Category: Obituaries

Lois A. Williamson,

TOLEDO: Lois A. Williamson, age 76 died Thursday, January 10. She was born March 7, 1936 in Paulding, Ohio the daughter of Forrest H. and Naomi (Grubaugh) Williamson. She was employed as a teacher by Washington Local High School, Toledo retiring in 1986. She is survived by two sisters, Leah Smith, Payne, and Joan E.…

Alan Ray Whirrett

PAULDING: Alan Ray Whirrett passed away quietly following surgery at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima on January 6, 2013 at 11:15 PM. Alan was born in Paulding County, Ohio to Bill and Edith (Haney) Whirrett on March 11, 1928. On July 28, 1951 he married Deloris Reinhart, who survives. He retired as Chief Warrant Officer from…

Carolyn Watson

Carolyn Jean Watson, 86, of Antwerp, OH, formerly of Auburn, IN passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Carolyn was born in Wabash, Indiana on July 30, 1926, a daughter of the late Vera (Stone)  and Carl Burton Irelan. She was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School and went…

Hope Smith

Hope Eleanor Smith, 96, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at her residence. Hope was born in Defiance County, Ohio on August 18, 1916, a daughter of the late Mary Edna (Core) and Jesse Ellsworth Revert. She was a 1934 graduate of Mark Center High School and earned a degree from International Business…

Kathryn Arlene Clark

PAULDING: Kathryn Arlene Clark, age 74 died Friday, January 4. She was born January 30, 1938 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of John N. and Ruby E. (Gunderman) Buchman. On April 14, 1956 she married James “Casey” Clark, who preceded her in death on December 23, 2012. She retired in 1986 from Paulding County…

Rebecca Colleen Carr

Former Paulding, Ohio resident Rebecca Colleen Carr, age 87 died Thursday, January 3. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Benjamin Britton and Dorothy (Geyer) Moore. On January 29, 1953 she married Leland M. Carr who preceded her in death. She attended Mt. Union College and Bowling Green State University. She was…

Rebecca Colleen Moore

WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY: Former Paulding, Ohio resident Rebecca Colleen Moore, age 87 died Thursday, January 3. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Benjamin Britton and Dorothy (Geyer) Moore. On January 29, 1953 she married Leland M. Carr who preceded her in death. She attended Mt. Union College and Bowling Green State University.…

Anna Jordan

Anna Belle Hoover Sudlow Jordan, 90, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center Anna was born in Antwerp, Ohio on May 12, 1922, the youngest of six children of the late Flora Jeannette (Mobley) and Samuel L. Hoover. She attended school in Antwerp  & Jensen Beach, FL.  After the…

George Michael “Mike” McKeever,

ANTWERP: George Michael “Mike” McKeever, age 66 died Sunday, December 30 at his residence. He was born October 5, 1946 in Ft. Wayne, IN, the son of George A. and Phyllis J. (Guysinger) McKeever. He married Carol A. Bannister, who survives. He retired in 2006 from Eaton Corporation. He was a US Army Veteran serving…

Theodore Thomas Schlosser “Ted”

Theodore Thomas Schlosser “Ted”, 80, left to be with our Lord on Monday December 31, 2012. Ted was born April 28, 1932 to the late Dewey and Beaulah Schlosser in Defiance County Ohio. He was united in marriage to Pearl Fitzsimmons, on January 11, 1975 in Hicksville, Ohio. Ted was a hard worker and retired…

Maxine L. Haver

 Maxine L. Haver, 87, died December 31, 2012 at Hickory Creek of Hicksville. She was born February 15, 1925 the daughter of the late Ralph and Elsie (Keck) Iler at Paulding, Ohio. She was a 1942 graduate of Ayersville High School. On April 8, 1950 she was united in marriage to Charles Haver who survives.…

Norman Manley

Norman Russell Manley, 91, of Paulding, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at The Gardens of Paulding. Norman was born in Paulding on July 12, 1921, a son of the late Effie (Anspach) and Richard  Manley. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Norman worked as a carpenter and also farmed, but…

Glenn Geist

Alva Glenn Geist, 81, of Payne, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012 at his residence. Glenn was born in Fort Wayne on April 25, 1931, a son of the late Fanny Marie (Ligon) and Cecil Glenn  Geist. He served in the U.S. Air Force & was a machine repairman at General Electric. On Sept. 27,…