Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jan 29, 2022

Philip Eugene Reyman "Gene", 93, of Van Wert passed away at 4:00 AM on January 29, 2022 at Gardens of St. Henry. He was born on December 19, 1928, in Mt. Carmel, IL, to the late Philip Edgar and Aena (Seaton) Reyman. On March 8, 1952, he married the love of his life, Georgia Mae Litherland, Together, they shared...

Jan 28, 2022

Kathy Jean Boyd Thompson of Convoy, OH went home to be with Jesus on January 28, 2022 at her residence surrounded by the love of her children after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born on August 28, 1951 in Van Wert to Harold and the late Patricia (Potter) Boyd. On October 7, 1972, Kathy married the love...

Jan 27, 2022

George M. Brooks, 65, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:07 PM on January 27, 2022 at his residence. He was born on February 9, 1956, in Bluffton, Ohio, the son of the late Gerald and Helen (Burkholder) Brooks. On June 24, 1978, he married the former Altha L. Roloson, who survives. George was a 1974 graduate of Bluffton...

Jan 26, 2022

Ricky X. Kittle, 55, of Willshire passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his residence. He was born on April 3, 1966, in Celina, the son of the late Gordon and Georgia Ann (Pugh) Kittle. He married the former Monica Vann, who survives. Ricky worked as a caster at CAPT in Celina. Ricky enjoyed spending time with his children...

Jan 26, 2022

Ronald John Goslin, 71, of Van Wert passed away at on January 26, 2022 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo He was born on February 18, 1950, in Detroit, to his late parents, Hugh and Helen (Senauit) Goslin. On October 4, 1996, he married Kathy Hammons. Together, they shared years of memories. Ronald retired from the Ford Wixon Assembly...

Jan 21, 2022

Ed Conover, 80, of Van Wert, passed away on January 21, 2022 at Vancrest of Van Wert. He was born on May 31, 1941, in Rahway, NJ, to the late George Conover and Charlotte (Coffil) Conover. On August 05, 1966, he married the love of his life, Jo Loeloff. Together they shared 55 years of marriage. In 1965, Ed...

Jan 19, 2022

Karle Oliver, 51, of Van Wert, OH passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. He was born in New York on June 2, 1970, to the late Lauchland and Jean Matthews-Oliver. Karle was a loyal New York Yankees fan. He was very proud of his New York roots and enjoyed cheering his team on through the years. He was...

Jan 17, 2022

Terry Lee "Ted" Mullen, 67, of Van Crest of Delphos passed away on January 17, 2022 at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born on March 04, 1954, in Van Wert, the son of the late Raymond and Jean Alice (Akom) Mullen. Ted loved horses and loved going to the race track to watch them race. He also enjoyed bowling...

Jan 17, 2022

Ralph M. Speer, 95, of Van Wert passed away at 9:10 AM on Monday, January 17, 2022 at Meadows of Delphos. He was born on September 16, 1926, in Jackson, Michigan, the son of the late Ruel M. and Marie (Schweinfurth) Speer. On April 28, 1951, he married Joan "Jodi" J. Speer, who passed away on November 18, 1997....

Jan 16, 2022

Patricia Ann (Opliger) Leland, 78, of Van Wert passed away at 8:15 PM on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on January 30, 1943, in Fort Wayne, the daughter of the late Walter and Isabelle (Pfeiffer) Opliger. On June 9, 1990, she married Edward Leland. Patricia retired as a physical therapy technician from...

Jan 15, 2022

Larry G. Wilkin, 74, of Van Wert passed away at 11:58 AM on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Van Wert Health. He was born on February 21, 1947, in Van Wert, to the late John and Ruth (Swartz)Wilkin. On May 25, 1974, he married the love of his life, Carol Miller. Larry was a 1965 graduate of Lincolnview High...

Jan 14, 2022

Alice L. Haynes, 91, of Van Wert passed away at 4:15 am on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Vancrest- St. Marys. She was born on January 17, 1930, in Cincinnati, the daughter of the late Lloyd T. and Lucille (Miller) Haynes. Alice retired from Magnavox in 1992 after 35 years of service. She later worked at the Eaton Corporation for...

Jan 14, 2022

Dustin Scott Stuckey, 36, of Middle Point passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Van Wert Health.

He was born on December 25, 1985, in Van Wert, the son of Travis Ford and Tina (Stuckey) Smith.

Dustin was a graduate of Lincolnview High School.

Dustin enjoyed shooting pool with his cousins, Outlaw...

Jan 13, 2022

Nikki S. Lee, 67, of Scott passed away at on January 13, 2022 at Van Wert Health. She was born on September 05, 1954, in Van Wert, to the late Richard and Kathryn (Leeth) Lee. Nikki was a 1972 graduate of Wayne Trace High School and worked for several years as a dishwasher at the County Line Café. She loved...