Category: Obituaries

Anthony “Tony” Adamski

Anthony “Tony” Adamski, born August 12, 1923 passed away  December 9, 2014. He is survived by his wife Gladys, son, James (Pam) of Sugar Hill, IL; 2 grandchildren & 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph & Portia and sister, Maxine Cluts. Services are private. Dooley Funeral Homes of Payne &…

Paul E. Woods

Paul E. Woods, 76, of  Edgerton, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014. Paul was born in Monroeville December 7, 1937, a son of the late Dorothy Grace (Lyons) and Daniel Henry Woods. He was an auto body technician at Crumback Symons Chevrolet In 1956 he married Esther Prishey who died in 1979. In 1980 Paul married…

Tom Marlin

Antwerp, OH Thomas E. Marlin, 90, of Antwerp, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 3 2014. Tom was born in Antwerp on October 16, 1924, a son of the late Anna (Reising) and Edward  Marlin. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy in WW II. He was a  farmer and worked at Zollner’s for…

Joseph E. Thompson

Joseph E. Thompson, 66, of Antwerp, passed away at home on Thursday, November 27, 2014. Joe was born in Fort Wayne on July 31, 1948, a son of the late Jane (McDonald) and Fred “Bud” Thompson. He worked at Dietrich Industries, but Joe’s favorite past times were model locomotives & helicopters and fishing. On Oct.…

Fallie Shelton

HAVILAND: Fallie Shelton, 61, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at the CHP Defiance Area Hospice Center. She was born April 10, 1953, in West Hamlin, WV, to Lester L. Shelton and Mary Ann (Rakes) Shelton. On August 16, 2013 she married Raymond Webster who precedes her in death. Fallie graduated in 1971 from…

Fern E. Rath

ANTWERP: Fern E. Rath, 99, of  Antwerp passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Twin Rivers Care Center, Defiance. Fern was born in Black Run, Ohio on February 24, 1915, a daughter of the late Mary (Collins) and Frank  Hutchinson. She was a  custodian at Antwerp Local Schools Antwerp and a member of Antwerp VFW & American Legion…

Patricia L. Johnson

PAULDING: Patricia L. Johnson, age 77 died Monday, November 17, 2014. She was born in Paulding, Ohio on April 9, 1937 the daughter of Glover S. and Louise Esther (Koss) Mohr. On November 30, 1957 she married Richard A. Johnson, who preceded her in death on January 22, 2004. She retired from Cook Burkard Gorrell…

Lydia Grace Schneider

PAULDING: Lydia Grace Schneider died shortly after birth on Wednesday, November 12 at Dupont Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She is survived by her parents, Michael and Jodi (Ifft) Schneider, Paulding; siblings: Joel, Lynelle, Lathan and Thad Schneider all at home; grandparents: Jim and Sandra (Gerber) Schneider, and Larry and Shirley (Gerber) Ifft, all of Fairbury,…

Joseph J. Zigovits Jr

PAULDING: Joseph J. Zigovits Jr., age 94 died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at his daughter’s home in Oxford, Ohio. He was born in North Hampton, Pennsylvania on August 16, 1920 the son of Joseph and Theresa (Zamper) Zigovits Sr. On May 22, 1948 he married Ruth Ann Losher, who preceded him in death on April…

Mildred Marie (McClure) Davis

GROVER HILL: Mildred Marie (McClure) Davis, 74, of Grover Hill, passed away peacefully at her home on November 14, 2014. Marie was born on August 21, 1938 in Continental, Ohio, the daughter of Everett and Violet (Fruchey) McClure.  She was one of seven children. She graduated from Grover Hill High School in 1956.  On December…

Peggy D Johnson

Peggy D Johnson, 66, of Antwerp passed away at home on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Peggy was born in Marion on March 17, 1948, a daughter of the late Rozelda (Otto) and Luther  Hunt. She worked at Walmart in Fort Wayne, but co-owned Pin-A-Rama Lanes with her husband Bob, from 1974 to 1992. Peg loved to…

Sharon Enz

Payne, Ohio Sharon Enz, 78, of Payne, passed away at home on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Sharon was born in Payne, Ohio on June 8, 1936, a daughter of the late Nilene (Murphy) and George  Enz. She worked at Paulding County Probate Court & Marshall Field’s; was a member of St. Jacob’s United Church of…

Judy Jones

FT. WAYNE, INDIANA: Former Paulding County resident, Judy Jones, age 55 died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne. She was born May 22, 1959 in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of Rex and Lucille (Theis) Keezer. In 1983 she married Sammie Jones II, who preceded her in death on May…