Van Wert County OHGenWeb Obituaries 1963-1979

Obituaries 1963-1979

Surname: SIEFER
Decedent: Walter Siefer
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery; Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio
Times Bulletin; Van Wert County, Ohio Saturday, February 23, 1974
OTTAWA - Walter Siefer, 62, of Ottawa, died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday in his home.
The son of Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Jerwers) Siefer, he was born Feb. 17, 1912, in Cloverdale. Mr. Siefer was a former employe of Diamond Fertilizer Co. Survivors include his widow, the former Elizabeth Michael, whom he married on Jan. 28, 1936; eight sons, Harold and Robert, both of Arcadia, Donald of Rt. 2, Ottawa, Frank of Elida, Richard of Rt. 4, Ottawa, John, Daniel and James, all at home; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Rita) Ogle of Lima; two brothers, Harry of Columbus Grove and Henry of Penn Grove, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Louis (Elsie) Harendeen and Mrs. Francis Foxx, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Albert (Theresa) Schieber of Miller City and Mrs. Frank (Eleanor) Krietemeyer of Ottoville; 15 grandchildren and a great-grandson. Funeral mass will be at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rev. Werner Verhoff celebrant. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call in McCrate's Funeral Home, Ottawa, after 7 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited in the church after the 5 p.m. mass Sunday and the scripture will be read in the funeral home at 8:15 p.m. Sunday.

Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Surname: GIESSLER
Decedent: Elizabeth M. Giessler
Evangelical Protestant Cemetery; Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1972
Mrs. Giessler dies in Ohio
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Giessler, 65, of Ohio City, O., route 2, died at 2:35 a.m. today at the Delphos Memorial home in Delphos, O. She had been in ill health for 14 years. Born in Liberty township, Van Wert county, July 18, 1907, she was a daughter of Anna Kallenberger-Allmandinger, and was married to Harold A. Giessler Feb. 10, 1929. Mrs. Giessler was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ, the Women's Guild and the Missionary Society of the church. Surviving are her husband; one son, Donald K. Giessler of Decatur; one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Lela Ann) Brenneman of Van Wert; two sisters, Mrs. Herman (Matilda) Schaedel of Decatur route 2, and Mrs. Herbert (Pauline) Merkle of Van Wert route 4; two brothers, Karl Allmandinger of Rockford, O., and Rudolph Allmandinger of Willshsire route 1; and five grandchildren. One brother is deceased. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. (EDT) Friday at the St. Paul United Church of Christ, with Rev. Ron Fruth officiating. Burial will be in the Evangelical Protestant cemetery. Friends may call at the Alspach funeral home in Van Wert after 7 p.m. (EDT) today. Preferred memorials are to the Fort Wayne Children's home or the Fairhaven home for the aged at Upper Sandusky, O.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski & Karin King, July 2021

Surname: SNYDER
Decedent: Alice Snyder
Woodlawn Cemetery; Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Tuesday, Sept., 5, 1972
Alice Snyder, 61, dies at Van Wert
Mrs. Alice Snyder, 61, wife of Gerald Snyder of Ohio City, O., route 2,died Saturday at the Van Wert county hospital following an extended illness of cancer. Surviving are her husband; one son; her mother, Mrs. Oscar (Blanche) Owens of Van Wert; and a brother, Evan Owens, chaplain at the Bethesda hospital at Cincinnati, O. Mrs. Snyder was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and other organizations at Van Wert. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday at the Ohio City United Methodist church, with burial in Woodlawn cemetery at Ohio City. Friends may call at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert after 1:30 today.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski, July 2021

Surname: ENDSLEY
Decedent: Floyd G. Endsley
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Thursday, Sept. 7, 1972
Floyd G. Endsley, 63,of South Tyler street, Van Wert, manager of the Ohio City, branch of the Van Wert National Bank since 1961, died unexpectedly at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Van Wert county hospital, shortly after admittance. An employee of the bank for 45 years, he was a member of the First United Methodist church, which he served as treasurer for many years, a member of the Methodist Men's club, the American Legion and Moose lodge. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. K. Lee (Agnes) Burley of Van Wert, and Mrs. Clifford J. (Ruby) Mathew of Ohio City route 2. Services will be held at 2 p.m. (EDT) Friday at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, with Rev. Edward D. Brandeberry officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski & Karin King, July 2021

Surname: TOPE
Decedent: Russel L. Tope
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio; Saturday, Nov 25 1972
DECATUR - Russel L. Tope, 76, of Rt. 2, Ohio City, died at 7:57 a.m. today at Adams County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Nov. 7. He had been in failing health for four years. Born Sept. 20, 1896 in Willshire Township, he was the son of William V. and Viola (Snyder) Tope. On Nov 28, 1923 he married Cloe Sunderland, who survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Donna) Ross of Rt. 3, Willshire; a son, William G. of Murrysville, Pa.; a brother, Harry D. of Rt. 2, Ohio City, and eight grandchildren. Mr. Tope was a retired employee of the Decatur plant of General Electric Co., where he had worked 17 years. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Zwick Funeral Home, Decatur, with the Rev. George Rhodifer officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.

Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Saturday, Nov. 25, 1972
Russel L. Tope, 76, dies this morning Russel L. Tope, 76, of Ohio City, O., route 2, one mile north of Wren, O., on Ohio 49, died at 7:52 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he had been a patient since Nov. 7. He had been in failing health the past four years. Mr. Tope, who resided on the same farm his entire life, was retired from the Decatur plant of the General Electric Co. after 17 years of service. He was born in Willshire township, Van Wert county, O., Sept. 20, 1896, a son of William V. and Viola C. Snyder-Toper, and was married to Cloe I. Sunderland Nov. 28, 1923. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Donna) Ross of Willshire route 1; one son, William G. Tope of Murrysville, Pa.; one brother, Harry D. Tope of Ohio City route 2; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. George Rhodifer officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery, Van Wert. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski, July 2021

Surname: CAMPBELL
Decedent: Frederick Campbell
IOOF Cemetery; Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat; Adams County, Indiana Monday, February 15, 1971
Frederick Campbell, 66,of 218 North Franklin Street, Van Wert, O., died Saturday morning at the Van Wert County Hospital. He had been seriously ill for three weeks. He was born in Van Wert County Feb. 9, 1905, a son of William and Alice Clay-Campbell, and was married to Bertha Hundley April 6, 1926. Mr. Campbell, a retired employee of the Borden Foods Inc., attended the Trinity Friends Church. Surviving are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Royal (Dorothy) Stuckey of Van Wert, Mrs. Lloyd (Alice) Stevens of Van Wert Route 4, Mrs. Rodger (Winifred) Wilson of Van Wert, Mrs. Max (Patricia) Stucky of Decatur Route 3, and Mrs. Lester (Rose) Merkle of Ohio City, O., Route 1; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Harter and Son Memorial Chapel in Delphos, O., with Rev. Jason Sherwood officiating. Burial will be in Venedocia Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Surname: MENTZER
Decedent: Arthur R. Mentzer
IOOF Cemetery; Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat; Adams County, Indiana Tuesday, October 22, 1957
ARTHUR R. MENTZER IS TAKEN BY DEATH
Arthur R. Mentzer, 46, farmer of near Convoy, O., died Sunday night after a week's illness. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion, VFW and Eagles and Moose lodges in Van Wert. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mentzer, and three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Mohr and Mrs. Lloyd Miller, of Convoy, and Mrs. John Brittsan of Fort Wayne. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the H. D. Smith funeral home in Convoy, with burial in the IOOF cemetery at Convoy.
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Surname: HURLESS
Decedent: John Roy Hurless
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio; Monday, November 6, 1967
John Roy Hurless, 68, of 700 N. Washington St., died at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Van Wert County Hospital. He had been ill of complications for three months and had been a patient in the hospital for three weeks. Mr. Hurless, a retired iron worker, was foreman for Adrian Construction Co. of Dayton, and a foreman for the Hagerman Construction Co. of Fort Wayne. He was a foreman when the Van Wert County Hospital was built, also for the new high school in this city, the Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, and numerous other schools and buildings in the area. A son of the late John W. and Cora Alice (Brown) Hurless, he was born Feb. 1, 1899, in Harrison Township. He was a lifetime resident of the county and had lived in Van Wert for 25 years. He was a former member of the Wren United Brethren in Christ Church and was a trustee for the Iron Workers Local No. 147. Surviving are his widow, the former Catherine Stetler, whom he married Oct. 20, 1931, and a brother, Russell Hurless of 314 N. Franklin St. A sister and two brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cowan and Son Funeral Home. The Rev. Von Giessler will officiate and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Van Wert Times Bulletin, Nov 11, 1967
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my relatives, friends, and neighbors for their prayers, cards, flowers, and for the food. To the nurses and nurses aides, to Dr. Ayers, to Rev. Von Giessler for his comforting words. The Cowan & Son Funeral Home. The pallbearers, and to all others who were so thoughful during the illness and death of my husband, John Ray Hurless. May God Bless Each and Everyone.
Mrs. Catherine Hurless
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: COOPER
Decedent: Owen A. Cooper
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Van Wert Times Bulletin; Van Wert County, Ohio
Owen A. Cooper, 76, of Rt. 5, died at 9:40 a.m. today at the Van Wert County Hospital, where he had been a patient five weeks. Mr. Cooper, a retired farmer, was a son of Darius and Alice Susan (Hoghe) Cooper, and he was born April 15, 1891, in Pleasant Township. He was a lifetime resident of the county. His wife, the former Myrtle Leota Flager, died in 1954. He was a member of the Ohio City Methodist Church, past master of Eureka Lodge F & AM of Ohio City and affiliated with Van Wert Chapter R. A. M., Van Wert Council R&SM, and Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar, Van Wert, and a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Toledo. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Alice M. Cooper at home; a brother, Jesse K. Cooper of Rt. 5; and four sisters, Mrs. Florence Sidle of 1115 Leeson Ave., Mrs. Beatrice Leathers of 912 E. Main St., Mrs. Goldie Bowers of Hudson, Mich. and Mrs. Earl Dustman of Cottonwood, Ariz. A son, John D., a brother and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Cowan and Son Funeral home, the Rev. Donald E. Davis of Ohio City to officiate. Burial will be in Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Mrs. Mary Nettie Syphers, 84, 215 South Wall Street, died at 12:08 a.m. today. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage 12 days ago, and had been seriously ill since. For the past five years, she had been in failing health. Mrs. Syphers was born October 20(sic), 1873 in Willshire Township, the daughter of William Cully and Eliza Bowen. She had resided in the Willshire community most of her life until she moved to Van Wert 17 years ago. In 1890 she was married to Grant M. Syphers, who preceded her in death in 1950. The couple had no children. Surviving are a brother, Clark Cully, of Willshire Township; a sister, Mrs. George Albright, 120 West Crawford Street. Three sisters are deceased. Mrs. Syphers and her husband operated a grocery in Willshire for a number of years. She was a charter member of the Willshire Pythian Sisters Lodge, and later transferred to the Van Wert Linden Temple No. 18, Pythian Sisters, where she was recently made a life member. She was a member of the Van Wert First Methodist Church, and of the Women Society of Christian Service. Friends may call at the Cowan and Son Funeral Home after 7 p.m. this evening. Services will be conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Saturday with Dr. Paul D. Chiles, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Surname: KNODEL
Decedent: Jennie L. Knodel
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Van Wert Times Bulletin; Van Wert County, Ohio September 5, 1967
Mrs. Jennie L. Knodel, 83, of 216 W. Maple Ave., died at 6 a.m. today at the Van Wert County Hospital where she had been a patient for four days. Mrs. Knodel had been in failing health for six months. Death was attributed to complications. Born Sept. 4, 1884, in Ridge Township, she was the daughter of William C. and Rebecca Lindsey. Her husband, Charles W. Knodel, whom she married Nov. 24, 1909, preceded her in death in 1957. (rest was cut off)
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Surname: LICHTENBERGER
Decedent: Edward Dean Lichtenberger
Willshire cemetery; Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Date: January 29, 1971
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio; Monday, July 17 1967
Willshire - Mrs. May Strickler, 72, wife of Floyd Strickler of Willshire, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday in the Adams County Memorial Hospital, after an extended illness. She was born Sep 11, 1894 in Mercer County, a daughter of Jacob and Sarah Slusser. Surviving with her husband are four sons, five daughters, five stepdaughters, two stepsons, 40 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and five brothers. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday at the Zwick Funeral Home, Decatur. The Rev. Russell Snyder of Wren will officiate and burial will be in Willshire Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Monday, 17 July 1967 Mrs. May Strickler dies at hospital Mrs. May Strickler, 72, wife of Floyd Strickler of Willshire, O., died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been bedfast for the past seven weeks. Born in Mercer county, O., Sept. 11, 1894, she was a daughter of Jacob and Sarah Slusser. She was first married to Oscar E. Miller June 10, 1911, and he preceded her in death Aug. 28, 1954. She was married July 7, 1958, to Floyd Strickler, who survives. Mrs. Strickler was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Willshire. Surviving in addition to her husband are four sons; Paul Miller of Dunkirk, Jay Miller of Celina, O., Robert Miller of Willshire, O.; and Jim Miller of Rockford, O., route 1; five daughters, Mrs. Heber (Inola) Alspaugh, Mrs. Calvin (Margaret) August, and Mrs. David (Louise) Brown, all of Willshire, Mrs. Clair (Mildred) Kelsey of Monroe route 1, and Mrs. Gordon (Eileen) Suman of Decatur route 6; two stepsons, Harold Strickler of Fremont, and Lester Strickler of Willshire; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Irene Hoverman, Mrs. Eugene (Adeline) Lough, and Mrs. Dean (Hazel) McMillen, all of Willshire, Mrs. John (Lois) Funk of Decatur route 6, and Mrs. Carrol (Rosella) Sovine of New Haven; five brothers, Earl Slusser of Jackson, Mich., Alvin and Tony Slusser, both of Celina, O., Leo Slusser of Chattanooga, O., and Ray Slusser of Willshire; 40 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Two sons, William and Hilton, and two sisters and two brothers are deceased. Funeral rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. (EDT) Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. Russell Snyder officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Contributed by Karin King, July 2021

Surname: KETCHUM
Decedent: Edward Dean Lichtenberger
Woodlawn Cemetery; Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Date: May 15, 1971
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN; Saturday, May 15, 1971
Frank Ketchum taken by death
Frank Ketchum, 79, of Ohio City, died at 9 p.m. Thursday in Van Wert County Hospital of a coronary attack. He was born March 20, 1892, in Geneva, the son of Zechariah and Ellen Fogle-Ketchum, and was married Oct. 10, 1912 to Gladys Everett. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Lloyd, of Lima; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Lauretta) Sulkin of Lima; two brothers, Jeff and Fred of Geneva; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Ketchum was a retired employee of the Buckeye Pipeline Co. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Ketchum-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Rev. Larry Hopkins of Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Ohio City. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1:30 p.m. today.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski and Karin King
Surname: LICHTENBERGER
Decedent: Edward Dean Lichtenberger
Ridge Cemetery; Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Date: January 29, 1971
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
Lichtenberger baby dies this morning Edward Dean Lichtenberger, nine-month-old son of Samuel and Carol Hittle-Lichtenberger, of Wren, O., died at 1:50 a.m. today at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. The child had been seriously ill for three days. The boy was born in Van Wert, O., April 28, 1970. The father is employed at the Decatur Casting Co. plant in this city. Surviving in addition to the parents are a sister, Leslie Lynn, aged four; the maternal grandparents, Roy and Cleo Hittle of Van Wert; the paternal grandparents, Ellis and Nellie Lichtenberger of Wren, and the maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Allie Evans of Middle Point, O. Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Alspach Funeral Home in Van Wert, with Rev. Paul Miller of Payne, O., officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Saturday.
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: WOODS
Decedent: Halder B.Woods
Woodlawn Cemetery; Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Date: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Friday, June 30, 1972
Halder B.Woods dies at hospital
Halder B.Woods, 81, a resident of the Ohio City, O., area since 1910, died Wednesday night at the Van Wert county hospital after a serious illness of three years. He was employed at the Ohio City Elevator for 20 years, and for 18 years was foreman of the bridge crew of the Van Wert county highway department. He had been a member of the Eagles lodge at Celina, O., for 45 years. Surviving are the wife, the former Roxie Clouse; six children, Charles J. Woods of Convoy, O., Mrs. Blanche Phillips of Van Wert, Mrs. Thomas (Luella) McHugh of Ohio City, Mrs. Larry (Mary) Tindall of Chico, Calif., Mrs. Arnold (Evelyn) Kirchenbauer of Ohio City route 2, and Mrs. Harold (Ilo) Ritchie of Celina; two sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Mary) Giessler of Van Wert, and Mrs. William (Dolly) Jordan of Antwerp, O.; 19 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. (EDT) Saturday at the Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, where friends may call after 2 p.m. today. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery, Ohio City.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski & Karin King

Surname: HAMMOND
Decedent: Eugene G. (Peanut) Hammond
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert County, Ohio
Date: February 23, 1974
Times Bulletin; Van Wert County, Ohio
Eugene G. (Peanut) Hammond, 62, of 732 Leeson Ave. died unexpectedly at 2:20 a.m. today. The Van Wert Fire Department's emergency squad was called to his home, but he was dead upon their arrival. Mr. Hammond was born Dec. 19, 1911, in Van Wert, a son of Clifford and Mae Hammond. Survivors include his widow, the former Rowena M. Bear, whom he married May 13, 1939; his mother of Bell Ave.; three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Rose Mary) Langdon of 332 N. Washington St., Mrs. Dennis (Ida Mae) Long of 314 S. Franklin St. and Mrs. Jerry (Jean Ann) Clark of Bell Gardens, Calif.; a brother, Joe of Rt. 4; a sister, Margaret Murray of Niles and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard, and a sister, Esther, who died in infancy. Mr. Hammond was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the 37th division of the Veteran's Association, Royal Order of The Fles, Military Order of The Cooties of the U.S.A. and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was a veteran of World War II, having served as staff sergeant with Co. B, 112th Medical Regiment of Guam and in the Fiji Islands. He was organizer and first Van Wert post commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars 28 years ago on Feb. 25, 1946. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Brickner Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald L. Moser officiating. Burial Will be in Woodland Cemetery, where the VFW will conduct military graveside services. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: SIEFER
Decedent: Walter Siefer
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery; Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio
Date: February 23, 1974
Times Bulletin; Van Wert County, Ohio
OTTAWA - Walter Siefer, 62, of Ottawa, died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday in his home. The son of Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Jerwers) Siefer, he was born Feb. 17, 1912, in Cloverdale. Mr. Siefer was a former employe of Diamond Fertilizer Co. Survivors include his widow, the former Elizabeth Michael, whom he married on Jan. 28, 1936; eight sons, Harold and Robert, both of Arcadia, Donald of Rt. 2, Ottawa, Frank of Elida, Richard of Rt. 4, Ottawa, John, Daniel and James, all at home; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Rita) Ogle of Lima; two brothers, Harry of Columbus Grove and Henry of Penn Grove, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Louis (Elsie) Harendeen and Mrs. Francis Foxx, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Albert (Theresa) Schieber of Miller City and Mrs. Frank (Eleanor) Krietemeyer of Ottoville; 15 grandchildren and a great-grandson. Funeral mass will be at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rev. Werner Verhoff celebrant. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call in McCrate's Funeral Home, Ottawa, after 7 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited in the church after the 5 p.m. mass Sunday and the scripture will be read in the funeral home at 8:15 p.m. Sunday.
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: FUNK
Decedent: Mrs. Luther Funk
Date: September 17, 1963
Mrs. Luther Funk Dies Last Evening
Mrs. May Funk, 70, of one mile north of Willshire in St. Mary's township, and a lifelong resident of that township, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marvin Royer of route 2, Convoy, O. She had been ill only a few hours. She was born at Bobo June 10, 1893, a daughter of Ezekiel and Mary Thatcher-Troutner, and was married to Luther Funk April 29, 1916. Her husband preceded her in death July 27, 1960. Mrs. Funk was a member of the Willshire U.B. church and the Ladies Aid of the church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Helen) Royer of Convoy route 2; three sons, Arthur Funk, at home, John Funk of Decatur route 6, and Ralph Funk of Bossier City, La.; a cousin, Mrs. Margaret Clark of Decatur; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Willshire U.B. church, the Rev. Mark Rutledge officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7p.m. today. The body will lie in state at the church from 12 noon Thursday until time of the services.
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: DETTER
Decedent: Delmas W. Detter
Date: July 10, 1972
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Allen Co, IN; November 4, 1970, Wednesday, page 2A
Willshire Cemetery; Willshire, Van Wert County, Ohio
Delmas W. Detter, 73, of 1717 Franklin Ave., was dead on arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital at 7:45 a.m. yesterday. A native of Willshire, Ohio, he had lived in Fort Wayne 30 years and was employed by the Taylor Street Plant of the General Electric Co. Survivors include his wife, Modena; three sons, Don, Indianapolis, Fred, Dayton, Ohio, and James, Van Wert, Ohio; three brothers, Miles, Fort Wayne, Frank, Decatur, and Roland, Dayton; three sisters, Mrs. Hebert Avery, Wilshire, Ohio, Mrs. Don Burke, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Donald Hoblet, Archbold, Ohio; and four grandchildren. Friends may call at C. M. Sloan and Sons Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today.
Contributed by Jim Cox

Surname: BOOK
Decedent: Hanna J. Book
Date: July 10, 1972
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Monday, July 10, 1972
Hanna J. Book taken by death
Mrs. Hanna J. Book, 84, of 334 West Washington Center road, Fort Wayne, mother of Mrs. Lucy Daniel of Decatur, died at 6:50 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph hospital. She was a native of Adams county and a resident of Fort Wayne 48 years. Mrs. Book was a member of Wood Chapel United Methodist church in Van Wert county, O. and the Trinity chapter 576, Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Verdella Thompson of Convoy, O., Mrs. Lucy Daniel of Decatur, Mrs. Zorado Butt of Angola, Mrs. Dorthea Baker of LaGrange, Mrs. Lorraine Bellis and Mrs. Demaris Hutton, both of Fort Wayne; four sons, Russell V., Cameron A., DeLoyde T., and Berdett H. Book all of Fort Wayne; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the D. O. McComb &n Sons funeral home, with Rev. Albert Straley officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery at Convoy, O. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The Order of Eastern Star will hold services at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski & Karin King

Surname: BARKER
Decedent: Hanna J. Book
Dated: July 7, 1972
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Friday, July 7, 1972
Ida E. Barker dies in Ohio
Mrs. Ida E. Barker, 88, of Convoy, O., mother of Chester Barker of Decatur, died Wednesday at the Van Wert Manor nursing home. She had been in failing health for six weeks. Born in Paulding county, O., Aug. 28, 1883, she was the daughter of Henry and Denise Sayre-Clayton. Her husband Fred Barker, died Oct. 6, 1961. Mrs. Barker was a member of the Countryside United Methodist church at Convoy. Surviving are five sons, Forest Barker of Convoy, Dwight Russell Barker of Ft. Wayne, Chester Barker of Decatur, Charles Barker of Mendon, O., and Floyd Robert Barker of Convoy; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Darby of San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Elizabeth Muchow of Campbell, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Two sons, a daughter, three sisters and a brother are deceased. Rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) Saturday at the Stainfield funeral home in Convoy, with Rev. William Metz officiating. Burial will be in the IOOF cemetery at Convoy. Friends may call at the funeral home form 7 to 9 p.m. (EDT) today.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski & Karin King

Surname: OWENS
Decedent: Velma E. Owens
IOOF Cemetery, Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio; January 31, 1969
MRS. VELMA E. OWENS
Convoy -- Mrs. Velma E. Owens, 72, of Rt. 2, Convoy, died at 11:35 p.m. Friday in the Caylor Nickel Clinic of Bluffton. Born February 4, 1896, in Van Wert County, she was the daughter of James Allen and Elsie A. (Lare) Ramsey. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Middlebury and it's women's society of Christian Service. She was married to Grover C. Owens in August of 1915. He preceded her in death in 1962. Surviving are a son, Lee V. of Rt. 2, Convoy; 3 daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Nellie) Miller of Rt. 2 Convoy, Mrs. George A. (Chrystal) Klinger of Rt. 1, Convoy and Mrs. Glenn (Betty) Klinger of Rt. 2 Ohio City; 4 sisters, Mrs. Hettie Moser and Mrs. Avis Rodermund, both of Rt. 5 Angola, Mrs. Theodore Schluys of Rt. 5, Columbia City, Ind., and Mrs. Robert Adams of Fort Wayne; a granddaughter and 7 grandsons. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Zwick Funeral Home, Decatur, with Rev. William Smith officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Convoy. Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday.
Contributed by Karin King, February 15, 2020

Surname: WOODS
Decedent: Myrtle B. Woods
Wren Cemetery, Wren, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1972
Myrtle Woods, 85, dies at hospital
Mrs. Myrtle B. Woods, 85, of Ohio City route 2, Foster road, Harrison township, Van Wert county, O., died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday at the Van Wert county hospital. She had been in failing health for several years and hospitalized one day. Born in Wabash Aug. 27, 1886, she was a daughter of Herb and Mary Ellen Bieberhammer-Tate, and was married to Love Z. Woods June 29, 1939. Mrs. Woods was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist church. The husband is the only near survivor. Two sisters and one brother are deceased. Funeral rites will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. O.B. turner officiating. Burial will be in the Wren, O., cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski and Forwarded by Karin King, February 15, 2020

Surname: SCHUMM
Decedent: Alma A. Schumm
Zion Lutheran Cem., Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
Saturday, Feb. 12, 1972
Alma A. Schumm dies this morning
Miss Alma A. Schumm, 82, died at 6:30 a.m. today at her home in Willshire, O., route 1, three miles east of Willshire. She had been in failing health for the past three months. She was born in Willshire township July 19,1889, a daughter of Henry M. and Wilhelmina Hoppe-Schumm, and was never married. She was a lifelong resident of the same farm where she was born. Miss Schumm was a member of the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm, the Ladies Aid of the church and the Valpo Guild. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Edna Schumm, and Miss Clara Schumm, both of Willshire route 1, and three brothers, Emanuel and Oswald Schumm, both of Willshire route 1, and Alfred Schumm of New Haven. One sister, Agnes, and one brother, Emil, are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Zion Lutheran church at Schumm, with Rev. Robert Schuler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 12 noon Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday, and at the church from 12 noon Monday until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski and Forwarded by Karin King, February 15, 2020

Surname: ROEHM
Decedent: Alma A. Roehm
Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery, Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1972
Alma A. Roehm taken by death Mrs. Alma A. Roehm, 83, of 209 North 17th street, apartment 4, widow of Edwin A. Roehm, died at 7:05 p.m. Monday at the Adams county memorial hospital following an illness of one week. She was born at Convoy, O. Sept, 19, 1888, a daughter of Lewis and Mary Miller-Reidenbach, and was married to Edwin A. Roehm April 16, 1913. Her husband preceded her in death Nov. 24, 1950. Mr. and Mrs. Roehm lived in the Convoy area for many years and she and her husband were custodians of the Convoy schools for a number of years. Mrs. Roehm moved to 1315 West Fourth street, Fort Wayne, 20 years ago, and to Decatur in September of last year. Mrs. Roehm was a member of the Zion Lutheran church here, and was formerly a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church in Fort Wayne, and was a member of the Fort Wayne chapter of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. LeRoy Huffman of Decatur; a son, Eugene Roehm of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Wilma) Schearer, Mrs. Ella Schuster, and Mrs. James (Evelyn) Ryan, all of Fort Wayne; one brother, Arnold Reidenbach of Fort Wayne; and three grandchildren. Two sons, two sisters and three brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home either Rev. Richard C. Ludwig officiating. Burial will be in the St. John Lutheran cemetery at Convoy. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. The American Gold Star Mothers will hold memorial services at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski, February 15, 2020

Surname: CLIFTON
Decedent: S. Corval Clifton
Dated: December 26, 1972 Van Wert Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio
S. Corval Clifton, 81, of Wren, O. (route 2, Ohio City), died at 5:55 p.m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been hospitalized seven weeks. Mr. Clifton, a retired farmer was a member of the Wren United Brethren in Christ church. He was born in Wren on November 3, 1891, the son of Landy Clifton and Laura Sheets Clifton Purk, and was married to Wilma Agler on November 25, 1913. She preceded him in death on April 22, 1972. Surviving are seven children, Garland Clifton of Wren; Bud Clifton of Van Wert; Webster Clifton of Wren; DeVon Clifton of Decatur; Donald Clifton of Wren; Ronald Clifton of Wren; Mrs. Jack (Imogene) Irwin of route 2, Eiting Acres; two sisters, Mrs. Olive Johnson of Huntington; Mrs. Ernest H. (Helen) Shepard of Wren; one brother, Harry Clifton of Wren; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Two brothers, Roy and William Clifton, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Wren United Brethren in Christ church, with Rev. George Rhodifer officiating. Burial will be in the Woodland cemetery, Van Wert. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until 11 a.m. Wednesday, and after 12 noon at the church until time of the services. Preferred memorials are to the Cancer fund.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski and Karin King

Surname: HASENKAMP
Decedent: Hubert Hasenkamp
Dated: May 31, 1963
Mr. Hasenkamp Dies in Michigan
Word has been received of the sudden death of Hubert Hasenkamp of Hudson Mich. Mr. Hasenkamp died Tuesday in Hudson. He was the brother of Herman and Paul Hasenkamp, Mrs Gilbert Trentman and Mrs Ed Blankemeyer, all of Delphos, Mrs. Thomas Calvelage of Ft. Jennings and Mrs. Robert Calvelage, Lima. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m Saturday in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hudson and burial will be made in that city.
contributed by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman

Surname: HARTSHORN
Decedent: Grace Hartshorn
Dated: November 20, 1969
Grace Hartshorn, retired local schoolteacher dies.
Miss Grace M. Hartshorn, 84, of 333 West First St, the residence of Roy and the late Mary Feathers, died suddenly at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the residence.
A retired school teacher, Miss Hartshorn taught 44 years in the Delphos school system. She retired in 1949. Miss Hartshorn also taught 11 years as a substitute teacher here. Miss Hartshorn was graduated in 1902 from Delphos High School. She studied further at Columbia University, New York, Yipsilanti, Mich., and Miami University at Oxford. She began her teaching career in 1905 in a one-room school in Jennings Township near Venedocia. After two years there, she began teaching in the Delphos School System where she was principal of the Old Franklin School for 25 years. Miss Hartshorn also taught in the old Garfield school for four years before her retirement. Because she wanted to teach in the present Franklin building, she substituted one day there. She was born Dec. 25, 1884 in Allen County. Survivors include three nephews and two nieces of Delphos, Columbus and Costa Mesa, Calif. She was a member of the National Retired Teachers Association, Ohio Education Association, and the local branch of the Ohio Education Association. Funeral services will be at 10:30 Saturday morning at Harter and Son Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Otto Wortman officiating. The remains will be cremated, with Interment of the ashes in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman

Surname: DEPUY
Decedent: Perrin DePuy
Dated: January 10, 1971
VAN WERT BULLETIN
SUDDEN DEATH
Of a Leading Citizen of Van Wert.
Perrin DePuy is no More.
One by one the pioneers of this county are passing away, and their places are being filled by others. Seldom have these changes been more keenly felt than in the death of the person whose name heads this article, because but few have resided longer in the county, and none have been more active and energetic while living. Perrin DePuy removed to this town in the year 1845, and entered upon the practice of the law, and, after a successful practice of about five years, became interested in the gold excitement of California and forming a company from this section of the country, crossed the plans in search of the rich gold fields reported to be in that region.-Not being as successful in the mines of the West as in the woods of Van Wert, after an absence of about two years, he returned to this place, much reduced in finances, and again entered his profession with renewed energy, and has since that time, been engaged in its practice; though for the last few years he has been working himself out of business. Having accumulated a goodly portion of this world's goods, and having but few dependent upon him, he was beginning to work more for pleasure than profit. To this end he was given his attention somewhat to agriculture, in which he took especial interest and pleasure. He had cleared, improved and drained two or three farms to suit his own peculiar taste, and, by this example, was teaching an important lesson to much older farmers than him- self.

On last Friday morning Mr. DePuy entered his office in apparently as good health as usual. In a few minutes he complained of a severe pain in his head. and in a moment fell from his seat in an entire helpless condition, from which time he never moved a muscle, though he continued to breathe until Saturday night, at half-past ten o'clock, when he passed away. Apoplexy, in its most fatal form. had seized him and all efforts of kind friends and skilled physicians failed to relieve him from its first attack. Thus has passed away, without a moment's warning, one who has mingled with the citizens of Van Wert for a quarter of a century; and who has been identified with its growth and prosperity, and has shared its hardships and adversities one who had justly acquired a character for industry, frugality, exactness and strict integrity.

Surname: HILEMAN
Decedent: Daisy D. Hileman
Date listed: August 8, 2019
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Monday April, 16, 1973.
Daisy Hileman, 96, is taken by death
Mrs. Daisy D. Hileman, 96, widow of Alonzo Hileman, of 808 W. Adams street, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday at the Decatur Community Care Center, following an extended illness. Born on August 16, 1876, in Willshire, O., she was the daughter of S.S. and Roseanna Fairchild-Buchanan, and was married in 1896 to Alonzo Hileman, who died in 1954. Surviving are five children, Mrs. Edgar (Hazel) Holcomb, Spokane, Wash.; Mrs. Frank (Thelma) Kitson, Decatur; Eugene R. Hileman, route 1, Ohio City, O.; Roscoe R. Hileman, Detroit, Mich., land Dr. Walter T. Hileman, Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Mrs. Lulu Scott, Willshire, O; 19 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren. One daughter, four sons, one sister and three brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with Rev. Fuhrman Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friend may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Preferred memorials are to the American Cancer Society.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: HURLESS
Decedent: Clarence Hurless
Date listed: August 8, 2019
(Contributed by Janice Vasilovski)
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, May 10, 1973
Clarence Hurless dies at hospital
Clarence Hurless, 77, of Middlebury, O., an employee at the Decatur Casting Co. for 18 years before his retirement, died at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Paulding, O., county hospital. He had been ill for several years. Born in Van Wert (O.) county on Sept. 5, 1895, he was the son of Michael and Tillie Lauver-Hurless, and was never married. Surviving are several cousins. Friends may call at the Cowan & Son funeral home after 2 p.m. (Ohio time) Friday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: DAVIES
Decedent: Cora Davies
Dated: May 31, 1963
Cora Davies, 84, of Ann Arbor, Mich., a registered nurse, died at 3 p.m. Friday at the Chelsea nursing home, Ann Arbor. She had been ill two years. Survivors include a brother-in-law, J. LeRoy Miller of Decatur, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was a graduate of the Saginaw School of Nursing and was in the nursing profession most of her life. Born in Mercer county, O., on Oct. 25, 1888, she was the daughter of Robert P. and Nancy Tucker-Davies. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. Joseph Gibson officiating. Burial will be in the Wrights cemetery, Elgin, O. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: SPITLER
Decedent: Glenn SPITLER
Date listed: August 8, 2019
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, April 9, 1973
Glenn Spitler dies
Glenn I. Spitler, 74, of 411 State street, well-known resident of Willshire, O., died at 5:30 a.m. today at his home. He had been in failing health for several years. Mr. Spitler, a lifelong resident of Willshire, owned and operated the Spitler Brothers Grocery since 1938 (with his brother Jess), having purchased it from their father. He retired in July of 1967. He was a member of the Willshire United Methodist church, K of P lodge 542 in Willshire, Homer Pearson post 207 of Willshire (American Legion), 40 & 8 of Van Wert, and was a veteran of World War II. Born in Willshire on Oct. 13, 1898, he was the son of William E. and Eles Byers-Spitler, and was married on March 31, 1923, to Rose Belle Brandon. They were married 50 years. Surviving are the wife; two sisters, Mrs. Miles (Glee) Ross of Willshire, and Mrs. Mary Taylor of Columbus, O.; and one brother, Jess of Willshire. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. William Harsin and Rev. Menzel Smith officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Preferred memorials are to the Willshire Methodist church.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: HARTZELL
Decedent: Roberta Hartzell
Date listed: May 27, 1976
(File contributed by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman, 73777.25@compuserve.com)
Graveside services for Mrs. Roberta Hartzell, 92, formerly of Van Wert, are to be at 11 am Friday in Woodland Cemetery Van Wert. The Rev William Stewart will officiate. Mrs Hartzell died at 7:05 Wednesday in Delphos Memorial Home following a long illness. Her husband, Earl E. died Jan 29 1963. Surviving are a son, H. Weikert Hartzell of Clark Lake, Mich, a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Myrdith) Ireton of Rt 2, Van Wert, three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 pm today at Alspach Funeral Home, Van Wert.

Surname: KING
Decedent: Lisa L. King
Date: December 11, 1978
(File contributed by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman, 73777.25@compuserve.com)

Funeral Tuesday for woman
killed in car-train accident
Services will be 1 p. m. Tuesday Funeral Home, 900 West Grand Ave Lima, for Lisa L. King, 18, of 9060 Ridge Rd., Rt. 2, Delphos, who was killed in a car-train accident at 12:20 a.m. Saturday. The Reverend Leonard L. Klotz will officiate. Burial will be in Sugar Ridge Cemetery of Leipsic.
Troopers of the Lima post of the State Highway Patrol said Miss King's auto was northbound on Kemp Road when her car was struck by a westbound train on ConRail tracks. Miss King was thrown from her auto on impact, according to troopers Allen County Coroner Dr William Noble pronounced Miss King dead on arrival at St Rita's Medical Center at approximately 1:30 a m from a broken neck.
She was born Feb. 17 1960 to Paul R. and Betty (Ramsey) King. Her father is deceased. Her mother resides at 9060 Ridge Rd. Other survivors include a brother, Jack A. of Lima; a sister, Mrs Patrick (Jill) Bloomfield of Defiance and paternal grand mother. Mrs. Daisy King of Brower Road Lima. She was employed by Ex-Cell-O Corp of Lima, and was a member of St Mark's United Methodist Church, Lima, and a 1978 graduate of Jefferson Senior High School.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p m. today at the funeral home.

Surname: HUBER
Decedent: Ira E. HUBER
Date listed: October 14, 2019
Willshire Cem., Van Wert County, Ohio; Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Tuesday April , 10, 1973
Ira E. Huber, 77, of 618 Fort Recovery Road, Willshire, O., who retired from the Decatur General Electric plant in 1960 after 34 years of service, died at 3:10 a.m. today at the Van Wert Manor nursing home, following an extended illness. Mr. Huber was a member of the Willshire United Methodist church, Hope lodge 214 F & A.M., Delphos, O., Scottish Rite, Toledo, O., York Rite, Van Wert, Bethlehem chapter 25, O.E.S., Willshire Homer Pearson post 207, American Legion, Willshire, and the G.E. Quarter Century club.

Born in Convoy on October 28, 1895, he was the son of Benjamin and Samantha Carr-Huber, and was married on Jul;y 29, 1951, to Fern A. Passwater. He had resided in Willshire since 1925. Surviving are the wife; two sisters, Mrs. W.H. (Jenny) Dillon, Bronson, Mich., and Mrs. T.A. (Myrl) Duncan, Florence, Colorado. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with Rev. William Harsin officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Masonic services will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday with military graveside rites by Homer Pearson post 207.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: SPRINGER
Decedent: Betty M. SPRINGER
Date listed: October 14, 2019
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Thursday, July 12, 1973
Services planned for Mrs. Springer, accident victim Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) Saturday at Zwick Funeral Home in Decatur for Mrs. Betty M. Springer, 46, Ohio City (O.) route 2, who was killed Wednesday morning in a two-car collision in Van Wert (O.) county. Mrs. Springer, wife of Mason Springer, owner of Wrenco Trophy Company in Wren, O, was killed instantly when the automobile which she was operating was struck broadside by another vehicle at the intersection of Pancake and Monmouth roads. Mrs. Springer was born Nov. 23, 1926 at Convoy, Ohio, the daughter of Earl G. and Lulu Dot Dickerson-Moore. Her mother survives. She was married to Mason Springer on Aug. 2, 1947.

Mrs. Springer was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church at Convoy, the Psi Iota Xi of Van Wert, Order of Eastern Star and Willshire Fideltis Guild of Church. She was employed part-time at Dick's IGA in Convoy and was apparently on her way to work when the accident occurred. Survivors in addition to her mother and husband include a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Cathy) Etzler of Fort Recovery, O.; a son, David, at home; a brother, Earl D. Moore of Fort Wayne; and one granddaughter. Visiting hours at the funeral home are after 7 p.m. (EDT) today. Rev. Dean Check will officiate at the funeral services Saturday.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: GUNSETT
Decedent: Edward T. (Dick) GUNSETT
Date listed: October 14, 2019
Zion Lutheran Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio, Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Wed., July 11, 1973
Rites Thursday for Mr. Gunsett.
Funeral services for Edward T. (Dick) Gunsett, 81, of route 1, Willshire, O., who died Tuesday morning, will be held at 1:45 p.m. (EDT) at the Zwick funeral home and 2:30 p.m. (EDT) at the Zion Lutheran Church at Schumm,. O., Thursday with Rev. Robert D. Schuler officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: ARNOLD
Decedent: Lewis E. ARNOLD
Date listed: October 14, 2019
Willshire Cemetery, Willshire, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Monday, July 23, 1973
Lewis E. Arnold dies at hospital
Lewis E. Arnold, 61, of Willshire, O., who owned and operated the L.E. Arnold Oliver Sales and Service in Willshire since 1935, died at 9:55 a.m. (EDT) Sunday at the Van Wert county, O., hospital. He had been a patient there since Friday. He was a member of the Willshire United Methodist Church; Willshire Masonic Lodge 667 F & AM; the Scottish Rite; the Order of the Eastern Star, Bethlehem Chapter 25; and the Willshire volunteer fire department, where he was presently assistant chief. He was past master of the Masonic Lodge.

Born in Dunkirk, Ind., on August 1, 1911, he was the son of William G. and Elsie A. Rook-Arnold, and was married on August 1, 1952, to Pauline Everman, who survives. Also surviving are two brothers, Floyd Arnold, of West Liberty, O.; and Francis Arnold of Piqua, O.; and one step-brother, Murry Rook of Dunkirk. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. (EDT) at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. William Harsin officiating. Burial will be in Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. (Ohio time) tonight. Masonic services will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (EDT)
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: KIRACOFE
Decedent: Lloyd Kiracofe
Date listed: October 14, 2019
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, July 23, 1973
Lloyd Kiracofe dies at hospital
Lloyd L Kiracofe, 79, of Wren, O., a retired farmer, died at 6:25 a.m. today at the Van Wert, O., county hospital after an illness of 15 years. He was a member of the Calvary Evangelical Church in Van Wert county.

Born in Willshire township, Van Wert county, O., on Feb. 14, 1895, he was the son of Newton I. and Catherine Frisinger-Kiracofe, and was married on Feb. 27, 1919, to Madeline Moser, who survives. Also surviving are three children, Lloyd Kiracofe, Jr., of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Richard Paul Kiracofe, of Denton, Tex., and Mrs. Zearl J. (Gloria) McClure of route 2, Ohio City, O.; one sister, Mrs. Orlando (Fanny) Fegley of route 2, Ohio City; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ( (Ohio time) at the Calvary Evangelical Church with Rev. Howard W. McCracken officiating. Burial will be in the Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday and at the church from 9:30 a.m. until time of the services on Wednesday. All are Ohio times.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: BEARD
Decedent: Daniel John BEARD
Date listed: October 14, 2019
Woodlawn Cem., Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Saturday, Aug. 25, 1973
Beard infant dies at hospital.
Daniel John Beard, 10-day old son of Paul Richard and Carolyn Charleston-Beard, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Riley Children's hospital, Indianapolis, following open heart surgery.

He was born in Decatur on August 15, 1973. The parents reside on route 2, Convoy, O.; and the father is employed by Aeroquip at Van Wert, O. Surviving are the parents, the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Therman Charleston of route 4, Van Wert; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. John W. Beard of route 2, Convoy; the maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Charleston of Geneva, and Mrs. Fern Miller of route 1, Bryant; two sisters, Debra Sue, 15, Darla Denise, 13, and one brother, Richard J., 16, all at home.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday (Ohio time) at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. Donald Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn cemetery, Ohio City, O. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Sunday (Ohio time) and until time of the services. Preferred memorials are to the Heart Fund.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: ROGGENKEMPER
Decedent: Henry L. Roggenkemper
Date listed: November 21, 2019
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1973
Brother of city resident dies
Funeral services for Henry L. Roggenkemper, 67,of Van Wert, O., brother of Mrs. Asa (Harriet) Pollock of Decatur, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today in Alspach funeral home, with Rev. Paul Miller officiating. Military graveside services will be in Woodland cemetery. Mr. Roggenkemper died at Lima Memorial hospital Sunday morning. He had been in ill health for five years. Survivors include his wife, Rosemary; three brothers and three sisters.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: TURNER
Decedent: Rev. Ollie B. Turner
Date listed: December 15, 2019
Willshire Cem., Willshire, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Wednesday, Oct. 31, 1973
Rev. Ollie B. Turner, 71, pastor of Wren church, dies
Rev. Ollie B. Turner, 71, of Wren, O., pastor of the Pleasant View Baptist Church, located north of Wren, for 30 years, died at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at the Adams county hospital, where he had been a patient since Sunday evening. He suffered an apparent stroke last Sunday. Rev. Turner served in the Navy, Army and Marines for 11 years before going into the ministry, and was ordained at Westside Baptist Church, Dayton, O., in 1938. Prior to ordination, he served the Homestead Methodist Church at Dayton. He was assistant pastor at Westside prior to his pastorate at Pleasant View. Born in Sharksburg, Ky., on April 28, 1902, he was the son of Granville and Elizabeth Logan-Turner, and was married on Feb. 28, 1932, to Martha Sanders, who survives. They were married 41 years. Also surviving are six children, Mrs. William (Evelyn June) Hey, of Willshire, O.; Charles Turner, of Wren, O.; Robert Turner, of Woodbridge, Va.; Mrs. Edward (Judith Ann) Wilkinson, of Jacksonville, N.C.; David Turner, of Monroeville and Paul Turner of Fort Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Mary Ermel of Dayton, O.; one brother, Blanton Turner, of Dayton, o.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Seven brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pleasant View Baptist Church, with Rev. Mark Mitchell officiating. Burial will be in the Willshire cemetery. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday and until 9 p.m. Friday, and at the church from 9 a.m. Saturday until time of the services. Preferred memorials are to the Pleasant View Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be Randy Turner, Roderick Hey, Terry Turner, Gary Turner, Robert Gephart and Tom Lehrman, while honorary pallbearers are Carl Lichtensteiger, Kenneth Springer and Gordon Fralick.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: HOLLY
Decedent: Herbert B. Holly
Date listed: December 15, 2019
Weaver Cem., Bairdstown, Wood Co., Ohio
Daily Sentinel Tribune; Bowling Green, Wood Co., Ohio; June 20, 1964
HERBERT B. HOLLY
Herbert B. Holly, 90, of 1825 Homer Ave., Toledo, a former welder at the Dana Corp. in Toledo and Bowling Green, died Friday. Survivors include his wife, Mildred; three daughters and three grandchildren The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Abele Funeral Home, 1910 Cherry St., with burial in Weaver Cemetery, North Baltimore.
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: POLLOCK
Decedent: Homer F. Pollock
Date listed: December 15, 2019
Ridge Cem., Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Thursday, Nov. 29, 1973
Homer F. Pollock, 60, instructor at Reppert auction school, dies
Homer F. Pollock, 60, of route 3, Delphos, O., a Van Wert county commissioner and one of the instructors at the Reppert School of Auctioneering, died unexpectedly at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital. He suffered a heart attack at a Decatur restaurant and was taken to the hospital, where he died a short time later. Mr. Pollock, a realtor in Delphos, was well-known in the Decatur area, conducting many sales in Adams county. He was a member of the Reppert School of Auctioneering staff for over 20 years, and was a graduate of the local auction school. He was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church at Delphos, and was active in numerous real estate organizations in both Indiana and Ohio. He was on the board of directors of the Middle Point, O., Equity Elevator, and a member of the Van Wert and Delphos Republican clubs. Born in Van Wert county on Jan. 1, 1913, he was a son of Jesse and Luella Cover-Pollock, and was married Dec. 24, 1936, to Gertrude Mox, who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. John (Yvonne) Held Jr. of Glencoe, Ill., Mrs. Katherine Fawcett of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Michael (Elaine) Kovach of Akron, O.; one sister, Mrs. Lena Scott of Van Wert, two brothers, F. Austin Pollock and Wilbur Pollock, both of Middle Point, O.; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Rev. T.T. Baumgardner officiating. Burial will be in the Ridge cemetery. Friends may call at the Harter & Son funeral home, Delphos, after 7 p.m. Friday. The funeral home is located at 209 W. Third St., Delphos, O. 45833.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: FOWLER
Decedent: Forrest F. Fowler
Date listed: March 20, 2020
Ridge Cem., Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Thursday, Nov. 29, 1973
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Forrest F. Fowler, 62, father of Mrs. David (Helen) Mankey of 511 Madison street, Decatur, died suddenly of a heart attack at 9:50 p.m. Thursday at his home, 207 Linn street, Van Wert, O. Born in Van Wert Sept. 2, 1909, he was a son of Claude and Nora Reidenbach-Fowler, and was married to Elizabeth Milbourne Aug. 12, 1933. Mr. Fowler, an employee of National Seal, was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran church and the Eagles lodge. Surviving in addition to the wife and daughter are three sons, Robert and Chester Fowler, both of Van Wert, and William of Akron, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Edwin (Margaret) Stewart of Rockford, O., a brother, Herbert Fowler of Sarasota, Fla.; and nine grandchildren. One grandchild is deceased. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Alspach funeral home in Van Wert, with Rev. Henry Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Preferred memorials are to the church improvement fund.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: FOWLER
Decedent: Cloyd A. FOWLER
Date: October 31, 1972
Woodlawn Cemetery; Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Van Wert Times-Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio; 10/31/1972, p. 2

Cloyd A. Fowler, 72, retired Buckeye Pipeline employe and past master of Eureka Lodge, F&AM, Ohio City, died Sunday afternoon at his winter residence in Palmetto, Fla. He had been in failing health for several years. Mr. Fowler had been making his home in Spencerville and Palmetto for the past four years. He also resided at one time in the Ohio City and Bowling Green areas. Born July 19, 1900, in Liberty Township, he was a son of Ira D. and Hattie M. (Kiser) Fowler. Survivors include his widow, he former Treva Agler; three children, Mrs. Martha Spahr of Cridersville, Mrs. Ruth Albert Blackman of Fort Wayne and Jerry of Detroit; two brothers, Doyt R. of Lima and Forest W. of Columbia City, Ind. Also four sisters, Mrs. Willis (Mercedes) Oatman of Lima, Mrs. George (Helen) Doeberl of Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. Clair (Edith) Frey of Willshire and Mrs. Merle (Betty) Olson of 121 E. Second St.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Four sisters are deceased. Mr. Fowler was a 43-year employe of the Buckeye Pipeline prior to his retirement. He was a member and past master of Eureka Lodge, F&AM, Ohio City and also a member of the Spencerville Chapter, R. A. M. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Cowan and Son Funeral Home, with the Rev. Donald L. Baney officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday.

** Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 Name: Cloyd A Fowler; Death Date: 29 Oct 1972; County of Death: Manatee; State of Death: Florida; Age at Death: 72; Race: White; Birth Date: 19 Jul 1900
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: FEGLEY
Decedent: Anna E. FEGLEY
Date listed: March 20, 2020
Evangelical Protestant Cem., Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Monday, April 10, 1972
Anna E. Fegley dies at hospital
Mrs. Anna E. Fegley, 83, wife of Walter Fegley of 503 South Fifth street, died at 5:05 a.m. Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for the past year, and hospitalized two days. She was born in Harrison township, Van Wert county, May 20, 1888, a daughter of Gottlieb and Antoinette Schaadt-Kirschenbauer, and was married to Walter Fegley Nov. 16, 1913. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Roy (Marie) Gaskill of Convoy, O., Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Bittner of Convoy route 1, and Mrs. Leonard (Betty) Egley of Decatur; four sons, Herbert Fegley of Payne, O., Paul Fegley of Jerome, Mich., Donald Fegley of Quincy, Mich., and Glen E. Fegley of Decatur; two brothers, Lester Kirchenbauer of Van Wert, and Harold Kirchenbauer of Ohio City, O.; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. One daughter, there brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral rites will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial will be in the Evangelical Protestant cemetery in Harrison township, Van Wert county. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: GERMANN
Decedent: James Edward GERMANN
Date listed: March 20, 2020
Evangelical Protestant Cem., Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Friday, April 7, 1972
James Germann dies at hospital
James Edward GERMANN, 28, of Ohio City, O., route 2, died Thursday morning at Parkview Memorial hospital, Fort Wayne, of injuries suffered in a farm accident a month ago. Germann, president of the Van Wert county dairy association, and a brother was felling a tree at the time of the accident. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Germann, three brothers, David and Paul Germann, both of Ohio City route 2, and Robert German of Van Wert route 4, and a sister, Kathryn, of Ohio City route 2. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the St. Thomas Lutheran church in Harrison township, Van Wert county. Friends may call at the Stainfield funeral home in Convoy, O., after 1 p.m. today, and at the church after 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: CLIFTON
Decedent: Wilma CLIFTON
Date listed: April 14, 2020
Ridge Cem., Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN, April 24, 1972
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Wilma Clifton, 75, dies at hospital
Mrs. Wilma Clifton, 75, wife of S. Corval Clifton of Wren, O., died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient for two weeks. She was born in Ohio City, O., Oct. 24, 1896, a daughter of Isaac and Louise Boltz-Agler, and was married to S. Corval Clifton Nov. 25, 1913. They celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary last November.
Mrs. Clifton was a member of the Wren United Brethren church.
Surviving are her husband; six sons, Garland Clifton of Wren, Bud Clifton of Van Wert, O., Webster Clifton of Wren, Devon Clifton of Decatur, and Donald and Ronald Clifton of Wren; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Imogene) Irwin of Decatur; seven sisters, Mrs. Ermund (Susie) Matchette of Lima, O., Mrs. Florence Howk of Cortland, O., Mrs. Oscar (Georgia) Pense of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Robert (Bertha) Lininger of Farmdale, O.; Mrs. Harold (Princess) Carter of Lima, O., Miss Gladys Agler and Mrs. Max (Adeline) Lytle, both of Casa Grande, Ariz.; one brother, Leland Agler of Waynedale; 26 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. One brother, Dorelle Agler, is deceased.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wren United Brethren church, with Rev. Eugene Grimm officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the Zwick funeral home until 11 a.m. Tuesday and at the church from 12 noon until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: EIBLING
Decedent: Louise M. EIBLING
Date listed: April 14, 2020
Ridge Cem., Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN, April 28, 1972
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Louise M. Eibling dies at hospital
Mrs. Louise M. Eibling, 78, of 506 South 13 th street, died at 8:38 p.m. Thursday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient since March 14. She had been in failing health for two years. Born in Adams county Sept. 6, 1893, she was a daughter of Chauncey and Elizabeth Kirkland-Schoenstedt. Her first husband, Charlie Haggerty, died in 1921. She was then married in 1925 to William Eibling who preceded her in death in 1932.
Mrs. Eibling was a member of the Woods Chapel United Methodist church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Opal) Sample of Big Turkey Lake and Mrs. LaFauna Koenig of Decatur; one son, Thurman Haggerty of Decatur; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Evelyn) Siebold of Fort Wayne; one brother, Clarence Schoenstedt of Van Wert, O.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One son, Brice Eibling, and two sisters are deceased.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. Albert Straley officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: GERMANN
Decedent: Miss Henrietta P. GERMANN
Date listed: October 2020
Evangelical Protestant Cemetery; Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Tuesday, July 25, 1972
Miss Germann dies at Toledo
Miss Henrietta P. Germann, 69, of Ohio City, O., route 2, died at 11:15 p.m. Sunday at the Toledo Health Center at Toledo, O.
She was born in Harrison township, Van Wert county, a daughter of Richard T. and Mary Reidenbach-Germann, and was never married. Miss Germann was a member of St. Thomas Lutheran church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Karl (Hilda) Hofmann of Westville, and Mrs. Lester (Florence) Weck of Pleasant township, Van Wert county; and one brother, Lester Germann of Van Wert.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday at Cowan & Son funeral home in Van Wert, with Rev. Robert D. Schuler officiating. Burial will be in the Protestant Evangelical cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: ETZLER
Decedent: Theodore R. ETZLER
Dated: September 23, 1964
Ridge Cem., Middlepoint, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN, September 23, 1964
Woodland Union Cem., Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
FORMER DECATUR MAN DIES AT VAN WERT
Theodore R. Etzler, 61, of 225 North Cherry street, Van Wert, O., former resident of near Decatur, died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday morning at the Van Wert county hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Mr. Etzler, who was employed at the Borden Foods Co., formerly farmed the Fonner stock farm north of Decatur. He was born in Harrison township, Van Wert county, Feb. 17, 1903, a son of Andrew and Emma Gunsett-Etzler. He was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran church at Van Wert.
Surviving are his parents; his wife, Viola; a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude DeSpirito of San Diego, Calif.; a son, Elmer T. Etzler of North Olmstead, O.; two sisters, Mrs. Leah Bowler of Waltz, Mich., and Mrs. Elma Thieme of Decatur route 5; six brothers, Otto Etzler of Lima, O., Ralph Etzler of Monroeville, Harold and Arnold Etzler of Convoy, O., Henry Etzler of Willshire, O., and Leo Etzler of Van Wert, and five grandchildren. Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Emmanuel Lutheran church in Van Wert, with the Rev. Herbert G. Walther officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Friends may call at the Knoll-Brickner funeral home until 12 noon Thursday when the body will be removed to the church.
Contributed by Karin King

Surname: THATCHER
Decedent: Leah R. Thatcher
Date listed: May 27, 2020
Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Source: Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, Indiana, Tuesday, June 6, 1972
Leah Thatcher taken by death.
Mrs. Leah R. Thatcher, 64, of 310 Burt street, Van Wert, O., a native of Adams , died Sunday in the Van Wert county hospital after a year's illness. She was born in Adams county Aug. 7, 1907, a daughter of Samuel and Etta Acker-Roop, and was married to Thurman A. Thatcher in 1930. Her husband preceded her in death in August of 1971. Mrs. Thatcher was a member of the United Brethren in Christ church. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Pauline at home, and Mrs. Von (Ruby) Giessler of Dayton, O.; four sons, Richard, at home, Donald, Larry and Gary, all of Van Wert; a sister, Mrs. Helen Gamble of Van Wert, and seven grandchildren. A brother and four sisters are deceased. Services will be held at 2 p.m.(EDT) Wednesday at the Alspach funeral home in Van Wert, with burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Ohio City, O. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: REIDENBACH
Decedent: Agnes A. REIDENBACH
Date: May 27, 2020
Woodland Union Cemetery; Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN , Tuesday, June 13, 1972
Agnes Reidenbach dies at hospital
Mrs. Agnes A. Reidenbach, 81, of Wren, O., widow of Emil Reidenbach, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient since April 30. Born Sept. 17, 1890, in Mercer county, O., she was a daughter of Marion and Ida Hileman-Myers, and was married to Emil Reidenbach Aug. 17, 1912. Her husband preceded her in death April 28, 1961. Mrs. Reidenbach resided two miles east of Bobo from 1951 to 1966, and for the last four year had resided at Wren. She was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in Harrison township, Van Wert county. Surviving are two sons, Carl L. Reidenbach of Markle route 1, and Marcus M. Reidenbach of Monroeville route 1; 11 grandchildren, including Max Reidenbach of Decatur route 5, and Bruce Reidenbach of Decatur; and four great-grandchildren. Four sisters, one brother and one great-grandson, Kirk, are deceased. One daughter, Mrs. Emma Myers, is also deceased. Funeral rites will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, with Rev. Ron D. Fruth, officiating. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery at Van Wert. Friends may call at the funeral home after 12 noon Wednesday until time of the services.
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Surname: AGLER
Decedent: Clifford "Pood" AGLER
Date: Aug 23 1975
Woodlawn Cemetery; Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio
Times Bulletin, Van Wert County, Ohio; Aug 23 1975

Clifford "Pood" Agler, 65 of 816 W. Main St., formerly of Huntington, Indiana, died at 10:25 p.m. Friday at Van Wert County Hospital. He was born Aug 25, 1909 in Ohio City, the son of Lewis J. and Estella (Smith) Agler.
Survivors include his widow, Ethel; four stepchildren, Kenneth Hoghe of Middle Point, Irene Martin of Huntington, Vernon Hoghe of Kokomo, Ind., and Mrs. Eugene (Helen) Smith of Van Wert; two brothers, Rex of Van Wert, and Pete of Ohio City; three sisters, Mrs. Treva Fowler and Mrs. Lynn (Agatha) Soule, both of Van Wert, and Mrs. Arthur (Dorothy) Trisel of Mendon; 11 stepgrandchildren and 21 step great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul and Kenneth.
Mr. Agler was a member of the American Leagion and Loyal Order of Moose, Van Wert, and the United Transportation Erie Railroad Union of Huntington, and was a World War II veteran. He was a graduate of Ohio City-Liberty High School in 1927, and had been a conductor on the Erie Railroad for 29 years before his retirement in 1970. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Cowan & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Ohio City.
Contributed by Jim Cox

Surname: ALLEN
Decedent: Bertha ALLEN
Date: October 21, 1977
Ridge Cemetery; Middle Point, Van Wert County, Ohio
Decatur Daily Democrat; Adams County, Indiana; October 21, 1977

Bertha Allen, 83, Medina, Ohio, a former resident of Willshire, Ohio, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday in Crestview Nursing Home, Medina, following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 26, 1894 in Willshire, a daughter of Isaac Newton and Martha Rupp-Sheckler.
She was married to Oscar L. Allen on Aug. 26, 1914. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1977. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother in infancy and a sister. Mrs. Allen was a member of the Middle Point United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Alspachs Funeral Home, Van Wert, with Rev. Alan Barone officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call at 5 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Contributed by Karin King

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