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Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Sager) Ducey
Aug 18, 2015
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Ducey OTTAWA - Elizabeth A. "Betty" Ducey, 81, of Ottawa died 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. Betty was born January 11, 1934 in Glandorf, Ohio, one of 13 children born to Frank and Bernadine (Warnecke) Sager. On November 7, 1953 she married Donald P. "Mick" Ducey in Sts. Peter and...
Wilma F. (Evans) Carpenter
Aug 16, 2015
Wilma F. Carpenter OAKWOOD - Wilma F. Carpenter, 76, of Oakwood died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, August 16, 2015 at The Laurels of Defiance. She was born May 19, 1939 in South Webster, OH to the late Arnold Edward and Emma Mae (Belcher) Evans. She is survived by 2 children: Greg Carpenter and Tracy Hoeppner; a granddaughter: Nicollette Collins; and...
Gregory G. Hovest
Aug 14, 2015
Greg G. Hovest Glandorf- Greg G. Hovest, 81, of Glandorf died 12:31 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, surrounded by his family and his devoted wife of sixty years. He was born February 5, 1934 in Glandorf to the late Ignatius and Mary (Ricker) Hovest. On October 27, 1954, he married Patricia Schroeder who survives...
Zita M. (Duling) Ruhe
Aug 14, 2015
Zita M. Ruhe OTTAWA - Zita M. Ruhe, 93, of Ottawa, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 at The Meadows of Ottawa. She was born July 23, 1922 in Glandorf to the late Frank and Anna (Palte) Duling. On May 6, 1942 she married Victor H. Ruhe who died July 6, 2001. She is survived by 4 children:...
Eugene U. Stechschulte
Aug 13, 2015
Eugene "Gene" Stechschulte KALIDA - Eugene "Gene" Urban Stechschulte, age 84, passed away at The Meadows of Kalida August 13, 2015, surrounded by his loving family and his devoted wife of 60 years, Mary Jane. Gene, born April 24, 1931, in Kalida, Ohio, was the son of William and Laura (Leopold) Stechschulte. He attended Kalida High School and married Mary...
Phyllis L. (Mcclish) Tegenkamp
Aug 12, 2015
Phyllis L. Tegenkamp DUPONT - Phyllis L. Tegenkamp, 79 of Dupont died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 29, 1936 in Dupont to the late Harry "Raymond" and Ruby Hazel (Matson) McClish. On January 13, 1951, she married Thomas A. Tegenkamp, Sr. who died April 21, 2010. Survivors include...
Bertha Mae "Butchie" (Justus) Klear
Aug 9, 2015
Bertha Mae "Butchie" Klear GLANDORF - Bertha Mae "Butchie" Klear, 84, of Glandorf, died 9:05 a.m. Sunday, August 9, 2015 at The Meadows of Ottawa. She was born January 17, 1931 in Defiance to the late Alva and Mabel (Dunkelbarger) Justus. On August 5, 1950, she married LeRoy "Nook" Klear, and he died November 3, 2004. Survivors include 5 children:...
Margie E. (Springer) Wagner
Aug 7, 2015
MARGIE E. WAGNER FORMERLY OF CLOVERDALE – Margie E. Wagner, 88, formerly of Cloverdale, began her new life in Heaven on Friday, August 7, 2015 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's and cancer at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. She was born on April 20, 1927, in Decatur, IN to the late John M. and Susan (Gravott) Springer. On...
Dennis F. Gerdeman
Aug 7, 2015
DENNIS F. GERDEMAN OTTAWA– Dennis F. Gerdeman, 61, of Ottawa, died 11:45 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2015 at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima. He was born December 13, 1953 in Lima to Linus and Rosemary (Otto) Gerdeman. His father is deceased. His mother survives in Ottawa. On August 16, 1980, he married Lisa Ward and she survives in Ottawa. Also surviving...
Christeen Irene (Taylor) Ford
Aug 6, 2015
Christeen Irene Ford Grover Hill - Christeen Irene Ford, 91, of Grover Hill, died 1:47 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Van Wert In-Patient Hospice. She was born September 27, 1923 in Grover Hill to the late Thomas Edward and Christeen (Winters) Taylor. On September 28, 1944 she married Wendell Robert "Bob" Ross who died September 22, 1958. Then on...
Edward P. Burwell Sr.
Aug 5, 2015
Edward P. Burwell, Sr. LEIPSIC - Edward P. Burwell, Sr., 84 of Leipsic died at 10:22 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Kobacker Hospice House in Columbus with his children by his side. He was born October 18, 1930 in Leipsic to the late William Everett and Ruth (Martin) Burwell. On January 21, 1951, he married Patricia Washburn who...
Harold J. "Pete" Schroeder
Aug 4, 2015
Harold J. "Pete" Schroeder LEIPSIC - Harold J. "Pete" Schroeder, 84, of Leipsic died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at The Meadows of Leipsic. He was born April 23, 1931 in Leipsic to the late Vincent and Anna (Winkler) Schroeder. On April 30, 1960 he married his wife of over 55 years, Frances Laubenthal, and she survives in...
Carolyn J. (Winover) Warren
Aug 2, 2015
Carolyn J. Warren Leipsic - Carolyn J. Warren, 85, of Leipsic, died 12:50 a.m. Sunday, August 2, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born March 16, 1930 in Putnam County to the late Harry and Carrie (Shafer) Winover. On June 14, 1949, she married Raymond "Jake" Warren, who died February 17, 1999. Carolyn is survived by 2...
Rachel R. (Rivera) Cervantes
Aug 1, 2015
Rachel Cervantes Leipsic - Rachel Cervantes, 82 of Leipsic, passed away peacefully at 12:03 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, surrounded by four generations of family. She was born July 14, 1933, in San Antonio, TX, to the late Ignacio Rivera and Juanita Garcia Rodriguez. Rachel lived in Leipsic for the last 62 years. She...
Mary Catherine (Zink) Hohenbrink
Aug 1, 2015
Mary Catherine Hohenbrink Leipsic - Mary Catherine Hohenbrink, 96, of Leipsic, died 6:35 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015 at The Meadows of Ottawa. She was born October 25, 1918 in Miller City to the late William and Della (Perkey) Zink. On June 5, 1937, she married Mathias J. Hohenbrink, who passed away December 13, 1993. Mary is survived by 2...
Mary Evelyn (Burnett) Lapoint
Jul 30, 2015
Mary E. (Burnett) LaPoint Pemberville - Mary Evelyn LaPoint, 91, of Pemberville formerly of Ottawa, passed away 7:56 p.m., July 30, 2015 at Otterbein Portage Valley in Pemberville, which had been her home for the past 12+ years. She had been in failing health for a number of years. She was born on July 10, 1924 in Spencerville to the...
Audra E. (Brower) Roberts
Jul 29, 2015
Audra E. Roberts Ottawa - Audra E. Roberts, 78, of Leipsic, formerly of Ottawa, died 9:42 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born March 22, 1937 in Miami Co., IN to the late Walter and Catherine (Birk) Brower. On October 11, 1958, she married William Roberts who survives in Leipsic. She is survived...
Jessie M. Howard
Jul 29, 2015
Jessie M. Howard CONTINENTAL - Jessie M. Howard, 69, of Continental died at 12:44 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born December 14, 1945 in Berea, KY to the late Roy and Dorothy (McIntosh) Combs. On October 20, 1962 she married Charles Howard who survives in Continental. Also surviving are 2 sons: Stephen...
George Joseph Lubeley
Jul 28, 2015
George Joseph Lubeley Ottoville -- George Joseph Lubeley, 96, of Ottoville died 1:34 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 23, 1919 in St. Louis, MO to the late George A. and Cecelia (Jergens) Lubeley. On July 25, 1974 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lansing, MI he married Marie Theresa Weber, who survives. He...
Gertrude "Trudy" Reed
Jul 25, 2015
Gertrude "Trudy" Reed South Bend, IN – Gertrude "Trudy" Reed, 81, of South Bend, IN died 6:52 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Kalida, Ohio. She was born March 6, 1934 in South Bend, IN to the late Francis and Helene (Gleisman) Redfern. On November 29, 1952 she married Arthur Reed who died April 8, 2007. Trudy is survived by...

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