Obituaries
Ronald E. Grimes
Jun 1, 2017
Ronald E. Grimes, age 77, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at his home. Ron was born in Rushcreek Township in Logan County Ohio April 21, 1940, to the late Dano and Lois Fullerton Grimes.
A Veteran of the United States Navy, Ron was stationed in Groton, Connecticut. Ron retired as an electrician after many years...
Robert Lathair Taylor
May 29, 2017
Robert L. “Bob” Taylor, age 86, formerly of Hilliard and Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2017 at Bethany Village in Centerville, Ohio.
He was born in Logan County Ohio December 8, 1930, the son of the late James Nile and Ethel Henrietta (Jenkins) Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Delores A. (Mathewson) Taylor and...
Rita Pauline Smith
May 29, 2017
Rita Pauline Smith, age 91, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at her home.
Rita was born in Hardin County Ohio June 26, 1925, to the late Thornton and Gracie Wilmont Claybaugh. She was also preceded in death by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Eileen and Earl Griffis and Nina and Everett Abrams, and a...
Ray Tobias Bodenmiller
May 28, 2017
Ray Tobias “Toby” Bodenmiller, age 63, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away at 12:21 P.M. Sunday, May 28, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born in Bellefontaine November 29, 1953, to the late Donald Tobias and Martha Eleanor (Williamson) Bodenmiller.
Along with his parents, Ray was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Harley...
Paul Leslie Adams
May 21, 2017
Paul Leslie Adams, age 76, of Rushsylvania, Ohio passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017, surrounded by his family.
Paul was born in Busseyville, Kentucky to the late Harry and Marie Adams February 18, 1941. Paul enjoyed spending his time on any body of water he could find. Taking his family on boating trips and teaching his grandchildren how to...
Philip Richard Black
May 20, 2017
Philip Richard Black, age 89, of West Liberty, Ohio passed away at 7:55 A.M. Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. He was born in West Mansfield, Ohio June 18, 1927, to the late Hobson and Esther (Fry) Black. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, a sister Marge Pickett, and two brothers, Robert and Herbert....
James Paul Hengsteler
May 19, 2017
James Paul Hengsteler, age 91, of DeGraff, Ohio passed away at 11:35 A.M. Friday, May 19, 2017 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Zanesfield, Ohio May 23, 1925, to the late Leroy A. and Florence Eva (Blue) Hengsteler.
On November 13, 1943, Jim married the former Betty Jane Valentine-Kost and she preceded him...
Charles R. Temple
May 19, 2017
Charles R. “Chuck” Temple, of rural Bellefontaine, Ohio died in Christ Friday, May 19, 2017 at the age of 73.
He was born February 23, 1944 in Delaware, Ohio, a son of Wayland H. Temple and Mildred L. Fisher Temple.
Survivors include his beloved wife of fifty two years, Mary Hickman Temple; four children, Krista (Jim) Alexander of Lexington, Ohio,...
Virginia Ann Miller
May 18, 2017
Virginia Ann Miller, age 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away at 6:05 P.M. Thursday, May 18, 2017 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born in Champaign County Ohio July 11, 1939, to the late Paul Elwood and Lillian (Sprinkle) Blosser. On August 11, 1967, she married William “Bill” Edward Miller and he preceded her in death June 27, 2002. Her...
Helen Frances Griffin
May 13, 2017
Helen “Fran” Frances Griffin, age 86, of Belle Center, Ohio passed away at 2:33 P.M. Saturday, May 13, 2017 at her home. She was born in Belle Center August 30, 1930, to the late John and Edith (Mearns) McClure. A brother, Sam McClure also preceded Fran in death.
She is survived by her daughters, Karen S. Griffin of New Haven,...
Margery Headings
May 13, 2017
Margery Headings, age 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 1:25 P.M. Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. She was born in West Liberty December 20, 1922, to the late John D. and Francis (Yoder) Hooley. On August 3, 1944, she married Floyd Headings and he preceded her in death January 4, 1984. A sister, Mary Strayer, and brothers,...
Geraldine Cost
May 12, 2017
Geraldine Cost, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday afternoon, May 12, 2017, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine.
Geraldine was born in Zanesfield, Ohio February 24, 1933, to the late Benjamin E. and Mary Jane (Axline) Foulk. She married Howard “Pete” Cost February 6, 1950 in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death January 14, 1982. ...
Robert Michael Shoemaker
May 12, 2017
Robert Michael “Mike” Shoemaker, 61, of Hilliard, Ohio passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital West in Columbus, Ohio.
He was born in Columbus October 14, 1955, the son of the late Robert H. Shoemaker and Rose (Smith) Shoemaker, who survives of Bellefontaine, Ohio.
On September 1, 2001, he married Julie (Aler) Shoemaker and...
Carl Wayne Stevenson
May 11, 2017
Carl Wayne Stevenson, age 56, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 in Union County Ohio as the result of an automobile accident.
He was born March 6, 1961 in Logan County Ohio, the son of the late Joseph Herbert Jr. and Florence Irene (Schmidt) Stevenson. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Lou Bateman...
Harold Frank Miller
May 11, 2017
Harold “Hal” Frank Miller, 80 yrs., passed away in Fort Myers Beach, Florida at the Pacifica Memory Care Center Thursday, May 11, 2017 of Alzheimer’s disease.
He was born September 2, 1936 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio to Frank L. Miller and Lora (Keenan) Miller. Harold was active in the FFA Chapter at Zanesfield High School where his...
Elmer Kindle Jr.
May 10, 2017
Elmer Kindle Jr., 61, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
He was born in Kenton, Ohio August 27, 1955, to the late Elmer and Elizabeth (Whitaker) Kindle Sr.
A farmer, Elmer married the former Mildred Aunspaw September 19, 1989 in Russells Point, Ohio, and she survives.
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Judith A. Castle
May 10, 2017
Judith A. Castle, 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 A.M. Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine October 6, 1937, to the late Paul Lewis and Ellen Alice (Barton) Blair. Along with her parents, her daughter, Carey Resnik, preceded her in death.
On July 6,...
Ethel Geraldine Lapp
May 9, 2017
Ethel Geraldine (Saylor) Lapp, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away peacefully May 9, 2017, in her home surrounded by her family.
Geraldine was born June 3, 1939, to Robert and Ethel (Fullerton) Saylor, who proceeded her in death. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, James Saylor; sisters-in-law, Barbara Saylor and Mary Neer; brothers-in-law, David...
April Dawn Rodriguez
May 9, 2017
April Dawn Rodriguez, 34, of West Mansfield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday evening May 9, 2017, at her home.
She was born in Kenton, Ohio August 9, 1982, to Alan and Becky Napier. April married Julio Rodriguez February 9, 2004 in Las Vegas, and he survives in West Mansfield along with their children Liliana and Edrian Rodriguez; her father, Alan (Theresa...
Betty B. Risner
May 7, 2017
The family lost an angel and heaven got her back at 12:14 P.M. Sunday, May 7, 2017, when Betty B. Risner of Belle Center, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Hardin County Ohio March 24, 1931, to the late Odes and Mary (Apgar) Legge.
On May 17, 1946, Betty married Elmer J....
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