Obituaries

Mark Price

Mark Price

Apr 9, 2021

Mark S. Price, 65, of Payne, Ohio, completed his dash at 3:03 AM on Friday, April 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital in Ft Wayne, Indiana. Mark was born November 11, 1955,in Van Wert, to the late Harold Price and the late Myrna Young. He married the former Penny McMillan who survives of Payne. Mark worked as an electrical...

Gail Perl

Gail Perl

Apr 6, 2021

Gail Justus Perl, 81, of Van Wert, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Van Wert Manor. He was born June 30, 1939 in Paulding County, Ohio to the late Richard Perl and LaVoon (Klingler) Perl Adams. On July 30, 1955 he married Judith Carol Cavinder who survives. He worked at Paulding/Putnam (REA) Electric,...

Murlin Pollock

Murlin Pollock

Apr 6, 2021

Murlin Pollock, age 93, died Tuesday April 6th, 2021 in Lakeland Florida. Murlin was born July 10, 1927 to Ernest and Alwilda Pollock who preceded him in death. He married his wife Patricia July 10, 1948, she also preceded him in death.

Murlin retired from the Van Wert Post Office as a clerk. He was said to...

Danny Thatcher

Danny Thatcher

Apr 4, 2021

Danny Lee Thatcher, a lifelong farmer and resident of Middle Point, passed away at the age of 80 on April 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Danny was born on April 21, 1940 to Floyd and Harriet (Hanby) Thatcher. He graduated from Hoaglin Jackson High School where he met the love of his life, Phyllis Jean...

Karenann Winters

Karenann Winters

Apr 2, 2021

Karenann Winters, 76, of Grover Hill, OH, formerly of Hackettstown, NJ, passed away on April 02, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 24, 1945, in Passaic, NJ, to the late Charles and Viola (Mayer) Murray.

On May 21, 1966, she married the love of her life, Robert C....

David Owens

David Owens

Apr 1, 2021

David W. Owens, age 95, died Thursday, April 1 at Van Crest Nursing Home following a ten-day illness. His long life was even more remarkable considering he fought a year-long battle with cancer 44 years ago. For the rest of his life, he offered encouragement to others battling cancer. Dave was born December 5, 1925 in the farmhouse in...

Deaven Vedrinski

Deaven Vedrinski

Mar 27, 2021

Deaven Marie Vedrinski, 23, passed away at Nationwide Children's Hospital on March 27, 2021. She was born February 27, 1998 to Tonja Vedrinski and Tim Vedrinski. She is preceded in death by her mother, Tonja, and grandparents Reba "Marie" Millay and Thomas Michael Millay. Deaven is survived by her loving father Tim Vedrinski, brother Kyle (Cindy) Erwin, nephew Gabe Erwin,...

Benjamin Hubble

Benjamin Hubble

Mar 26, 2021

Benjamin L. Hubble, 50, of Van Wert, passed away at 9:42 AM on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Van Wert Health. Ben was born on May 27, 1970, in Lima, the son of Richard and Monica (Burnett) Hubble. Ben put up with his wheelchair and all the limitations, pain and the loss of dreams for almost 15 years. He...

Debrae Drew

Debrae Drew

Mar 20, 2021

Debrae A. (Saintignon) Drew of Cloverdale and formerly of Van Wert, died at 8:13 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Meadows of Kalida. She resided at Oak Haven Residential Care Center. She was born March 20, 1949, in Mendon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Eldon Saintignon and late Bonnie (Ayers) Saintignon. On October 14, 1989, she married...

John Baxter

John Baxter

Mar 20, 2021

John W. Baxter, 93, booked passage for His flight home at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 20th. John had been residing at Highland Springs of Fort Thomas Ky. He was born October 19th, 1927, in Van Wert County, Ohio, to William M. and Anna (Overholt) Baxter both of whom preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Ridge (now...

Carl Gheen

Carl Gheen

Mar 14, 2021

Carl Lee Gheen "Cooter", 74, of Van Wert passed away on March 14, 2021 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born on February 12, 1947, in Zanesville, to the late Harry and Clara Elizabeth (Samson) Gheen. On January 30, 1975, he married Nancy Bashore. Cooter worked his entire life as a truck driver. He was...

Leonard Jutte

Leonard Jutte

Mar 8, 2021

Leonard Joseph Jutte, 80, of Rockford, Ohio, died Monday, March 8, 2021, in Coldwater, Ohio. He was born on November 9, 1940, in Fort Recovery, Ohio, the son of August and Mary (Moeder) Jutte, both who preceded in death. He was a graduate of Coldwater High School's Class of 1959, and stayed in the Mercer County area all his...

Lawrence McMinn

Lawrence McMinn

Mar 6, 2021

Lawrence H. McMinn, 83, of Ohio City passed away at 10:37 PM on March 06, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Larry was born on March 05, 1938, in Punxsutawney, PA, the son of the late Mike Sackash and Irene (Bodner) Sackash. Larry enjoyed working on old cars, driving his 1965 truck and attending car and...

Randal Caywood

Randal Caywood

Mar 4, 2021

Randal Lee Caywood, 61, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, March 4, 2021, at Lima Memorial Hospital where he was a patient. He was born on November 16, 1959, in Rockford, Ohio, the son of Lowell Edwin and Mary Lois (Williams) Caywood, both who are deceased. Randy was employed at CAPT in Celina, Ohio, and had previously worked...

Nancy Speelman

Nancy Speelman

Mar 2, 2021

Nancy S. Speelman, 66, of Van Wert passed away unexpectedly at 9:32 PM on March 02, 2021 at her residence. She was born on September 10, 1954, in Van Wert, to the late Earl D. and Bonnie L. (Baer) Speelman. Nancy was a 1972 graduate of Crestview High School. She worked for Teleflex for 30 years, before ultimately retiring...

Patricia Linn

Patricia Linn

Feb 23, 2021

Patricia Ann Linn, 85, of Celina, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021, at her residence at the Miller House. She was born in Celina, Ohio, on May 7, 1935, the daughter of the late Thornton and Lucille (Hines) Hone. She was a graduate of the Celina High School Class of 1953. After graduation, she worked as...

Ella Jackson

Ella Jackson

Feb 22, 2021

Ella J. Jackson, 82, of Van Wert passed away at 4:48 AM on February 22, 2021 at her residence. She was born on January 17, 1939, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late George and Edna (Dietrich) Hofmann. On December 25, 1960, she married the John "Dick"Jackson, who survives. Together, they shared many years of memories. Ella was...

Donna Franco

Donna Franco

Feb 21, 2021

Donna Franco, 86, of Mendon, Ohio, formerly of Waukee, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, February 21, 2021, at her residence. She was born on August 25, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Wayne and Dorothy ( Borton) Hewitt. She was a graduate of Signet High School in Signet, Ohio. On September 3, 1996, she married Wayne Franco, and...

Ellen Froelich

Ellen Froelich

Feb 18, 2021

Ellen Jane Froelich, 89, passed away on February 18, 2021 at Vancrest Assisted Living in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born on October 5, 1931 in Oak Park, Illinois to the late Lola and Burton Oderkirk. Ellen grew up in DeKalb, Illinois and graduated from DeKalb High School. In 1950, she married the love of her life, Walter Dean...

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