Obituaries

Oct 10, 2012

Jessica Caitlin Manns, 23, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at her home Wednesday, October 10, 2012. She has gone home, her pain is gone. Jessica was born May 2, 1989 in Bellefontaine, Ohio to Richard E. Brown and Kelly (Cooper) Hurley. On April 28, 2009, she married Justin David Manns in Belle Center, and he survives. Jessica was the...

Oct 8, 2012

Phyllis Jeánne Fitzpatrick, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 8, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born June 29, 1925 in Bellefontaine, to the late Dean J. and Bessie P. (Blackmore) Stafford. On February 11, 1949, she married Ralph Edward Fitzpatrick in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death November 19, 2007. She was...

Oct 7, 2012

Lois E. Dowden, 95, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at the Sterling House in Urbana, Ohio. She was born February 9, 1917 in Huntsville, Ohio, to the late Harold and Mabel (Fullerton) Lease. On February 9, 1938, she married A. Leslie Dowden in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and he preceded her in death April 18, 2001. She...

Oct 6, 2012

Norman C. Millisor, 87, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 1:15 P.M. Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Marion, Ohio April 12, 1925, to the late Willis and Willa Fields Millisor. On March 2, 1946, he married the former Carol Stevenson in Worcester, Massachusetts and she preceded...

Oct 3, 2012

Martha Jane Kipker, 93, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born April 24, 1919 in Wyandot County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Sherman H. and Matilda (Brandt) Klinger. On April 4, 1944 in Bellefontaine, she married Harold E. Kipker and he preceded her in death August 10,...

Oct 2, 2012

Merlyn Keith Zell, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born November 8, 1931 in Glen Flora, Wisconsin, to the late LaVerne Fred and Lillian May (Butterfield) Zell. On December 20, 1974, he married Patricia Hylton in Huntsville, Ohio and she survives along...

Oct 1, 2012

Biography Hallie E. Elliott, 99, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012 peacefully at home. She was born in Charleston, West Virginia August 31, 1913, a daughter of the late John and Laura (Erwin) Angle. On April 23, 1932 she married Joe O. Elliott, and he preceded her in death November 28, 1970. Also preceding her in death...

Sep 30, 2012

Anna A. Prather, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at her home. She was born November 21, 1927 in Nolan, West Virginia to the late Willard and Dixie (Blevins) Roberts She married Robert “Bob” Prather in Sidney, Ohio and he preceded her in death. Anna was a homemaker and a member of the Bellefontaine Church...

Sep 30, 2012

Charles A. Wrobel, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his home. He was born in Dillonvale, Ohio April 30, 1935, to the late Victor and Pauline (Figurski) Wrobel. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Rose Ptacnik of Garfield Heights, Ohio and a brother, Victor Wrobel of Dillonvale, Ohio. Chuck is survived by...

Sep 30, 2012

Kay Abraham, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:26 A.M. Sunday, September 30, 2012 in her home. She was born in Bellefontaine March 11, 1939, to the late Virgil and Alice (Newforth) Knowlton. On May 8, 1960, she married Richard Abraham in Bellefontaine, and he survives, along with their two sons; Scott (Julie) Abraham and Daryl (fiance’ April...

Sep 29, 2012

Adam Johnson, 29, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 A.M. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Beach Cove Resort in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Adam was born in Bellefontaine June 21, 1983, to Dennis and Betsy Jackson Johnson whom both survive. Also surviving are his sisters, Kelley (Steve) Fulmer and Amber Haynes, all of Bellefontaine; brothers, Devon Johnson...

Sep 29, 2012

Meryl “Jeanette” Ferguson Mentzer, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with her Lord at 9:10 P.M. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Green Hills Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Hardin County Ohio November 26, 1922, to the late Carl and Leotta (Bland) Struble. On April 14, 1940, Jeanette married Harry Ferguson and he preceded her...

Sep 28, 2012

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Billie L. Patterson, 69, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 23, 1943 in Kenton, Ohio, to the late William Charles and Cynthia “Cy” Lucille (Beatty) Fulton. On November 2, 1963, she married Edwin “Ed” Patterson in Belle Center and he survives....

Sep 26, 2012

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Harley Allen Swaney, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, formerly of Tulare, South Dakota, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Harley was born March 1, 1932, to Lloyd and Lulu (Brummett) Swaney in South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents, his oldest brother while an infant, and a sister-in-law. Harley married Shirley Ost...

Sep 24, 2012

Kenneth J. Wagle, Sr., 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born April 1, 1935 in Logan County Ohio, to the late Ross Wagle and Elizabeth (Buck) Adams. Surviving is a daughter, Dianna (Bobby) Reisinger; two sons, Bryon Wagle and Kenneth J. Wagle, Jr., all of Sidney, Ohio;...

Sep 24, 2012

Norma J. Bray, 81, of West Liberty, Ohio passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Dayton, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Frances Weaver Gressner. Norma was also preceded in death by a sister Dorothy Walker, three brothers Ellsworth, William and Roy Gressner, and a great-grandson Drew Collins. Norma is...

Sep 22, 2012

Brian Allen Prall, 62, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday morning, September 22, 2012 at his home. Brian was born in Bellefontaine February 4, 1950, to Charles A. Prall and Phyllis A. Wallace. He was preceded in death by his father Charles A. Prall and his step-father, Albert Wallace. He was a veteran of...

Sep 20, 2012

Charlotte W. Liston, 94, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born December 25, 1917 in Bellefontaine, to the late William H. and Nora E. (Kipker) Pash. On February 17, 1940, she married Clarence “Vernon” C. Liston in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death November 22,...

Sep 18, 2012

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Deloris Joan Houser, 87 of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 18, 2012. She was born May 31, 1925 in Quincy, Ohio, a daughter of the late Rev. Clarence A. and Norma L. (Rose) Hubbell. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Roger E. Hubbell. On...

Sep 18, 2012

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Vance H. Bickham, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:30 A.M. Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his home. He was born in Logan County, Ohio January 18, 1934, to the late Raymond L. and Senora (Smith) Bickham. On July 16, 1966, he married the former Elizabeth Bullock in...