Ruth M. Johnson, 92, died Wednesday December 26, 2012 at Manor House Assisted Living, Antwerp, Ohio. She was born on July 5, 1920 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the Roy V and Estella (Busch) Baxter. Ruth was a 1938 graduate of Van Wert High School. On November 30, 1939, she was united in…
James “Casey” M. Clark
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PAULDING: James “Casey” M. Clark, age 81 died Sunday, December 23 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born August 5, 1931 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of Leo P. and Ethel (Powers) Clark. On April 14, 1956 he married Kathryn A. Buchman, who survives. He was a member of Divine…
Glenn Detmon
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Glenn L. Detmon, 87, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Glenn was born in Oak Harbor, Ohio on May 9, 1925, a son of the late Lillian (Matzen) and Roy Detmon. He proudly served in the U.S. Army in WW II, where he was awarded the Purple…
Elma Ruth McClure
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Elma Ruth McClure, age 100 died Monday, December 17 at Country Inn Enhanced Living Center, Paulding, Ohio. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio, on December 8, 1912 the daughter of Willie and Viletta (Taylor) Michael. On January 14, 1934 she married Floyd McClure, who preceded her in death on January 26, 1985. She was…
Grace V. Agler
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Grace V. Agler, 97, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Parkview Nursing Center, Edgerton, Ohio. She was born on July 12, 1915 in Mark Center, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Maude (Graves) Gecowets. She was a 1933 graduate of Rockford High School, Rockford, Ohio. On December 22, 1933 she was united in…
Woodlan High’s Blake Miller honored by Colts
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Blake Miller, senior at Woolan Jr. Sr. High was named to the Indianapolis Colts high school academic all-star team. The colts along with the Indiana football coaches association formed a committee to select a senior player representing each offensive and defensive position regardless of size school. Blake was named the Tight End academic all-star. Blake…
Raider Wrestling still undefeated
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Wayne Trace Wrestling entered last week with two duel meets scheduled. Wrestling on Tuesday night at Antwerp they picked up wins over Antwerp and Fairview. Thursday night they moved their record to 6-0 in duels with two highly contested wins over Tinora and Ayersville. After Thursday night, the Raider squad has beaten all GMC teams.…
Audrey Moore
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Audrey Lynne Moore, 35, of Payne, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord & Savior at 11:25 am Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center after bravely fighting a lengthy battle with cancer. Audrey was born in Paulding, Ohio on February 16, 1977, a daughter of Nancy (Thompson) and Tony Burkley.…
Linda Kay Grant
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Linda Kay Grant, age 61 died Thursday, December 13. She was born December 21, 1950 in Bay City, Michigan, the daughter of Merlin Jay and Iva Romaine (Selle) McKeon. On August 15, 1971 she married Gary Grant, who survives. She was President and CEO of Wedding Dreams and Grant’s Catering and was previously employed as…
Bead for Life
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By: Beth Stauffer This is the first in a three part series featuring ideas for unique Christmas gifts. Up next will be a feature about the top online gifts of 2012 followed by a feature about gift giving that simultaneously supports locally owned New Haven businesses. Looking for something different to gift someone special with…
O’Dell Williams
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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…
