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Obituaries
Reba Y. Blosser
Jan 23, 2023
Reba Y. Blosser, 83, of West Liberty, passed away Monday evening, January 23, 2023, at Green Hills Care Center.
Reba was born in Bellefontaine on February 6, 1939, to the late Junior and Violet L. (Copeland) Dean. She was also preceded in death by a daughter Lura Scott, and daughter-in-law Kathy Blosser.
Reba is survived by her children: Jacquie (Ty)...
Ronald L. Pusey
Jan 23, 2023
Ronald L. Pusey, 88, of West Liberty, passed away peacefully at 4:00 a.m. on Monday, January 23, 2023, at his home.
A celebration of life open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the Lion’s Park Shelter House in West Liberty.
EICHHOLTZ DARING & SANFORD FUNERAL HOME, WEST LIBERTY is honored to serve the...
Dorlean S. Guthrie
Jan 23, 2023
Dorlean S. Guthrie, 90, of Bellefontaine, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023, at Green Hills Care Center. She went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, with her loving daughter Linda at her side.
Dorlean was born in Logan County, Ohio, on July 16, 1932, to the late Earl Irvin and Viola Elizabeth (Pugh) Stayrook. She married James E....
Paul F. Deardurff
Jan 22, 2023
Paul F. Deardurff, 70, of Belle Center, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 in the Kindred Hospital, Lima, OH.
He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on March 1, 1952, the son of the late Franklin Elcano and Bernice (McKee) Deardurff. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Joe Deardurff and Eugene Deardurff and two infant grandchildren.
On...
Gary L. Nelson
Jan 21, 2023
Gary L. Nelson, 65, of West Liberty, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at the Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Lima, Ohio on April 12, 1957, to the late Edward and Carol (Colley) Nelson. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Larry Nelson.
On May 30, 1981, he married the former Teresa...
Jeanne L. Schrader
Jan 19, 2023
Jeanne L. Schrader, 59, of Bellefontaine, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.
Jeanne was born on June 10, 1963, in Winchester, Virginia to John R. and Geneva C. Norris. She was preceded in death by her father.
Jeanne is survived by her husband, Richard “Rick” Schrader, whom she married on September 21, 1985. ...
Warren Thomas Blair
Jan 19, 2023
Warren Thomas Blair, 82, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Oil Springs, Kentucky on June 16, 1940, to the late Orville and Erie (Collinsworth) Blair. He is also preceded in death by his siblings: Donald Blair, Edgel “Ed” Blair Sr., Judy Blair, Betty Blair, Linda...
James "Jim" E. Lease
Jan 18, 2023
James “Jim” E. Lease, 83, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus. He was born at home in Hardin County (Yelverton), Ohio, on May 2, 1939, to the late Leonard and Edna (Schoffner) Lease. He is also preceded in death by his siblings: Helen Cavin, Leonard Lease...
Deborah S. Augustus
Jan 14, 2023
Deborah S. “Debbie” Augustus, 70, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at her residence.
She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on November 16, 1952, the daughter of Robert L. Johns, who survives in Bellefontaine and the late JoAnn E. (Diener) Johns.
On September 17, 1997, she married C. Michael “Mike” Augustus and he survives.
She is also...
Mary Louise Kreglow
Jan 10, 2023
Mary Louise Kreglow, 92, of Quincy, passed away at 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10th, 2023. She was born in Botkins, Ohio on July 6th, 1930, to the late William and Emma (Metz) Roode. On July 18th, 1951, she married the late Max Kreglow. Mary was also preceded in death by her son, Jonathan Kreglow as well as four...
Monford "Monty" Arnold Forsythe Jr.
Jan 6, 2023
Monford A. "Monty" Forsythe Jr., 85, of West Liberty and formerly of Lewistown, passed away peacefully at 6:07 a.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023, in Green Hills Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born on October 9, 1937, in West Mansfield, Ohio, a son of the late Monford Arnold Forsythe Sr. and Madeline (Tackett) Forsythe-Kindle.
On December 25,...
Kim Marie Hanby
Jan 5, 2023
Kim Marie Hanby, 61, of Lakeview, passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2023. She was born in Union City, Pennsylvania to Katurah (Marvin) Darling and the late Norman Hanby.
Kim is survived by her husband, George Miller; two sons: Jeremy (Lauren) Miller and Jesse (Darby) Miller; granddaughter, Ella Miller; two sisters: Katrina (Paul) Cascioli and Kessie...
Raymond Junior Zwiebel
Jan 5, 2023
Raymond J. Zwiebel, 77, of Jackson Center passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Shelby County, Ohio on February 22, 1945, to the late Erbin L. and Velma C. (Dowden) Zwiebel. He is also preceded in death by 6 brothers: Lloyd, Robert, Roy, Charles, Jerry, and Willis Zwiebel.
On January 4, 1968, he...
Lee Lawson
Jan 5, 2023
Lee Lawson, 51, of Tallahassee, Florida passed away on January 5, 2023. She was born on June 9th, 1971, to Ronald (Jeanine) Howard and Susan Douglas.
Lee is survived by her three children: Roy Hicks III, Cassidy (Hogan Miller) Hicks, and Dylan Meade; six grandchildren; Miley, Jace, Xandyer, Maddison, Jake, and Harlow; and sister, Kristen (Ronald) Williams.
Pastor Bryan...
Norma A. Steinhelfer
Jan 3, 2023
Norma A. Steinhelfer, 96, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Green Hills Care Center, West Liberty.
She was born in Logan County, Ohio on April 20, 1926, the daughter of the late Clayton Myron and Nellie Mae (Love) Turner.
On July 10, 1946, in the Bellefontaine First Lutheran Church, she married Richard Lee...
Janet M. Miller
Jan 3, 2023
Janet M. Miller, 81, of West Mansfield, passed away at 4:12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Ada, Ohio on Tuesday, August 19, 1941, a daughter of the late William Eugene and Alvena Winona (Rostorfer) Kirtley Sr.
On September 26, 1959, Janet married Doit Edwin "Pete" Miller...
William "Bill" Morris Roberts
Jan 1, 2023
As a family we are mournful to announce that William "Bill" Morris Roberts, of Carbondale, Colorado, age 73, a Veteran of the United States Army (during the Vietnam War) returned to his heavenly home on January 1, 2023, after a sudden onset of Cancer that rapidly took his body over.
Bill is survived by his wife Michele Roberts, his three...
Paul E. "Gene" Dotson
Jan 1, 2023
Paul E. “Gene” Dotson, 80, of rural DeGraff, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
Gene was born in McGuffey, Ohio, on January 31, 1942, to the late Austin L. and Bernice (Bailey) Dotson. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Tricia Cramer; his children’s mother Deanna S. Dotson; and...
Shirley A. Strawser
Jan 1, 2023
Shirley A. Strawser, 84, of Rushsylvania, passed away Sunday morning, January 1, 2023, at her home.
Shirley was born in Columbus, Ohio, on March 24, 1938, to the late Howard H. and Esther Mae (Graham) Heminger. She married Glenn L. Strawser on September 7, 1968, in Rushsylvania, and he preceded her in death on December 2, 2012. Shirley was also...
Tom R. Smith
Dec 31, 2022
Thomas R. Smith, 76, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 11:48PM on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on October 7, 1946, the son of the late Raymond M. and Eva Marie (Purdon) Smith.
On March 17, 1984, he married the former Kathy (Houchins-Aldo) Smith, and...
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