Obituaries

Apr 15, 2015

Jesse R. Krontz, 78, of DeGraff, passed away at 4:27 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Putnam County on September 26, 1936 to the late John H. Sr. and Anna (Mershman) Krontz. He married the former Waneta Evelyn Musser who preceded him in death, November 1, 2010. He is also preceded in...

Apr 13, 2015

Leonard O. LeVan, 86, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. He was born in Bellefontaine on October 9, 1928 to the late Orville and Lucille (Roach) LeVan. On September 29, 1945 he married Donna J. Hill and she survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Karen (Ed) Marsman...

Apr 12, 2015

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Randolph D., age 45 and Jodi R. Speidel, age 46, both of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at their residence. Randolph was born on September 24, 1969 in Orlando, FL and Jodi was born March 14, 1969 in Straughn, IN. They are survived by their daughters, Randa (Jacob Betker) Speidel of Springboro, OH and Kira (Blake...

Apr 12, 2015

Randolph D., age 45 and Jodi R. Speidel, age 46, both of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at their residence. Randolph was born on September 24, 1969 in Orlando, FL and Jodi was born March 14, 1969 in Straughn, IN. They are survived by their daughters, Randa (Jacob Betker) Speidel of Springboro, OH and Kira (Blake Tudrow)...

Apr 11, 2015

William A. Rowe, 67, of Rushsylvania passed away Saturday morning, April 11, 2015 at his home. He was born in McGuffey on September 19, 1947 to the late Archie and Rosie (Puckett) Rowe. Bill was also preceded in death by a son Jonathon E. Rowe on July 20, 1990; three sisters: Betty Crowe, Margaret Mulholland and Anthy Rowe; and a...

Apr 11, 2015

John H. Overholt, 76, of Urbana, passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, on Saturday, April 11, 2015. He was born in Champaign County on July 18, 1938 to the late Clarence D. and Mabel F. (Hostetler) Overholt. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Fred Overholt. On November 25, 1961 he married the former Jeneane Frazier...

Apr 8, 2015

Conchita M. Knight, 70, of Bellefontaine passed away at 4:06 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at her home. She was born in Connersville, Indiana on April 1, 1945. On November 26, 1963 she married David Wayne Knight and he preceded her in death on October 14, 1993. She was also preceded in death by her son Gregory Wayne Knight....

Apr 6, 2015

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Gavin Michael Pilkington, 4, of Bellefontaine passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. Gavin was born in Bellefontaine on June 12, 2010 to Joseph P. and Brittany (Cummins) Pilkington and they survive in Bellefontaine. He is also survived by two brothers, Cody and Jason Pilkington of Indian Lake; three sisters, Hailey Pilkington of Bellefontaine,...

Apr 6, 2015

Fred Wesley Harris, age 63, died on April 6, 2015 at his home in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late Donald Harris and Ramona (Watkins) Harris on October 8, 1951. He was a graduate of Bellefontaine High School and earned his BA at Harvard University, where he studied English and American Literature. He completed...

Apr 5, 2015

Janet Louise Bazzle, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Logan Acres, Bellefontaine. She was born on November 24, 1935 in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late Earl A. and Roberta (Parker) Berry. She was also preceded in death by a great-grandson, Isaac Kracus. On March 1, 1953 in Bellefontaine, she married Robert Max Bazzle and...

Apr 4, 2015

Dorothy Mae Gearhart, 95, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Logan Acres Care Center. She was born October 31, 1919 in Berry, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Claude & Lethe (McClain) Latimer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Gearhart who passed away September 8, 2001; a brother, Forrest Latimer, a sister,...

Apr 1, 2015

Doris Louise Parmer, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 12:10 pm at her home. She was born in Hardin County, Ohio on January 1, 1936 to the late Mary Ruthella Vermillion Dunlap and John Richard Shields. On December 24, 1954, she married Marion F. Parmer in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on August 7,...

Mar 30, 2015

Cynthia Sue Taylor, 59, of Jackson Center, passed away Monday evening, March 30, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born in Sidney on November 13, 1955 to the late Henry “Hank” and Alice (Rosengarten) Gies. Cynthia married Donald R. Taylor on November 11, 1977 and he survives in Jackson Center. She is also survived by a sister, Linda...

Mar 28, 2015

Rosella M. “Sally” Ware, 93, of Lakeview passed away Saturday afternoon, March 28, 2015 at her son’s home in Maplewood. She was born in Shelby County on January 10, 1922 to the late George and Bertha (Behr) Platfoot. Sally was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Barhorst on June 1, 1957 and her second husband Chet Ware on...

Mar 28, 2015

Helen Grace Keys was called Home to be with her Lord on March 28, 2015. She was born January 22, 1927. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Mary (McLean) Tannehill. Her sister is Martha (Tannehill) Campbell of Erie, Pennsylvania, and she survives. Helen graduated from Cedarville College on May 26, 1948. She married Howard William Keys...

Mar 26, 2015

Mary Jane Westrick, 87, formerly of Avondale and Lakeview, passed away Thursday morning, March 26, 2015 at the Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Mary’s. She was born in Continental, Ohio on January 18, 1928 to the late Oliver and Ada (Donaldson) Burkhart. Mary Jane married Urban Westrick on August 24, 1946 in North Creek, Ohio and he preceded her in death...

Mar 25, 2015

Beatrice M. Banta, 90, of Belle Center, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine on September 7, 1924, the daughter of the late Alfred Sr. and Gladys (Tillman) Braden. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Howard E. Banta, and her two brothers,...

Mar 25, 2015

Dr. Sherry Dee (Stienecker) Meadows, 76, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 of cancer. She was born on July 5, 1938 in Lima, Ohio the daughter of the late Roger M. and Mary E. (Winget) Stienecker. Survivors include her husband, Carroll Meadows of West Liberty; daughter, Erin Lynn Smith of Tempe, Arizona; son, Eric McDowell (Allison) Smith of Lewis...

Mar 23, 2015

Robert E. Doty, 86, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 17, 1928 in Cable, Ohio, a son of the late Harold and Edith (Anderson) Doty. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Doty and sisters, Margaret DeCaminada and Mary Vernon. On November 7, 1952 he married...

Mar 23, 2015

Connor Eugene Strobridge, 11, of Rushsylvania passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident near Bellefontaine. He was born September 5, 2003 in Bellefontaine, the son of Jacob Strobridge who survives in Bellefontaine and Ashley (Brent Williamson) Dawson who survive in Rushsylvania. He is also survived by a sister, Makayla Williamson and a brother, Tayte...