Obituaries

Jan 23, 2015

Deborah Kay Marker Austin, 61, of Bellefontaine passed away Friday morning, January 23, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on June 18, 1953 to Chester S. and Laura Grace (Brunke) Marker. Debra was preceded in death by her father Chester S. Marker, her step-mother, Joyce Marker, a brother, James...

Jan 23, 2015

Leah K. Cook, 93, of West Liberty passed away Friday morning, January 23, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on February 24, 1921, to the late Holmes M. and Reva L. (Loffer) Kress. She married Richard W. Cook on May 23, 1942 in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on May 6, 2005....

Jan 23, 2015

Joseph K. King, 88, of Quincy passed away at 12:28 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2015 at his home. He was born in West Liberty, Ohio on July 13, 1926 to the late Alva Jay and Lulu Marie (Kennan) King. On July 10, 1949 he married Patsy Brewer, and she survives. He is also survived by his four children; Stephen...

Jan 23, 2015

Helen Joyce Williams, 82, formerly of Middleburg, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Green Hills Center, West Liberty. She was born on December 31, 1932 in Logan County, a daughter of the late Henry and Louise Burnside. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Michael Dean Fischer and several brothers and sisters. She was...

Jan 21, 2015

Gregory A. Peitsmeyer, 60, of Bellefontaine, passed away Wednesday evening, January 21, 2015 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Greg was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1954 to Ralph “Skip” and the late Mary Lou (Mihalek) Peitsmeyer. He married the former Mary Brunswick on September 9, 1978 in Coldwater and she survives. Greg is also...

Jan 21, 2015

Frank E. DeRossett, 74, passed away January 21, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. He was born on January 14, 1941 in Lima, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Karen Sue (McBeth) DeRossett, who he married on May 17, 1968 in Hardin County, Ohio. Also surviving are his children, Sean DeRossett, Summer Ratliff, Jennifer Blair and Wendy DeRossett, six grandchildren...

Jan 20, 2015

Beth Ann Johns, 55, of Bellefontaine, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. She was born on July 7, 1959 in Marion, Ohio to the late Ralph William Middaugh and Donna Joy (Staggs) Middaugh, whom survives in Bellefontaine. On February 20, 1982 she married Ray Johns in Lima, Ohio and he survives along with their children,...

Jan 20, 2015

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Joyce A. Kauffman-Beard, 74, of West Liberty and formerly of DeGraff passed away at 9:01 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Jackson Center, Ohio on October 25, 1940 to the late Ronald and Geraldine (Clay) Elliott. She married Donald Richard Kauffman and he preceded her in death on...

Jan 20, 2015

Robert Duane Dye, 56, of Huntsville passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. He was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina on October 13, 1958 as son of Janet (Summers) Dye and the late Robert Dye. On August 14, 1981 he married Gayle Bradbury, in New Carlisle, Ohio, and she survives. Duane is also survived by...

Jan 19, 2015

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Edith D. Turner, 90, of DeGraff passed away peacefully at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2015 at her home. She was born in DeGraff, Ohio on June 27, 1924 to the late Hamer and Lydia (Long) Smith. She graduated from Lewistown High School in 1942 and married her husband of 69 years, Harold Kenneth Turner, on March...

Jan 17, 2015

Viola G. “Susie” Maxwell, 92, formerly of Jackson Center passed away Saturday morning, January 17, 2015 at Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. She was born in Shelby County to the late Benjamin and Stella (Ambos) Platfoot. Susie married Ned Maynard Maxwell on January 4, 1941 and he preceded her in death on May 2, 1983. She was also preceded in...

Jan 16, 2015

Connie S. Robinson, 75, of Quincy passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2015 at her home. She was born in Quincy, Ohio on March 26, 1939 to the late Irvin and Marie (Pryke) McFarlin. On February 9, 1957 she married Franch Haggard Robinson, and he preceded her in death on January 5, 2004. She was also preceded...

Jan 16, 2015

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Hughes, 99, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015 at Main Street Care Center, Avon Lake. Betty was born in North Dakota on August 21, 1915 to the late Murray B. and Alberta L. Hoffman Griffith and lived the vast majority of her life as a Logan County resident. She married the late Wilbur E. Hughes on...

Jan 15, 2015

Donovan ‘Keith’ Ricketts, 88, of Bellefontaine, formerly of West Liberty passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 in Green Hills Care Center. He was born on July 29, 1926 in Logan County, Ohio to the late Charles E. and Blanche E. (Keith) Ricketts. On April 19, 1949, he married the former Mary Lou Mann in Indiana, and she preceded him in...

Jan 14, 2015

Charles Wendel Hook, 92, of West Liberty passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 in Green Hills Care Center. He was born in Arlington, Ohio on May 4, 1922, the son of the late William M. and Lola (Castor) Hook. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Wilbur Hook. He is survived by his...

Jan 14, 2015

Bethel E. Johnson, 67, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Bellefontaine on February 5, 1947 the son of the late Joseph I. and Sevilla B. (Bethel) Johnson. Bethel is survived by his siblings, Joe Johnson of Cincinnati, OH, Leann Johnson of Minneapolis, MN and Sherrin Johnson of Jamison, PA....

Jan 14, 2015

Ruth Ann Walls, 93, of DeGraff passed away at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Barnesville, Ohio on July 29, 1921 to the late Clarence and Golda (Conard) Boyd. On January 1, 1952 she married Leonard O. Walls in Amherst, Ohio, and he preceded her in...

Jan 11, 2015

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Margaret Jean Helmlinger, 87, passed away at 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home where she had been a resident for three days. She was born on May 18, 1927, in Port Jefferson, the daughter Ivan and Ruth (Lorton) Swinehart. On May 17, 1947, she...

Jan 10, 2015

Lois Elaine (Charboneau) Boy, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 15, 1931, the daughter of the late Harold and Olga (Neumann) Charboneau. On January 31, 1953 she married Edwin W. Boy of Toledo, Ohio and former Superintendent of Bellefontaine City Schools. He preceded her...

Jan 8, 2015

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Etoy A. Wilson, 78, of Bellefontaine, passed away Thursday morning, January 8, 2015 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born on June 3, 1936 in Stanford, West Virginia to the late Chestley B. and Olin L. (Laney) Hembrick. Etoy married Jarious Alexander Wilson on...