Obituaries Listing

Mary B. Schaadt
Apr 30, 2005
91, of Van Wert, died at 4:25 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Van Wert Manor nursing home.
She was born July 6, 1913, in Penfield, Ill., the daughter of the late Bernard J. and Julia (Early) Flaherty. On February 28, 1938, she married Romy W. Schaadt, who died August 13, 1998.
Mrs. Schaadt...

Esther M. Placke
Apr 27, 2005
82, of Van Wert, died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at Vancrest Health Care Center, in Van Wert.
She was born November 01, 1922, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Ira and Mary Eleanor (Callahan) Faller. She married Norbert Placke, who died in 1977.
Mrs. Placke was employed at...
Mary Ellen Warnecke
Apr 22, 2005
80, of Van Wert, died at 10:38 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2005, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.
She was born March 18, 1925, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Edwin and Lauretta (Beckman) Kroeger. On September 8, 1945, she married Ralph W. Warnecke, who survives in Van Wert.
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Josephine (Gutierrez) Mullen
Apr 4, 2005
77, of Van Wert, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2005, at her residence.
She was born September 27, 1927, in Lansing, Mich., the daughter of the late Longino and Conception (Castenda) Marez. She first married John Gutierrez, who preceded her in death. On May 10, 1997, in Van Wert, she married Frederick S. Mullen...
Paul G. "Twink" Pontius
Mar 21, 2005
53, of Van Wert, died at approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2005, at his residence.
He was born March 9, 1952, in Van Wert, the son of the late Robert and Pauline (Yoss) Pontius.
Mr. Pontius was an employee of Diester Machine Company in Fort Wayne, Ind. Survivors include a son, Chris Pontius...
Margaret Carol Dewitt
Mar 14, 2005
68, of Convoy, died at 1:35 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2005,at her residence.
She was born January 25, 1937, in Portland, Ind., the daughter of the late Claude and Margaret Irene (Skinner) Hilton. She married Robert E. DeWitt, who died in 1988.
Mrs. DeWitt had worked for Wal-Mart in Fort Wayne, Ind., for the...

Margaret E. Roberts
Feb 28, 2005
99, of Spencerville, Ohio, died at 8:05 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2005, at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville.
She was born April 08, 1905, in Middle Point, Ohio, the daughter of the late T Walter and Mary Etta Knittle Evans. On August 24, 1924, she married Paul E. Roberts, who died April 06, 1993.
Mrs....

Leonard M. Campton
Feb 24, 2005
91, of Van Wert, died at 10:25 p.m. Thursday, February 24, 2005, at his residence.
He was born March 27, 1913, in Paulding County, the son of the late Thomas and Grace (Stillman) Campton. On June 26, 1948, he married Dorothy L. McCleary, who died September 20, 1995.
Mr. Campton was employed by the...
Ralph E. Ringwald, Sr
Feb 23, 2005
77, of Van Wert, died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, February 23, 2005, at his residence.
He was born July 14, 1927, in Washington Twp., Van Wert County, Ohio, the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth (Mapes) Ringwald. He was married to Juanita E.Ringwald, September 26, 1945, who suvives in Van Wert.
Mr. Ringwald...
Joseph J. Myers
Feb 5, 2005
84, of Van Wert, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, February 5, 2005, at his residence.
He was born November 25, 1920, in Ohio City, the son of the late Fred and Camille (Smalley) Myers. On January 30, 1945, he married Valrea M. Myers, who survives in Van Wert.
Mr. Myers retired from Sonoco (Continental...

Jose E. "Joe" Ybarra
Jan 9, 2005
48, of Van Wert, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, January 9, 2005, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
He was born February 29, 1956, in Deming, N.M., the son of the late Benito and Carolina N. (Sera) Ybarra. On January 2, 1990, he married Paula Walls, who survives at home.
Mr. Ybarra was an...

Floyd Lewis Stephenson
Sep 8, 1929
76, of Marion, Indiana, and formerly of Van Wert, Ohio died at 3:15 a.m. Friday, August 11, 2006, at the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System in Marion, Indiana.
He was born September 08, 1929, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Orville L. and Edith A.(McDowell) Stephenson.
Mr. Stephenson was a...

Frances M. Cooper
Oct 9, 1924
83, of Van Wert, died at 4:55 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2008, at her residence.
She was born October 9, 1924, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late john and Mary (Beucker) Winhover. On Saturday, December 2, 1944, she married Robert Cooper Sr., who preceded her in death on December 13, 2005.
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Dale Reidenbach
Dale Reidenbach, 64, of Convoy, Ohio passed away September 13, 2023. He was born in Van Wert a son of William and Annabelle (Steinbacher) Reidenbach Jr who both preceded him in death.
Surviving is his sister, Marilyn and brothers William lll, Ronnie, and Gary. Also surviving is a nephew, Daniel (Amber) and great nieces Jasmine and Emma....