Obituaries

Nov 4, 2015

Dean E. Stemen, 76, of Middle Point, died at 12:26 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio.

He was born Feb. 26,1939, in Van Wert, to the late Thelma (Tabler) Stemen and David Stemen.

He married Judy A. (Wortman) Stemen on June 20, 1959. She died April 11, 1982. He...

Nov 4, 2015

Helen L. Klewer, 93, of Van Wert, died at 4:47 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice, Van Wert.

She was born Jan. 2, 1922, in Van Wert, to the late Olga (Wade) Reed and Earl Reed.

Her husband, Leonard C. "Bud" Klewer, preceded her in death. They were married Oct. 16, 1943.

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Nov 3, 2015

Capt. Ronald E. Clemons, USMC (ret.) of Convoy, died at 4:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima while surrounded by his loving family.

He was born Nov. 22, 1944, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Laura (Hurt) Clemons and Arthur Clemons.

His wife, Diane (Young) Clemons, survives. They were...

Nov 2, 2015

Virginia P. "Ginny" Harter, 83, of Van Wert, died at 5:37 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.

She was born July 14, 1932, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Lena (Pollock) Scott and Dale Scott.

Her husband, Max Harter, survives of Van Wert. They were married July 8, 1950.

Other survivors include...

Nov 1, 2015

Della Rae Ringwald, 96, of Van Wert, died at 9:55 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Roselawn Manor, Spencerville, Ohio.

She was born May 17, 1919, in Middle Point, Ohio, to the late Maude (Neer) Armstrong and Thomas Armstrong.

Her husband, William H. Ringwald, died in 2011.

Survivors include children, William (Marilyn) Ringwald, III of Spencerville,...

Oct 31, 2015

Frederic W. Leiter, 91, of Van Wert, died at 1:15 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born April 10, 1924, in Van Wert, the son of Elmer and Mae (Stemen) Leiter, who both preceded him in death. On November 30, 1945, in Ludlow, Kentucky, he married the former Charlotte...

Oct 31, 2015

Allen E. Rodman, 40, Kirkwood, Missouri police officer, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Beloved husband of Vanessa Rodman; loving father of Michal and Evan Rodman; dear son of Wanda and the late Graydon Rodman; dear brother of Burton (Melissa) Rodman; dear grandson of Rex and Kay Rodman and Katie and the late Herbert Schaadt; dear son-in-law, brother-in-law,...

Oct 30, 2015

Josephine "Jo" Defevers of Van Wert went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 5:37 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center surrounded by her family and a friend.

She is survived by her children, Frances Joy Cline and Don Defevers, both of Van Wert. Other survivors are three grandchildren:...

Oct 26, 2015

Vera "Joyce" DeCamp of Grover Hill, died at 6:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at the Gardens of Paulding, Paulding, Ohio.

She was born Dec. 23, 1922, in Payne, Ohio, to the late Ruth (Tucker) Yearling and Lewis Yearling. Her husband, Joseph Andrew "Andy" DeCamp, died July 28, 2015.

Survivors include children, Gary DeCamp of Apache Junction,...

Oct 25, 2015

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Joseph Robert Hines, 43, of Van Wert, died at 10:48 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, in Van Wert County, Ohio.

He was born April 28, 1972, in Celina, Ohio. His mother, Candice (Hines) Hire, and stepfather, Joe Hire, survive in Van Wert. He was preceded in death by his father, Mike Green.

He...

Oct 23, 2015

Jack N. Gunsett, 58, of Convoy, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born March 24, 1957, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Joan (Sowers) Gunsett, who survives of Convoy, and the late John Gunsett. His wife, Susan R. (LaRue) Gunsett, survives of Convoy. They were married July 12, 1975....

Oct 22, 2015

Van D. Cross, 69, of Rockford, Ohio, died on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 7:19 p.m. at the Van Wert In-Patient Hospice, after a lengthy illness. He was born June 25, 1946, to Carl D. and Anna R. (Brown) Cross, both who have preceded in death. Van was a 1964 graduate of Parkway High School. He was a life-long farmer...

Oct 22, 2015

Mary Ellen Subler Newcomer, 92, of Van Wert, died at 7:55 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at her residence.

She was born April 16, 1923, in St. Henry, Ohio, to the late Rose (Huelsman) Hart and William Hart.

In 1949, she married Louis Subler and he died in 1976. Then in 1989, she married Robert Newcomer and...

Oct 22, 2015

VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Ethel E. Ebel Rotsinger, 92, of Van Wert, died at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at Vancrest Healthcare Center, Van Wert.

She was born Dec. 19, 1922, in Lidgerwood, North Dakota, to the late Elsie (Roeder) Medenwald and Richard Medenwald.

On Oct. 3, 1944, she married Earl E. Ebel, Sr. and he...

Oct 20, 2015

David L. Smith, 62, of Van Wert, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Somerset Hospital in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

He was born October 5, 1953, in Paulding, the son of Paul Smith and Verdene (Pease) Lehman Simmindinger, who both preceded him in death. On October 21, 1972, he married Brenda (Thomas) Smith, who survives in Van Wert.

Other...

Oct 20, 2015

Joette F. Jones, 59, of Van Wert, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

She was born March 15, 1956, in Van Wert, to the late Edna (Dunlap) Harman and Joseph Harman.

Survivors include children, Shawn Michael Jones of Toledo, Ohio, and Benjamin (Nikki Staten) Jones and Nicole Jones,...

Oct 19, 2015

Samuel "Jose" Guerrero, 33, of Grover Hill, Ohio, died at 3:59 AM Monday October 19, 2015 at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born January 15, 1982 in Guatemala to Carmen Rodas, currently of Guatemala, and the late Pedro Florian- Guerrero.

He is survived by his best friend and fiancAC.` Chasity Jackson; 3 sons, Dylan Jackson (15 yrs),...

Oct 17, 2015

Beverly Jo Gable, 76, of Celina, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, Ohio and Scottsdale, Arizona, died Sunday afternoon at her residence. She was born on March 2, 1939, in Delaware County, Indiana, and raised in Parker City, Indiana. She was the daughter of Walter and Essie (Gribble) Hickman. She graduated from Monroe Central in Parker City, Indiana, and went on to...

Oct 10, 2015

Jean M. Gibson, 83, of Convoy, died at 10:28 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Convoy.

She was born December 22, 1931, in Convoy, the daughter of Donald H. "Pete" and Ione D. (Wortz) Hildbold, who both preceded her in death. On October 15, 1950, she married E. William "Bill" Gibson, who died...

Oct 9, 2015

James Herbert VanHoosear, 75, of Rockford, Ohio, formerly of Coldwater, Michigan, died at 11:06 a.m. at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio, on Friday, October 9, 2015. He was born on June 14, 1940 in Coldwater, Michigan. He was the son of Marian and Lucene (Batterson) VanHoosear. He was first married to Joanne (Blue) Lyman who is the mother of...