Category: Obituaries

Iona “Sue” (Booth) Hand

Antwerp, OH Iona “Sue” (Booth) Hand, 96, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville, Ohio. Sue was born on September 26, 1924, to the late Alfred and Lottie Booth. She was a 1942 graduate of Antwerp High School. On September 25, 1943, she was united in marriage with…

Helen Eleanor Miller

Antwerp, OH Helen Eleanor Miller, 90, of Antwerp passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at The Gardens of Paulding. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio on February 14, 1930, a daughter of the late Maude (Ganger) and Carl Steele. Eleanor worked at Dana Weatherhead for 30 years and was member of Antwerp United Methodist…

John “Jack” Haynes

ANTWERP, OH John “Jack” Haynes, 92, of Antwerp passed away  Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Hickory Creek in Hicksville. Jack was born in Lorain, Ohio on April 6, 1928. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II. He was a lifetime member of the Antwerp VFW Post 5087 and…

James “Red” Allen

James “Red” Allen, 77, of Payne, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Red  was born in Jackson, Michigan on December 13, 1942, a son of the late Ernestine Amelia (Robinson) and Luther Joy Allen. He liked to hunt and race motorcycles and cars. He was also an avid hockey player…

Nellie “Lee” Hiser

Nellie “Lee” Hiser, 91, of Antwerp passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at The Manor in Antwerp. Lee was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on June 20, 1929, a daughter of the late Sue (Grant) and Cecil Jacobs. She worked at the Fort Wayne Newspapers and in her hometown in Beverly Hills, Florida. Lee also worked…

Kenneth W. Cox

Kenneth W. Cox, 82, of Payne, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Kenny was born in Payne, on July 4, 1938, a son of the late Eliene (Deerwester) and Otis Cox. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a truck driver for most of his life. Kenny will be sadly missed…

James C. Schmunk

ANTWERP, OH James C. Schmunk, 87, of Antwerp, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Jim was born in Antwerp on August 9, 1933, a son of the late Lillie L.(Foster) and Peter E. Schmunk. He graduated from Antwerp High School and attended Bowling Green State University. Jim worked at…

Dick Lee Ross

Dick Lee Ross, 75, of Antwerp, Ohio went to be with the Lord Wednesday,December 2, 2020 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.Dick was born in Bryan, Ohio on December 8, 1944, a son of the lateMonta Lee (Stell) and Leo Ford Ross.He proudly served in the Ohio National Guard for 6 years and retiredfrom BF Goodrich…

George D. Bischoff

New Haven, IN – George D. Bischoff, 88, passed on Sunday, November 30, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne.  Born in Fargo, North Dakota he was the son of the late Virgil and Bertha (Holderbaum) Bischoff and was raised in North Dakota and northeastern Indiana until he left for the Army at age 17.…

Mary Louise Mabis

Mary Louise Mabis, 89, of Anterp passed away at Vancrest of Payne, Saturday, November 28, 2020. Mary Lou was born in Hicksville on June 21, 1931, to the late Ila (Saylor) and Dearl Singleton. She always made her family top priority, taking pride in her children and loved being a grandmother always making sure to…

Freda (Adkins) Farris,

Freda (Adkins) Farris, “Granny”, 84, of Grover Hill passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Paulding County Hospital. Freda was born on November 6, 1936 to the late Ernest and Iva Ceola (Leonard) Adkins.  On June 21, 1954, she married Journey Farris, who preceded her in death on June 1, 2010. Freda enjoyed listening to…

Charles F. Fowler

Charles F. Fowler, 73 years, of Hicksville, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in his home. Charles was born September 18, 1947 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the son of the late Frank Fowler and Ruth (Griggs) Murphy. Charles proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He loved American muscle cars…

Paul Edward Perl

Paul Edward Perl, known lovingly as PAULY, 52, of Paulding, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.  He shared his testimony of faith with family and friends and was baptized in June, 2020. After an extensive fight with multiple myeloma cancer, he was recently able to spend time with friends and family…