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Jim Case
Apr 8, 2010
James B. Case, 84, of Payne passed away Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at Dallas Lamb Foundation Home. Jim was born in Cedarville, Indiana on June 28, 1925, a son of the late Olive (Stapleton) and Harry Case.He proudly served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Jim worked 40 years at Rea Magnet Wire and was an active member of...
Beulah Eschbach
Apr 2, 2010
Beulah L. Eschbach, 85, of Payne, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 at Paulding County Hospital. Beulah was born in Payne on September 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Mary (Overmeyer) and Homer Zartman.She was a group leader at Magnavox Fort Wayne, where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club. She was also a devout member of...
Paul Smith
Apr 1, 2010
Paul R. Smith, 91 of Cecil, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Manor House Assisted Living, Antwerp. Paul was born near Cecil on April 12, 1918, a son of the late Myrtle (Stultz) and Charles Smith. He proudly served his country in the US Army reaching the rank of Sergeant & earning the Bronze Star during World War II...
Beverly Carsten
Mar 22, 2010
Beverly S. Carsten, 71 of Fort Wayne, passed away at 7:20 am, Monday, March 22nd, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Beverly was born in Logansport, Indiana on August 13, 1938 the daughter of the late Sarah (Brower) & Morris Stamper. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and a member of the 9-12ers Tea Party Movement. Beverly had worked...
John Martinez
Mar 21, 2010
John Contreras Martinez, 60, of Payne, left to be with the Lord at 10:07 am, Sunday, March 21st, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He is walking the streets of glory today.John was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on February 3, 1950, a son of the late Mary (Contreras) and Michael Martinez.He had worked at Meridian in Grabill, IN.On Sept...
Red Plumb
Mar 11, 2010
Everett "Red" Plumb, 76, of Antwerp passed away Thursday, March 11th, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Red was born in Roselms, Ohio on May 31, 1933, a son of the late Alice (Pratt) and Ray Plumb.He served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War & retired from Dana Weatherhead, Antwerp.Red was a member of Antwerp American Legion,...
Brett Kutzli
Mar 11, 2010
BRETT KUTZLI, 57 OF Grover Hill, formerly of Antwerp, died Thursday at Van Wert County Hospital. Brett was born July 24, 1952 in Fort Wayne the son of the late Lawrence & Jane (Cowell) Kutzli. He proudly served his country duing the VietNam War as a SGT in the U.S. Air Force. Brett was a handyman, but had worked at...
Mildred Wannemacher
Mar 10, 2010
Mildred M. Wannemacher, 85, of Payne, passed away Wednesday, March 10th, at Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Kissimmee. Mildred was born in Payne on December 25, 1924, a daughter of the late Irene (Elliott) and Aloysius Schmidt.She was a homemaker, who enjoyed her family & friends and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish. On Feb. 4, 1942 she married...
Donald English
Feb 27, 2010
Donald C. English, 84, of Van Wert, passed away Saturday, February 27th, at his residence. Don was born in Ashtabula on September 17, 1925, a son of the late Minnie Elva (Hoover) and Roy English.He served in the U.S. Marines as a Cpl in WW II and was a foreman at Dana Weatherhead, Antwerp.He will be sadly missed by his...
Clara Belle Banks
Feb 26, 2010
Clara Belle Banks, 96, of Antwerp, Ohio passed away at 7:30 am, Friday, February 26th, at Dallas Lamb Foundation Home. Clara Belle was born in Antwerp on September 14, 1913, a daughter of the late Frances (Clemmer) and Clyde Quaintance.Clara Belle worked at Antwerp Local Schools & was a member of Antwerp United Methodist Church. She married Ray Robert Banks,...
Frances Kay Miller
Feb 13, 2010
Frances Kay Miller, 69, of Payne, passed away at 11:50 pm, Saturday, February 13th, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born in Payne on March 2, 1940, a daughter of the late Margaret Alice (Fisher) and Cecil Mansfield.Kay was a member of the Payne American Legion Post Auxiliary & the Payne Church of the Nazarene. On July 8, 1961,...
Dale Bass
Feb 13, 2010
Rev. Dale Bass, 76, of Payne, passed away, Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at his residence. Rev. Bass was born in Osborn, Ohio on September 6, 1933, a son of the late Amanda June (Sharp) and Martin VanBuren Bass.He served in the U.S. Army as a Cpl in the Korean War and was a member of the NRA. He was a...
John Reeb
Feb 3, 2010
John Reeb, 93, of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, February 3rd, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. John was born in Antwerp on June 10, 1916, a son of the late Sue (Willit) and Ray Reeb.He was a mechanic at Leinard Chevrolet, Antwerp. John proudly served in the U.S. Army during WW II and was a life member of Antwerp VFW...
Tom Overmyer
Feb 3, 2010
Tom Overmyer, 55, of Defiance, formerly of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, February 3rd, at his residence.Tom was born in Fort Wayne, on February 25, 1954 the son of Marjorie H. (Keener) and Donald L. Overmyer.He worked previously at SK Handtool and Freightway Systems.Tom will be sadly missed by his mother of Defiance; children, Kari & Travis both of Fort Wayne,...
Don Starry
Jan 14, 2010
Donald R. Starry, 65, of Antwerp, passed away at 9:20 pm, Thursday, January 14, 2010 at his home. Don was born in Antwerp on February 29, 1944, a son of the late Pearl (Hoover) and Earl Starry.He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam; was a member of Antwerp VFW Post 5087 and worked at Uniroyal Goodrich, Woodburn.He will be...
Jeanne Bryan
Jan 10, 2010
Jeanne J Bryan, 77, of Paulding, Ohio passed away 9:54 am, Sunday, January 10th, at her residence. Jeanne was born in Defiance on January 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Dorothy (Ehrman) & Chester Raymond Butler.She was a homemaker and member of Paulding Church of Christ. On June 9, 1951 she married Robert Bryan, who passed away May 21,...
Joe Ott
Jan 9, 2010
Joseph Henry Ott, 98, of Antwerp, passed away at 6:20 pm, Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Manor House Assisted Living. Joe was born in Payne on June 12, 1911, a son of the late Anna (Papenbrock) and Henry Ott.He worked at Payne Co-Op and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish & Knights of Columbus. On Nov. 9, 1935...
Beth Matthews
Dec 30, 2009
Beth A. Matthews, 40, of Paulding, died suddenly, Wednesday, December 30th, in a motor vehicle accident in Van Wert. Beth was born in Paulding, on October 16, 1969, the daughter of Connie (Craig) Williamson & the late Jerry S. Williamson.She worked at the Paulding McDonalds and sold Avon products and was a member of the Paulding Eagles. Beth will be...
Martha Stumphy
Dec 27, 2009
Martha M. Stumphy, 89, of Antwerp, passed away Sunday, December 27th, at The Gardens of Paulding. Martha was born in Middletown, Ohio on September 9, 1920, a daughter of the late Lena (Werner) and Thomas J. Elia.On June 29, 1940, Martha married Robert Stumphy, who passed away Nov. 27, 1990.She was an assembler at Dana Weatherhead, Antwerp for more than...
Doris M. Pendergrast
Dec 21, 2009
Doris M. Pendergrast age 81 Antwerp passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday December 21, 2009. She was born on July 17, 1928 in Lake County (Tiptonville) Tennessee, the daughter of Alton and Dortha (Richardson) Williams. On August 19, 1944 she married James G. Pendergrast who survives. They moved to the Antwerp area in 1947. She...
