Obituaries

Nov 18, 2014

SCOTT, Ohio a�" Vernon O. Pond, 101, of Scott, died at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at Country Inn Living Center, Latty, Ohio.

He was born Nov. 8, 1913, in Van Wert County, Ohio, to the late Myrtle (Weyer) Pond and Omar Pond.

His wife, Ruth (Mosier) Pond, survives. They were married May 4, 1936.

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Nov 17, 2014

Verne Cadell Bartz, a resident of Van Wert since January 1951, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17, 2014, at Vancrest of Convoy after a brief illness.

He was born on Sept. 11, 1924, in Tully Township, Van Wert County, to the late Frank C. and May Trevlyn (Curtis) Bartz.

On July 27, 1946, he married Marilyn Sue...

Nov 16, 2014

Rolland L. Hainline, 78, Van Wert, Ohio, died Sunday morning November 16, 2014 at his residence.

He was born May 17, 1936 in Mercer County, Ohio to Evelynn (Shellabarger) Hainline Spees and Harold LeRoy Hainline, both deceased.

He married Sharon (Stivers) Hainline on November 4, 1956. She survives in Van Wert. He is also survived...

Nov 16, 2014

Dale L. Springer, 86, Van Wert, Ohio died at 7:17 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert, Ohio.

He was born July 29, 1928 in Hicxksville, Ohio to Razzi and Magdelina Springer, who are both deceased.

He married Beverly "Sue" (Free) Springer on June 12,...

Nov 15, 2014

Thelma Grace Sinn, 86, of Ohio City, died at 10:11 p.m. Saturday, November 15, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

She was born August 5, 1928, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late James and Violet (Black) Eddy. On March 8, 1947, she married John R. Sinn, who preceded her in death on...

Nov 15, 2014

Stephen M. Fennig of Van Wert, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at his residence.

He was born Oct. 4, 1957, in Mercer County, Ohio, to Donald E. Fennig, who survives of Van Wert, and the late Marilyn M. (Miller) Fennig.

Survivors include his children: Jacquelyn Wolford of Ottawa, Ohio, Kayla (Noel) Morris of Venedocia, Ohio, and...

Nov 12, 2014

Sharon K. Boroff, 68, born Nov. 7, 1946, to the late Mary (Leonard) and Daniel Radcliff, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

On Dec. 19, 1964, she married David T. Boroff who survives.

She is survived by two sons, Larry (Nicole Pontius) Boroff...

Nov 10, 2014

MIDDLE POINT, Ohio a�" Danny R. Shumaker, 67, of Middle Point, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

He was born on March 14, 1947, in Elgin, Ohio, to the late Tulvina M. (Knittle) Shumaker and Dale A. Shumaker.

Survivors include children: Halli Shumaker-Fritz of Cleveland, Ohio, and Brent Shumaker of Van...

Nov 10, 2014

LIMA a�"Linda Sue Duran, 68, died at 2:12 p.m. Nov. 10, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.

She was born Sept. 27, 1946, in Lynwood, California, to Susan Anna LeHue and Horace Leonard Cole, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 14, 1968, she married Gregory Sal Duran who survives in Lima.

Mrs. Duran was a member...

Nov 5, 2014

Dorothy L. King, 89, of Ohio City, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at her residence.

She was born February 17, 1925, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the daughter of the late Fredrick and Ilda (Gauer) Follmer. On December 14, 1945, she married Jack E. King, who preceded her in death on September 9, 2006.

Survivors include a daughter,...

Nov 3, 2014

ANGOLA, Ind. a�" Wilma L. Wilson, 82, of Angola, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at Northern Lakes Nursing Home in Angola.

She was born Sept. 6, 1932, in Decatur, Indiana, to the late Ardella (Kallenberger) Hamrick and James Hamrick.

Her husband, Jack L. Wilson, passed away April 5, 2008. They were married March...

Nov 1, 2014

Jim Schumm, 58, of Rockford, Ohio, died Saturday, November 1, 2014, at 3:25 p.m., at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys, Ohio. He was born to Harold P. and Leahline (Case) Schumm on November 27, 1955, in Decatur, Indiana. On December 4, 1976, he married Karen Mathewson, and she survives. Jim was a graduate of Parkway High School,...

Nov 1, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Esther F. Fox, 100, of Van Wert, died at 10:27 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at her residence.

She was born Jan. 15, 1914, near Montpelier, Ohio, to the late Ida (Ricketts) Haines and Emerson Haines.

Her husband, Harmon J. Fox, died Jan. 1, 1998. They were married June 2, 1935, in...

Oct 24, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Amy L. Zachrich, 40, of Van Wert, died at 12:14 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio.

She was born June 26, 1974, in Van Wert. Her mother, Sally (Lee) Murray, is deceased. Her father, Brian Murray, survives of Van Wert.

Her husband, Owen T. Zachrich,...

Oct 24, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Locke Everson Maxey of Van Wert, died at 5:58 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at home.

Locke was born Sept. 11, 2014, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to Joshua and Shannon (Haas) Maxey who survive of Van Wert.

Other survivors include maternal grandparents: Angela and Trent Harting of Ohio City, Ohio, and Ray...

Oct 21, 2014

Glen Edwin Miller, 96, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away at 3:20 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. He was born on May 21,1918, in Celina, Ohio, Mercer County, to Charles and Estella Cora Wolfe. On January 18, 1941, he married Dorothy Emma Sealscott, and she preceded in death on April 27, 1993. Glen was...

Oct 20, 2014

ROCKFORD, Ill. a�" Judith A. Axe, 73, of Rockford, Illinois, formerly of Van Wert, Ohio, died Monday morning, Oct. 20, 2014, at her residence.

She was born March 12, 1941, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Mary (Deffenbaugh) Showalter and Floyd Showalter.

Her husband, William "Bill" Axe, survives in Rockford, Illinois.

Other survivors...

Oct 18, 2014

Rilla Bernice Ripley, 90, of Van Wert, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, Ohio, died on Saturday, October 18, 2014 in Van Wert. She was born on her family's farm near Willshire, Ohio, on June 9, 1924. A farm girl, a farm wife, homemaker, mother, and grandmother, Rilla was preceded in death by her husband, LaVerne T. Ripley, whom she married on...

Oct 16, 2014

DEFIANCE, Ohio a�" Donna L. Lehman, 86, formerly of Van Wert, Ohio, currently of Defiance, died at 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Heartland of Waterville, Waterville, Ohio.

She was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Van Wert County, Ohio, to the late Nellie E. (Lake) Poling and Walter E. Poling.

Her husband, Edwin J. Lehman,...

Oct 14, 2014

WREN, Ohio a�" Bonnie R. Stidham, 86, of Wren, died at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio.

She was born July 18, 1928, in Mount Vernon, Ill., to the late Bonnie Violet (Beyers) McCroskey and John Adolf McCroskey.

Her husband, Everett Stidham preceded her in death. They...