Category: Obituaries

Moore Inspires Raider Grapplers

The Raider wrestling family was met with tragic news at the Van Buren Invitational when we learned that wrestler, Eli Moore, had lost his father, Bill Moore. We had lost one of our own, and the team began to deal with this tragedy. Coach Clemens had been prepping for the state duals that would follow…

Elvene Marie Dobbelaere

OAKWOOD, OHIO Elvene Marie Dobbelaere, 91, of Oakwood passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Gardens of Paulding. She was born September 1, 1926 to Elva and Ethel (Schooley) Keck in Paulding, Ohio.  She was a 1944 graduate of Latty High School. On April 22, 1946 she married Gerard Dobbelaere at St. Mary’s Catholic…

Stella Jane Jones

PAULDING, OHIO Stella Jane Jones age 80 died Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Ft. Wayne. She was born October 16, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Nora (Justice) French.  On August 7, 1954 she married Keith R. Jones, who preceded her in death March 3,…

Dorothy M. Rager

PAULDING: Dorothy M. Rager, age 88 died Monday, January 22 at the Gardens of Paulding, Paulding, Ohio. She was born March 8, 1929 in Paulding, the daughter of the late Darris S. and Gladys M. (Ansley) Albert. On February 7, 1948 she married Kenneth Rager who preceded her in death on May 30, 1980. She…

Cathleen Joy Harris

CATHLEEN JOY HARRIS, 89, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Hickory Creek at Hicksville. Born in Paulding County, Ohio on April 11, 1928 to Orvel and Florence (Manson) Keck, Joy was a homemaker and had been active in many community organizations, including Milan Homemakers, Woodlan Band Parents, and the March of Dimes. She held…

Linda M Coughlin

Auburn, IN Linda M Coughlin, 68 died Tuesday January 2, 2018 at Parkview Randalia in Fort Wayne. She was born June 14, 1949 in Paulding, Ohio to Francis E and Bonnie M (Mettert) Coughlin. They both survive in Antwerp, OH. Linda was a 1967 graduate of Payne High School. She worked in the corporate office…

Marilyn J. Doner

Marilyn J. Doner, 75, of Van Wert, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior at 7:43 AM Sunday, January 07, 2018 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 30, 1942 in Havre, Montana to the late Joseph R. & Bonnie J. (McGill) Bachini. On September 9, 1966 she married Hans…

Dorothy M. Meyer

Dorothy M. Meyer, 85, of Antwerp, passed away at home Friday, December 29, 2017. Dorothy was born in Woodburn, Indiana on December 5, 1932, a daughter of the late Hilda (Bohren) and Henry  Roemke. Most of us would remember Dorothy working beside her husband at Antwerp Alleys. She was a member of the Antwerp American…

Daniel D. Slone

Daniel D. Slone, 46 of Paulding, Ohio passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Daniel was born in Paulding on July 24, 1971. He worked at Grabill Cabinets. He will be sadly missed by his mother, Marcella (Watkins) Slone, of Paulding; children, Danielle (Richard) Justice of Harlan, IN, Logan Daniel (Tina McKeever)…

Avery Allen Hook Sr.

ANTWERP, OH Avery Allen Hook Sr. age 74 died Wednesday, December 13, 2017. He was born February 12, 1943 in Paulding, the son of Henry and Margaret (Kerns) Hook.  On February0 13, 1962 he married Janet (Lehman) Hook, who preceded him in death on September 26, 1997.  He retired in 2008 from LaFarge Corporation after…

Gary W. Lipp

Gary W. Lipp age 69 died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in the Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN. He was born February 5, 1948 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Harold and Freda (Elser) Lipp.  On December 27, 1969 he married Janice L. Werling, who preceded him in death on July 11, 2014. He retired in 1998…

Nettie J. Mabis

ANTWERP, OH Nettie J. Mabis age 92 died Sunday, December 10, 2017. She was born November 9, 1925 in Adams County, Indiana, the daughter of Emanuel and Sylvia (Brentlinger) Miller. On April 7, 1946 she married Russell J. Mabis, who preceded her in death on October 23, 2002. She retired in 1986 from General Electric…

Paul W. Thompson

PAULDING, OH: Paul W. Thompson age 84 went home to be his Lord and Savior on Wednesday November 22, 2015. He was born June 12, 1933 in Paulding County, the son of the late Emmett and Marguerite (Layman) Thompson. On March 8, 1957 he married Rebecca A. Agler, who preceded him in death on November…