Obituaries

Feb 8, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Alverta M. Graham, 86, of Van Wert, Ohio, formerly of Payne, Ohio, died at 4:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Vancrest Healthcare Center, Van Wert.

She was born March 20, 1927, in Grantsville, Md., to the late Ida Mae (Bittinger) Durst and Emanuel E. Durst.

Her husband, Merwin D. Graham, died May...

Feb 8, 2014

MIDDLE POINT, Ohio a�" Gerald E. "Tuffy" Spridgeon, 87, of Middle Point, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at his residence.

He was born Jan. 16, 1927, in Middle Point, to the late Myrtle (Friesner) Spridgeon and James L. Spridgeon.

His wife, Esther (Byers) Spridgeon, survives in Middle Point.

Other survivors include...

Feb 1, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Larry E. Francis, 69, of Van Wert, died at 9:58 p.m. Feb. 1, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born July 31, 1944, in Decatur, Ind., to the late Goldie (Baumgartner) Francis and Bernard Wayne Francis.

Survivors include children: Kathy (Jeff) Stachler, Jason (Jessica) Francis, and Bruce Francis, all...

Jan 31, 2014

SYRACUSE, Ind. a�" Doris E. Ley, 83, of Syracuse, formerly of Van Wert, Ohio, died at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2014, at her residence.

She was born Feb. 2, 1930, in Van Wert, to the late F. Marie (Adams) Edwards and Lawrence Edwards.

Her husband, Dr. Dean E. Ley, died Feb. 6, 2013.

She is...

Jan 30, 2014

LATTY, Ohio a�" Clara M. Youtsey, 76, of Latty, died at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

She was born Nov. 7, 1937, in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Loris (Lucas) Parsons and Francis M. Parsons.

Her husband, Charles L. Youtsey, Sr., died April 20, 1997. They were married July 20,...

Jan 27, 2014

Elizabeth France Lewis passed away on January 27th, 2014 at the age of 90. Born in Toledo, Ohio on February 8, 1923, Elizabeth was daughter of Ethel Humphreys France and Enoch Harrie France and sister to Helen Margaret Foster, Florence Juliet France, and Louise France Werbe.

Though she was born in Toledo, her family traced its roots to...

Jan 26, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Iylene P. "Pat" Pancake, 90, of Van Wert, died at 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at her residence.

She was born Dec. 30, 1923, in Van Wert, to the late Almeda (Stout) Kennedy and Howard Leslie Kennedy.

Her husband, Kenneth A. Pancake, died April 7, 2012.

Survivors include her children: Michael...

Jan 23, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Pauline L. Wermer, of Van Wert, devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, died at 3:04 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Van Wert Manor.

She was born Oct. 13, 1916, in Findlay, Ohio, to the late Susan B. (Dunifon) Clark and Charles P. Clark.

Her husband, John M. Wermer, is deceased. They were...

Jan 21, 2014

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Richard Moore, Jr., 57, of Van Wert, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at his residence.

He was born May 13, 1956, in Lexington, Ky. His parents, Richard, Sr. and Mary (James) Moore, both survive of Van Wert.

Other survivors include children: Kristian Moore of Kent, Ohio, Derek Moore and Ethan Moore, both...

Jan 19, 2014

Wilbur D. Eddy, 93, of Van Wert, died at 6:01 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Van Wert Hospital.

He was born July 20, 1920, in Van Wert County, Ohio, to the late Syvilla (Poling) Eddy and William R. Eddy.

On Feb. 14, 1941, he married Grace Irma (Schnepp) Eddy. She preceded him in death on Aug....

Jan 18, 2014

CONVOY, Ohio a�" Ray Tinnel, 76, of Convoy, died at 12:20 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born March 27, 1937, in Union County, Tenn., to the late Leona Tinnel and Roscoe Tinnel.

His wife, Diane (Jones) Tinnel, survives of Convoy. They were married May 12, 1958.

Other survivors...

Jan 18, 2014

Judy Ann Welch, 59, of Celina, passed away of natural causes at 11:25 PM on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. She was born on May 16, 1954 to Elvie L. and Mozell (Davis) Isbell in Chicago, Illinois. Judy lived most of her life in Rockford, Ohio and graduated from Parkway High School. She then became...

Jan 17, 2014

OHIO CITY, Ohio a�" Wendy M. (Schisler) Ross, 45, of Ohio City, died at 10:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

She was born July 16, 1968, in Van Wert, Ohio, to the late Sharon (Book) Schisler and Ralph Schisler.

Survivors include children: Amanda...

Jan 16, 2014

DELPHOS, Ohio a�" Ervin "Butch" E. Fabian, of Delphos, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 19, 1943, in Convoy, Ohio, to the late Elizabeth (Burk) Fabian and Ervin "Dutch" Fabian.

Survivors include children: Keith (Maria) Fabian of Willcox, Ariz., Holly (Dave) Baird of Delphos, Stacy (Robert) Wilson of Convoy, Nicole Riley...

Jan 14, 2014

Jack Brincefield, 73, of Van Wert, died at 1:45 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert.

He was born Sept. 30, 1940, in Auglaize County, Ohio, to the late Leota E. (Keiber) Brincefield and Theodore A. Brincefield.

He had been previously married to Sue Mohr and Jane Huston who both...

Jan 13, 2014

Thomas C. Brown, 79, of Van Wert, died peacefully at his home on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014.

He was born Sept. 9, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised in Chillicothe, Ohio. His mother: Hazel (Clark) Brown, stepmother: Carrie (Skinner) Brown and father: Thomas Nye Brown are deceased.

His mother-in-law, Irene Wortman, survives His father-in-law, Cleo Wortman,...

Jan 12, 2014

Martin "Marty" T. McDonough II, 89, of Van Wert, passed away on January 12, 2014 at 4:43AM at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio. Marty was born on the 4th of July, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of the late Martin T. McDonough and Bertha (Fey) McDonough.

Marty was a proud member...

Jan 9, 2014

Marguerite B. "Maggie" Germann, 82, of Van Crest Health Care Center, passed away at 1:26 p.m. Thursday, January 09, 2014 at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima, surrounded by her family.

She was born April 16, 1931, in Ohio City, OH, the daughter of the late Kletus and Hulda (Merkle) Germann.

Maggie is survived by two brothers, Adolf...

Jan 6, 2014

Marilyn R. Baker, 87, of Van Wert, died 3:38 p.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 10, at Grace Bible Church in Van Wert, with the Rev. Lance Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.

Calling hours are from...

Jan 6, 2014

Robert S. Wood, 58, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:29 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014, surrounded by his family.

He was born February 18, 1955, in Ottawa, the son of Dorna (Watkins) Wood, who survives in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the late Doyle Wood. On October 11, 1986, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., he married Jill (LaBonne)...