Obituaries Listing

Aug 28, 2018

Juanita L. Ringer, age 98, of Van Wert, died at 8:39 PM Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was born January 8, 1920, in Marion, IN, the daughter of the late Oris and Ruby (Zellers) Druckemiller.

She is survived by her son Robert D. (Carol) Ringer, Sr. of Columbia City, IN-...

Aug 11, 2018

Lisa L. Baker, age 55, of Van Wert, died at 8:15 PM Saturday, August 11, 2018, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.  She was born December 2, 1962, in Jolliet, IL, the daughter of the late Richard Boothe and Shirley (Ed) Bettenhausen Kacian who survives in Alabama.

She is survived by her children Danielle Roberts and Amber...

Aug 1, 2018

James Lewis Klinker, age 83, of Van Wert died at 12:30 PM Wednesday at Vancrest Healthcare.  He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a son of Ernest & Alice (Kochert) Klinker, both of whom are deceased.   On March 24, 1957 he married Alice "Joan" Shaw and she died September 18, 2011.

Surviving are 2 sons, Shawn (Cheryl)...

Jul 27, 2018

Dorothy Pearl Friemoth, age 95, of Van Wert, died at 11:55 PM Friday, July 27, 2018 at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was  born June 15, 1923 in Van Wert the daughter of the late William N. and Gertrude (Thompson) Burley.  On July 23, 1949 she married Eugene A . Friemoth who preceded her in death June...

Jul 21, 2018

Ronald D. Neate, 74, of Van Wert, died at 10:12 AM Saturday, at Van Wert Co. Hospital.  He was born January 27, 1944, in Van Wert the son of  the late Harry T. and Helen L. (Ault) Neate.  He is survived by his widow, Pamela (Oehlers) Neate of Van Wert and his children Karla C. (Ricky) Lamb of Van...

Jun 23, 2018

Margaret A. Holland, age 92 and a former resident of Ridge Township, died at 5:15 PM Saturday at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.  She was born May 30, 1926 in Van Wert Co. the daughter of the late John C. and Rose A. (Berger) Holland.

She is survived by a Sister-in-Law Annabel L. Holland of...

Jun 18, 2018

Lois Evelyn Lippi, 96, passed away at 8:22 AM Monday, June 18, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was born November 8, 1921 in Van Wert, a daughter of Dewey and Mary (Ladd) Gillespie, both of whom are deceased.  On January 12, 1938 she married Albert John Lippi who is deceased.

Surviving...

Jun 14, 2018

Peggy A. Matthews, age 80, of Van Wert died at 8:30 PM Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Van Wert Health.  She was born October 6, 1937 in Van Wert, a daughter of Orville and Grace (Cotterman) Waldron, both of whom are deceased.  On July 31, 1955 she married Ralph Matthews who preceded her in death on September 18, 1998....

May 3, 2018

Gerald V. Kreischer, 84, of rural Ohio City, died at 9:00 AM Thursday, May 3, 2018, at his residence.  He was born in Van Wert Co. December 8, 1933, the son of Lawrence C. and Edith .R. (McClure) Kreischer.  On Dec. 8, 1957, he married the former Dixie L. Butler who survives at the family home.

He...

May 1, 2018

Marcy Sue Price of the Wren area passed away on May 1, 2018 at 4:35 PM following a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born February 9, 1952 in Paulding, Ohio, a daughter of the late Leo and Esther (Burris) Caryer of Wren, Ohio.  On July 21, 1994 she married Richard K. Price Sr. EMT-P of Wren, Ohio who...

Apr 21, 2018

Donald E. Black, 78, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:10 AM Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.  He was born January 28, 1940 in Fort Wayne, IN a son of Kenneth & Mildred (Stevens) Black, both of whom are deceased.

He is survived by his daughter, Ruth Ann (Bruce) Dowler of Convoy, a...

Apr 18, 2018

Mac Talton, 85, resident of Van Crest Assisted Living, Van Wert, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio.

The son of the late Ransom Talton and Donie  (Ferrell) Talton, Mac was born on September 12, 1932, in Wayne County, NC.  Mac was the youngest of five children and grew up...

Apr 14, 2018

Raynie  M. Rayer-Wilson, 15, of rural Ohio City, died Saturday evening.  She was born August 16, 2002, in DuPont Hospital in Fort Wayne, the daughter of the late Vickie M. (Cochenspager) Rayer and the late Jeffrey S. Wilson.

She is survived by her grand parents Michael J. and Edna (Muter) Semer of Rural Ohio City, her twin...

Mar 30, 2018

Webster B. Benner, Jr., 92, of Van Wert, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018, at Hearth and Home in Van Wert.  Born on May 13, 1925 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Webster Benner and the late Hannah (Brunner) Benner.  He married Dorothy R. Brandis on March 1, 1947, in Worcester, Pennsylvania.

In...

Mar 5, 2018

Anthony M. Pavlides, age 37, of Van Wert, died at 5:30 AM Monday, March 5, 2018, at his residence.  He was born July 3, 1981, in Columbus, Ohio, to Michael Pavlides of Valparaiso, IN, and the late Sandra (Kincaid) Pavlides.  On  March 22, 2014, he married Lindsay N. (Ruposky) Pavlides, who survives in Van Wert.

He is...

Feb 26, 2018

Robert L. "Bob" Hoersten, 66, of Battle Creek, Michigan, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 26, 2018 at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence surrounded by his family.  He was born in Van Wert, Ohio on March 4, 1951, a son of Isidore and Mildred (Schulte) Hoersten, both of whom are deceased.  Bob graduated from Bowling Green State...

Feb 18, 2018

Patricia Ann Bare, age 73, of Van Wert died at 4:11 AM Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN.  She was born November 25, 1944 in Van Wert, a daughter of Doyle and Mildred (Slattery) Tribolet, both of whom are deceased.  On May 17, 1968 she married Raymond Darel Bare.  They moved to Arizona and...

Jan 28, 2018

Rubie Irene (Kinton) Yoh, age 93, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 28, 2018.  A native of Ohio, she was born March 26, 1924, in Fulton County, Ohio to Jesse E. and Wilma Kinton.  She spent most of her life in Ohio but also lived for several years in Apache Junction, Arizona and for the last...

Jan 27, 2018

Emma Lewis, age 84, of Van Wert passed away at 6:45 AM Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Colonial Nursing Home in Rockford, OH.  She was born June 23, 1933 in Paulding County, OH a daughter of Benjamin and Artie (Shaw) Hoover, both of whom are deceased.

She was first married to Roy Raudabaugh and then to John...

Jan 8, 2018

Kenneth M. Brake, Jr. , age 94, of Van Wert passed away at 9:11 AM Monday, January 8, 2018 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.  He was born November 17, 1923 in Pittsburgh PA a son of Kenneth M.  &  Bessie Mae (Lou) Brake, Sr. both of whom are deceased.  On November 7, 1947 he married Dorothy Allemeir and she...