Obituaries
Brandy Burton
Feb 16, 2019
Brandy S. (Hartman) Burton, 41, of Van Wert, passed away the evening of Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Van Wert Health Emergency Room. She was born March 19, 1977, in Van Wert, to Randy Hartman and Pamela Sue (Custer) Waltmire.
A 1996 graduate of Van Wert High School, Brandy enjoyed playing Bingo and going...
Emmett Gehres
Feb 4, 2019
Emmett E. Gehres, 78, of Van Wert died Monday afternoon, February 4, 2019 in Van Wert. He was born April 13, 1940 in Mendon, Ohio to the late Paul Gehres and the late Mildred (Fox) Siders. Emmett and his sister, Carolyn Nimtz of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, were raised by their late grandparents, Emmett and Jessie Fox. On November 4,...
James Zizelman
Jan 31, 2019
James Ross Zizelman, 94, of Rockford, Ohio, died Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born at home in Mercer County, Ohio, the son of Frank and Bertha (Brush) Zizelman. Jim graduated from Rockford High School in the Class of 1942. He then joined the U.S. Army and served in the South Pacific during...
Dwayne Brown
Jan 31, 2019
Dwayne C. Brown, 61, of Van Wert died at 1:40 PM on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born October 10, 1957 to the late Leslie L. Brown, Sr. and Roxie L. (Brown) Brown who survives in Van Wert. He married Pamela I. Betser and she survives in Van Wert.
...
Dennis Krugh
Jan 31, 2019
Dennis Dean Krugh, 69, of Ohio City, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, died Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2019, at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 13, 1949 in Celina, Ohio, the son of Buddy Jr. “B.J.” and Phyllis Joan (Caywood) Krugh. Denny was lucky enough to be raised by a lovely grandmother, Pauline Caywood, and his uncle Maurice...
Paul Swartz
Jan 31, 2019
Paul O. Swartz, 103, of Ft. Jennings, Ohio died at 1:50 AM on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his daughter’s residence. He was born May 26, 1915 in Jackson Township, Van Wert County to the late Orn B. and Ruby (Brown) Swartz. On February 10, 1937 he married Francis O. Price and she preceded him in death on April...
Vernon Murray
Jan 31, 2019
Vernon D. Murray, 68, of Delphos, Ohio died at 6:51 PM on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born July 15, 1950 to the late Roy Murray and Dorothy (Keihl) Murray who survives in Delphos. On February 1, 1991 he married Mary E. Gilroy and she survives in Delphos.
Vernon retired from I...
Betty Booher
Jan 30, 2019
Betty J. Booher, 85, of Grover Hill, Ohio died at 11:52 AM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Van Wert Health. She was born June 27, 1933 in Middle Point, Ohio to the late Allen “Mossy” and Alta (Long) Brown. On May 8, 1954 she married Jack E. Booher and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1982....
Leah Shaw
Jan 29, 2019
Leah A. Shaw, 82, of Van Wert, died at 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at her daughter’s residence surrounded by her loving family. Leah was born June 23, 1936, in Decatur, Indiana, to Edward E. May and Isabelle (Swygart) Morris.
On Dec. 19, 1964, she married Dewey C. Shaw, Jr. who proceeded...
Naomi Counterman
Jan 29, 2019
Naomi Lucille Counterman, 91, of Rockford, Ohio, died Tuesday evening, January 29, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. She was born April 15, 1927, at home in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of Raymond Edward and Ocie Mae (Wurster) Smith. Ocie passed away in 1960, and Raymond then married Thelma Wurster; both are...
Thomas Webster
Jan 27, 2019
Thomas M. Webster, 76, of Van Wert passed away peacefully at 8:20 PM on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born April 23, 1942, in Tonawanda, NY to his late parents, Willis Webster and Mary (Meier) Webster VanEtten.
Thomas served his country as a veteran of the...
Thomas Searles
Jan 26, 2019
Thomas Ryan Searles, 31, of Rockford, passed away unexpectedly at 3:45 AM, Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born August 6, 1987 to Carolyn Sue (Williams) Searles and Tommy M. Searles.
Thomas married Melissa J. Haddox on August 18, 2009. As a music lover, Thomas played drums and...
Winnie Morgan
Jan 24, 2019
This is to inform you that Winnie P. Morgan has changed her address effective as of January 24, 2019. At 9:44am Winnie relocated from Crawford Street in Van Wert to her heavenly home into the arms of the one who she loved and who loved her, Jesus Christ.
Winnie was born Aug. 7, 1925, in Bellaire, Ohio,...
Richard Leiter
Jan 22, 2019
Richard “Dick” Lee Leiter, 88, of Van Wert, passed away at 3:50 AM on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. He was born March 10, 1930, in Van Wert County, to the late Carey and Velma (Mongold) Leiter.
A 1948 graduate of Hoaglin Jackson High School, Dick went on to serve...
Helen Davis
Jan 18, 2019
Helen Eileen Davis, 90, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 1:50 a.m. Friday morning, January 18, 2019, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born at home in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on November 29, 1928, the daughter of William and Amelia Katherine (Bollenbacher) Weinmann. In January of 1949, she married Doyle Sealscott, and he preceded her...
Kathleen Davis
Jan 18, 2019
Kathleen Margaret Davis, age 51, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 18th, 2019, in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born December 20th, 1967, in Olean, New York, to Andrew and Jean Burrow. She was a graduate of Archbishop Walsh High School (Olean, NY) and Salem College (Salem, WV). She married the love of her life, Thad, on May...
Gale Yoh
Jan 17, 2019
Gale Yoh, 87, of Haviland, passed away at 9:14 PM on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born October 7, 1931, in Scott, to the late Edith (McClure) and Joshua Yoh, Sr.
On June 1, 1951, Gale married the love of his life, Shirley E. Adkins. He went...
Bernard "Bernie" Nieman
Jan 17, 2019
Bernard "Bernie" J. Nieman
Bernard "Bernie" J. Nieman, 79, of Van Wert died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bernie was born on June 26, 1939 in Effingham, Illinois to Celia (Hoene) and Allie F. Nieman who are both deceased. He is survived by his wife, Judy (Stewart) Nieman, whom he...
Sarah "Sally" Dudgeon
Jan 16, 2019
Sarah A. “Sally” Dudgeon, 88, of Rockford, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in Royal Oak, Michigan. She was born on October 3, 1930, in Kokomo, Indiana, the daughter of Clyde E. and Mary Ruth (Miller) Shockley. On September 10, 1950, she married Clois E. Dudgeon, who preceded her in death on June 30, 2010. Upon her marriage to...
F. Thor
Jan 14, 2019
F. Alice Thor, 79, of Van Wert died Monday afternoon January 14, 2019 at the Van Wert Manor. She was born April 2, 1939 in Van Wert to the late Winford and Evelyn (Youtsey) McMichael.
Alice retired from the Van Wert County Hospital after 18 years of service as an L.P.N. She was a member of the...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
