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Steven Schmidt
Dec 25, 2011
Steven J. Schmidt, 56, of Payne, left to join Jesus and his mother, Betty (Axe) Schmidt on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at his residence, after a brief illness. Steven was born in Hicksville, on February 17, 1955, a son of Paul & the late Betty (Axe) Schmidt. He graduated from Wayne Trace High School in May, 1973, joined the U.S....
Lucille Seslar
Dec 24, 2011
Lucille M. Seslar, 98, of Antwerp, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday, December 24, 2011 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Lucille was born in Antwerp on March 30, 1913; a daughter of the late Ada (Banks) & Julius Horn. Lucille married Gerald V. Seslar in 1932. Gerald passed away in 1967. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Lucille also was...
John "Jack" Carr
Dec 18, 2011
John L. “Jack†Carr, 89, a life-long resident of Antwerp, born September 3, 1922, passed away December 18 while wintering in Lake Placid, Florida. Married to Juanita Smitley December 29, 1943. He served 4 ½ years in the Navy in World War II aboard the USS Augusta. Retired 25 year employee of Dana-Weatherhead. He enjoyed hobbies of farming, fishing, old western movies, and took...
George Rhonehouse
Dec 18, 2011
George F. Rhonehouse, Jr., 76, of Antwerp, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital. George was born in Sandusky on August 13, 1935, a son of the late Ruth (Kreimes) and George F. Rhonehouse, Sr. He served 7 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and one year of active duty. In 1977, he co-founded Tempered Glass Specialists Antwerp, with his...
LeRoy "Whitey" Baumert
Dec 16, 2011
LeRoy R. Baumert, 84, of Payne, passed away after a short illness, Friday, December 16, 2011, surrounded by his loving family, at his residence. Whitey was born in Allen County, IN on September 29, 1927, a son of the late Minerva (Louden) and Carl Baumert. He retired from at Dana Corp. Auburn; was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and...
Harold "Junior" Sweet
Dec 12, 2011
Harold "Junior" Sweet, 82, of Woodburn, IN, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at Parkview Hospital. Junior was born in Antwerp, Ohio on August 10, 1929, a son of the late Mildred (Rupert) and Harold Ray Sweet. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, was a member of the New Haven VFW and retired from Woodburn Diamond Die....
Edna Wannemacher Fowler
Dec 8, 2011
PAYNE Edna Fowler Edna Wannemacher Fowler, 81, of Payne passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her residence. Edna L Fowler born in Paulding on April 28, 1930, raised in McGill, Ohio a daughter of the late Lillian (Johnson) and Samuel Harris. She was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish; the Evening Stars Study Club; the Town and Country Club...
Marcellene Noll
Dec 6, 2011
Marcellene L. Noll, 78, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Marcellene was born in Antwerp on March 31, 1933, the daughter of the late George & May (Hissong) Elliott. She was a 1951 graduate Antwerp High School. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Antwerp; the Chamber of Commerce; the Eastern...
Leo Ross
Dec 1, 2011
Leo Ford Ross, 92, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, December 1st, at The Gardens of Paulding. Leo was born in Oakwood, Ohio on August 29, 1919, a son of the late Gertrude (Williams) and Charles Ross. He was a truck driver and welder at Fruehauf Trucking and a member of the Bryan Eagles. On July 27, 1938 Leo married Monta Ross. She...
Donna Kuhn
Dec 1, 2011
Donna Rae Kuhn, 77, of Payne passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her residence. Donna was born in Payne on December 26, 1933, a daughter of the late Helen (Ruger) and Glenn Kilpatrick. She worked as a registered nurse at Dallas Lamb Foundation Home & Van Wert Manor and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish. On June 11,...
Bill Zartman
Nov 24, 2011
Bill Zartman, 84, of Antwerp passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at his daughter's residence in Ottoville. Justus William Zartman was born in Briceton, Ohio on May 17, 1927, a son of the late Viola (Matthews) and Harold Zartman. He served in the U.S. Army as a PFC in WW II and worked at Casad Depot, New Haven, from 1952 to 1992. Bill...
Pauline P Jordan
Nov 18, 2011
Pauline P. Jordan, 86, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at Paulding County Hospital. Pauline was born in Antwerp on November 11, 1925, a daughter of the late Ola (Manges) and Thurman Powell. Pauline was a 1943 graduate of Antwerp High School. She retired after 20 years at Dana Weatherhead, Antwerp. She was a member of Antwerp United Methodist...
Sharon Lothamer
Nov 16, 2011
Sharon J. Lothamer, 64 of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Sharon was born in Coldwater, Michigan on September 29, 1947, a daughter of the late Betty Jean (Garton) and Freeman T. Boger. She had been the owner of the Video Junction, Antwerp and was a member of the Antwerp VFW Post 5087 Auxiliary. Sharon...
Hertha "Penny" Hertel
Nov 12, 2011
Hertha "Penny" Hertel, 84, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at The Gardens of Paulding. Penny was born in Sherwood on August 21, 1927, a daughter of the late Caroline (Prigge) and George Rosebrock. She was a nurse at Hicksville & Paulding Hospitals. While in nursing school she was a member of the Army Cadet Nurse Corp. She was also...
Maxine Cadwallader
Nov 10, 2011
Maxine Cadwallader, 88, of Payne, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Paulding County Hospital. She was born in Center, Texas on July 8, 1923, a daughter of the late Ruby (Kilcrease) and Odis Huffman. Maxine worked at L.S. Ayers Fort Wayne for 16 years, retiring in 1983. On December 24, 1941 she married Raymond Cadwallader, who passed away December 23,...
Fern Louise Benschneider
Nov 8, 2011
Fern Louise Benschneider, 92, of Payne, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Paulding County Hospital. She was born in Woodburn on June 19, 1919, a daughter of the late Sophie Louise (Beckmann) and Bert Stauffer. Fern enjoyed helping on the farm, playing cards & needlecraft and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. On March 14, 1946 she married...
Donna J. Emch
Nov 7, 2011
Donna J. Emch, 67, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Donna was born in Denver, Colorado on January 3, 1944, a daughter of the late Gertrude A (Maten) and Harry B Waugh. She worked at LP Decorators in New Haven and was a member of Countryside Church of Christ, Grabill. In 1978...
Kenneth Parrish
Nov 4, 2011
Kenneth D. Parrish, 53, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 4, 2011. He was born in Texas on June 17, 1958, a son of the late Pauline (Sanders) and Richard Parrish. Kenny was a groundskeeper & caretaker and member of the National Audubon Society. He will be sadly missed by his stepmother, Donna Parrish; brothers, Richard (Cheryl), Stephen (Joyce)...
Mickae Schlatter
Oct 15, 2011
Mickae Lee Schlatter, 20, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, October 15th, suddenly, in a vehicular accident in Van Wert County. She was born in Fort Wayne on March 4, 1991, a daughter of Cynthia (Savage) and Benjamin Schlatter She was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Antwerp. She was an outstanding student and athlete at Antwerp High School, where she...
Robert Rister
Oct 12, 2011
Robert Rister, 77, of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Paulding County Hospital. Bob was born in Lowder, Kentucky on June 19, 1934, a son of the late Gertrude (Newsome) and Fred Rister. While serving in the U.S. Marines from 1954 to 1956, had the distinguished duty of serving as an honor guard at Camp David under President Eisenhower. ...
