Obituaries
Gregory A. "Wildman" Pontsler
Oct 23, 2021
Gregory Alan "Wildman" Pontsler, 54, of Rockford passed away at 9:00 am on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 9, 1967, in Celina, Ohio the son of the late Eugene Pontsler and Vivian Heppeard Pontsler. On June 22, 1991, he married the former Jami Longstreth, who survives. Greg was raised in Rockford, Ohio...
Gary Cooper
Oct 22, 2021
Gary Russell Cooper, 75 is now "absent from his body but present with his Lord." He was born on May 31, 1946, in Allegan, Michigan to Russel and Irene Cooper and big brother Bob. The family, being in the oil business, travelled around the midwest as Russell was an oil well driller and they followed the activity. They lived for...
Patricia Miller
Oct 22, 2021
Patricia Miller, "Pat", 69, of Van Wert, formerly of Grover Hill, passed away unexpectedly on October 22, 2021 at her residence She was born on October 23, 1951, in Centralia, Illinois, to the late Rev. John L. and Noretta J . (Daughtery) O'Dell. On October 02, 1970, she married the love of her life, Ricky L. Miller, who passed...
Charles Sapp
Oct 21, 2021
Charles "Charlie" Lee Sapp, 83, of Rockford passed away at 12:24 pm on October 21, 2021 at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville. He was born on February 19, 1938, in Mercer County at State Line, the son of the late Paul Eugene Sapp and Jessie (Snyder) Sapp. On August 26, 1977, he married the former Sharon Ellis who survives. Charlie...
Carl Short
Oct 18, 2021
Carl E Short, 68, of rural Van Wert, entered his heavenly home on Monday, October 18, 2021 in Sarasota, Florida. He was born September 9, 1953, the son of the late Elmer {Barney} and Florence {Duvall} Short. On September 11, 1976, he married Christi {Matthews} Short who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Lacey {Ed} McLachlan of Westerville; sons:...
Nadine Wagner
Oct 18, 2021
Nadine V. Wagner, 93, of Convoy passed away at 2:00 AM on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Van Wert Manor. She was born on November 8, 1927, in Ft Wayne, the daughter of the late Bruce and Ruth Peigh . On May 18, 1949, she married Donald Wagner, who preceded her in death. Nadine was a graduate of Southside High...
Cheryl Baker
Oct 14, 2021
Van Wert Cheryl Kathleen (Gribler) Baker, 72, passed away October 14, 2021. She was born September 12, 1949 to the late Gradon and Elizabeth (Agner) Gribler. She later married the love of her life, and partner of 53 years, Carlos Baker who precedes her in death. Cheryl was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church; and worked for Teleflex for...
Denise Martinez
Oct 14, 2021
Denise Ann (Breese) Martinez, 75, of Convoy passed away at 9:18 AM on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft Wayne. She was born on June 26, 1946, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Richard Myron and Florence (Nihiser) Breese. On July 9, 1966, she married the Federico Martinez, who survives of...
David Sheets
Oct 11, 2021
David Sheets, 50, of Van Wert, passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2021 at his residence. He was born on December 7, 1970, in Van Wert, to his late parents, Harold and Josephine (Hurley) Sheets. David graduated from Van Wert High School and worked for Murphy's Trash Service for many years. He was a member of the Fox Hunters...
Dorothy Curtiss
Oct 10, 2021
Dorothy Irene Curtiss, "Dot", 92, of Van Wert passed away at 5:30 pm on October 10, 2021 at Van Wert Manor. She was born March 31, 1929, in Paulding county, to the late Homer and Della Ross. She is survived by her son, Robert Curtiss; daughter-in -law, Carol Carter both of Van Wert; grandchildren: Gary (Tammy) Carter, Jr.; William "Ed"...
Helen Blanke
Oct 8, 2021
Van Wert, Ohio Helen J. Blanke, 87, died in her home Friday, October 8, 2021. She was born February 14, 1934 to the late Paul and Iva (Chilcote) Demint. She married Charles Blanke in March of 1957. Helen worked for numerous businesses throughout her 87 years. She worked for a credit union, a flower shop, a restaurant, and in manufacturing....
Karen Fahncke
Oct 6, 2021
Karen Lee Fahncke, 60, of New Knoxville, and formerly of Rockford, passed away on October 06, 2021 at Van Wert Health. She was born on January 01, 1961, in Kenton, the daughter of the late Richard Henry Wilcox and Janice Sue (Stephan) Wilcox. On June 25, 1983, she married Joseph "Joe" Fahncke, who survives. Together, they shared many years of...
Clark King
Oct 5, 2021
Van Wert, OH Clark E. King, 68, passed away October 5, 2021 in Columbus, OH. He was born February 15, 1953 to the late Richard and Shirley (Carter) King in Pittsburgh, PA. He later married the love of his life, Carla (Germann) King. Clark was a veteran of the Vietnam war, were he served in the Navy. He previously worked...
Adolf Germann
Oct 4, 2021
Adolf "Joe" Germann, 88, died October 4, 2021 at his home in Van Wert. He was born January 10, 1933 to the late Kletus and Hulda (Merkle) Germann. Joe was a machinist at Federal Mogul for 35 plus years and a farmer for life. He graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelors in Agriculture. Joe dedicated his...
Daryl Grime
Oct 4, 2021
Daryl F. Grime, 73, of Van Wert passed away at 2:30 PM on October 04, 2021 at Fort Wayne VA Medical Center. He was born on January 19, 1948, in Lima, to Richard and Betty (Kohls) Grime. On November 22, 1994, he married Therese Parsons. Daryl served in the United States Marine Corp during Vietnam. He retired from Teleflex after...
Mary E. (Pollock) Say
Oct 3, 2021
Mary Evelyn (Pollock) Say, 99, of Van Wert passed away at 10:16 AM on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Hearth and Home in Van Wert. She was born on April 24, 1922, in Delphos, the daughter of the late Paul Pollock and Alma (Crawford) Pollock Hiller. On January 26, 1943, she married Charles R. "Dick" Say, who preceded her...
Dorothy Dettrow
Oct 2, 2021
Dorothy Dettrow, 74, of Van Wert passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 02, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on February 18, 1947, in Hindman, KY, to the late Joe and Gertie (Beverly) Smith. On June 29, 1963, she married Merle Dettrow in LaGrange, IN. Together, they came to Van Wert in 1963 where she eventually...
Bobby Johnson
Sep 27, 2021
Bobby G. Johnson, 71, of Pineville, KY passed away September 27, 2021 in Van Wert. He was born April 8, 1950 to the late Andrew and Gladie (Cox) Johnson. Bobby was a truck driver for a good portion of his life, and he enjoyed fishing. He is survived by his children; Bobby Johnson Jr. of Fort Wayne and Jennifer Boisvert...
Michelle Becker
Sep 24, 2021
Michelle Becker, 54, of Van Wert, died at 12:23 PM on Friday, September 24, 2021. She was born in Parma, Ohio to Bruce and Clare Becker who survive in Florida. Michelle married Ernst A. Geyer, who preceded her in death on September 17, 2021. Michelle is survived by two children, Tori Johanns of Savannah, Georgia and Reid Johanns of...
Ronald Staley
Sep 23, 2021
Ronald R. Staley, 86, of Van Wert, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Van Wert Manor. He was born May 7, 1935, in Findlay, Ohio, the son of Rex and Martha (Roller) Staley, who both preceded him in death. On December 16, 1956, he married Ruth (Bader) Staley, and she preceded him in death on September 26, 2019....
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