Obituaries
William Haller
Mar 31, 2020
William "Bill" C. Haller, 89, of Van Wert passed away at 12:30 AM on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Vancrest Of Van Wert. Born on December 08, 1930 in, Van Wert, the son of the late Eugene B. Haller, Sr and Irene (Boroff) Haller . Bill was a quiet, soft spoken man. Anyone he met instantly liked him. On...
Nancy Szolach
Mar 28, 2020
Nancy Szolach, 76, passed away at Van Wert County Hospital on Saturday, March 28, 2020. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 23, 1944. Nancy had a long career with Kentucky Fried Chicken, retiring in 1998. She moved to Van Wert to be closer to her best friend and sister, Carol. Nancy was a very active member of...
Gerald Slane
Mar 27, 2020
Gerald Allen Slane, 83, of Ohio City, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, March 27, 2020, at Vancrest Nursing Home in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born on February 8, 1937, in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of Elvin and Edna Belle (Uhrich) Slane. Gerald served 6 years in the United States Army National Guard. He was a farmer and...
Jerold Putman
Mar 27, 2020
Jerry L. Putman, 80, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away Friday night at Lima Memorial Hospital, where he was a patient. He was born October 9, 1939, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Max E. and Myrtle V. "Peggy" (Baumgardner) Putman, both who have preceded in death. Jerry was a graduate of the Class of 1957, Rockford High School...
Donald Morris
Mar 24, 2020
Donald W. Morris, 93, of Van Wert passed away at 5:15 AM on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Vancrest of Van Wert. Born on September 12, 1926 in Washington Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Earl L. and Velma M. (Collins) Morris. On April 6, 1947, he married the former Barbara V. Poe, who survives. Donald...
Marlene "Sue" Barna
Mar 22, 2020
Sue Barna, 84, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 10:56 a.m., Sunday, March 22, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 10, 1935, to Bert and Doris (Prichard) Harmon, both who preceded her in death. Sue was a graduate of the Willshire High School Class of 1953, and continued her...
Patricia Fellers
Mar 20, 2020
Patricia Louise Fellers 1932-2020 The Fellers family is sad to announce the passing of Patricia Fellers on March 20, 2020. Pat passed away as a result of extended illness while at Van Wert Manor. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank Gorman and Thelma Hurst Gorman, her brother Dan (Linda) Gorman, her husband Bill J. Fellers, and...
Nina Ragan
Mar 18, 2020
Nina B.(Tackett) Ragan, 95, of Van Wert passed away at 3:55 AM on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Vancrest of Van Wert. Born on June 23, 1924, in Dekalb,Texas, the daughter of the late Thomas R. Tackett and Forra (Hill) Tackett. She married Carl W. Ragan, who passed away on January 22, 2009. Nina worked as a general accountant...
Ann Esselstein
Mar 18, 2020
Ann Elizabeth Sutton Esselstein, 53, of Rockford, passed away at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born on October 2, 1966, in Celina, Ohio, the daughter of Ray M. Sutton and Marianna (Wollet) Sutton. She was a 1985 graduate of Parkway High School in Rockford, and continued her...
Melvin Berkebile
Mar 17, 2020
Melvin H. "Mel" Berkebile, 77, of Ohio City, and formerly of Van Wert, passed away at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Van Wert Health. Born on April 04, 1942, in Swanton, Ohio, the son of the late Howard L. Berkebile and Anna L. (Barnes) Berkebile. He married the former Deborah A. Waldron, who passed away on...
Harold Fleming
Mar 14, 2020
Harold E. Fleming, 86, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:35 AM on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at his residence. Born on November 26, 1933, in Rockford, the son of the late Russell and Viola (Rickard) Fleming, Harold went on to marry Catherine L. Armstrong. She preceded him in death. A truck driver for Kennedy Manufacturing, Harold retired after...
Gary Myers
Mar 14, 2020
Gary Scott Myers, "Scott" 56, of Middle Point passed away at 6:39 PM on March 14, 2020 at Van Wert Health Emergency Room. Born on April 20, 1963, in Lima, to Gary F. and Judith Ann (Graham) Myers. On November 19, 1999, he married the love of his life, Jennie L. Dockery. Together, they shared 20 years of marriage....
Mary Luginbill
Mar 13, 2020
Mary E. Luginbill, 75, of rural Rockford, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, March 13, 2020, at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima, Ohio, where she had been a patient. She was born in Blackcreek Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on March 3, 1945, the daughter of Roy and Goldie Mae (Bollenbacher) Luginbill, both who have preceded in death. Mary graduated from...
Mildred Buechner
Mar 9, 2020
Mildred L. (Snyder) Buechner, 93, of Van Wert passed away at 2:35 AM on Monday, March 9, 2020 at Hearth and Home in Van Wert. Born on January 22, 1927, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Chester Snyder and Grace (Stemen) Snyder. On May 3, 1959, she married Russell Buechner, who passed away in 1999. Together,...
Bonnie Lautzenheiser
Mar 6, 2020
Bonnie D. Lautzenheiser, 82, of Rockford, died Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill where she was a patient. She was born March 7, 1937, in Rockford, Ohio, the daughter of Kermit and Fern (Caffee) Stetler, both who are deceased. She was a 1955 graduate of Willshire High School, in Willshire, Ohio. She was married to...
Maurice McClure
Mar 4, 2020
Maurice McClure, 98, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 04, 2020 in Parker, Arizona. Born on October 18, 1921 in Van Wert, the son of the late Roy T. and Ora E. (Mathews) McClure. On June 18, 1950 he married the former Marguerite Conley, who passed away on July 13, 2005. Together, they shared almost 55 years of...
Roger Bates
Mar 3, 2020
Roger Glenn Bates, 73, of Convoy, passed away on Tuesday, March 03, 2020 at his residence. Born on April 19, 1946, in Van Wert, the son of the late Glenn Bates and Clara (Spring) Bates. Roger retired from the Chrysler Amplex in Van Wert. Roger was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in Vietnam. Surviving is...
Lawrence Harting
Mar 3, 2020
Lawrence E. Harting, 91, of Van Wert passed away at 9:15 PM on Tuesday, March 03, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Defiance Inpatient Hospice. Born on November 17, 1928 in Convoy, Ohio, the son of the late William E. and Mary (Klinger) Harting. On May 24, 1953, he married the former Charlotte Eileen Matthews, who proceeded him in death....
Gail Pifer
Mar 2, 2020
Gail Lou Pifer, 69, of Elkhart, Indiana, formerly of Rockford, Ohio, died on Monday, March 2, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., at the Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, Indiana. She was born on October 2, 1950, in Newport News, Virginia, the daughter of William Henry and Dorothy Arlene (Burris) Pifer, both who preceded in death. Gail graduated from Parkway High School,...
Josephine Sheets
Mar 1, 2020
Josephine Sheets, 74, of Van Wert passed away at 5:47 AM on March 01, 2020 at Van Wert Health Emergency Room. She was born on March 02, 1945, in Van Wert, to the late Clearnce and Mary Ellen (Seekings) Hurley. Josephine graduated from Van Wert High School and went on to marry Harold Sheets. Together, they shared many years...
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