PAULDING: Ida May Mielke age 94 died Monday, January 18, 2021. She was born May 29, 1926 in Allen County, Indiana, daughter of the late Ellsworth and Edith (Barnhart) Rhodes. On July 6, 1946 she married Walter J. Mielke who preceded her in death on April 4, 1990. She was a member of St. John…
PAULDING, OH Anna C. Blanchard age 94 died Friday, January 15, 2021. She was born May 8, 1926 in Paulding County, daughter of the late John and Ada (Buchman) Kwascigroh. On June 20, 1953 she married Alfred R. Blanchard, who preceded her in death on July 27, 1988. She was a 1944 graduate of Oakwood…
OAKWOOD, OH Roger Jacob Spangler, 81 of Oakwood passed away at 4:15 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021 at The Meadows of Kalida. He was born January 20, 1939 in Oakwood to the late Oliver and Clara Bell (Shafer) Spengler. On march 25, 1961, he married Marie Dearth whom he shared a loving marriage of 58…
Antwerp, OH Stanley Woods Jordan, 96, of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Stan was born in Antwerp on June 27, 1924, a son of the late Dollie (Woods) and William Jordan. He never stood on the sidelines. From his high school days, playing for the undefeated 1938 Archer…
West Bend News writer and Antwerp resident Stan Jordan passed away yesterday evening, January 13. Please be considerate of his family and the West Bend News family, and give time for mourning at this time. We miss you very much! Stan gave us many years to great fun, history and friendship. Rest In Peace 1924-2021…
Rita Roseann (Hanna) Carter, 61 years, of Sherwood, Ohio passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance. Rita was born January 31, 1959 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of late Eugene A. and Martha (Fackler) Hanna. She was a 1979 graduate of Napoleon High School. Rita married Ron E. Carter on October…
PAULDING: Eleanor E. Fellers age 88 died Wednesday, January 6, 2021. She was born February 10, 1932 in Paulding County, daughter of the late Frank and Gail (Stouffer) Carnahan. On December 8, 1951 she married Donald J. Fellers who preceded her in death on May 7, 2008. She is survived by her children: Gail (Don)…
Paulding, OH Robert Lee “Bob” Shaffer, 72, died peacefully Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at home with his wife by his side. He was born August 11, 1948, to Lloyd Shaffer and Grace (Adams) Thrasher. Bob was a 1966 graduate of Oakwood High School and then served his country from 1968-1974 in the United States Army…
Eileen E. Rice, 93, of Antwerp went home Monday, December 21, 2020 welcomed into the loving arms of her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. She passed at Community Memorial Hospital. Eileen was born October 30; 1927 in Medaryville, Indiana. The daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Lemke) Shedrow. April 6, 1947 she married Robert…
PAULDING, OH Rosemarie Reinhart age 93 died Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Gardens of Paulding. She was born August 28, 1927 to the late Leo and Lois (Ritz) Walz in Defiance. She married Robert Reinhart on August 30, 1952 at St. John’s Church in Defiance, and was employed in the office of J.C. Penneys…
St. Joe, IN Shirley Jane Anderson DeLong Shull, 93, of St. Joe Indiana passed on Monday, December 21, 2020 at her daughter Martha’s residence. Born in Antwerp, Ohio, on June 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Nelson Anderson and Edith Catherine (Bickhard) Anderson. She was preceded in death by her first…
Antwerp, OH Kenneth Fain Lowe, 68, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Fain was born in Jefferson City, TN on January 18, 1952. He worked at General Motors Foundry and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Antwerp. He will be remembered most for his contagious…
Van Wert, OH Myles Stanton Parsons, 80, of Wren, passed away at 2:19 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2020 at Van Wert Health. He was born on July 27, 1940, in Van Wert the son of the late Carl and Alice (McCray) Parsons. On October 6, 1979, he married the former Carolyn J. Henry who survives.…
