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Daily Standard
Apr 2, 2001
Paul Lanham Duffee
Former St. Marys resident Paul
Lanham Duffee, 70, was pronounced dead March 29 at his residence at
1119 Millpark Drive, Dayton.
He was born Sept. 20, 1930, in
Corsicana, Texas, to Paul Y. and S. Catherine (Lanham) Duffee.
Survivors include a son and his
wife, Michael and Regina of Taunton, Mass., and twin grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Patricia
A. Duffee.
He was a graphics artist and
was employed at the following: assistant art director at both American
Greeting, Cleveland, and Rust Craft, Dedham, Mass., creative art
director at E.F. MacDonald Co., Dayton, graphics design at both Fort
Knox Army Base in Kentucky, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Air
Force Institute of Technology, Fairborn, and art director at Wright
Patterson Air Force Base campus. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S.
Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Leonard’s
Catholic Church, Dayton, and was a graduate of Philadelphia Museum
College of Art and Central High School, Corsicana, Texas.
Graveside services are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys, the Rev. David A. Heinl
officiating.
Long & Folk Funeral Home,
St. Marys, handled arrangements.
Edith Foor
Edith L. Foor, 86, 911 W.
Spring St., St. Marys, died at 7:56 p.m. March 31 at Joint Township
District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born April 8, 1914, in
Warsaw, Ky., to John C. and Ella (Hill) Cox. On April 27, 1935, she
married Donald D. Foor, who died Oct. 8, 1983.
Survivors are a daughter and
her husband, Glenda and Jerry Walter, St. Marys; a daughter, Donna Jean
of St. Marys; a brother and his wife, Joe B. and Nancy Cox, Washington,
D.C.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Ruth
Christopher.
She was retired from Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co., St. Marys, and was a member of Wayne Street United
Methodist Church, St. Marys. She was a 1932 graduate of St. Marys
Memorial High School.
Services are 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. David L.
Woodyard officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to
the church’s endowment fund.
Mary Grillot
Former Minster and Russia
resident, Mary A. Grillot, 88, died at 2:10 a.m. April 1 at Dorothy
Love Retirement Community in Sidney, where she was a resident.
She was born Feb. 22, 1913, in
Burkettsville, to William and Thecla (Nau) Hemmelgarn. On June 1, 1937,
she married Joseph Oswald Grillot, who died Feb. 25, 1974.
Survivors are eight daughters
and their husbands, Annette and Jerome Goldschmidt, Potomac, Md.,
Patricia and Ronald Francis, Mary Jo and Robert Enneking, and Louise
and Raymond Koenig, all of Sidney, Carol and Robert Huecker, Minster,
Joan and Michael Donauer, Tipp City, Barbara and Daniel Creagan,
Cornwall, N.Y., and Nancy and Lynn Maurer, Botkins; a sister, Luella
Gagel, St. Marys; 21 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and three
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, five
sisters, a grandchild, and two great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and a
member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster and Minster Historical
Society. She was a former member of St. Remy Church, Russia.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the church, the Rev. William Hoyng officiating. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday and
9-9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Kristin
Klosterman
Kristin Ann Klosterman, 12,
died of natural causes at 3 p.m. March 31 at her residence at 4424
Harrison Road, Celina.
She was born Jan. 28, 1989, in
Coldwater, to Terance and Angela (Budde) Klosterman, both of whom
survive.
Other survivors include two
sisters, Jamie and Julie, both at home; grandparents, Elmer and Eulalia
Klosterman, and William and Kathleen Freeman, all of Celina; and
great-grandmothers, Margaret Pohl, Versailles, and Esther Freeman,
Celina.
She was a sixth grade student
at Celina Intermediate School, and was a member of Our Lady of
Guadalupe, Montezuma, and Franklin 4-H Clovers. She was Mass server at
the church.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the church, the Rev. James Dugal officiating. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and
9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests friends to say a prayer for them or to make a donation to a
charity.
Fred Langdon
Fred S. Langdon, 85, 826 Linden
Ave., Celina, died at 7:15 a.m. April 2 at Community Hospital,
Coldwater.
He was born Feb. 8, 1916, in
Addison, to Ernest E. and Edith (Swisher) Langdon. On June 9, 1946, he
married Vera L. Wilde, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter
and her husband, Sue Ann and Mark Zorko, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.; a sister
and her husband, Marie and Rev. William Mueller, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada; two sisters, Dorothy Langdon, Columbus, and Georgia Greene,
Jackson; and two grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers.
He was a partner of Barnhart
and Langdon Firestone in Sidney, and was retired from Wolff Tire
Service, Celina. He was a U.S. Air Corp Captain in the Pacific Theater,
and a communication officer for the 424th bomber squadron with the 13th
Air Force. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church,
Celina, American Legion, Celina, Sidney chapter of Free and Accepted
Masons, and a former member of Celina Lions Club.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday
at the church, the Rev. Kathleen Hayes officiating. Burial is at North
Grove Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8
p.m. Wednesday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina, and after 12:30 p.m.
Thursday at the church.
Contributions can be made to
Parkinson Disease Foundation.
Dorothy
Rammel
Former St. Henry resident
Dorothy A. Rammel, 75, Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater, died at
8:15 a.m. March 31 at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Nov. 14, 1925, in
St. Henry, to Charles and Josephine (Garman) Rammel.
Survivors include two sisters
and their husbands, Charlyn and Ralph ‘Cappy’ Stammen, and Kathleen and
Gene Buschur, all of Coldwater; a sister, Ruth Hartke, Dayton; two
brothers and their wives, Maurice and Joan of St. Marys, and Kenneth
and Shirley of St. Henry.
Deceased is a brother-in-law,
Sylvester Hartke.
She was retired from Hemmelgarn
and Sons, Inc., Philothea, and was a member of St. Henry Catholic
Church and its Daughters of Isabella and Rosary Altar Sodality.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Larry Wyen officiating. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and
9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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Apr 3, 2001
Eloise McKinney
Eloise McKinney, 82, 255 Northway Drive, St. Marys, died at 5:56
p.m. March 31 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born July 23, 1918, in Lexy, Ga., to Joseph and Lottie
(McKinzie) Wynn. On May 11, 1935, she married Paul A. McKinney Sr., who
died Oct. 4, 1997.
Survivors are a son, Paul A. Jr. of St. Marys; two daughters,
Mildred E. Hussey and Janice L. Brown, both of St. Marys; a brother and
his wife, O.B. and Beryl Wynn, Auburndale, Fla.; a sister, Myrle Smith,
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; 9 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Joseph Franklin Wynn, and two sisters,
Kathrine Vondell Welch and Marjorie Powell.
She was retired from the trimming department at Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Co., and was a member of Wayne Street United Methodist Church,
both of St. Marys.
Private family services were held at Long & Folk Funeral
Home, St. Marys, the Rev. David L. Woodyard officiated. Burial was at
Resthaven Memory Gardens, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to Multiple Sclerosis Society or the
American Cancer society.
Elmina Rogers
Elmina Rogers, 88, 803 S. Wayne St., St. Marys, died at Miami
Valley Hospital, Dayton, of injuries sustained in a house fire at 6:48
p.m. April 1.
She was born Oct. 7, 1912, in St. Marys, to Herb and Dora (Koehn)
Makley. On June 27, 1940, she married Robert ‘Buck’ Rogers, who died
March 29, 1985.
Survivors are a son, Philip of St. Marys; a daughter and her
husband, Jane and Ned Bushong, Lima; and a sister, Alberta Hale, Lima.
Deceased are two sons, James and Herb, two sisters, Clara
Thompson and Ruth Carson, and a brother, Phil Makley.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church
and its Altar Sodality, St. Marys. She was a 1930 graduate of St. Marys
Memorial High School.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. David
Heinl officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church.
Martha Thobe
Martha J. Thobe, 76, 8950 Fort Recovery-Minster Road, Minster,
died at 4:13 p.m. April 2 at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Feb. 15, 1925, in Burkettsville, to Henry and
Elizabeth (Geier) Geise. On April 7, 1945, she married Wilbur J. Thobe,
who survives.
Other survivors are two sons and their wives, Kenneth and Linda
of Minster, and James F. and Jeannie of New Bremen; a sister and her
husband, Mildred and Lester Kinninger, Sidney; three sisters, Loretta
Schulze, Sidney, Esther Smith, Dayton, and Viola Sitzman, Dayton; two
brothers and their wives, Robert and Evelyn Geise, and Charles and Ruth
Geise, all of Coldwater; a sister-in-law and her husband, Nothburga and
Butch Geise, Coldwater; a stepsister and her husband, Jose and Robert
Knapke, Coldwater; and 10 grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers.
She was a self-employed cookware salesperson, and a member of St.
John Catholic Church and its Ladies Sodality, Maria Stein.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Emil
Labbe officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-9 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp
Funeral Home, Minster.
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Apr 4, 2001
Rev. Ralph
Corbin
Rev. Ralph W. Corbin, 83, 215
N. Wayne St., Mendon, died at 4:55 a.m. today at Van Wert County
Hospital, Van Wert.
Arrangements are incomplete at
W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Mendon.
Agnes Gasson
Agnes J. Gasson, 85, 1302 E.
Spring St., Apt. 28, St. Marys, died at 4 a.m. April 1 at St. Marys
Living Center.
She was born Oct. 13, 1915, in
Shelby County, to Louis and Marguerite (Ayette) Chappie. On Dec. 7,
1940, she married George Gasson, who died May 10, 1959.
Survivors include two
sisters-in-law, Eddie Chappie, Covington, and Kate Chappie, Piqua.
Deceased are three sisters,
Sister Mary Raymund Chappie, Alma Grisez, and Mary Chappie, and three
brothers, Louis, Urban and Adrian Chappie.
She was a homemaker and member
of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Friday
at the church, the Rev. David A. Heinl officiating. Burial is at Elm
Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Friday at Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Daily Standard
Apr 5, 2001
Agnes Brumm
Former Fort Recovery resident Agnes ‘Marie’ Brumm, 93, 6550 E.
State Route 26, Portland, Ind., died at 12:55 a.m. April 5 at Community
Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born March 8, 1908, in Salamonia, Ind., to Charles and
Minnie (Atkinson) Jetter. On June 26, 1933, she married Luther Brumm,
who died July 2, 1985.
Survivors are two daughters and their husbands, Joyce and Alvin
Alig, St. Henry, and Marilyn and Larry ‘Butch’ Acheson, Portland, Ind.;
a son and his wife, Noel and Karen of Danville, Ind.; eight
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Onda Stump.
She and her husband owned and operated the former Brumm Market,
and she was employed at the former Peoples Bank, both in Fort Recovery.
She was a member of Order of Eastern Star 111, Fort Recovery, and
attended the former United Church of Christ, Fort Recovery.
Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral
Home, Fort Recovery, the Rev. Richard Bailey officiating. Burial is at
Springhill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Saturday and after 2 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home.
Rev. Ralph Corbin
Rev. Ralph W. Corbin, 83, 215 N. Wayne St., Mendon, died at 4:45
a.m. April 4 at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert.
He was born Jan. 13, 1918, in Wharton, to Curtis and Grace (Wise)
Corbin. On June 10, 1939, he married Kathryn Eileen Wehrle, who died
Dec. 30, 1981. On Jan. 15, 1986, he married Deloris Hudson, who
survives.
Other survivors are two sons and their wives, Francis J. and
Linda of Marion, and Rev. Donald B. and Janice of Graytown; a daughter
and her husband, Anita L. and Wayne Dickason, Middleburg, Fla.; a
stepson and his wife, Ronald and Marla Bare, Fostoria; two stepsons,
John Bare, Stout, and Lewis Hudson Jr. of Ohio; three stepdaughters and
their husbands, Evelyn and Mark Teeple, Angola, Ind., Bonnie and David
Adams, Mendon, and Alice and Jim Stone, Stout; a stepdaughter, Karen
Bare, Danville; a brother and his wife, Bert and Betty of Wharton; a
sister, Mildred Zehfus, Marblehead; 10 grandchildren, 40
stepgrandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 36
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Alva, Ira and Wilbur, and two
sisters, Florence Vogel and Golda Boose.
He was a retired minister from Churches of God in Ohio and
Pennsylvania, and was also retired from Society Bank. He was a lifetime
member of Church of God in Wharton, and a member of Mount Tabor Church
of God, Celina.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the Celina church, the Revs.
Rick Mason, Richard VanHorn, and Robert Eatherton officiating.
Cremation will follow the service and burial will be held at a later
date at Wharton Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home,
Mendon, and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
Contributions can be made to the Celina church.
Natalie Shinn
Natalie Rene Shinn, daughter of Douglas and Nancy (Briner) Shinn,
5097 Wabash Road, Coldwater, was stillborn at 3:05 a.m. April 3 at
Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
Other survivors include two brothers, Eric and Nathan Thompson;
three sisters, Elicia, Nicole and Elaina Thompson; grandparents, Jerome
and Cynthia Briner, Fort Recovery, Phyllis and Richard Ryan,
Greenville, and Marjorie Shinn, Celina; and great-grandmother, Edith
Briner, Fort Recovery.
Deceased is grandfather, James Shinn.
Private graveside services will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic
Cemetery, Celina, the Rev. Kathleen Hayes officiating.
There will be no visitation.
W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, handled arrangements.
Arthur Wickelman
Arthur ‘Art’ Wickelman, 92, died at 8:25 p.m. March 31 at
Community Care Center West, Portland, Ind.
He was born July 4, 1908, in Jay County, Ind., to John and
Elizabeth (Ritz) Wickelman. On Aug. 6, 1946, he married Loretta K.
Homer, who died July 4, 1989.
Survivors are two sons, Paul and Howard, both of Portland, Ind.;
a sister and her husband, Rose and Harold Schieltz, Coldwater; six
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, four brothers and four sisters.
He was a retired farmer and was a barber at New Corydon, Ind. he
was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bryant, Ind., Catholic
Order of Foresters, and Tri State Engine Association.
Services were held Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Richard
Reinhard officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Downing Funeral Home, Inc., Geneva, Ind., handled arrangements.
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Apr 6, 2001
Lloyd Leugers
Lloyd ‘Louie’ Leugers, 78, 14741 County Road 66A, St. Marys, died
April 5 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.
He was born March 12, 1923, in Celina, to Henry and Nellie
(Schwartz) Leugers. On Nov. 20, 1946, he married Ruth Pax, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons and their wives, John and Lucinda of
St. Marys, and Jerry and Pat of Fairfax Station, Va.; two daughters and
their husbands, Theresa and Charles Rowen, New Knoxville, and Patricia
and Frank Pertz, Perrysburg; a daughter, Mary Jo of Richmond, Va.; a
brother and his wife, Robert and Marlene of Celina; a brother, Melvin;
a sister, Betty Agler, Celina; 13 grandchildren and a
great-granddaughter.
He was retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., St. Marys, and
was a self-employed carpenter. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in
the Special Forces in North Africa and Europe during World War II. He
was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, and the Legion
of Mary.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. David
Heinl officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home,
St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church’s organ fund.
Margaret Coil
Margaret Y. Coil, 78, 3601 Ohio 703E, Lot 5, Celina, died at
10:05 p.m. April 4 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St.
Marys.
She was born Oct. 20, 1922, in South Bend, Ind., to Maurice and
Anna (Sparks) Jones. On Aug. 23, 1944, she married Elmer R. Coil, who
died Dec. 29, 1990.
Survivors are two sons, Douglas H. of Cary, Ill., and Bruce R. of
McHenry, Ill.; a daughter, Kathleen J. Good, Celina; seven
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a sister, Naoma Gregory, and two brothers, Keith and
Thane Jones.
She was a retired medical secretary in Blue Island, Ill., and was
a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, American Legion, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, and Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliaries, and Women of
the Moose Lodge, Welcome Wagon, all of Celina. She was a volunteer for
the Cancer Society and Celina Senior Citizens Center. She was also a
member of Lions Club in Cadiz, Ky.
There will be no services or calling.
Burial will be held at Hurricane Cemetery, Cadiz, Ky.
W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, handled arrangements.
Contributions can be made to American Cancer Society.
Lawrence Bockrath
Lawrence ‘Bill’ Bockrath, 71, was found dead April 5 at his
residence at 5209 Mason Road, Fort Loramie.
He was born Nov. 27, 1929, in St. Marys, to Lawrence Sr. and
Bonnie (Shimp) Bockrath. On Jan. 15, 1962, he married Linda Barnhill,
who survives.
Other survivors are five sons and their wives, Jerry and Rose of
Spencerville, Dave and Deb of Sidney, Allen and Carrie of Fort Loramie,
Robert and Joyce of Sidney, and Larry and Belinda of St. Marys; five
sons, Tom of Kentucky, Bruce of Maria Stein, Gary of Fort Loramie, Mark
and Danny, both of Sidney; five daughters, Linda of Delphos, Debbie of
Sidney, Mary and Molly, both of Sidney, and Cindy of Fort Loramie; a
sister, Mary Lou Havener, Piqua; 31 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two granddaughters.
He was retired from Shelby County Mental Health Clinic and had
worked as a truck driver. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Private family services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Miller
Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Calling is 11 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral
home.
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Apr 7, 2001
Louise Arnold
Louise A. Arnold, 79, 701 Lake Ave., St. Marys, died at 7:45 a.m.
April 6 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born May 22, 1921, in St. Marys, to Louis and Rose
(Fenneman) Lininger. On May 24, 1941, she married Raymond C. Arnold,
who died Sept. 21, 1991.
Survivors are a daughter and her husband, Barbara Ann and Tom
Knous, St. Marys; a son and his wife, Edward and Tammy of Celina; a
son, Scott of St. Marys; nine grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Deceased are five sisters, Gladys Pohlman, Mary Wieman, Helen
Sullivan, LaVera and Leona Lininger, and seven brothers, Wilbur,
Charles, Harold, Fred, Edward, William and George Lininger.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul’s United Church of
Christ, St. Marys.
Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Long & Folk Funeral Home, St.
Marys, the Rev. Patricia G. Minnick officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove
Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to American Cancer Society.
Stephen Bailey
Stephen Wayne Bailey, 41, of Elida, died of natural causes at
7:58 a.m. April 6 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
He was born Aug. 13, 1959, in Lima, to Wayne E. and Regina
(Benny) Bailey, both whom survive in Lima. On Nov. 26, 1980, he married
Lisa Ann Ridenour, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Travis Michael and Nicholas Lloyd,
both at home; a brother and his wife, Jeffrey and Karin of State
College, Pa.; a brother, Rick of Lima; two sisters and their husbands,
Vicky and Wes Starkey, and Sherri and Steven Maurer, all of Lima; and a
sister, Stephanie Butler, Wauseon.
He was a service technician for Apria Healthcare and was a former
employee of Lima Medical Supply. He was a member of Marion Baptist
Church, Delphos, and a 1977 graduate of Bath High School in Lima.
Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Jay Lobach
officiating. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima.
Calling is 2-5 p.m. Sunday and 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday at
Siferd Funeral Home, Westwood Chapel, Lima.
Contributions can be made to the church.
J. Wilson Monnin
J. Wilson Monnin, 85, 167 E. Fifth St., Minster, died at 6:20
a.m. Friday at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster.
He was born June 25, 1915, in Russia, to Leonard and Winifred
(Francis) Monnin. On June 24, 1939, he married Violet Marshall, who
survives.
Other survivors are two daughters and their husbands, Betty and
Ron Eiting, Minster, and Rose and Dale Marchal, Englewood; six sons and
their wives, Ken and Janet, Tony and Judy, Vic and Wanda, Lenny and
Diane, and Mike and Connie, all of Russia, and Wilson and Peggy of
Sidney; a son, Dan of Sidney; two sisters and their husbands, Gertrude
and Jacob Martin, Piqua, and Marcella and Bill Dunkel, Russia; a
sister, Mary Ann Simon, Versailles; two brothers and their wives,
Stanley and Judy of Cincinnati, and Dave and Sandy of South Carolina; a
brother, Cecil of Versailles; 27 grandchildren and 23
great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons, Richard and Joseph, four brothers and
three sisters.
He was retired from NCR Corp., Dayton, farmed, and was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II. He was a former Russia Local Schools
board member and served on the Civil Conservation Corps. He was a
member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and Fraternal Order of Eagles
1391, both of Minster, Knights of Columbus and Catholic War Veterans,
both of Russia, and Newport Sportsman Club. He was a former member of
Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Newport.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Catholic Church,
the Rev. William Hoyng officiating. Burial is at Sts. Peter and Paul
Cemetery, Newport.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-9:30 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp
Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to Darke-Mercer County Hospice.
Kenneth Spahr
Kenneth W. Spahr, 89, 1024 Washington Ave., Greenville, died at
8:25 a.m. April 6 at Heartland Nursing Home, Greenville.
He was born April 4, 1912, in Burkettsville, to Greely and Myrtle
(Spillers) Spahr. He was married to Ellen L. Swank, who died Feb. 13,
1995.
Survivors are two sons and their wives, James R. and Alice of
Celina, and Wayne L. and Sheila of Greenville; a brother, Charles of
Pitsburg; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers and four sisters.
He was retired from Frigidaire, Dayton, and was a member of the
Church of the Brethren.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home,
Greenville, the Rev. Joseph Soley officiating. Burial is at Miami
Memorial Park, Covington.
Calling is 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Darke-Mercer County Hospice.
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Apr 9, 2001
James Agler
James K. Agler, 81, 727
Prospect Ave., Van Wert, died at 8:10 p.m. April 7 at Van Wert County
Hospital.
He was born Nov. 30, 1919, in
Van Wert County, to James Wellington and Gayle Ann (Yocum) Agler. On
Aug. 14, 1941, he married Becky Putman, who survives.
Other survivors are two
daughters and their husbands, Cheryl Joan and Tom Compton, Troy, and
Barbara Ann and Bud Reed, Van Wert; and four grandchildren.
He was retired as an agent for
Western-Southern Life Insurance Co., and was a member of Calvary
Evangelical Church, Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1320, both of Van Wert,
and Van Wert Lodge No. 218 F.&A.M. He was a 1938 graduate of Ohio
City-Liberty High School.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday
at the church, the Revs. Raymond E. Feeck and Paul W. Miller
officiating. Burial is at Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert.
Calling is after 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Van Wert, and one hour prior to
services Wednesday at the church.
Contributions can be made to
Van Wert EMS/Fire Department or the church.
George Belna
George Belna, 83, of Rockford,
died at 5:05 a.m. April 7 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford.
He was born March 21, 1918, in
Burnham, Ill., to John and Mary (Skibo) Belna. On Dec. 27, 1954, he
married Elizabeth J. Barna, who survives.
Other survivors are three sons
and their wives, Rick and Joyce of Columbia City, Ind., Larry and Carmi
of Temperance, Mich., and Rob and Nancy of Rockford; two brothers and
their wives, Pete and Lucille of Coldwater, and Sam and Jeri of
California; a sister and her husband, Marie and Steve Stevens, Garden
Grove, Calif.; a half-sister, Irene Burden, Painsville; and seven
grandchildren.
Deceased are four brothers,
Alex, John Jr., Nick and Metro.
He was retired as an ironworker
at Martin, Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World
War II. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Rockford.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Brenberger officiating. Burial
is at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at
Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, with a wake service at 7:30 p.m.
Contributions can be made to
Rockford EMS.
Richard
Fischbach
Richard M. Fischbach, 81, 405
W. South St., New Knoxville, died at 1:10 a.m. April 8 at Joint
Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born Sept. 4, 1919, in
Shelby County, to Elmer and LaRue (Dodds) Fischbach. On July 26, 1941,
he married Deloris Kipp, who survives.
Other survivors are a daughter
and her husband, Jean and Gordon Coffin, New Bremen; two sisters and
their husbands, Bernice and Albert Houts, New Bremen, and Shirley and
Laverne Pax, Pickerington; a brother and his wife, Rodney and Rowena of
Cambridge City, Ind., and a brother, Carrol of St. Marys; four
sisters-in-law, Dorothy of Anna, Marie of St. Marys, Dorothea
Wierwille, New Knoxville, and Evelyn Thatcher, Van Wert; three
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Paul
and Orville, and a sister, Beverly Moeller.
He was a retired truck driver
at Airstream Corp., Jackson Center, and a former employee of Stamco in
New Bremen. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and was awarded
the Battle Star, Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, after he was
wounded serving in the infantry in France and Germany. He was a member
of First United Church of Christ and American Legion Post 444, where he
served as Post Chaplain, both New Knoxville.
Services are 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the church, the Rev. David Hunt officiating. Burial with
graveside rites performed by the American Legion is at Pilger Ruhe
Cemetery, New Knoxville.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at
the church.
Contributions can be made to
the church’s radio broadcast fund.
Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home,
New Knoxville, handled arrangements.
Inez Hirn
Former Mendon resident Inez P.
Hirn, 95, died at 6:46 p.m. April 8 at Otterbein Retirement Community
Center, St. Marys.
She was born Dec. 28, 1905, in
St. Marys, to Wesley and Margaret (Stewart) Gayer. On Oct. 2, 1926, she
married Ernest H. Hirn, who died Sept. 7, 1982.
Survivors are a son and his
wife, Paul and Vivian of St. Marys, and a son, Clyde of Pretoria, South
Africa; two daughters and their husbands, Margaret and Don Baker,
Spencerville, and Eloise and Lewis Hubble, Bradley, Ill.; two sisters,
Laverne Worrell, Bakersfield, Calif., and Ada Gayer, St. Marys; a
daughter-in-law, Phyllis of Mendon; 12 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Glen, a
brother, Raymond Gayer, and a sister, Esther King.
She was a homemaker and a
member of Mendon United Methodist Church. She was a 1927 graduate of
Lima Business College, and a 1925 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High
School.
Services are 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Mendon, the Rev. Paul
Bunnell officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to
the church.
Catherine
McClellan
Catherine A. ‘Katy’ McClellan,
65, 2400 S. TR 119, Tiffin, died at 8:05 a.m. April 6 at her residence.
She was born May 10, 1935, in
Willshire, to Robert P. and Ruth (Riker) Davis. On April 13, 1968, she
married Herbert McClellan, who survives.
Other survivors are a son,
Kenneth Dunmire, Magnolia, Texas; a stepson, Donald of Tiffin; a
daughter, Cheryl Swartz, Ocoee, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Christine
Markle, Fishertown, Pa., and Teresa McClellan, Tiffin; five sisters,
Winnie Stout, Fort Wayne, Ind., Jean Stanford and Ruth Donovan, both of
Celina, Louise Henry, New Haven, Ind., and Rev. Rosemary Swartz, Van
Wert; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and a
member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ohio City, Women of the Moose
Lodge, Tiffin, and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. She was a
former member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Services are 11 a.m. today at
Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home, Tiffin, the Rev. Margaret Marks
officiating. Burial is at Seneca Memory Gardens, Tiffin.
Contributions can be made to
Community Hospice Care of Tiffin.
Virgil Thobe
Virgil H. ‘Butch’ Thobe, 79,
8202 Ohio 119, Maria Stein, died at 1:40 p.m. April 7 at Joint Township
District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born May 21, 1921, in
Minster, to Henry F. and Matilda (Heitkamp) Thobe. On May 1, 1946, he
married Mary E. Wenning, who died Oct. 14, 1993.
Survivors are three sons and
their wives, Dick and Diane of Chickasaw, Jim and Phyllis of Maria
Stein, and Kevin and Ruth of St. Henry, and a son, Jack of Chickasaw;
seven daughters and their husbands, Jean and Jim Basile, Clark, N.J.,
Joan and Michael Bollenbacher, and Lynn and Dale Homan, all of Maria
Stein, Kathy and Tom Huelsman, and Nancee and Ted Homan, all of
Chickasaw, Kris and Roger DeMange, St. Henry, and Beth and Gary
Fortkamp, Maria Stein; five brothers and their wives, Werner and Mary,
Delbert and Velma, Donald and Patty, Roland and Shirley, and David and
Jean, all of Maria Stein, and two brothers, Elton of Maria Stein, and
Larry of St. Marys; six sisters and their husbands, Alice and Leonard
Varno, Sidney, Mary C. and John Mescher, Maria Stein, Martha and Tom
Warner, New Bremen, Marilyn and Dale Miller, Minster, Margie and David
Moeller, St. Sebastian, and Lois and Jay Hogenkamp, Carthagena; a
sister-in-law, Ginny Thobe, Maria Stein; and 35 grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Ann, a
brother, Harold, and a granddaughter.
He was retired as a
self-employed milk hauler, and served in the U.S. Army 83rd Infantry
Division during World War II. He formerly served as a commander of
Maria Stein American Legion, and was a member of St. John Catholic
Church and its Men’s Sodality, Maria Stein, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Chickasaw, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Minster, and Vintage Chevrolet
Club of America.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Emil Labbe officiating. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-9 p.m. Tuesday and
9-9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to
American Red Cross Blood Services division.
Charlene Ward
Charlene A. Ward, 65, St. Marys
Living Center, died at 10:50 a.m. April 7 at Joint Township District
Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born June 16, 1935, in
St. Marys, to Russell E. and Lillie C. (Chiles) Drummond.
Survivors include a son, Elwin
C.D. Drummond, New Bremen; a brother and his wife, David and Ruta
Drummond, Ann Arbor, Mich., and a brother, Nolan Drummond, Canton,
Conn.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Her parents are deceased.
She was a member of First
Wesleyan Church in St. Marys.
Services are 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. C.
Bonnie Sanders officiating. Private burial services are at Elm Grove
Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 7-8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Delbert
Bradford
Word has been received of the
death of former Celina resident Delbert E. Bradford, 67, on April 4 at
his residence in Downey, Calif.
He was born July 3, 1933, to
Glenn and Violet Bradford. On Sept. 19, 1955, he married Savella Bauer,
who survives.
Other survivors are two
daughters, Kathy and Toni, and a son, Jay.
A daughter, Candy, is deceased.
His parents owned the former
Bradford Brothers Master Market. He was a Celina Senior High School
graduate.
Rev. Ralph Corbin
Services for Rev. Ralph Corbin
were held at 11 a.m. April 7 at Mount Tabor Church of God, Celina, the
Revs. Rick Mason, Robert Eatherton and Richard Van Horn officiating.
Organist Janelle Nuding accompanied vocalist Pat Nuding.
Burial will be held at a later
date at Wharton Cemetery.
W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral
Home, Mendon, handled arrangements.
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Amber Baird
Amber Kay Baird, 55, died of natural causes at 8:51 p.m. April 8
at her residence at 627 S. Harrison St., Van Wert.
She was born Dec. 7, 1945, in Celina, to Charles Edward and
Margarete Alice (Cotterman) Ward. On Jan. 11, 1964, she married
Lawrence J. Baird, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons and their wives, Lawrence J. Jr. and
Ruby of Van Wert, and Jammie Eric and Tyren of Middleburg, and a son,
Nicholas Kyle at home; two daughters and their husbands, Robin N. and
Christian Stampfli, Laloche, Switzerland, and Stephanie Lynn and Chris
Burrows, Celina, and a daughter, Michele Renee of Van Wert; a brother
and his wife, Dennis G. and Kathy of Moulton; and five grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Charles Edward Ward Jr.
She managed Brookside Carry-Out in Van Wert and Paulding, and was
a former employee of Molly’s Restaurant, Van Wert. She was a member of
St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church and its Catholic Ladies of
Columbus and altar and rosary societies.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home,
Van Wert, the Rev. J.M. Schmelzer officiating. Burial is at Scott
Cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home,
with a wake service at 8:45 p.m.
Contributions can be made to Mercy Home Health Care of St. Rita’s
Hospital, Lima, or Community Health Professionals, Van Wert.
Jeffrey Hay
Celina native Jeffrey Allen Hay, 46, of Lexington, Ky., died of
natural causes April 9 in Kentucky.
He was born in Celina to Robert and Patricia (Heckler) Hay, both
whom survive in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He was married to Linda Homan,
who survives.
Other survivors are three daughters, Kristy, Katie and Carrie,
all of Lexington; a sister, Cathy Hay Collier, Akron; and a brother,
Michael of Celina.
He was a civil engineer for FMSM Civil Engineering and was a
member of Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Lexington, and
the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Robert
Nieberding officiating. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. today at W.R. Milward Mortuary-Southland,
Lexington, Ky., with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Contributions can be made to Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga
Falls.
Mary Johnsman
Mary Pauline Johnsman, 79, 106 Woodview Drive, Coldwater, died at
5:10 a.m. today at Briarwood Nursing Home, Coldwater.
She was born April 28, 1921, in Italy, to Nicola and Anna Marie
(Castaldo) Cipollone. She was married to Lawrence Johnsman, who died in
1993.
Survivors are three sons and their wives, Nick and Deb of Celina,
Steve and Joyce of Coldwater, and Andy and Deb of St. Marys; a daughter
and her husband, Donna and Ron Heitkamp, Coldwater; a brother, Anthony
Joseph Cipollone, Celina; eight grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Sister Rose Bell.
She was a nurses’ aide at Community Hospital, Coldwater, and a
member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater.
A vigil service of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the
church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial is at St.
Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp
Funeral Home, Coldwater.
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Margaret
Hemmelgarn
Margaret ‘Peg’ Hemmelgarn, 77,
2270 U.S. 127, St. Henry, died at 3:50 a.m. Nov. 30 at Dayton Heart
Hospital.
She was born May 16, 1924, in
Wendelin, to Thomas and Dora (Rammel) Hart. On June 30, 1945, she
married Andy Hemmelgarn who survives.
Other survivors are two sons
and their wives, Thomas and Carol of Cassella, and Vic and Deb of St.
Henry; three daughters and their husbands, Carol and Ron Muhlenkamp and
Dee and Dan Fullenkamp, all of Coldwater, and Lora and Stan Wilson,
Kettering; four brothers and their wives, Linus and Emma Hart, George
and Anna Marie Hart, and Leo and Dorothy Hart, all of Fort Recovery,
and Al and Donna Hart of Celina; a sister and her husband, Ann and Joe
Berning, Minster; a sister-in-law, Jean Hart, St. Henry; a
brother-in-law and his wife, Leroy and Mildred Hemmelgarn of Celina;
two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Teresa and Albert Steinbrunner,
Fort Recovery, and Wilma and Cy Everman, Maria Stein, and two
sisters-in-law, Bertha Dippold, Cassella, and Clara Grube, Fort
Recovery; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Ivan; a
daughter, Mary; a brother, John; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary and
Clarence Quinter; and a sister-in-law, Leona Hartings.
She was a homemaker and former
co-owner of The Fountain Inn, St. Henry. She was a member of the
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church and its Ladies Sodality of
the parish and Bereavement Ministry. She was a member of the Catholic
Knights of America, Cassella.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Dec.
3 at the church, the Rev. Fred Ryder officiating. Burial is at the
church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday and
9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Contributions can be made to
the St. Henry Rescue Squad.
Eunice Nix
Eunice T. Nix, 94, 2011 Eagle
Brooke, Celina, died Nov. 30 at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born Dec. 30, 1906, in
Jersey, Ga., to David Augustus Newton and Sally (Powell) Thomas. On
March 18, 1933, she married Preston S. Nix who is deceased.
Survivors are a son and his
wife, Richard T. and Linda of Baxley, Ga.; two daughters and their
husband, Nancy E. and Ernest Bartlett, Cumming, Ga., and Carolyn R. and
W. Michael, Celina, and a daughter, Martha A. Beckum, Forsyth, Ga.; 11
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She is the last surviving
sibling of 11 children; deceased are a son, a daughter, a granddaughter
and a great-granddaughter.
She was retired from Hurt &
Quinn Insurance Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Funeral services are Monday.
Calling will be held at Monroe
Memorial Chapel, Forsyth, Ga.
Cisco Funeral Home, Celina,
handled arrangements.
Randy Schroer
Randy J. Schroer, 41, 705 Lilac
St., Coldwater, died of natural causes at 8:56 p.m. Nov. 29, at St.
Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
He was born Aug. 21, 1960, in
Coldwater, to Joseph H. and Loretta (Roessner) Schroer. His mother
survives in Coldwater.
Other survivors are three
sisters and their wives, Cindy and Gary Schmiesing, Portland, Ind.,
Brenda and Chuck Smith, Rockford, and Melissa and John Hilgeford,
Cassella; and several nieces and nephews.
He had worked at the former
Huffy Bicycle Corp. in Celina, and was a member of Holy Trinity
Catholic Church, Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cassella, the Rev.
Frederick Ryder officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and
9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Dec 3, 2001
Christina Medaugh
Christina Joanna Medaugh, 40, 332 Northview Drive, Coldwater,
died of natural causes Dec. 1 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
She was born March 27, 1961, in Celina to Robert L. Ballinger and
Marilyn (Rogers) Ballinger-Lauth. Her mother survives in Sebring, Fla.,
along with the stepfather, Ron Lauth.
Surviving are her husband, Lynn Medaugh; eight sons, Jeff Schott
Jr., Chicago, Ill., Tom, Matt and Derrick Schott, all of Celina; Chad
and Brad, both of Dayton, and Eric and Keith, both of Celina; a brother
and his wife, Donald and Shelly Ballinger, Coldwater; one sister and
her husband, Kimberly and Craig Tingley, and a sister, Melody Mouser,
all of Celina; two stepbrothers and their wives, Craig and Renee Lauth,
St. Marys, and Brent and Charla Lauth, New Knoxville; and a
sister-in-law and her husband, Reana and Eric Onnen, Fort Wayne, Ind.,
and a sister-in-law, Ynda Roth, Toledo.
Deceased are her father, Robert L. Ballinger and her brother, Dan
Ballinger.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, Coldwater, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will
be at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
There is no calling Wednesday morning prior to the service.
Vernon Schnarre
Vernon F. ‘Sonny’ Schnarre, 77, 425 Parker St., St. Marys, died
at 9 a.m. Dec. 2 at his son’s residence in Montpelier. He had been ill
for some time.
He was born Jan. 28, 1924, in St. Marys, to Vernon Sr. and Martha
(Hilgeman) Schnarre. On Aug. 24, 1947, he married Elizabeth Louise
Dicke and she died Jan. 6, 1979.
Surviving are a son and his wife, Stephen and Elaine of
Montpelier; a daughter, Sharon of Toledo; a sister, Wilma Kuenning,
Celina; two granddaughters and two stepgrandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, John, and a sister, Roberta Oxtender.
He retired as a machinist from Parker-Hannifin Corp., St. Marys.
He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran, flying more than 50 combat
missions as a tailgunner over the European Theatre during World War II.
He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ and the Men’s
Garden Club, both of St. Marys. He also judged numerous flower shows in
the area.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Patricia
Minnick officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Miller-Long & Folk
Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society or the
American Heart Association.
Rosemary Vagedes
Rosemary Vagedes, 95, formerly of St. Anthony, died at 4:05 p.m.
Dec. 2 at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater, where she resided.
She was born Nov. 3, 1906, in Celina, to Oscar and Rebecca
(Barley) Browder. On Nov. 24, 1923, she married Herman Vagedes and he
died March 16, 1982.
Surving are two sons and their wives, Thomas and Gloria Vagedes
and Charles and Carol Kirk, all of Coldwater; two daughters and their
husbands, Charline and Victor S. May, New Weston, and Eleanor and Leo
Berning, Maria Stein; 20 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, five sisters, a grandchild and a
great-grandchild.
She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, St. Anthony, the
Altar-Rosary Sodality of the church, Knights of St. John Auxiliary,
Maria Stein, and the Community Hospital Respiratory Association,
Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev.
Kenneth Alt and Deacon Greg Bornhorst officiating. Burial is at the
church cemetery.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at
Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Contributions can be made to the Briarwood Manor Activity Fund
C. Kenneth Weir
Former Celina resident C. Kenneth Weir, 86, 2414 Sandlewood Lane,
Orange City, Fla., died at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 1 at his residence.
He was born July 7, 1915, in Celina, to Henry C. and Della
(Searight) Weir. On Aug. 17, 1947, he married Mary Ann Shiverdecker and
she survives.
Also surviving are a daughter and her husband, Mindy and Dean
Heyne, and a daughter, Lugene Homan, all of Centerville; and two
grandchildren.
Deceased are a son-in-law, Ronald Homan, and a brother, George.
He retired from Mersman Brothers, Celina, and served in the Army
Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of Bethany United
Methodist Church and a life member of the American Legion, Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the Loyal Order of the Moose, all of Celina. He had
received the Pilgrim Degree from the Moose.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina, the
Rev. Donald Ramsey officiating. Burial will be at Mercer Memory
Gardens, Celina.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Hospice.
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Delorius Beemer
Delorius M. Beemer, 80, 221 Norton St., Rossburg, died Dec. 3 at
Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born July 18, 1921, in Darke County, to John and Virgie
(Zeller) Rodeheffer. Her husband, William R. Beemer, died April 18,
1981.
Surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Thelma and Don
Loxley, Greenville, and Joyce and Arthur Stukenborg, St. Henry; a
brother, Daniel Rodeheffer, Sidney; three sisters, Dora Howard,
Greenville, Dorsa McCullough, Versailles, and Delma Shepherd, Union
City, Ind.; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, David Rodeheffer, and four sisters,
Delcie Moody, Dortha Braymeier, Deffie Miley and Desta Anthony.
She retired from the Lambert Corp., Ansonia, and attended
Rossburg United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, Versailles.
Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Oliver Funeral Home, Greenville,
the Rev. Ed Brown officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Ansonia Area Emergency Service
or the church.
Charles Ellis
Former Celina resident Charles D. Ellis, 77, 3704 Coachman Drive,
Carmel, Ind., died at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Sunrise of Carmel nursing
home.
He was born June 29, 1924, in Cincinnati, to Charles O. and Helen
(Sacher) Ellis. On Aug. 30, 1947, he married Elaine Fanning and she
survives.
Also surviving are a son and his wife, Matthew and Carrie of
Delray Beach, Fla.; a daughter and her husband, Joie and Daniel Mader,
Carmel; a brother and his wife, James and Del, Kissimmee, Fla; a sister
and her husband, Marjorie and Luke Dabbelt, Wapakoneta; and a grandson.
He retired as industrial manager with Huffy Manufacturing Co. in
Celina and Richmond, Ind., after 20 years. He then became general
manager of Michigan State Industries in Jackson, Mich., retiring in
1989 after 12 years. He then became active in the Indianapolis Wing of
the Confederate Air Force, restoring vintage aircraft. He was a U.S.
Army veteran, serving during World War II, and a member of St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Carmel.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Celina, the Revs. Ted Rothrock and Fred Schroeder
officiating. Burial will be at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Lehman Funeral Home,
Celina.
Contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the
educational endowment fund of the church.
Richard Elson
Richard ‘Dick’ Graham Elson, 82, of Sedona, Ariz., the husband of
a former Celina woman, died Nov. 25 at his residence.
He was born Nov. 7, 1919, in Malvern, Ohio, to Walter Roy Elson
and D. Louise Graham. In 1960, he married Celina resident Marjorie
Adams and she survives.
Also surviving are a son, Rick A. of Sedona; and four daughters,
Ellen Elson Segler, Brownwood, Texas, Sandra Elson Slemmer, Winsted,
Conn., Deborah Elson Goode, Riverside, Calif., and Cynthia Elson
Cunningham, Cornville, Ariz.
Deceased is a son, William.
He graduated from Kentucky Military Institute in 1937 and
attended Ohio State University. He initially worked in sales in the
printing industry. In 1970, he and his wife opened Elson’s, a
housewares store, and sold the business in 1979. After traveling for a
number of years, they opened The Quilter’s Store and Gallery in 1992.
He served on the board of the Church of the Red Rocks in Sedona for
many years.
Services were held Saturday at the church, the Rev. George Ault
officiated.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society or the
North Arizona Region Alzheimer’s Association.
Eloise Kemp
Eloise L. Kemp, 79, of Spencerville, died at 6:13 p.m. Dec. 2 at
Lima Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
She was born July 23, 1922, in Lima, to Nathan J. and Lela Alice
(Springer) Barnes. In December 1939, she married William Edwin Witherow
and he died in October 1962. On April 11, 1966, she married Donald D.
Kemp and he died April 8, 1986.
Surviving are three daughters and their husbands, Nancy and
Raymond Harruff, Spencerville, Carla and Pat Bayman, currently of St.
Marys and formerly of Celina, and Geri and Ted Roberts, Van Wert, and
two daughters, Diane Joseph, Delphos, and Tracy Henman, Lima; a stepson
and his wife, Michael and Marjke, The Netherlands; a stepdaughter and
her husband, Cheryl and Mick McFadyen, St. Petersburg, Fla.; a sister
and her husband, Ruth Ann and Richard Brownell, Lima; 16 grandchildren,
25 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a sister, Clara Jean Thomas, and a great-grandchild.
She was a homemaker and had served as a volunteer for the heart
and cancer funds. She attended Spencerville High School.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral
Home, Spencerville, the Rev. Barry McCune officiating. Burial will be
at a later date.
Calling is 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society or the
American Heart Association.
Arlington Rose
Arlington M. Rose, 79, 241 Fairlawn Drive, Celina, died at 11:45
a.m. Dec. 3 at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born June 26, 1922, in St. Sebastian, to John and
Elizabeth (Falke) Rose. On Sept. 1, 1948, he married Florentine H.
Evers and she survives.
Also surviving are two sons and their wives, David and Chris of
Wooster and Rick and Teresa of Celina, and a son, Larry of Texas; a
daughter and her husband, Lois Ann and Donald Baumer, Minster, and a
daughter, Marlene Stephenson, Celina; a sister, Dolores Scott, Granite
City, Ill.; a brother-in-law and his wife, Cyril and Phyllis Evers, St.
Henry; a sister-in-law, Mary Helen, New Bremen; nine grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and two
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Arthur and Raphael, and two sisters,
Alfreda Schoenlein and Mildred Haubert.
He was a retired farmer, a member of Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 1800 of Celina and a
former member of the Holy Name Society and Mercer County Farm Bureau.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Revs.
Richard R. Riedel and James C. Seibert officiating. Burial will be at
St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-9 p.m. Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral
Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the Education Endowment Fund of the
church.
Christina Medaugh
Christina Joan Medaugh, 40, 332 Northview Drive, Coldwater, died
of natural causes Dec. 1 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
She was born March 27, 1961, in Celina to Robert L. Ballinger and
Marilyn (Rogers) Ballinger-Lauth. Her mother survives in Sebring, Fla.,
along with the stepfather, Ron Lauth.
Surviving are her husband, Lynn Medaugh; eight sons, Jeff Schott
Jr., Chicago, Ill., Tom, Matt and Derrick Schott, all of Celina; Chad
and Brad Medaugh, both of Dayton, and Eric and Keith Medaugh, both of
Celina; a brother and his wife, Donald and Shelly Ballinger, Coldwater;
one sister and her husband, Kimberly and Craig Tingley, and a sister,
Melody Mouser, all of Celina; two stepbrothers and their wives, Craig
and Renee Lauth, St. Marys, and Brent and Charla Lauth, New Knoxville;
two stepsisters and their husbands, Teri and Joe Lesher, New Bremen,
and Tami and Stan Sanford, St. Marys; a sister-in-law and her husband,
Reana and Eric Onnen, Fort Wayne, Ind., and a sister-in-law, Ynda Roth,
Toledo.
Deceased is a brother, Dan Ballinger.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, Coldwater, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will
be at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. today at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
There is no calling Wednesday morning prior to the service.
Scott Schindler
Former Celina resident Scott Ryan Schindler, 39, Fort Wayne,
Ind., died Nov. 27 at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, of
injuries sustained in a traffic accident that occurred the previous
night in Fort Wayne.
He was born Jan. 19, 1962, in Celina, to Marion and Betty (Smith)
Schindler. They survive in Celina.
Also surviving are a brother and his wife, Ted and Beth of
Columbus; a sister, Brenda Webb, Fort Wayne; and a fiancee, Jenny
Kanning, Fort Wayne.
He had served as associate pastor and minister of music at
Blackhawk Baptist Church in Fort Wayne for 17 years. He was director of
the Living Christmas Tree program at the church, director of the Praise
Teams and Worship Choir, music director for the Worldwide Youth
for Christ Convention in Taiwan, coordinator of the Creative Arts
Leadership Team and a clinician for the Choral Directors’ Workshop. He
also led a mission trip to Russia. He was a 1983 graduate of the Wright
State University-Lake Campus, Celina, and a 1986 graduate of Fort Wayne
Bible College.
Services were 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with graveside
services taking place at 3 p.m. at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne,
had charge of arrangements.
Contributions can be made to the church or Shepherd’s Home.
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