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Fred Black
May 10, 2013
Frederick H. Black, 83, of Payne, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at his residence. Fred was born in Van Wert, Ohio on February 17, 1930, a son of the late Gertrude Mae (Tomlinson) and Don Black. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and The National Guard. Fred worked at BF Goodrich Woodburn, for 33 years, retiring in 1994. He was...
Wanda E Wannemacher
May 7, 2013
Wanda E. Wannemacher, 92 of Payne, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice. Wanda was born in Zanesville, Indiana on July 6, 1920, a daughter of the late Grace (Johnson) and Jess Tobias. On June 22, 1940 Wanda married John A. Wannemacher, who died Dec. 30, 1994. Wanda will be sadly missed by her children, Harold of New Haven; Dianne...
Betty Jean Power
Apr 28, 2013
Betty Jean Power, age 80 died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her residence in Antwerp, Ohio. She was born January 5, 1933 in Lakeville, Kentucky, the daughter of Harmon Salyer and Lona (Honaker) Salyer. She is survived by four daughters, Rose (Doug) Pitts, Clay VanCleve, Toni (John Potter) Pieratt, Crystal Hill; five sons, Ronnie (Debra) Power, Michael Power, David (Louise Allen) Power,...
Laura Schoenherr
Apr 18, 2013
Laura Lee Schoenherr, 70, of Payne, Ohio passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Laura was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on December 26, 1942, a daughter of the late Dorothy E. (Fromme) and Lloyd W Remmert. Laura will be sadly missed by her children, David (Terri) Wallace, Jr. of Cleveland, TN; Timothy Wallace of...
Jeff Wobler
Apr 17, 2013
Jeffery Lee Wobler, 52, of Payne, formerly of Lima, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio. Jeff was born in Paulding on February 10, 1961 a son of Mary Fulmer Wobler & the late Richard Wobler. He was an Electrician with Local Union #32, Lima, Ohio and a member of the Elks...
Donna Isabelle Koehlinger
Apr 1, 2013
Isabelle Koehlinger, 96 of Antwerp, passed away April 1, 2013 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Isabelle was born in Paulding on May 10, 1916, a daughter of the late Almeda (Franklin) and Charles H. Coe. She worked at Kammeyer's IGA, Antwerp and also farmed with her husband. She was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church of Antwerp. On April 23,...
Travis Davis
Mar 26, 2013
Travis Lane Davis, 35, of Paulding, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Paulding County Hospital. Travis was born in Paulding, on July 5, 1977, a son of Judy (Copsey) Davis and Marshall Davis, both of Paulding He was a member of the Pauding VFW & enjoyed fishing & playing pool on the TJ Jokers Pool Team. Travis will be sadly...
Phil Helms
Mar 13, 2013
Phillip L Helms, 60, of Payne, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his residence. Phil was born in Angola, Indiana on October 3, 1952 and raised by the late Richard & Helen Helms. He retired from BF Goodrich, Woodburn. On May 20, 1977 he married Marcia Handy who passed away July 18, 2012. Phil will be sadly missed by...
William J. Slone
Mar 3, 2013
William J. Slone, 74, of Paulding, passed away Sunday, March 3rd, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Bill was born in Mousie, Kentucky on April 22, 1938, a son of the late Margaret (Casebolt) & Roosevelt Slone. He was a tread booker at BF Goodrich for 29 years and had worked for Kentucky Gas & Oil. Bill had a wonderful sense...
Robin Jean Wolford
Feb 26, 2013
Robin Wolford, 52, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Erie, PA on December 14, 1960, a daughter of the late Aurelia (Nowaki) and Robert Wolford. Robin will be sadly missed by her daughter, Aurelia (Ronald) Krick of Van Wert; siblings, Dede Goodison, Hamburg, NY, Mary Lynn (Ronald) Van Atta of Antwerp, Terry...
Donald Dean Schade
Feb 21, 2013
Donald Dean Schade, 69 of Paulding, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Donald was born in Loup City, Nebraska on May 28, 1943 a son of the late Leslie & Anna (Heins) Schade. Donald proudly served his country in the United States Army. He had been a mechanic for Chevrolet & John...
Mary Lorraine Kitson
Feb 7, 2013
Antwerp, OH Mary Lorraine Kitson Mary Lorraine Kitson, 77, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Mary was born in Reading, PA on May 7, 1935, a daughter of the late Virginia K. (Bowen) and David Baker. She was a switchboard operator at Goshen Hospital; a realtor in Ohio & Indiana and a volunteer at the Mercer...
Ruby M. Nern
Feb 5, 2013
Ruby M. Nern, 84, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Ruby was born in Oak Hill, Ohio on August 21, 1928, a daughter of the late Dovie (Scarberry) and John Craft. She worked at Bryan Custom Plastics & was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church of Antwerp. She married Harold Nern June...
Mary Lilly
Feb 1, 2013
Mary Lilly, 100 of Antwerp, formerly of Bryan, died Feb. 1, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Mary was born Dec. 9, 1912 a daughter of the late Mathilde (Finet) & Henry Carteyn. After 20 years of service she retired from Spangler Candy Company, Bryan, and was a GALA volunteer for 14 years starting in 1980. Her husband Joe...
Dortha E. Schaefer
Jan 23, 2013
Dortha E. Schaefer, 92 of Payne willingly accepted death when she passed away Jan. 23, 2013. She was born in Payne on November 21, 1920 a daughter of the late John & Vivian (Outland) Bonner. On Feb 3, 1940 she married Roy Schaefer. Dortha was a substitute mail carrier for 17 years and a rural newspaper carrier for 16 years. From...
Patricia Jenkins Waltmire
Jan 19, 2013
Patricia Jenkins Waltmire, 48, of Fort Wayne, formerly of Payne, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Patty was born in Paulding, on August 27, 1964, a daughter of the late Mabel (Elston) and Charles Jenkins. She worked at McConnell's, New Haven. Patty will be sadly missed by her son, Bobby (Kasey Dunderman) Lelonek; siblings, Allen Jenkins, Rick (Shirley)...
Carolyn Jean Watson
Jan 7, 2013
Carolyn Jean Watson, 86, of Antwerp, OH, formerly of Auburn, IN passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Carolyn was born in Wabash, Indiana on July 30, 1926, a daughter of the late Vera (Stone) and Carl Burton Irelan. She was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School and went on to graduate from DePauw University...
Patty Jane Wilson
Jan 6, 2013
Patty Jane Wilson, 69, of Payne, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her residence. Patty was born in Fort Wayne on May 24, 1943, a daughter of the late Alfreda (Bohnstedt) and Robert Arnett. She was a member of Saint Jacobs United Church of Christ & the Eastern Star On June 7, 1992 she married James Wilson. Patty will be...
Hope Eleanor Smith
Jan 3, 2013
Hope Eleanor Smith, 96, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at her residence. Hope was born in Defiance County, Ohio on August 18, 1916, a daughter of the late Mary Edna (Core) and Jesse Ellsworth Revert. She was a 1934 graduate of Mark Center High School and earned a degree from International Business College. On August 9, 1940,...
Anna Jordan
Jan 1, 2013
Anna Belle Hoover Sudlow Jordan, 90, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center Anna was born in Antwerp, Ohio on May 12, 1922, the youngest of six children of the late Flora Jeannette (Mobley) and Samuel L. Hoover. She attended school in Antwerp & Jensen Beach, FL. After the death of their mother, "Nettie", Anna and...
