Obituaries

Feb 15, 2014

Judith Cornelius Crater passed away February 15, 2014, peacefully at her home following a short battle with cancer. Judy was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 6, 1943, to the late Albert D. and Mary Ann Cornelius. She was a life-long member of the Harper United Methodist Church and a 1960 graduate of Rushsylvania High School. She enjoyed a career in...

Feb 14, 2014

Virginia M. Kilbury, 104, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, February 14, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Logansville, Ohio December 15, 1909, to the late Clarence Oliver and Bessie M. (Fisher) Ellis. On November 25, 1927, Virginia married James Shannon Kilbury and he preceded her in death March 23, 1997. She was...

Feb 14, 2014

Sharon L. Costello, 75, of Bellefontaine,Ohio, passed away Friday evening, February 14, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine October 17, 1938, to the late Harold E. and Eunice I. (Taylor) Brunson. Sharon is survived by her children, Tina (Ric) Norton of Bellefontaine, Kelly Costello of Bellefontaine, Scott Graves of Webster, Massachusetts, Vince Costello...

Feb 9, 2014

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Donald M. Horn, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Logan County Ohio April 29, 1917, the son of the late Ralph and Kizzie (Bewley) Horn. He grew up on a dairy farm as a child...

Feb 8, 2014

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Paul Adrian Helmlinger, 91, of Botkins, Ohio, passed away at 1:25 P.M. Saturday, February 8, 2014. He was born in Shelby County Ohio to the late Adam Ernest and Anna Louise (Ambos) Helmlinger. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Esta E. (Alexander) Gies; his brother and...

Feb 7, 2014

Martha L. Shaner, 89, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 8:32 P.M. Friday, February 7, 2014, at the Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Logan County Ohio August 27, 1924, to the late Lewis and Louisa (Gross) Metz. On April 5, 1947, she married Roy A. Shaner and he preceded her in...

Feb 6, 2014

Ina Mae Crevison Linson, 91, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 6, 2014, at Logan Acres Care Center with her family at her side. She was born in West Mansfield, Ohio March 2, 1922, to the late John Harry Crevison and the late Cora Dell Crevison Miller. She was also preceded in death by two step-fathers, Ivan Schuck and Alph...

Feb 3, 2014

Rosena M. “Roz” Wesser, 84, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio September 11, 1929, to the late Everett and Cecil (Pash) Van Voorhis. On June 12, 1948, she married Claude Edward Wesser in Huntsville, Ohio and he preceded her in death October 3, 2002....

Feb 3, 2014

Helen Catherine Siebeneck, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, February 3, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio January 3, 1918, to the late Joseph C. and Ellen Mary (O’Brien) Penwell. Helen was married first to Lawrence Stevens and later to Leonard Siebeneck. Both preceded her in death. She was...

Feb 2, 2014

Betty Madlyn Miracle, 92, formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, February 2, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born June 22, 1921, in the Ammons Homestead on State Route 117 in Belle Center, to the late Stephen and Minnie (Henderson) Ammons. On June 18, 1946, she married Donell D. “Don” Miracle...

Feb 1, 2014

Patsy L. Maurer, 86, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, February 1, 2014 at The Pavilion in Sidney. She was born in Botkins, Ohio to the late Urban T. and Sylvia (Zimpfer) Kennedy July 19, 1927. She married Walter Philip Maurer Jr. May 11, 1946, in Botkins and he preceded her in death May 9, 2008. Patsy was also...

Jan 30, 2014

Kenneth Allen “Ken” Duff, 74 of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:23 P.M. Thursday, January 30, 2014 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Logan County Ohio July 31, 1939, to the late Donald and Thelma (Moore) Duff. He was was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Laurie Ann; his...

Jan 28, 2014

Carlyle C. Davis, 90, of rural Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed peacefully to his heavenly home at 8:05 A.M. Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the home of his daughter, Jeanette in Columbus, Ohio, with his daughters, Jeanette and Christine, at his side. He was born March 19, 1923, near DeGraff, Ohio the son of the late Ottis Henson Davis and Edna (Keysor)...

Jan 26, 2014

Arden J. Neer, Sr., 73, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. An inspiration to everyone, he fought a courageous battle with cancer always with a positive attitude. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio February 7, 1940, to the late Ezra J. and Mary (Rodabaugh) Neer. Also preceding him in death was a...

Jan 26, 2014

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Helen Peterson, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 21, 1932, in Rushsylvania, Ohio to the late Virgil and Cora L. (Russell) Thaxton. On October 23, 1949, she married Frank I. Peterson in Bellefontaine,...

Jan 25, 2014

Ruth Pauline Kerns, 86, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. Saturday, January 25, 2014, at her home. She was born in Logan County Ohio December 31, 1927, to the late Milo Andrew and Mary Margaret (Kline) Ricketts. On August 29, 1948, she married her husband of sixty one years, Sidney Earl Kerns, and he preceded her...

Jan 24, 2014

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Foster W. Schrader, 83, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away late Friday, January 24, 2014, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Logan County Ohio September 23, 1930, the son of the late Henry Albert and Lydia Regina (Mentzger) Schrader. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son,...

Jan 24, 2014

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Joanna Dorff Dodge, 79, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at her home in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Born June 16, 1934 in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Vessels) Dorff. She is survived by her loving husband, W. Robert ‘Bob’ Dodge, who she married June 23, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio. She is...

Jan 22, 2014

Jan 21, 2014

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Diana Renee Brunner, 52, of Belle Center, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the James Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio. She was born on February 8, 1961, a daughter of Robert G. and Janice M. (Johnston) Quay who both survive in Belle Center. On June 20, 1987, in Belle Center, she married David E. Brunner and he...