Brown. On June 05, 1954, she married the love of her life, Leslie Brown. Together, they were...
Kenneth Stahl
Aug 23, 2022
Kenneth E. Stahl, 91, of Van Wert, passed away at 3:42 PM on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Hearth & Home of Van Wert surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 21, 1931, in Grover Hill, to the late Isaac N. and Nina F. (Clear) Stahl. On January 20, 1951, he married the love of his life,...
Carrie Jellison-Garwood
Aug 15, 2022
Carrie B. Jellison-Garwood, 80, of Van Wert passed away at 1:10 PM on August 15, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on February 17, 1942, in Wayne, MI to the late Vernon Barns and Helen (Johnson) Wilson. A 1960 graduate of Knox High School in Knox, Indiana, Carrie went on to earn her associates degree in interior...
Lissa Kettering
Aug 13, 2022
Lissa Ann Kettering of Long Beach, California passed away suddenly on August 13, 2022 at the age of 37. Lissa was the daughter of Keith and Kris Lay Kettering. Born in Louisville, Kentucky where she lived for the first twelve years of her life, she also lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan for over 20 years. She moved to Santa Monica,...
Linnie Lucille Youtsey
Aug 13, 2022
Lucille "Lucy" Youtsey, 95, of Paulding, passed away at 10:48 PM on August 13, 2022 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on June 15, 1927, in Bessemer, AL, to the late William and Lucindy (Shoemaker) Griffin. On January 06, 1945, Lucy married the love of her life, Gordon L. Youtsey who preceded her in death. Together, they...
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