Obituaries

Homer Kraner

Homer Kraner

Dec 10, 2020

Homer J. Kraner, 81, of Rockford, Ohio, died Thursday evening, December 10, 2020, at Van Wert County Hospital, in Van Wert, Ohio. He was born February 16, 1939, in Portland, Indiana, to Gerald and Verna E. (Thompson) Kraner, both who have preceded in death. He was a graduate of the Ohio City Class of 1958. On March 5, 1960,...

Lois Kreider

Lois Kreider

Dec 9, 2020

Lois Katherine Kreider, 96, of Van Wert passed away at 5:10 PM on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Van Wert Manor. Born on July 6, 1924 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Vern and Nellie (Doner) Kreider. Lois was a 1942 graduate of Van Wert High School. Lois worked at Van Wert Manufacturing "The Overall Factory"...

Gordon Kittle

Gordon Kittle

Dec 6, 2020

Gordon Eugene Kittle, 79, of Rockford, Ohio, died early Sunday morning, December 6, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill. He was born in Farmersville, Ohio, on April 13, 1941, the son of Naman Eugene and Vera Maxine (Gordon) Kittle. He married Georgia Ann Pugh on December 19, 1964, and she preceded in death on January 14, 2000. He...

Rolland Luginbill

Rolland Luginbill

Dec 5, 2020

Rolland Dean Luginbill, 86, of Rockford passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. Dean was born on May 14, 1934, in Mercer County, Ohio, to Roy and Goldie (Bollenbacher) Luginbill. He attended Willshire School until his senior year, when he became a student of Rockford High School, where he graduated in...

Gerald Jerome

Gerald Jerome

Dec 1, 2020

Gerald E. Jerome, 85, of Van Wert, went to his heavenly home at 12:55 PM on Tuesday, December 01, 2020 at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on February 03, 1935, in Van Wert, to the late Robert and Gladys Floriene (Finkhousen) Jerome. Gerald served his country in the United States Marine Corp for 3 years...

Gary Turner

Gary Turner

Nov 29, 2020

Gary A. Turner, 69, of Van Wert passed away on November 29, 2020 at Vancrest Health Care Center, Van Wert. Gary was born on January 31, 1951 in Minot, North Dakota. He was the son of the late Perry and Julia Turner. Gary was a 1969 graduate of Van Wert High School. After graduation Gary enlisted in the United...

Janis Beougher

Janis Beougher

Nov 28, 2020

Janis K. Beougher, 69, of Van Wert passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. Born on June 29, 1951 in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Sink) Shinabery. Surviving are her children, Judy Boyd of Van Wert and Troy Waldron of Convoy, Ohio; a brother, Dave Shinabery...

Joseph Ankney

Joseph Ankney

Nov 28, 2020

Joseph D. Ankney, 30, of Sidney, Ohio, formerly of Grover Hill, Ohio, passed away at 8:30 PM on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Van Wert Health. He was born on July 6,1990, in Van Wert, the son of Eugene Ankney and Patricia (Lambert) Schaffer. Joe was a 2009 graduate of Fairview High School, Sherwood, Ohio. While at Fairview, he...

Carol Mosier-Ringwald

Carol Mosier-Ringwald

Nov 28, 2020

Carol L. Mosier-Ringwald, 88, of Van Wert, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Van Wert Manor. She was born March 9, 1932 in Mendon, Ohio to the late Gerald and Edith (Boroff) Sutton. On August 30, 1957, she married Lemuel J. Mosier, he preceded her in death on October 30, 2005. Together they had 4 children; David...

Mackenzie Baker

Mackenzie Baker

Nov 27, 2020

Mackenzie Ann Baker, 27, of Van Wert passed away at 4:47 AM on November 27, 2020 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. She was born on October 04, 1993, in Clarksville, TN, to Braydon Renner and Jeneane Casebere. Mackenzie was a 2012 graduate of Van Wert High School. Mackenzie's was passionate about music, a love instilled in her at an early...

Jane Rasor

Jane Rasor

Nov 25, 2020

Barbara "Jane" Brown Rasor, 89, passed away on Nov. 25 at Mason Health Care Center in Mason, Ohio, after contracting COVID-19. Jane was born in Canton, Ohio, on April 16, 1931, to Harold Frederick Brown and Mary Florence (Allison). Working as an engineer for Marathon Oil Company, Harold was transferred several times and moved the family to many locations...

Evelyn Kerns

Evelyn Kerns

Nov 25, 2020

Evelyn Sue Kerns, Syracuse, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, November 25 at the Goshen Memorial Hospital, Goshen, Indiana. Born April 10, 1948, in Yerkes, a small community near Hazard, Kentucky, Evelyn was a daughter of the late James and Ezella Bailey McIntosh. In 1955 the family relocated to Fort Wayne, Indiana and then to Convoy, Ohio. Evelyn graduated from Crestview High...

Janet Purk

Janet Purk

Nov 24, 2020

Janet E. Purk, 68, formerly of Van Wert, passed away at 2:05 PM on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana. Born on June 9, 1952 in Fort Wayne, the daughter of the late Edwin D. and Ruth L. (Heath) Purk. Janet was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. Janet was...

Keith Beams

Keith Beams

Nov 24, 2020

Keith B. Beams, 86, of Delphos passed away at 11:11 PM on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Vancrest Health Care Center of Delphos. He was born on April 04, 1934, in Detroit, to his late parents, Bernard and Jennie (Fetters) Beams. Keith married Barbara E. Hines who preceded him in death. Together, they shared years of memories. Keith attended...

Margaret Louise Spindler

Margaret Louise Spindler

Nov 23, 2020

Margaret Louise Zizelman Spindler, 92, of Hoagland, Indiana, formerly of Rockford, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., at Adams Heritage in Monroeville, Indiana. Louise was born on October 30, 1928, in Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of Charles H. and Zelma (Shupp) Zizelman. She was a graduate of Rockford High School, and on July 29, 1951,...

Freda Farris

Freda Farris

Nov 23, 2020

Freda (Adkins) Farris, "Granny", 84, of Grover Hill passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Paulding County Hospital. Freda was born on November 6, 1936 to the late Ernest and Iva Ceola (Leonard) Adkins. On June 21, 1954, she married Journey Farris, who preceded her in death on June 1, 2010. Freda enjoyed listening to bluegrass and gospel music,...

Carlos Tyas

Carlos Tyas

Nov 22, 2020

Our Lord and Savior called Carlos Tyas of Van Wert home at 9:44 AM on Sunday, November 22, 2020. He was born in Paulding County on April 29, 1940 to Norris and Ethyl (Taylor) Tyas, who taught him the value of hard work and honesty. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Landrum...

Larry Nighswander

Larry Nighswander

Nov 22, 2020

Larry Nighswander, 75, of Van Wert passed away at 10:54 PM on November 22, 2020 at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1945 to the late Clara (Beckman) Nighswander. Larry married Kathleen (Zwiebel) Nighswander in 1969 and together they had a daughter, Amy Nighswander, of Delphos Ohio, who survives. He then married Beverly J (Smith)...

Betty Evans

Betty Evans

Nov 19, 2020

Betty J. (Miller) Evans, 91, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:00 AM on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Van Wert Manor. Born on December 5, 1928 in Middle Point, Ohio, the daughter of the late Austin E. "Bus" and Alice (Coombs) Miller . On December 26, 1947, she married the Lloyd E. Evans, who passed away on January...

Weldon Adkins

Weldon Adkins

Nov 17, 2020

Weldon Howard Adkins, 79, of Haviland, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne. Born on May 4, 1941 in Oak Hill, Ohio, Weldon was the son of the late Ernest and Iva (Leonard) Adkins. On February 6, 1959, he married Georgianna Wright, who survives. Together, they shared 61...

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