PAULDING: Richard W. Emerling Sr. age 66 died Friday, March 27, 2015 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice, Van Wert, Ohio. He was born March 14, 1949 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of William and Frieda (Bostater) Emerling. On August 19, 1976 he married Cheryl A. Tunis, who survives. He retired in 2014 from John Manville,…
NEW HAVEN, IN: Douglas “Doug” Geller, 73, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Born in Indianapolis, Doug was a senior production planner with Lincoln Food Service Products Inc. for 35 years, retiring in 2007. He was an Eagle Scout with Palms and Silver Explorer, served as a…
GROVER HILL: Steven Mark Kutzli, age 59 died Monday, March 23, 2015 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. He was born June 6, 1955 in Defiance County, Ohio, the son of Lawrence and Jean (Cowell) Kutzli. On April 22, 2002 he married Karen M. Goostree, who survives. He was a US Navy veteran and…
PAULDING: Linda Ferner Ross, 51, passed away at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, IN, on Sunday, March 22, 2015 from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Thursday. She was born in Portland, IN, November 27, 1963 to Lowell and Wanda (Brookhart) Ferner. She was a 1982 graduate of Jay County High School…
Richard Peffley Friend, 86, of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Vancrest of Antwerp. Dick was born in Antwerp on July 14, 1928, a son of the late Hazel Delia (Peffley) and Harry Leroy Friend. He was a member of Antwerp VFW Post 5087, was a Scout Master and worked at Phelps Dodge.…
LATTY: Warren Harding Lucas, age 94, died Wednesday, evening March 11 in his home surrounded with love by his family. He was born in 1920 in Paulding, Ohio, the only child of Pete and Florence (Block) Lucas. On September 6, 1952 he married Olga Gonzales, who survives, and although divorced have remained the best of…
PAULDING: Paul Edward Gibson, age 83 died Sunday, March 8, 2015. He was born August 10, 1931 in Pikeville, Kentucky, the son of William and Rusha (Simpson) Gibson. On December 9, 1954 he married Tessie F. Holt, who preceded him in death on September 12, 2000. On March 18, 2005 he married Carolyn M. Beghtel,…
HICKSVILLE, OH Jane Marie Clair, 58, of Hicksville passed away Tuesday evening at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on December 28, 1956 in Montpelier to James M. and Wanda L. (Freeman) Snow. Jane graduated from Montpelier High School in 1975, where she received her beautician’s license from Four County Joint Vocational…
CECIL: Madonna Theresa Kolb Koenn, age 91 passed away on March 1st at home surrounded by her family. She was born November 3, 1923 to Leo and Mildred (Mangas) Kolb. On August 29, 1953 she married Ted Koenn, who survives. She was a member of the former Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Cecil, where she taught…
William Jay Jackson, 82, of Antwerp passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Jay was born in Cecil on April 5, 1932, a son of the late Mary (Bakle) and Jay Jackson. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and worked at Navistar. He was…
HAVILAND: Bonnie R. Rodman age 77 died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Van Wert Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. She was born August 13, 1937 in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of Edward “Ed” and Gladys E. (Carlisle) Tope. On December 27, 1955 she married Charles Rodman, who survives. She was a member of Country Chapel United…
PAULDING: Robert E. Vance, age 70 died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, Ohio. He was born March 12, 1944 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of Dale C. and Marie W. (Knapp) Vance. On January 30, 1968 he married Linda D. Elston who preceded him in death…
Linda L. (Derck) Pendergrast, 66, of Antwerp passed away Tuesday February 17, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born on August 13, 1948 in Paulding County to Francis and Galen (Carr) Derck. She lived her entire life in the Antwerp area. She was a 1966 graduate of Antwerp High School. On…
