Category: Obituaries

Sharon J. Strahley

Paulding: Sharon J. Strahley, age 73 died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born January 22, 1941 in Paulding Co. Ohio, the daughter of James J. “Pete” and Mary E. (Elliott) Leslie. On January 22, 1958 she married Paul D. Strahley, who preceded her in death on…

Kathryn A. Eagleson

WOODBURN: Kathryn A. Eagleson, 93, of Edgerton, Indiana died Wednesday, June 3, 2014 at Kingston Health Care Center, Fort Wayne. Born in Edgerton, Indiana she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Kilgore. She was a lifetime member of Edgerton Wesleyan Church. Kathryn was an avid sports fan and bowler. She was also…

Altha D. Reighter,

PAULDING: Altha D. Reighter, age 99 died Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Country Inn Enhanced Living Center, Paulding. She was born July 29, 1914 in Paulding, the daughter of Grover and Lovina (Long) Pollard. On June 12, 1937 she married Wm. Earl Reighter, who preceded her in death on November 18, 2004. She was…

Karl G. Werling,

Paulding: Karl G. Werling, age 95 died due to injuries sustained in an auto accident Thursday, May 29, 2014. He was born March 30, 1919 n McCartyville, Ohio, the son of Leo and Mary M. (Reier) Werling. On October 12, 1940 he married Garland E. Ritz, who preceded him in death on August 21, 2001.…

Norman H. Eschbach

Norman H. Eschbach, 97 of Payne, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Norm was born in Paulding on Jan. 14, 1917, a son of the late Agnes (Rohlman) and Peter Eschbach. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy in WW II from 1942 to 945. Norm worked at Rea…

Catherine I. Stoller,

PAULDING: Catherine I. Stoller, age 91 went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Inn at Olentangy Trail, Delaware, Ohio. She was born May 28, 1922 in Latty, Ohio, the daughter of Elza and Emma (Hubert) Tope. In 1944 she married Wendall R. Vance who was KIA during WWII. On October…

McKENZIE LAUREN PHLIPOT,

McKENZIE LAUREN PHLIPOT, 12, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014. Born in Chicago, Ill., she loved music, playing the guitar, sports, the outdoors and hanging out at the lake with her cousins. Surviving are her mother, Beth Martin of Chicago, Ill.; father, Travis Phlipot of Paulding, Ohio; grandparents, Joseph and Judith Phlipot of Paulding, Ohio;…

Danny Riggenbach

PAULDING: Danny Riggenbach age 78, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, OH. He was born in Paulding County, Ohio on May 20, 1935 the son of Harold and Laura (Spriesterbach) Riggenbach. On April 4, 1959 he married Almalee C. Monroe, who survives. He was a SGT in the US Marine Corp…

Maxine “Mickie” Farnsworth

Maxine “Mickie” Farnsworth, 90, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014. Mickie was born in Bluffton, Indiana on December 8, 1923, a daughter of the late Martha (Baumgartner) and Marion Lee. She worked at General Electric in Fort Wayne; was a member of the GE Auxiliary, the First Presbyterian Church of Antwerp. Mickie liked…

Matthew Carl Clevinger,

Matthew Carl Clevinger, 48, of Antwerp passed away Monday, May 12th, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Matt was born in Pikeville, Kentucky on January 26, 1966, a of Jeannette (Hamlin) Clevinger and the late Carl Clevinger. Matt loved his family and always made time for hunting & fishing. He was a toolmaker and machinist…

Pauline Eva Klinker

Pauline Eva Klinker, 85, of Payne, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at home. Pauline was born in Allen County, Indiana on April 23, 1929, a daughter of the late Eva (Dodane) and Leonard Mourey. She was devoted to her family and her church. On June 7, 1949 she married Major Klinker. Pauline will be…

Helen Imogene “Jean” Scarbrough,

PAULDING: Helen Imogene “Jean” Scarbrough, age 81, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born September 7, 1932 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Francis and Virginia (Ladd) Pier. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Grover Hill.…

Vicky Rae Long

OAKWOOD: Vicky Rae Long, 69, of Oakwood died at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 6, 1944 in Paulding to the late Dorris and Myrtle (Wilcox) Steele. She married Leonard Jack Feeney, who preceded her in death. On July 5, 1975, she then married Fred W. Long,…