Category: Obituaries

David John Cottrell

Antwerp, OH David John Cottrell, 59, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. David was born in Hicksville on March 31, 1957, a son of  Maxine (Sohn) and Richard L Cottrell. He was a 1975 graduate of Hicksville High School and attended the Toledo Meat Cutting School.…

Linda Louise Swann

Linda Louise Swann, 56, of Woodburn, IN, passed away at home Sunday, April 10, 2016 Linda was born in Paulding on July 25, 1959, a daughter of the late Joann (Walkenstein) Webb and Paul  Mortorff. She was a member of Woodburn American Legion Post 377 Auxiliary and worked at BAE Systems. Linda will be sadly…

Brent Alan Waggoner

Brent Alan Waggoner, 49, of Payne  passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016. Brent was born in Van Wert on May 6, 1966, a son of Judy Ann (Thatcher) Wistner and the Kenneth Stanley Waggoner. He graduated from Wayne Trace High School, attended Vantage Career Center and held the same job at  Herbert Orr since graduation. Brent…

Michael Anthony Altic

Antwerp, OH Michael Anthony Altic, 66, of Antwerp passed away at home on Monday, April 11, 2016. Mike was born in Fort Wayne on May 18, 1949, son of the late Betty Louise (Brown) and William Albert Altic, Sr. Mike proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He brought the…

Gilbert C. Schick

OAKWOOD, Ohio: Gilbert C. Schick age 94 died Monday, April 11, 2016. He was born February 28 1922 in Broughton, Ohio, the son of the late Arthur and Elsie (Stephens) Schick.  On November 7, 1948 he married Colleen Jeffery, who preceded him in death on February 21, 2011. He was a life long farmer and…

Ruby M. Stoller

Paulding, OH Ruby M. Stoller, age 88, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Defiance, Ohio. She was born November 16, 1927 in Van Wert County, Ohio the daughter of the late Albert and Ethel (Walker) Sites. On December 20, 1947 she married Justus “Jud” R. Stoller who died January…

Mick Whitehouse

Mitchel “Mick” Whitehouse, 67, of Antwerp,  passed away Friday, April 1st, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Mick was born in Fort Wayne on May 2, 1948, a son of the late Phoebe Ruth (Helsel) and John “Jack” Whitehouse. Although Mick spent his work week at BF Goodrich in Woodburn, his heart was with his life…

Richard Lee “Obie” Obenour

WINTER HAVEN, FL Richard Lee “Obie” Obenour, age 72, went home to be with his Savior, on December 12, 2015 at his home in Winter Haven, Florida. He was born July 6, 1943 in Adrian, Michigan to Paul and Frieda (Myers) Obenour. He retired from General Motors Foundry in Defiance, Ohio on January 1, 1996…

Elizabeth A. Williamson

PAULDING,OH: Elizabeth A. Williamson, age 92 died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Gardens of Paulding. She was born March 1, 1924 in Fort Wayne, Indiana the daughter of the late Peter and Ruth (Hicks) Treece.  On March 9, 1946 she married Kenneth E. Williamson, who preceded her in death on June 20, 1987.  She was…

Michael L. Mason

WOODBURN, IN Michael L. Mason, 56, of Woodurn passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Mike was born in Fort Wayne on March 15, 1960, the son of the late Barbara Ellen (Malfait) and Carl Wayne Mason. He was known as “Mike the Mover” at Parkview Hospital, where he worked since…

Darrell Duane Pease Sr.

PAULDING: Darrell Duane Pease Sr., age 76 died Tuesday, March 1, 2016. He was born in Paulding, Ohio, on April 7, 1939 the son of the late Otis Leroy and Doris Arlene (Metz) Pease. On September 13, 1958 he married Freda Mae Howard, who survives. He retired in 2001 from LaFarge, Paulding after 38 years.…

Thomas “Jane” Rash

Antwerp, Ohio Thomas “Jane” Rash age 75 of Antwerp, Ohio, passed away on February 12, 2016 at her home in Antwerp, Ohio surrounded by family and friends. Jane was born on March 7, 1940 in Fruitvale, Texas to the late Guadalupe and Petra Flores. Jane was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses…

Ruth Haney

Hicksville, Ohio Ruth Haney, 97, died Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Since 2012, she had been living with her daughter Nancy in Mark Center and Linda in VanWert. Born on January 10, 1919 in Cecil, Ohio, Ruth was the daughter of the late Ray and Bertha (Glassmire) Gordon.…