Obituaries
Harold "Jack" Spry
Mar 21, 2022
Harold E. "Jack" Spry, 94, of Ohio City; formerly of Van Wert, passed away at 5:07 AM on Monday, March 21, 2022 at his residence. He was born on January 7, 1928, in Convoy, the son of the late William and Luetta (Foley) Spry. On July 8, 1977, he married the former Norma Jean (Long), who passed away on...
Constance Jackson
Mar 18, 2022
Constance Ilene Jackson, 94, of Rockford passed away at 3:58 AM on Friday, March 18, 2022 at her daughter's residence in Van Wert. She was born on March 14, 1928, in Liberty Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Urban and Luetta (Willrath) Hoenie. On November 16, 1946, she married Charles M. Jackson, who passed away on July...
Robert Shope
Mar 17, 2022
Robert "Bob" Shope, 70, of Celina passed away at 11:50 am on March 17, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital. He was born on March 14, 1952, in Celina, the son of the late Edward D. Shope and Betty (Bauer) Shope. On October 07, 1978, he married the former Becky Jo Bollenbacher, who survives. Bob was a 1970 graduate of Parkway High...
Brian Pancake
Mar 15, 2022
Brian L. Pancake, 60, of Van Wert passed away at 5:35 PM on March 15, 2022 at Van Wert Health. He was born on November 27, 1961, in Van Wert, to the late Herbert F. and Donna L. (Buerkley) Pancake. On May 07, 1989, he married the love of his life, Marcia Marie Miller. Together, they shared years of...
Jean Owens
Mar 12, 2022
Following a two-month illness, Jean Owens, age 89, died on March 12, 2022 at Homestead at Towne Center, where she lived for a short time. Jean was born Joyce Jeanine Keirns on February 28, 1933 in Delphos, Ohio. From a young age, she preferred to be called Jean. She grew up in Jackson Michigan, but often visited and stayed...
Richard Sluyter
Mar 6, 2022
Richard Wayne Sluyter of Grabill, Indiana passed away on Sunday March 6, 2022 at the age of 89. Richard was born in Buffalo, Indiana on March 5, 1933. Richard worked with his father in the family automotive garage and later became a mechanic in Fort Wayne. He loved helping people find their problems and fix them. He later owned...
Charles Frye
Mar 2, 2022
Charles Benjamin Frye, 32, of Oceanside, California passed away unexpectedly on March 02, 2022. He was born on April 13, 1989, in Coldwater, the son of Ginger and Jeff Bollenbacher of Rockford, and the late John Charles Frye. Charles was a graduate of Parkway High School. Also surviving are two sons; Charles "Turtle", and Jerold "Bear" Frye of Chattanooga, Ohio,...
Donald Uhl
Feb 22, 2022
Don J. Uhl of Van Wert, Ohio, 99 years old, died at Henry Ford Hospital, West Bloomfield, Michigan, on February 22, 2022, of cardiac arrest with his wife and two children at his side. He was born on February 3, 1923, to Albert and Margaret (Williams) Uhl in Van Wert. His twin sister, Dorthy Jean (Uhl) Weigle, was born...
Joan Finkhousen
Feb 22, 2022
Joan Edna (Snyder) Finkhousen, 83, of Van Wert, Ohio passed away at 6:28 p.m., Tuesday, February 22, 2022 under the watchful care of the Van Wert Manor Assisted Living. Joan was born September 27, 1938 to W. Cloyce and Edna Snyder of Convoy, Ohio. Joan married Donald E. Finkhousen (deceased), on April 19, 1958. Joan was the mother of...
John Fleenor
Feb 22, 2022
John C Fleenor, 77, of Haviland, passed away at 10:22 PM on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 22:22 hours. He was born on February 17, 1945, in Appalachia, Virginia, son of the late Lee and Thelma (Fields) Fleenor. On February 15, 1964, he married the love of his life, Janet Ashton. Together, they shared years of memories. John retired...
Jean Ireland
Feb 20, 2022
Jean Ann Ireland, 74, of Rockford passed away at 8:30 pm on February 20, 2022 at Van Wert Health. She was born on September 30, 1947, in Celina, the daughter of the late Jessie Lee Searight and Josephine Mamie (Nuding) Searight. Jean was a 1966 graduate of Celina Senior High School. Jean worked at Mersman Tables in Celina, Corning Glass...
Pauline Sell
Feb 20, 2022
Pauline Louella Sell, 90, of Rockford passed away at 12:43 pm on February 20, 2022 at Divine Nursing Home in Rockford. She was born on June 13, 1931, in Mercer County, the daughter of the late Asa Logan Book and Martha Louella (Raver) Book. On June 06, 1951, she married Carl Sell, who passed away on May 1, 2003. Pauline...
Anna Dyer
Feb 18, 2022
Anna Marie Dyer, 70, of Harrod, passed away at unexpectedly on February 18, 2022 at her residence. She was born on July 14, 1951, in Ottoville, the daughter of the late Christian Beryl Ashbaugh and Loretta Melveen (Urton Paige) Ashbaugh. Her father was a hard working farmer and factory worker. He passed away November 7, 1964. Her mother was a...
Ronald Walker
Feb 16, 2022
Ronald E. Walker, 77, went to be with his heavenly father on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 at Mercy Health (St. Rita's) in Lima, Ohio following injuries sustained from an automobile accident. He was born June 9, 1944 in Howell County, Missouri to the late George and Edith (Proffitt) Walker. On May 4th, 1964 he married Shirley A. Kuhn who...
Vernon Kuhn
Feb 15, 2022
Vernon F. Kuhn, 85, of Rockford passed away on February 15, 2022 at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. He was born on October 05, 1936, in Mercer County, the son of the late Herbert H. and Viola (Bollenbacher) Kuhn. On January 16, 1959, he married the former Vera White, who passed away on July 1, 2015. Vernon was...
Nancy Kaduk
Feb 14, 2022
Nancy G. Kaduk, 71, of Van Wert passed away at 11:34 AM on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on June 19, 1950, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Frank J. and Betty J. (Huston) Kaduk. Nancy retired from Grief Brothers, Van Wert, as a scheduler. She was a member of...
Kevin Brown
Feb 12, 2022
Kevin L. Brown, 61, of Convoy, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at his residence. He was born on October 01, 1960, in Decatur, to the late Marvin Brown and Rosemary M. (Coyne) Brown. Kevin worked as a truck driver for many years and was also a logging subcontractor. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting with coonhounds and...
Steven Crawford
Feb 12, 2022
Steven L. Crawford, 63, of Van Wert passed away at 12:12 PM on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on March 21, 1958, in Van Wert, to the late Cecil "Ed" Crawford and Dorothy (Dotson) Crawford. On September 14, 1982, he married Jane Clay. Together they shared nearly 40 years of...
Sharon Poling
Feb 10, 2022
Sharon Lee Poling, 75, of Van Wert, passed away unexpectedly at 7:00 AM on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Vancrest of Van Wert. She was born on July 15, 1946 in Lima, Ohio to Willis Webster and Mary (Meier) Van Etten, who both preceded her in death. On November 20, 1966 she married the love of her life Richard...
Ralph Jessee
Feb 9, 2022
Ralph Wayne Jessee, 71, of Middle Point passed away at 12:03PM on February 09, 2022 at The James Cancer Center in Columbus. He was born on March 08, 1950, in St. Charles, VA, to his late parents, Creed Pete and Nevada (Scott) Jessee. On June 18, 1971, he married the love of his life, Debbie Long. Together, they shared...
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