Category: Obituaries

Peggy B. White

PAULDING: Peggy B. White, age 91, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at CHP Hospice, Defiance, OH. She was born in Evansport, Ohio on February 7, 1923 the daughter of Melvin and Leota (Bodenbender) Cubberly. She lived in Defiance, Ohio until 1931 and then moved to Cecil, Ohio where she spent eight happy years. In 1939…

Clara “Pug” Reeb

Clara “Pug” Reeb, 86, of Antwerp, passed away at home on Monday, July 28, 2014. Clara was born in Kansasville, WI, on November 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Mary and Bruno Persyn. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Antwerp & the VFW Auxiliary. On Nov. 2, 1946 she married Hilton…

Helen Lee Hitzeman

AUBURN, IN Helen Lee Hitzeman, 95 of Auburn, IN died July 28, 2014 at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn. She is survived by her children, Harry, Jr. (Donna) of Auburn, Nicki (Jim) Stamm of Port St. Lucie, FL & Steve (Sheila) of Antwerp; 6 grandchildren & 10 great grandchildren. She was also foster mother to…

Maurice B. Martin

Maurice B. Martin, 93, of Woodburn passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Byron Health Center, Fort Wayne. Maurice was born in Mark Center, Ohio on October 22, 1920, a son of the late Charlotte (Zuber) and Howard Martin. He worked at Fruehauf Trucking & BA Smith Lumber, Antwerp. Maurice was a charter member of…

G. Ronald Lane

PAULDING: G. Ronald Lane, age 78, died Thursday, July 10 at the Tidwell Hospice Center, Arcadia, Florida. He was born March 18, 1936 in Toledo, Ohio the son of William T. and Eliner (Jacqua) Lane. On April 20, 1957 he married Donna J. Lane, who survives. He was a US Army veteran serving during the…

Terry Lee Ross

Indianapolis Terry Lee Ross, 72, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at home after a short illness. Terry was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 2, 1941, a son of the late Ruth (Stiebeling) and Walter “Joe” Ross. He was a graduate of Ohio State and Indiana Universities. He taught school for…

Teresa C. Hertel

Teresa C. Hertel, 87, of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 surrounded by her family at her son’s home. Teresa was born in Mark Center on January 28, 1927, a daughter of the late Mary Louise (Martin) and William J. Arend. After graduating from Mark Twp. High School in 1945, she moved to Fort…

Katherine Smith

Ft Wayne, Indiana Katherine Smith, 96, formerly of Woodburn, Indiana, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at Golden Years Homestead, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born on November 18, 1917 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Bertha (Swartz) Irwin. Katherine was a 1935 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School. On September…

Janice Lynn Lipp

PAULDING: Janice Lynn Lipp, age 67, succumbed to injuries sustained in a May automobile accident on Friday, July 11, 2014. She was born January 29, 1947 in Toledo, the daughter of Karl and Garland (Ritz) Werling. She graduated in 1965 from Paulding High School, and graduated in 1969 from Defiance College. On December 27, 1969…

Charles Henry Fast,

HAVILAND: Charles Henry Fast, age 89 died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Glenn Park of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. He was born June 5, 1925 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of William C. and Marie H. (Stiebeling) Fast. On February 23, 1947 he married June Gerber, who preceded him in death on October 19, 2009.…

Ronda Sue (Kreager) Wynne,

Ronda Sue (Kreager) Wynne, 60, of Sherwood, OH died unexpectedly on 11/17/2013 in Guangdong, China where she was teaching Spoken English. Ronda graduated from Antwerp Local in 1971 and was an avid crafter and seamstress. Survivors are her husband Steve; sons Josh and Chris (Penny); parents Harold and Ruby Kreager; siblings Rod (Susan), Cindy (Terry),…

Dianna Clemens

PAULDING Dianna Clemens, 63, of Paulding died at 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital, Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born February 24, 1951 in Prosser, WA to George and Ramona (Place) Stahl. Her father is deceased, her mother survives in Melrose. On July 15, 1967 she married George Clemens who survives…