PAULDING: John Herzig, age 79, died Friday, November 22, 2013 at the CHP Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. He was born July 16, 1934 in Hungary, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Metzger) Herzig. On November 9, 1956 he married Cecilia Ottmayer, who preceded him in death on November 13, 2008. He was previously employed by LaFarge…
Category: Obituaries
M. Catherine “Cate” Gary Hart, 98
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Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin: Former Paulding County resident, M. Catherine “Cate” Gary Hart, age 98 died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Hope Hospice Center. Cate was born to Charles A. and Glenna (Carpenter) Welsh on October 6, 1915 on an Oakwood, Ohio, farm near the Paulding-Putnam county line. She graduated from the Oakwood High…
Kenneth E. Klender
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Kenneth E. Klender, 88, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, November 19th, at Laurels of Defiance. Ken was born in Antwerp on January 9, 1925, a son of the late Bertha (Andes) and Ernst Klender. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy on the submarine Jallao during WW II; worked at International Harvester & was a member of…
Donald H. Adams, age 79
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PAULDING: Donald H. Adams, age 79 died Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Laurels of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. He was born in Latty, Ohio, on December 25, 1933, the son of James H. and Grace E. (Finnegan) Adams. He grew up in Grover Hill area, attended Hoaglin-Jackson School and spent the last two years at…
Arlene T. Goeltzenleuchter, 81,
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Antwerp: Arlene T. Goeltzenleuchter, 81, of Antwerp passed away Thursday, November 14th, at Vancrest of Antwerp. Arlene was born in Monroeville, Indiana on February 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Elsie (Monnier) and Francis Lothamer. She worked at the IGA in Antwerp; was a member of the VFW Auxiliary. On Oct. 28, 1950 she…
Larry B. Young age 71,
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NEWPORT, TENNESSEE: Larry B. Young age 71, died Tuesday, November 12 at his residence. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana, on January 12, 1942 the son of Ralph D. and Leanna Gayle (Burroughs) Young. On December 21, 1965 he married Mary Ann Dunham, who preceded him in death on July 15, 1998. He was a…
Arnold J. Gerbers
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Woodburn Listing Arnold J. Gerbers, 90, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born in Maumee Twp., he was the son of the late Leonard and Marie Gerbers. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Payne, Ohio. He retired from Phelps Dodge Co. after 37 years of service.…
Stephen Coyne, 52
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Stephen J. Coyne, 52, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Paulding County Hospital. Stephen was born in Decatur, Indiana on October 11, 1961, a son of Richard Coyne and the late Evelyn (Klinger) Coyne. On Aug. 9, 1997, Stephen married Amy Tinlin. He will be sadly missed by his wife, Amy; father;…
Clair Leroy Paxton, age 86
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CECIL: Clair Leroy Paxton, age 86 died Saturday, November 2 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. He was born December 18, 1926 in Paulding County, Ohio the son of Ervin L. and Jeanette A. (Brown) Paxton. On January 25, 1959 he married Rosemarie Odaffer, who survives. He was a self employed Grain/Dairy Farmer…
Betty J. DeLong, 90,
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Betty J. DeLong, 90, of Antwerp passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013 at The Gardens of Paulding. Betty was born in Defiance County on February 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Celia (Grine) and Elba Bercaw. On Feb. 23, 1946 she married Glenn “Banty” DeLong, who died March 3, 1973. She was a member…
James Milan Herzog
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James Milan Herzog, loving husband and beloved father and grandpa, passed peacefully on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at the Pickering House, Lancaster, OH. He was born on July 11, 1940 in Fort Wayne, IN. He was a graduate of South Side High School class of 1958 and Indiana Institute of Technology University in 1963. James…
Raymond H. Stults Jr., age 77
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ASHVILLE, NC: Former Paulding and Kalida resident, Raymond H. Stults Jr., age 77 died Monday, October 21, 2013 at the John F. Keever Solace Center, Ashville. He was born in Paulding County, Ohio, on October 8, 1936, the son of Raymond and Martha W. (Barnes) Stults. On April 7, 1957 he married Betty Ann Forney…
Robert E. Gorman, age 94
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PAULDING: Robert E. Gorman, age 94 died Monday, October 21 at his residence. He was born in Jackson Township, White County, Indiana, the son of Thomas E. and Wanda (Caughell) Gorman. On April 22, 1939 he married Marjorie Ann Albery, who survives, He was a WWII US Army veteran earning two Bronze Stars and owner/operator…
