Obituaries

Nov 30, 2013

Ruth G. Irwin, 94, of Bellefontaine Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Campbell House in Bellefontaine. She was born February 12, 1919, in Logan County Ohio, the daughter of the late Raymond A. ‘Whitey’ and Glaydes (Thompson) Linn. On April 6, 1946, she married Dr. Glenn Fletcher ‘Doc’ Irwin, D.V.M. and he preceded her in death...

Nov 30, 2013

Thomas Lee Notestine, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his residence. Thomas was born November 10, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Cecil ‘Zeke’ and Josephine (Traul) Notestine. On June 10, 1951, he married Joan Hurst and she preceded him in death November 28, 1997. He later married Caroline Holmes April...

Nov 30, 2013

Dorothy E. Whisman, 97, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 A.M. Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Warren County Ohio January 8, 1916, to the late Wilbur W. and Mary E. (Sawyer) Spies. On September 20 1931, she married Wayne Bryant Whisman in Covington, Kentucky and he preceded her...

Nov 29, 2013

Marlene Ruth Varner, age 77, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio of complications from cancer. She was born January 17, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Wellington Hoyt and Ruth Celia Shawhan Mitchell. Marlene was also preceded in death by her husband, Max Edward Varner, whom she married...

Nov 27, 2013

Lowell John Rickert, 79, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 6:43 A.M. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Shelby County Ohio March 5, 1934, to the late Irvin and Loretta (Evans) Rickert. He was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Rickert. On June 25, 1955, he married the former Patricia Ambos and...

Nov 26, 2013

Carroll J. Doty, 80, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Hardin Hills Health Center in Kenton, Ohio. He was born April 29, 1933, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to the late James Waldo and Marion Mable (Coolidge) Doty. He was also preceded in death by a son, Dennis Doty and his brothers, Neil, Ernest and...

Nov 23, 2013

John L. “Shep” Shepherd, 61, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, November 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lima, Ohio February 20, 1952, to Melvin E. "Bus" and Dee (Mawhorr) Shepherd. His father preceded him in death in 2006, and a brother, Roger Shepherd, was killed in Vietnam. Shep is survived by his mother, Dee...

Nov 21, 2013

With His indescribable love, God welcomed Eleanor Pim King into her eternal home November 21, 2013. She was born December 5, 1923, to Florence and Lee Pennock at their farm in the valley of Zanesfield, Ohio where she and her sister, Mary, spent a childhood filled with family love and learned an appreciation for the beauty of nature and...

Nov 17, 2013

Jane E. Stewart, 76, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio November 24, 1936, to the late Ernest and Helen Theresa (Quinn) VanVoorhis. On April 7, 1953, she married Donald Max Stewart in Liberty, Indiana and he preceded her in death April 25,...

Nov 16, 2013

Gary E. Hill, 65, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with his Lord Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Vitas Hospice in Naples, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bellefontaine April 27, 1948, he was the beloved son of the late William L. and Leatrice (Parshall) Hill, and the devoted father to the late Jerry Hill....

Nov 14, 2013

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Patricia C. “Pat” Ricketts, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine June 20, 1927, to the late Henry Floyd and Anna Maude (Taylor) Smith. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Barbara...

Nov 13, 2013

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Jonas “Jony” Coblentz, Jr. 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his home Wednesday, November 13, 2013 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Hartville, Ohio July 25, 1934, to the late Jonas and Lydia (Miller) Coblentz. He was also preceded in death by an infant son Marvin Coblentz, a sister, Mary Ann Miller,...

Nov 11, 2013

Cari Anne Shaffner, 31, of Quincy, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 11, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Guam February 2, 1982, to Connie S. (Tracy) Clevenger who survives in DeGraff, Ohio. Also surviving is her father, Franklin Scott Shaffner of Urbana, Ohio; her steep-father, Jim Clevenger of DeGraff; her children, Annastasia, Tiberius, Azlan,...

Nov 6, 2013

Roger “Bud” W. Christler, 86, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, passed away at 8:58 A.M. Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Shelby County Ohio February 21, 1927, to the late Henry C. and Margaret “Maggie” (Rickert) Christler. He was also preceded in death by four sisters, Ruth Gross, Evelyn Waterman, Shirley Schnell...

Nov 4, 2013

Diane Elaine Buschur, 61, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio Monday, November 4, 2013. She was born December 5, 1951, to the late Harold Buschur, who passed away July 15, 2005, and Eileen (Fischer) Buschur, who survives in Anna, Ohio. Also surviving are her children, Brenda (Todd) Baker of Greenville, Ohio...

Nov 4, 2013

Rev. Paul D. McCann, 97, of Wapakoneta, Ohio and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, went to be with his Lord Monday, November 4, 2013. He was born June 14, 1916, in Farmington, Illinois to the late Bert and Ida (Barker) McCann. On October 31, 1943, he married the former Helen L. Zaebst in Farmington, Illinois and she preceded him...

Nov 3, 2013

Emma Lucille Smucker, 97, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2013 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. She was born in Elida, Ohio April 26, 1916, to the late Christian B. and Rose (Berry) Breneman, the fourth of ten children. She married Wilbert Franklin Smucker June 30, 1940 in Elida, and he preceded her...

Oct 30, 2013

William Douglas Hurley, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence Wednesday, October 30, 2013. He was born July 15, 1942, in Bellefontaine to the late Floyd Almer and Dorothy Ann (Fortney) Myers Hurley. He was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Brian Prall, and two nieces. On August 2, 1966, he married the former Susan Doreen...

Oct 29, 2013

Olivia C. Titus, 86, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed on to be with her Lord Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at the Sterling House in Urbana, Ohio. She was born April 4, 1927, in Rushsylvania, Ohio to the late William Robert and Lulu (McCall) Chapman. On September 1, 1946, she married Glenno P. Titus in Belle Center, Ohio, and he preceded her...

Oct 26, 2013

Richard C. Hinkle, 59, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, October 26, 2013 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. Richard was born in Lima, Ohio July 28, 1954, to Albert R. and Joan (Clark) Hinkle. Richard is survived by his mother Joan Hinkle of Lakeview; a sister, Sue (William) Sonntag of Lima; two nieces; a nephew; three great-nephews;...