Obituaries

Feb 21, 2015

Alma Louise Devore, 93, formerly of Middleburg passed away Saturday afternoon, February 21, 2015 at Green Hills Care Center. She was born in Marysville on May 5, 1921 to the late Walter and Nelle (Westfall) Meeks. Louise married Lee Robert Devore in Bellefontaine on September 3, 1943 and he preceded her in death on May 20, 1991. She was...

Feb 20, 2015

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Garnet Leo Shanahan, 70, of Huntsville passed away at 4:59 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. He was born in Windsor, Ontario on July 24, 1944 to the late Raymond and Helen (Ruggaber) Shanahan. On October 22, 1966 he married Beatrice Byrne and she survives. He is also survived by his three children; Bob...

Feb 19, 2015

Richard Harold Hurst, 89, of Bellefontaine passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on August 1, 1925 to the late Darryl and Treva (Settlemeir) Hurst. On September 3, 1955 he married the former Wanda L. Rollins and she preceded him in death on July 13, 2003....

Feb 16, 2015

Murell A. Chapman, Jr., 77, of West Liberty, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. He was born on October 12, 1937 in Union County, OH to the late Murell A. Sr. and LaVon (Organ) Chapman. . His first wife, Judith A. (Shepard) Chapman, preceded him in death on February 28, 1998. He is also...

Feb 16, 2015

Robert S. Stemble, 88 of Lewistown, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 28, 1926 in Champaign County, Ohio, a son of the late Dewey F. and Glenna Mae (Hupp) Stemble. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Akey. On July 5, 1949 in...

Feb 15, 2015

Isabelle M. Kenlser, 92, of Bellefontaine passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her home. She was born in Van Wert, Ohio on December 9, 1922 to the late Fred Barton and Mattie Mabel (Uncapher) Kensler. Isabelle is survived by her brother, Rev. Donald Kensler of Matthews, Virginia; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...

Feb 15, 2015

John McMackin, 80, of Bellefontaine, passed away Sunday evening, February 15, 2015 at Green Hills Care Center. He was born in Oceanside, New York on June 21, 1934 to the late John J. and Grace G. (Hose) McMackin. John is survived by his wife Margie L. (Brunson) McMackin whom he married February 14, 2005; sons Juan McMackin of Hilliard, John...

Feb 14, 2015

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Ronald D. Gilroy, Jr., 58, of Bellefontaine, passed away Saturday morning, February 14, 2015 at his home following a long battle with cancer. Ron was born in Lima, Ohio on September 10, 1956 to Ronald D. and Alice F. (Bailey) Gilroy, and they survive in Lima. He is also survived by his brothers Mark (Nita) Gilroy of Lima...

Feb 13, 2015

Mary Catheryn Dearwester, 85, of Bellefontaine passed away Friday morning, February 13, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. She was born in Union County, Ohio to the late William E. and Catheryn B. (Dunham) Lucas. Mary is also preceded in death by two daughters, a brother Albert L. Lucas, sisters: Beulah McColloch, Donna Bell Wilkins, Wilma Jean Robson, Emma Nell Stout...

Feb 12, 2015

Fred F. Creech, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in London, Kentucky on March 14, 1935 to the late Henry and Millie (Creech) Creech. The youngest of thirteen, Fred was preceded in death by twelve siblings. A veteran of the US Army, Fred served during the Korean War. He was...

Feb 11, 2015

Connie A. Harmon, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on September 1, 1931 to the late Carl and Mildred (Lyle) Brunner. On October 23, 1952 she married William George “Bo” Harmon and he preceded her in death on April 19, 1993. Connie...

Feb 11, 2015

Nancy J. Henry, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at her home. She was born on June 25, 1935 in Celina, Ohio, a daughter of the late William Franklin and Grace Elizabeth (Bennett) Barker. On December 20, 1953, she married Robert L. “Bob” Henry and he preceded her in death on September 29, 2013. She is...

Feb 9, 2015

Ruth L. Linker-Bixler, 93, of Bellefontaine passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Shelby County, Ohio on August 28, 1921 to the late Roy and Mary (Ambos) Linker. She was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Erma Leininger and Dorothy Crosley. On June 7, 1941...

Feb 6, 2015

Connie L. Herring, 75, of Jackson Center passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 in Kindred Hospital, Lima. She was born April 21, 1939 in Logan County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lewis and Grace (Wright) Ward. She is survived by her four children; Lu Ann (J. David) Preston of Sidney, Jamie (Brian) Lotz of Jackson Center, Darren Herring of...

Feb 5, 2015

June E. Herge, 92 of Bellefontaine, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born on December 17, 1922, in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late Alonzo Christopher and Gladys (Mitchell) Jones. On December 31, 1978 in Lakeview, she married Harold Herge and he preceded her in death on January 20, 2002. She was...

Feb 5, 2015

Edward D. Henry, 77, of DeGraff passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Essex of Springfield Nursing & Rehabilitation in Springfield. He was born in Mechanicsburg, Ohio on July 22, 1937 to the late Donald and Alice (Lee) Henry. Edward married Patricia Kellis in September 1966, and she preceded him in death in 1999. He later...

Feb 4, 2015

Frank Edward Day, 83, of Walnut Creek and formerly of Bellefontaine passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in the Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia, Ohio. He was born December 6, 1931, the son of the late Ned E. and Lela P. (Eggleston) Day Rutherford. On December 5, 1962 in The Hague, Netherlands, he married the former Marcelle Yvonne Monfils...

Jan 31, 2015

Ruth Ellen Yoder, 92, of West Liberty, passed away on January 31, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital after a short time of rapidly declining health. She was born in West Liberty to Earl M. and Barbara Allgyer Yoder on May 24, 1922. Her four siblings, Olive, Roy, Stanley, and an infant brother, Byron, preceded her in death. Ruth Ellen had...

Jan 31, 2015

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Ruby M. Pitchford, 98, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday morning, January 31, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. She was born in Bellefontaine on May 22, 1916 to the late Harry and Ruth (Tice) Koons, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ernest Pitchford, Sr., a sister...

Jan 27, 2015

Virginia Belle Royer, 95, formerly of Belle Center passed away Tuesday evening, January 27, 2015 at Green Hills Care Center. Virginia was born in Lima, Ohio on November 10, 1919 to the late Ambrose and Edna Sutter Keller. She married Paul Woodrow Royer in Covington, Kentucky on August 25, 1937 and he preceded her in death on June 1,...