Obituaries Listing

May 26, 2009

78, of Van Wert, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Cottage at Story Lake, Ind.

He was born Nov. 17, 1930, in Adrian, Mich. to the late Kenneth Van Doren and Berma (Shepard) Van Doren-Place. Fred Place, Sr., who had raised him, is also deceased. Kenneth married Naomi (Knittle) Van Doren. She survives...

May 16, 2009

85, of Van Wert, died at 6:42 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.

She was born August 22, 1923, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Jeremia B. and Mabel (Brewer) McNew. On October 18, 1946, she married Donald E. Smith, who preceded her in death on November...

May 14, 2009

94, of Van Wert, died at 11:55 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.

He was born May 2, 1915, in Washington Township, Van Wert County, the son of the late Fred and Gertrude (Friemoth) Pohlman. He married Mary E. (McCracken) Pohlman, who survives in Van Wert.

Mr....

Apr 16, 2009

82, of Lima, died at 10:52 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

He was born May 26, 1926, in Van Wert, the son of the late Grover and Mary (Rhinehart) Cotterman. He first married Joanne (Sharp) Cotterman, who preceded him in death in 1975. On July 2, 1977, he married...

Apr 15, 2009

57, of Van Wert, Ohio, died at 3:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He was born February 07, 1952, in Findlay, Ohio, the son of the late Lee and Patti (Dwelle) Rotsinger.

Mr. Rotsinger was employed at Elmco as a machinist.

He is survived by...

Apr 12, 2009

82, of Van Wert, died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Van Wert Manor nursing home in Van Wert.

He was born July 10, 1926, in Van Wert, the son of the late Emmet Lee and LaVera Faye (Adams) Felger. On February 14, 1954, he married Ruth Ellen (Davis) Felger, who preceded him in...

Apr 12, 2009

69, of Van Wert, died at 11:53 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.

He was born February 23, 1940, in Van Wert, the son of the late Arthur A. and Erna W. (Klenk) Schumm. On Saturday, March 1, 1958, he married Ann (Feeney) Schumm, who survives in Van Wert....

Mar 27, 2009

63, of Shelby, Mich., and formerly of Van Wert, died Friday, March 27, 2009, at his residence.

He was born January 7, 1946, in Washington, D.C., the son of Robert and Marilyn (Thum) Van Ausdall, who both survive. He was married to Connie (Klausing) Van Ausdall, who survives in Shelby.

Robert was a 1964...

Mar 21, 2009

55, of Grover Hill, died at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2009.

She was born August 13, 1953, in Van Wert, the daughter of Dave (Peg) Stuckey, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Betty Joann (Saylor) Stuckey. She was married to Regis Walter for 38 years and he survives in Middle Point.

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Mar 9, 2009

89, of Grove City and formerly of Van Wert, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2009, at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus.

She was born April 22, 1919, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Walter O. and Ethel (Buxton) Gardner. She was married to Karl T. Busch for 56 years, and he...

Feb 27, 2009

81, of Van Wert, died at 5:40 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2009 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.

He was born March 1, 1927, in Cadiz, the son of the late George and Jessie (Blake) Barnhart. On August 11, 1956, he married Anne M. (Graham) Barnhart, who survives in Van Wert.

Mr....

Feb 25, 2009

81, of Van Wert, died at 5:40 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2009 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.

He was born March 1, 1927, in Cadiz, the son of the late George and Jessie (Blake) Barnhart. On August 11, 1956, he married Anne M. (Graham) Barnhart, who survives in Van Wert.

Mr. Barnhart...

Feb 24, 2009

77, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and formerly of Convoy, died at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She was born February 15, 1922, in Cedarville, Ind., the daughter of the late Harvey and Lucile (Merilett) Steinbacher. On April 16, 1951, she married William R. "Bill" Reidenbach, who preceded her in...

Feb 12, 2009

78, of Van Wert, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.

He was born November 25, 1930, in South Bend, Ind., the son of the late Walter and Pauline (Bell) Mendenhall. He married Norma Jean (Pogue) Mendenhall, who survives in Van Wert.

Mr. Mendenhall had...

Feb 4, 2009

88, of Van Wert, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Hearth & Home in Van Wert.

He was born May 7, 1920, in Adams County, Ind., the son of the late Frank and Mabel (Hilyard) Bolinger. He married Marjorie (Massonne) Bolinger, who survives in Van Wert.

Mr. Bolinger owned and worked...

Jan 23, 2009

68, of rural Convoy, died at 11:20 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2009, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.

He was born July 8, 1940, in Van Wert, the son of Marcile (Baer) Hoghe, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Gayle Fredrick Hoghe, who died July 4, 2007.

On May 1,...

Jan 11, 2009

90, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2009, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky. She had been living with her daughter and son-in-law in Louisville for the last several years.

She was born November 24, 1918, in Celina, the daughter of the late Calvin and Grace Riley. On May 22, 1942, she married...

Dec 20, 2008

78, of Van Wert, died Saturday evening, December 20, 2008, at his residence.

He was born April 7, 1930, in Detroit, Mich., the son of the late Raymond VanWynsberghe Sr. and Alberta (VanSevecotte) VanWynsberghe. On June 21, 1953, he married Patty (Gillespie) VanWynsberghe, who survives.

In addition to being a life long farmer in...

Dec 16, 2008

23, of Ohio City, Ohio, died at 4:49 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008, in New Castle, Indiana.

He was born April 14, 1985, in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of Gregory and Ellen (Grilliot) Waterman, who survive in Ohio City.

Mr. Waterman was employed s a Mechanical Design Engineer at Crown Equipment Corp. in...

Dec 7, 2008

84, of Van Wert, died at 8:13 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Convoy Care Center.

She was born February 2, 1924, in Collinsville, Ga., the daughter of the late Early and Mary Kate (Usher) Collins. She married Robert W. Sandel, who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Sandel retired from Van Wert Manor nursing...