Obituaries

Apr 6, 2019

Florence M. (McClain) Saunier, 89, of Van Wert died at 12:45 PM on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Hearth and Home of Van Wert. She was born February 24, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late John H. and Nellie (Gretton) McClain. She married Robert H. Saunier, D.D.S. and he preceded her in death on June 22, 2013. She...

Apr 6, 2019

Barbara A. (Funk) Miller, 99, of Van Wert went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 12:45 PM on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. She was born June 10, 1919 in Grover Hill, Ohio to the late William C. and Norma (Parker) Funk. On September 18, 1939 she married Charles W....

Apr 1, 2019

E. Joanne Markley, 94, went home to be with her Lord in her home in Van Wert Monday evening April 1, 2019. She was born Elnora Joanne Runyon to the late Henry Lawrence and Jessie Mabel (Powell) Runyon on July 16, 1924 in Middle Point, Ohio. On June 5, 1954 in Middle Point she married Carl E. Markley. He...

Mar 31, 2019

Dale G. Smith, 82, of Van Wert died at 9:20 AM on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born June 4, 1936 to the late Homer and Iva Ruth (Greenawalt) Smith. Dale is survived by 3 sister in laws, Pat Smith of Van Wert, Wuaneta Smith of Van Wert, and Virginia...

Mar 31, 2019

Raymond E. Mullen, 70, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday morning, March 31, 2019 at Vancrest of Van Wert. He was born August 8, 1948, in Paulding County, to his late parents, Raymond and Jena Alice (Akom) Mullen. Ray was a kind and simple person who enjoyed being outside, mowing grass and caring for the grounds at Thomas Edison, and...

Mar 28, 2019

Alice M. Schaufelberger, 81, of Van Wert, passed away Thursday evening, March 28, 2019. She was born December 21, 1937, in Ohio City, to her late parents, Reinhold and Amelia (Koenig) Germann. A graduate of Van Wert High School, Alice went on to earn her Bachelors degree from Bowling Green State University. She retired after 33 years as a...

Mar 24, 2019

Linda L. Myers, 80, of Convoy, passed away March 24, 2019 at Van Wert Manor. She was born June 11, 1938, in Paulding County, to the late Chester and Mildred Figert. On April 27, 1957, she married Byron "Barney" Myers. He preceded her in death on Feb 18, 2008. Linda was a lifelong partner with her husband in the...

Mar 21, 2019

Rosalie (Thatcher) Kirkland, 96, of Berne, Indiana, passed away at 7:19 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Swiss Village Retirement Community. She was born in Hoaglin Twp., Van Wert County, Ohio, to the late Herbert and Goldie (Carmean) Thatcher. Also preceding her in death were three sisters, Marlyn Callow, Myrna Brittsan and Ruth Riley and three brothers, Graydon, Merlen...

Mar 15, 2019

Susan M. King, 93, of Indianapolis passed away on March 15, 2019. She was born in Newtown, Indiana October 8, 1925 to the late Carl H. Palin and Leah A. (Haas) Palin. She was a graduate of Purdue University, and was married to August M. King of Indianapolis for 63 years who preceded her in death. She had two...

Mar 14, 2019

Kimberly L. (Adams) Owens, 61, of Van Wert, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 11:08 p.m. at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. Kim was born on February 18, 1958, in Van Wert, the daughter of Gary and Barbara (Dougal) Adams, who...

Mar 12, 2019

Carolyn "Sue" Dempsey, 84, of Van Wert died at 8:51 AM on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. She was born on December 9, 1934 in Marion County, Indiana to the late James Noel and Nina (Haines) Reece. Sue retired from the Van Wert County Fair Board office after many years of service. She is survived...

Mar 11, 2019

Marjorie Ellen Waldron, 81, of Celina, Ohio, died on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Joint Township District Hospital in St. Marys, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. She was born on November 3, 1937, the daughter of the late John and Alma (Swander) Bolenbaugh. She attended Rockford High School and Wright State University. On August 29, 1954, she married Robert...

Mar 11, 2019

Patricia Lu (Urschel) Wilhelm, 93, of Van Wert died 9:57 PM on Monday, March 11, 2019 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. She was born to the late Lucile (Roby) and Joe Urschel on February 26, 1926 in Wabash, Indiana and was raised in North Manchester, Indiana. Pat graduated from North Manchester High School in 1944 and later married Robert...

Mar 10, 2019

Edith L. Nierman, 92, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:45 PM Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. She was born August 16, 1926, in Decatur, IN, to her late parents, Adolph and Viola (Grote) Marbach. On April 22, 1950, Edith married the love of her life, Wilmer D. Nierman. Together they were longtime member of Emmanuel...

Mar 9, 2019

William Paul Williams, 89 of Rockford, Ohio, formerly of Mendon, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Van Wert County, Liberty Township, Ohio, on March 20, 1929. He was the son of Maurice Rutledge and Anna LaVerne (Lawrence) Williams. He...

Mar 9, 2019

Jody L. McClure, 55, of Van Wert, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, March 09, 2019, at Van Wert Health Emergency Room. He was born January 31, 1964, in Van Wert to Carl J. and Rose M. (Voltz) McClure. After graduating in 1982 from Crestview High School, Jody attended Ohio State-Lima Campus. He was currently employed at Greif Brothers. He...

Mar 3, 2019

Van Wert, Ohio- Mary L. Kilton, 80, of Van Wert, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 7:00pm Sunday at Van Wert Manor.

Mary was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on January 23rd, 1939 to Leona (Kuhn) and Lawrence Michels, who preceded her in death. On September 3rd, 1960, she married Wayne Kilton and...

Mar 1, 2019

Elsie Irene Beougher, 75, of Rockford, died early Friday morning, March 1, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born March 3, 1943, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Delbert and Catherine (Banning) Thatcher.  She was a graduate of the last class of Rockford High School, the Class of 1961.  On July 6, 1963, she...