O’Dell C. Williams, 87, of Payne passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at The Gardens of Paulding. O’Dell was born in Payne on July 18, 1925, a son of the late Gladys (Zartman) and Vernon Williams. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy in WW II. He worked at Armstrong Implement in Payne and had…
Marine Private Dunderman Graduates from Marine Corps
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Grant B. Dunderman graduated on November 30, 2012, from the Maine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, SC. After a ten day liberty, he will be working with the Defiance, OH, Marine Corps Recruiting Office for an additional twenty three days before continuing his S.O.I. (School of Infantry) training at Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, NC…
Rosemary Perrine
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Rosemary Perrine, 86, of Payne, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at The Gardens of Paulding. Rosemary was born in Payne, on June 2, 1926, a daughter of the late Anna (Schall) and John Linder. She was a homemaker and a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Parish. On Oct 25, 1947 Rosemary married Harold…
Norma Grace Gutmann
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Norma Grace Gutmann, 93, of Beavercreek, OH passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forest P. Gutmann December 11, 2011. She is survived by two sons: Larry (Kay) Gutmann of Ridgefield, CT and Denny Gutmann of San Francisco, CA; grandchildren: Kimberly and Michelle; great-grandchildren: Micaelyn,…
Donald E. Roehrs
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Donald E. Roehrs, 72, of Hicksville died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. He was born on January 1, 1940 in Defiance, OH, the son of the late Edgar and Ruth (Duerk) Roehrs. Donald was a 1958 graduate of Concordia Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN. On June 15, 1963, he was…
Barbara Ann Woodcox
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Barbara Ann Woodcox, 66, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Barbara was born in Van Wert on May 26, 1946, a daughter of the late Helen (Grostephan) and Harry Fry. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Antwerp, where she was the church secretary for many…
Clara M. Brown,
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Clara M. Brown, 95, of Hicksville died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Hickory Creek of Hicksville, Hicksville. She was born on September 13, 1917 in Antwerp, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Bulich) Meyer. She was a graduate of Antwerp High School. On May 7, 1938, Clara was united in marriage with Bernard…
Ernest D. Harshman,
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Ernest D. Harshman, 75, of Payne died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born March 3, 1937 in Payne, the son of David W. and Bertha (Miller) Harshman. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Payne; Eagles #2405, Paulding, and Moose of Van Wert.…
Letter to the Editor: I apologize
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Letter to the Editor On April 24, 2013 I submitted a letter to the editor to the newspapers reporting no dogs were euthanized at the Paulding County Dog Shelter since August 2012. I recently found out the information I was given was not correct, and many dogs were put down. It is with a heavy…
