Obituaries

Apr 26, 2013

Send Flowers Vernon L.W. Wildermuth September 19, 1923 - April 26, 2013

Vernon L.W. “Vernie” Wildermuth, 89, of Botkins, Ohio, passed away at 2:55 A.M. Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Heritage Manor Nursing & Rehab Center in Minster, Ohio. He was born in Shelby County Ohio September 19, 1923, to the late George and Matilda (Kempfer) Wildermuth. He...

Apr 26, 2013

Cleo L. Becker, 93, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Wilmington, Ohio July 17, 1919, to the late Wylie and Mattie (McCoy) Nixon. Cleo married Robert A. Becker and he preceded her in death July 9, 2011. She worked as a bookkeeper for more than...

Apr 23, 2013

David L. Lapp, 73, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his residence due to complications of cancer and multiple sclerosis. He was born February 17, 1940 in Champaign County Ohio, to the late Boyd A. and Ruth E. (Hartzler) Lapp. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Esther Kirkendall. He is survived by...

Apr 22, 2013

Phyllis N. King, 79, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at her son's residence in Lewistown, Ohio. She was born December 26, 1933, in Huntsville to the late Nathan J. and Vera F. (Wiser) Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. King whom she married in Bellefontaine, Ohio in 1983. She was also...

Apr 22, 2013

James Richard Gobin, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home after a long battle with heart disease. He was born October 23, 1929 in North Bergen Township in Hudson County New Jersey, a son of the late John Benjamin “Pat” Gobin and Pauline Elizabeth (Main) Gobin. On December 30, 1950 in Ada, Ohio, he...

Apr 19, 2013

Gilmore “Gil” Hannah, 88, of Piqua, Ohio and formerly of Lakeview, Ohio passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born July 17, 1924 in Knox County, Indiana to the late Joel and Wilma (Gilmore) Hannah. He married the former Betty M. Barcus February 7, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, and she preceded...

Apr 19, 2013

Robert H. “Bob” McKee, 65, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 8:35 P.M. Friday, April 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio September 18, 1947, to the late Pauline (Feasal) McKee and Earl McKee who resides Bellefontaine. On December 28, 1968, he married the former Marlene Manger McKee in Botkins, Ohio and she survives. He...

Apr 15, 2013

John D. “Denny” Greene, 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born October 31, 1946, in Urbana, Ohio to the late John and Erdean (Midgley) Greene. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Christian Horne. On June 8, 1968, he married the former Judy Berry...

Apr 13, 2013

Karen “Kay” Eileen Morgan, 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her residence. She was born March 8, 1947 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a daughter of the late Clark E. and Betty Jane (Garver) Sheeley. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Clark Sheeley. On September 2, 1978 in Huntsville, Ohio, she married Danny Alan...

Apr 12, 2013

Ronald S. Sarson, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. He was born July 30, 1918 in Stockport, England, a son of the late Harry S. and Ellen (Dove) Sarson. On October 1, 1941 in Dubuque, Iowa, he married Ora A. (Chewning) Sarson and she preceded him in death...

Apr 11, 2013

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Richard Allen “Rick” Sickles, 68, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away of natural causes Thursday, April 11, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri doing what he loved – driving truck. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 23, 1945, to the late Roy Earle and E. Eileene (Claybaugh) Sickles. He...

Apr 11, 2013

Harold N. Heilman, 91, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born March 6, 1922 in Meigs County, Ohio, to the late Norman and Helen (Reuter) Heilman. In December of 1954, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor (Riggs) Heilman. On November 19, 1955, he married...

Apr 10, 2013

Deanna Monique Zeller, 61, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at her residence. She was born November 6, 1951 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the late Victor and Antoinette (Rifflet) Kerns. She is survived by her husband Rev. William M. Zeller, whom she married January 18, 2004 in Bellefontaine. Also surviving are two sons, Michael (Kim) Durnell...

Apr 10, 2013

Grace Irene Zimpfer, 86, of Jackson Center, Ohio, went to be with Our Lord in Heaven at 11:48 A.M. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 peacefully at her home. Her family surrounded her for many weeks prior to her passing and had many special moments with her and those special talks will remain with her husband, daughters, grandchildren, and special friends...

Apr 5, 2013

Jeffrey Richard Ashcraft, 59, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 5, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine after a prolonged illness. He was born September 1, 1953 in Bellefontaine, to the late Nancy D. (Sparks) Ashcraft and Daniel W. Ashcraft, who survives in Bellefontaine. He was married to the former Patti Hinks and she preceded him in...

Apr 4, 2013

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Penny L. Cummins, 49, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 10:04 A.M. Thursday, April 4, 2013 at her home. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio May 9, 1963, to Joy (Jones) King and the late Robert King. In addition to her mother, Penny is also survived by her...

Apr 4, 2013

James P. Roth, 72, of Quincy, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born February 28, 1941 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a son of the late Benjamin Sr. and Anna Roth. On May 26, 1962 in Pickerelltown, Ohio, he married the former Sally Jane Blair, and she preceded him in death July...

Apr 3, 2013

Allie (Metz) Diehl, 91, of Marysville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013. She was born December 17, 1921 in Logan County Ohio, a daughter of the late Milton and Lenora (Barnhart) Metz. She was also preceded in death by a sister Loraine and brother Earl. In August 1957, she married Robert Leroy Diehl and he preceded her in death...

Apr 2, 2013

Elgan Butler, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born February 9, 1917 in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the late Andrew and Lottie (Smith) Butler. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Essie Engle and his brothers, Lester, Ersel, Daniel, Mason and Edger Butler. Sixty-seven years ago he married the...

Apr 2, 2013

Roy E. Westfall, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born August 26, 1923 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Mary (Heizer) Westfall. In 1953, he married the former Clara Fay in Toledo, Ohio and she preceded him in death January 26, 2006. He was also preceded in death by two daughters,...