Category: Obituaries

Clair Leroy Paxton, age 86

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,

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

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

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

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…

Jon Tucker Tillery

PAULDING: Jon Tucker Tillery, age 34 died Saturday, October 19 at the Paulding County Hospital, Paulding, Ohio. He was born November 16, 1978 in Jacksonville, Illinois, the son of David and Robin (Rodgers) Tillery. On March 18, 2007 he married Wendy J. Bechtel, who survives. He was previously employed by Papa John’s Pizza. He is…

Renée L. Sieger

New Haven Renée L. Sieger, 43, of New Haven, passed away on Friday, October 18, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of Andy Andrews and Betty Andrews, who survive. Renée was an active member of the Fellowship Missionary Church, Fort Wayne, and…

Robert (Bob) P. Tempel

PAYNE Robert P. Tempel, 85, of Payne, passed away at home Saturday, October 19, 2013. Bob was born in Paulding, Ohio on July 12, 1928, a son of the late Esther (Beamer) and Rupert Tempel. He proudly served in the U.S. Army & was a machinist at Essex Wire for 21 years & Uniroyal Goodrich…

Benjamin M. Blankenship, age 85

CONVOY, OHIO: Former Paulding resident, Benjamin M. Blankenship, age 85 died Tuesday, October 15 at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. He was born April 8, 1928 in Macon County, TN, the son of Harmon and Idell (Scott) Blankenship. On July 29, 1950 he married Martha Ann Gregory, who preceded him in death on…

Donna Hahn, 103

Donna Hahn, 103 of Antwerp, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Van Crest of Antwerp. Donna was born in New Haven, Indiana on December 27, 1909, a daughter of the late Anna (Schwehn) and Charles Werling. She was a nurse at Paulding County Hospital. On Feb 26, 1938 Donna married Gilbert Hahn, who died…

Eloise E. Gerig, 82,

Woodburn Eloise E. Gerig, 82, of Woodburn, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence (nee Schinbeckler) Klaehn. She was an active member of the Christ Lutheran Church, Woodburn and was a Stephen Minister. She…

M. Joan Burtch, age 83

PAULDING: M. Joan Burtch, age 83 died Wednesday, October 9 at CHP Hospice, Defiance, OH. She was born April 11, 1930 in St. Marys, Ohio, the daughter of Edward and Iris (Henschen) Kuns. On August 28, 1949 she married Karl Burtch, who survives. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church where she…