Obituaries
Earl Brodbeck
Aug 18, 2021
Earl Junior Brodbeck, 81, of Willshire passed away on August 18, 2021 at Vancrest Nursing Home in Van Wert. He was born on February 03, 1940, in Willshire, the son of the late Roy Brodbeck and Rosa Garwood Brodbeck. On July 01, 1961, he married the former Marjorie L Zizelman, who passed away on April 21, 2018. Earl lived...
Robert D. Sowers
Aug 12, 2021
Robert D. Sowers passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Van Wert Manor after an extended illness. He was born the 5th of six siblings, on June 21, 1934, to the late Lewis and Eithel (Longanecker) Sowers. Siblings, Janet, Richard, Gordon, Darrel and John all preceded him in death. One sister, Sue Plumley, survives. A lifelong resident of Van...
Carol Prill Mounts
Aug 12, 2021
Our beloved mother, Carol A. (Erdenberger) Prill Mounts, 88, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully to her eternal home at 10:10 AM on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Park Place Assisted Living in Ft Wayne, under the care of Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice. She was born on April 14, 1933, in Mansfield and was the only child...
Carl R. Beck
Aug 11, 2021
Carl R. Beck "CB", 87, of Van Wert, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Van Wert Manor after experiencing a severe stroke. He was born on December 19, 1933, in Van Wert, the son of the late George G. and Retta Florence (Bechtol) Beck. On November 14, 1954, he married the former H. Pauline "Polly" Kever, who...
Barbara Morris
Aug 10, 2021
Barbara V. (Poe) Morris, 94, of Van Wert, passed away at 3:20 AM on August 10, 2021 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hopsice. She was born on June 19, 1927, in Ridge Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late J. Clifford and M. Murae (Davies) Poe. On April 6, 1947, she married Donald W. Morris, who passed away...
Lois Poling
Aug 7, 2021
Lois Ellen Presler Poling April 7, 1920 - August 7, 2021 Our beloved matriarch, Lois Poling, passed peacefully in Findlay, Ohio on Saturday, August 7, 2021 after 101 extraordinary years on Earth. Loving mother of Ann(Tom-deceased) Buis, Tom Poling, Susan-deceased (Doug) Hemlepp, and Don (Susan-deceased) Poling; Grandma Loie to Pamela (Tim) Stumpp, Doug (Jade) Hemlepp, Susan (Ryan Hensley) Bright,...
Jeffrey Luginbill
Jul 27, 2021
Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Luginbill, Sr., 58, of Willshire passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his home . He was born on December 29, 1962, in Celina, the son of the late Kenneth Luginbill and Clara Louise (Schott) Luginbill. On August 4, 1984, he married the former Sara Stutz, who survives. Together they shared over 36 years of memories....
Ralph Bockey
Jul 27, 2021
Ralph B. Bockey, 72, of Van Wert, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Loveland, Colorado while doing what he loved most, vacationing with his grandkids. He was born on September 08, 1948, in Lima, to his late parents, Cletus and Josephine (Sager) Bockey. On April 18, 1970, he married the love of his life, Jolene Klima. Together, they...
Pamala Krick
Jul 27, 2021
Pamala Kae Krick, 54, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully, early morning on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at her residence while surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 10, 1966, in Van Wert, to her late parents, Gary G. and Marilyn S. (Hines) Hartman. A 1985 graduate of Van Wert High School, Pam worked several jobs throughout...
Madge Hoersten
Jul 26, 2021
Madge Hoersten, age 105, died July 26, 2021 in Billings, MT. She was born May 19, 1916 to La Doyt Leonard Van Fleet and Mary Lucretia "Crete" (Frisinger) Van Fleet. Madge Lived in many Ohio cities, spending most years in Toledo, Ohio, where she graduated from De Vilbiss High and attended Davis Business College. She met and married Joe...
Larry Dean Bracken
Jul 25, 2021
Larry Dean Bracken, 80, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:25 AM on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 8, 1940, in Charleston, Illinois, the son of the late Clarence and Lila (Dunkerly) Bracken. On August 16, 1964, he married the former Donna Winkle, who survives. Together, they shared over 57 years...
Darlene Kay Uncapher (Vann)
Jul 23, 2021
Darlene Kay Uncapher (Vann), 61, of Rockford passed away at 10:53 AM on Friday, July 23, 2021 at her residence. She was born on October 5, 1959, in Celina, the daughter of the late William Austin "Bud" and Bernice Gwendolyn Uncapher. Darlene was a 1977 graduate of Mendon Union High School. She worked in retail and restaurant management, most recently,...
Barbara Steptoe
Jul 21, 2021
Barbara Ann (McPherson) Steptoe, 89, of Ohio City, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, July 21, 2021 at Homestead at Towne Center in Van Wert. She was born on February 3, 1932, in Huntsville, Ohio, the daughter of the late George Aaron and Katharine Beatrice (Spitler) McPherson. In August of 1986, she married William L. Steptoe, who preceded her in...
Shelva Browning
Jul 16, 2021
Shelva Jean Browning, 71, of Van Wert passed away early morning on July 16, 2021 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice. She was born on September 29, 1949, in Lima, OH, to her late parents, Samuel J. Davis and the l Martha (Prine) Bendele. Shelva attended Delphos St. John High School. She lived in Wisconsin for more than 30 years, returning...
Dominick Silette
Jul 15, 2021
Dominick A. Silette, 90, passed away July 15, 2021 at 12:45 am at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Dominick was born February 16, 1930 to the late Anthony and Theresa (Stabean) Silette in Star City, West Virginia. He later married the love of his life, Nancy (Hilderbrand) Silette, on September 15, 1957. Dominick was a veteran of the...
Clark Davies
Jul 12, 2021
Clark A. Davies, 59, passed away at his home at 8:20 p.m. Monday, July 12, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. Clark was born November 28, 1961 in Van Wert County to Dale G. (Marcia) Davies and the late Mary Louise Davies. He was married to Lorelei L. (Lori) Davies July 9, 1983. Clark worked at Lee Kinstle...
Elise Stevens
Jul 12, 2021
Elise Ann Stevens, 80, Ohio City, OH, passed away July 12, 2021 at her son's home in Constantine, MI. She was born on March 3, 1941 in Van Wert, OH, a daughter of William and Bernice (Keltner) Hoeken.She graduated from Van Wert HS in 1959 and studied for one year at the University of Miami at Ohio. On June...
Kathy Johnson
Jul 10, 2021
Kathy Rose(Routt) Johnson, age 66, of Van Wert, died on Saturday July 10th, 2021 at her residence in Van Wert, Ohio surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 16th, 1954, in Paulding County, the daughter of the late Frederick Routt and Betty (Taylor) Routt. On May 25th 1990, she married the love of her life, Conrad Johnson....
Ione Owens
Jul 10, 2021
Ione M. (Swartz) Owens, 91, of Van Wert, passed away early Saturday morning, July 10, 2021 in Van Wert. She was born on May 18, 1930, in Van Wert county, the daughter of the late O. B. and Ruby (Brown) Swartz. She married Glenn Haydn Owens, who passed away on August 29, 2013. Together, they shared many years of memories....
Timothy Mengerink
Jul 7, 2021
Timothy Fern Mengerink, 58, passed away peacefully at his home at 12:50 pm on July 7th, 2021 after a hard battle with cancer. Timothy was born July 9th, 1962 to Edward Jr. and Geraldine (Webster) Mengerink. He married the love of his life, Jaime (Schaffer) Mengerink on July 1st, 2021. Timothy worked for the County Engineers as a Bridge...
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