Obituaries

Mar 14, 2017

Floyd W. Kirkland, (Lt. Colonel USAF Retired) 92, of Berne, IN, passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, In. Floyd was born in Harrison Township, Van Wert County, Ohio to the late William C. and Margaret J. (Allen) Kirkland. He was preceded in death by two infant brothers and...

Mar 14, 2017

Florence E. Gause, 95, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at her home. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 21, 1921, the daughter of Harley and Minnie (Myers) Shively. Florence was a 1940 graduate of Geneva-Adams County High School. She obtained her first job at the Geneva License Bureau, , and later...

Mar 13, 2017

Barry Robert Lloyd, 69, of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 13, 2017. He was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Barry loved his family dearly, to the full-extent of his being, and they in turn loved him. His family and his faith in God were the focus of his...

Mar 8, 2017

Merrill M. Good, 97, of Van Wert, died at 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Hearth and Home of Van Wert. He was born July 25, 1919, in Van Wert County, Ohio, to Hulda (Wallace) Good Johnson and Merrill M. Good. His parents are deceased.

His wife, Ruth C. (Beery) Good, survives of Van Wert. They were...

Mar 6, 2017

Shirley A. Bidlack, 91, of Grover Hill, died at 9:57 a.m. Monday, March 6, 2017, at Vancrest Nursing Home, Van Wert, Ohio. She was born July 13, 1925, in Toledo, Ohio, to Viola (Roberts) Thrasher and Dennis Thrasher. Her parents are deceased.

Her husband, R. Paul Bidlack, survives. They were married Oct. 2, 1943.

Other survivors include...

Mar 2, 2017

Teresa J. Parsons, 55, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:03 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

She was born May 21, 1961, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Gene and Sharon (Marbach) Breininger, who both preceded her in death.

She married Dennis E. Parsons, who survives in Van Wert....

Mar 1, 2017

Paul B. Hoverman, 96, of Van Wert, died at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. He was born Nov. 6, 1920, in Van Wert, to Clara Cecil (Johnson) Hoverman and Benjamin H. Hoverman. His parents are deceased.

His wife, Betty J. Fisher, is deceased. They were married Sept. 1, 1949.

Survivors...

Feb 25, 2017

Ruby Virginia Flowers, 71, of Mendon, Ohio, went home to heaven peacefully with a smile on her face early Saturday morning, February 25, 2017, with her family by her side. She was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, on January 24, 1946, the daughter of Clara (Wallace) Mock. Ruby was a homemaker, and for the past 26 years had lived in...

Feb 22, 2017

Carolyn L. Goins, 75, of Haviland, died at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. She was born July 25, 1941, in Haviland, to Thelma (Rodman) Baker and Elmer Baker. Her parents are deceased.

Her husband, Jerry Goins, survives. They were married Aug. 11, 2005. She married James L. Goins on March 22, 1958....

Feb 19, 2017

Myrna Marie (Sowers) Hernandez died at 1:31 p.m. Sunday at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.

She was born Nov. 20, 1934, in La Paz, Indiana, to Victor Orin Sowers, Sr., and Dollie Marie (Holland) Sowers, both who preceded her in death.

She married Willie M. Hernandez on Jan. 29, 1954. He survives in Van Wert.

She is...

Feb 19, 2017

Terry L. Hartman of Convoy, Ohio, died at 7:01 p.m. Feb. 19, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was born Jan. 1, 1958, in Van Wert. His mother, Marilyn S. (Hines) Hartman, is deceased. His father, Gary G. Hartman, survives of Van Wert.

His wife, Sandy (Thomas) Hartman, survives of Convoy. They were married...

Feb 17, 2017

Karen Marie (Minnig) Payne of Van Wert passed away at 8:30 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2017, at her residence.

She was born December 17, 1961, in Delphos the daughter of Camillus and Alma (Burgei) Minnig, who both preceded her in death. On May 28, 2016, she married Michael Payne, who survives in Van Wert.

Other survivors include...

Feb 15, 2017

Ernest Asby Mills passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017.

He was born April 25, 1938, and was the last surviving child of Harry Van Meter Mills and Ida (Cox) Mills, who both preceded him in death

Survivors include his wife, Wanda Mills; a son, Matthew (Janean) Mills; three stepchildren, Tom Mittower of California, Kevin Mittower of Ohio,...

Feb 15, 2017

H. Pauline "Polly" Beck, 84, of Van Wert, died at 4:22 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. She was born Sept. 13, 1932, in Dixon, Ohio. Her parents, Mabel M. (Mollenkopf) Kever and Joseph D. Kever, are deceased.

Her husband, Carl "C.B." Beck, survives of Van Wert. They were married over 62 years...

Feb 13, 2017

Elmer D. Adams, 85, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2017, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.

He was born July 12, 1931, in Van Wert, the son of Clarence and Frieda, who both preceded him in death. In 1950, he married Marilyn Joan "Joann" Adams, who passed in 2015.

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Feb 12, 2017

Danny L. Sites, 64, of Van Wert, died at 9:02 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at his residence. He was born May 25, 1952, in Van Wert, to Patsy Rosemary (Johnson) Sites and Omer J. Sites, Jr. His parents are deceased.

Survivors include a son, Robert L. Sites of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; one brother, Omer J. Sites, III...

Feb 11, 2017

Lisa D. Hardman, 55, of Van Wert, passed away at 3:44 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She was born December 1, 1961, in Van Wert, the daughter of Forrest Andrew and Wilma (Weaver) Thomas, who both preceded her in death She married James Robert "Jesse" Hardman, who also preceded...

Feb 10, 2017

Kenneth N. "Ken" Stahl, 60, of West Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Van Wert, died Friday evening, Feb. 10, 2017, in Burgaw, North Carolina, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born Feb. 29, 1956, in Van Wert, to Kenneth E. and Joan (Pate) Stahl who survive of Van Wert.

His wife, Julie Stahl, survives of...

Feb 10, 2017

L. Arlene Marsee, 88, of Convoy, died at 7:05 p.m. Friday evening, Feb. 10, 2017, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. She was born Dec. 21, 1928, in Glenmore, Ohio, to Laura (Kreischer) Bolenbaugh and Andrew Jackson Bolenbaugh. Her parents preceded her in death.

Her husband, Sherman William Marsee, is deceased.

Survivors include children, Gene...

Feb 8, 2017

Velma L. McGrew, 102, of Van Wert, passed away at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert.

She was born October 17, 1914, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Frank and Daisy (Wisher) Dunlap, who both preceded her in death. She married L.F. McGrew, who...