Obituaries

Jun 15, 2013

Pamela Ann Moyer Simpson, 61, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 6:05 A.M. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio August 15, 1951, to the late Edward Arthur and Bertha Mae (Spillman) Moyer. On December 28, 1985, she married Timothy Edward “Tim” Simpson and he preceded her in death March 17,...

Jun 15, 2013

Leon Jay “Pinky” Kerns, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine October 3, 1923, to the late Ray and Evalina (Beightler) Kerns. On April 7, 1946, he married the former Jean Alice Morningstar in Lima, Ohio. She survives along with their children, Linda (Jim)...

Jun 14, 2013

Audra Irene Shaw, 84, of Rushsylvania, Ohio passed away Friday evening June 14, 2013, at the Homestead at Logan Acres in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Auglaize County Ohio July 24, 1928, to the late Samuel LeRoy and Hazel Maybell (Hower) Reinhart, and was raised by her aunt and uncle Avis and Ray Hower. She married Roger A....

Jun 14, 2013

E. Jean (Hadley) Jones of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine to the late Donald Linton and D. Blanche (Sine) Hadley. She married William E. Jones February 2, 1952, in Richmond, Indiana and he preceded her in death March 25, 1991. Jean is survived by...

Jun 13, 2013

Edwin L. Arnett, 93, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio and currently of North Ft. Myers, Florida passed away Thursday evening, June 13, 2013 at Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida. He was born in Jackson Center, Ohio December 15, 1919, to the late Logan and Sophia (Zwiebel) Arnett. On December 9, 1945, he married the former Margery June Pence...

Jun 10, 2013

N. Maxine Willoby, 95, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was a Logan County Ohio native born November 24, 1917, the daughter of the late Milton and Nellie Victoria (Ammons) Jacobs. She married Robert M. Willoby in Angola, Indiana May 3, 1952, and he preceded her...

Jun 8, 2013

Carl E. Wallace, 74, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away at 4:10 A.M. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Huntsville, Ohio October 18, 1938, to the late Daniel Alvin and Martha (Herren) Wallace. On May 25, 1958, he married the former Sybil Kennedy and she survives. He is also survived by...

Jun 6, 2013

Nelson E. Breidenbach, 86, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Cherith Care Center at Willow Brook in Delaware, Ohio. He was born June 15, 1926, in Forest, Ohio to the late Walter and Gertrude (Long) Breidenbach. On April 20, 1947, he married the former Patricia Helen Wooley in Kenton, Ohio, and she preceded him...

Jun 6, 2013

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Troy E. Meyer, 42, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening June 6, 2013, at his home. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to George Herman and Rebecca “Becky” Harrison Meyer August 14, 1970. He was preceded in death by his father December 17, 2008. Troy is survived by...

Jun 4, 2013

Bryce D. Walker, 55, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He was born November 25, 1957, in Bellefontaine to the late Donald P. and Barbara (Grant) Walker. Surviving are two daughters, Katonya (Michael) Hill and Charlesetta (Anthony) Toliver, both of Bellefontaine; five grandchildren; sisters, Bambi (Tim) Walker-Rogan, Dawn (Marvin) Walker-Rogan, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Alicia...

May 31, 2013

Irene C. Bourgeois, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born May 16, 1930, in Joplin, Missouri to the late Orville and Merle (Trenary) Cale. On May 16, 1948, she married DeWayne Leon “Bud” Bourgeois in Grove, Oklahoma and he preceded her in death October 4, 1999....

May 31, 2013

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Edward A. Reynolds, 53, of Russells Point, Ohio, lost his battle with cancer Friday, May 31, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lima, Ohio October 20, 1959, to the late Merle E. and Betty R. (Bryan) Reynolds. He was also preceded in death by a grandson Shawn F.E. Beair. Ed is survived by his children, Jeanna...

May 26, 2013

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George C. Forsythe Sr., 75, of East Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 8, 1937, in East Liberty to the late Walter and Bertha (Peter) Forsythe. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Forsythe. On December 29,...

May 25, 2013

Rev. Richard J. Johnson, 91, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at his daughters’ residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born May 13, 1922, in Alliance, Ohio to the late Willis B. and Alice (Kinsey) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Horace and Robert Johnson. On August 16, 1952, he married the...

May 24, 2013

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Herbert “Herb” L. Arbogast, 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, May 24, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Herb was born in Logan County Ohio December 22, 1922, to the late Guy and Mary Lucille (Wagner) Arbogast. He married the former Gayle F. Robb...

May 23, 2013

Marcille A. Sailor, 86, of Jackson Center, Ohio passed away at 4:30 A.M. Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Miami Valley Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was born November 3, 1926 in Shelby County, the daughter of George F. and Matilda Kempfer Wildermuth, who preceded her in death. On August 28, 1948, she married Richard D. Sailor in the...

May 21, 2013

Albert J. Smith of West Liberty, Ohio, died Thursday May 21, at 9:50 A.M. at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. He was born in Auglaize county Ohio, to Albert A. (Hazel) and Margaret P. Spencer Smith. He married Harriett L. Taylor on March 13, 1943 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and she survives. Also surviving are two daughters Dale...

May 20, 2013

Thaddeus “Ted” Strzalka, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 26, 1938 in Cook County Chicago, Illinois to the late Laura (Zugay) Strzalka. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. In 1959, he married Jane Alloway in Columbus, Ohio and she survives along with a...

May 18, 2013

Ruby Isabel Smucker, 95, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 6:51 P.M. Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Champaign County Ohio August 16, 1917, to the late C.S. and Ida Belle Yoder Smucker. She is survived by her sister Christina Smucker of West Liberty; three nephews, Kingsley King of Newark,...

May 17, 2013

Thaddeus E. “Ted” Dabrowski, 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, May 17, 2013 at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts March 22, 1937, to the late Thaddeus and Alice Dabrowski. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sandra Dryden. Ted is survived by his children, Dennis Dabrowski of Huber Heights, Ohio...