Category: Obituaries

Hilda K. McGrath

Hilda K. McGrath, age 98 died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Gardens of Paulding, Paulding, Ohio. She was born May 19, 1915 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Elba and Celia (Grine) Bercaw. On April 30, 1935 she married Leo William McGrath, who preceded her in death on December 27, 2002. She was…

Ralph Wyatt, age 89

PAULDING: Ralph Wyatt, age 89, died August 5, 2013 at his daughter’s home in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio.  He was born October 30, 1923 at Grover Hill, Ohio, the son of Warren and Ruth (Jay) Wyatt.  In 1948, he married Joyce Burt from Melrose, Ohio who preceded him in death on February 6, 2012. He served…

Joanne R. Wendt, 76

HICKSVILLE, OHIO Joanne R. Wendt, 76, died Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Hickory Creek at Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio. She was born on November 20, 1936 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Calvin and Ethel (Leever) Shreve. Joanne was a 1954 graduate of Ayersville High School. On October 21, 1956, she was united in…

Linda Gail Piersma, 64,

ANTWERP, OHIO Linda Gail Piersma, 64, died Friday August 2, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. Linda was born July 3, 1949 in Waynesboro, TN the daughter of Eddie and Margret Howe. She graduated from Hicksville High School in 1967 and worked for Lincoln National Life for 35 years. On June 5,…

Dana B. Sosbe, age 64,

Armes-Hunt Funeral Home 765-948-4178 Dana B. Sosbe, age 64, of Antwerp, OH, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at VA Northern Indiana Health Care Center in Marion, IN. He was born in Defiance, Ohio on August 25, 1948 the son of the late Robert Charles Sosbe and Alice (Shoemaker) Sosbe. He graduated from Antwerp High School…

Cynthia Marie Bustos, age 57

PAULDING: Cynthia Marie Bustos, age 57 died Sunday, July 28 at her residence. She was born November 29, 1955 in Harts, West Virginia the daughter of Johnie and Thelma (Stolling) Egnor. On May 16, 1975 she married Daniel J. Bustos, who survives. She was a member of the VFW Post #587 Auxiliary. She is survived…

Elizabeth Irene Hedrick

Antwerp, OH – Liz Hedrick Elizabeth Irene Hedrick, 84, of Antwerp passed away Saturday, July 27th, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Liz was born in Hicksville on May 9, 1929, a daughter of the late Julia (Kalmer) and Joseph Szabo. She was the owner at Riverside Restaurant, Antwerp for 12 years & had worked at…

William Weippert Sr.

CECIL: William Weippert Sr. age 80 died Friday, July 26, 2013. He was born to Glenn and Ethel (Hasch) Weippert February 15, 1933. He married the love of his life, Audrey Glenn on January 14, 1956. He was an avid churchgoer. His passion in life was farming. From the time he was 8 years old…

Wilma Jean Hartwig,

HAVILAND: Wilma Jean Hartwig, age 78, died Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born in Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio, on July 17, 1935 the daughter of Harold A. and Ilo A. (Smith) McAdams. On November 28, 1953 she married Cletus Ray Hartwig, who survives. She was a…

George G. Kelly

PAULDING: George G. Kelly, age 77 died Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Gardens of Paulding, Paulding, Ohio. He was born October 19, 1935 in Frampton, Quebec, Canada, the son of John and Mary (Audet) Kelly. On June 18, 1966 he married Helen R. Phlipot, who preceded him in death on September 16, 2012. He…

Ralph Brown

Ralph D. Brown, 85 of Antwerp passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Vancrest of Antwerp. Ralph was born in Waverly, Ohio on October 17, 1927, a son of the late Daisy L (Streitenberger) and Ralph A Brown. He served in the U.S. Navy; was a Superintendent at Unioto Local Schools & Antwerp Local Schools…

Gregory J. Bauer, 65

Hicksville – Gregory J. Bauer, 65, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio from a heart attack. Greg was born on October 1, 1947 in Hicksville, the son of Ardon and Mildred (Putzkilo) Bauer. He was a 1965 graduate of Hicksville High School. On February 25, 1984, he was united in…