BOWLING GREEN, OH: Marissa Kay Ellen English, age 28, died Wednesday, August 4, 2021. She was born May 6, 1993 in Ft. Wayne, IN, daughter of Marlise (Stoller) and the late Larry English. Marissa loved everyone she met and everyone loved her. That determination for life defied every odd and gave us 28 beautiful years. …
VAN WERT: Former Paulding and Van Wert resident, Mildred “Babe” Eagleson, 87, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Celina Manor, where she had been a resident for approximately five months. She was born November 26, 1933 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of Claude and Hazel Congleton. On April 4, 1949 she married Kenneth Eagleson Sr. She…
PAULDING: Kenneth George Wagner age 82 died Monday, August 2, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Hospice, Defiance. He was born April 23, 1939 in Payne, OH, son of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Paxton) Wagner. He married Janet M. Laukhuf who survives. He was a US Air Force veteran and retired from BF Goodrich &…
PAYNE, OH: Sharon Rose Berryhill, age 84, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at the Paulding County Hospital. She was born December 2, 1936 in Fort Wayne, IN to parents Russell T. and Evelyn W. (Baumert) Gebhart. On July 7, 1952 she married John R. “Jack” Berryhill who preceded her in death in 2007.…
PAULDING, OH: Thomas David Beyer, age 83, died Monday, July 26, 2021. He was born in Allenville, OH, on November 8, 1937, son of the late Jesse and Mary M. (Shamp) Beyer. On April 17, 1981 he married Gloria A. Harmon, who survives. Thomas was a U.S. Army Veteran and was employed by Ohio Power,…
PAULDING: Martha Ellen Strahley age 82 died Thursday, July 22, 2021. She was born May 18, 1939 in Paulding daughter of the late Irven and Mabel (Foust) Shaw. On August 31, 1958 she married Bill Strahley who survives. She was employed as a legal secretary for Weaner, Zimmerman, Bacon, Yoder and Hubbard in Defiance for…
DEFIANCE: James Allen Potter age 61 died Friday, June 25, 2021. He was born February 26, 1960 in Paulding, son of the late John and Freda (Hillman) Potter. On December 8, 2004 he married Mary Hageman who survives. He was employed as mix operator by GM Powertrain, Defiance for 33 years retiring January 1, 2018.…
Betty J. Wilks, 96, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Vancrest of Payne. Betty was born in Fort Wayne on July 29, 1924, a daughter of the late Mabel Irene (Bennett) and Delta Reeb. She enjoyed time with her family, especially baby sitting for them. Betty loved to sew and bake. Betty…
CECIL, OH: David C. Laker age 74 died Friday, May 7, 2021. He was born June 23, 1946 in Ft. Wayne, IN, son of the late Roman “Bud” and Christine (Phlipot) Laker. On August 1, 1970 he married Janet M. James who survives. He was a member and Deacon of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, and…
Antwerp, OH“Bud” Mabis Marion “Bud” Mabis, 83, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at Vancrest of Payne. Bud was born in Monroeville, Indiana on April 5, 1938, a son of the late Beatrice Norwood and Merle Mabis. It was evident to everyone who knew Bud that his passion in life was God, family…
Antwerp, OH Marie Linette Shull, 61, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Marie was born in Kittery, Maine on June 24, 1959, a daughter of Fredrick Gray and the late Alice (Strother) Lewis. Marie served her country in the United States Army, stationed in Germany. After returning from…
Virginia “Jenny” R. Neace, 53, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at The Gardens of Paulding. She was born in Hicksville, Ohio on February 17, 1968, a daughter of the late Rubie (Jordan) and William Meredith, Sr. Jenny was a loving wife, mother and daughter. Jenny also was a great cook, animal lover…
Antwerp, OH Ruth Ann Boylan, 89, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Vancrest of Payne. Ruth Ann was born in Hicksville on May 1, 1931, a daughter of the late Hazel (Crouse) and Dallas Whitman. She will be sadly missed by her sons, Guy (Jane), Bill (Tylene) & Bob (Deborah); grandchildren, Doug…
