Category: Obituaries

Elma Ruth McClure

Elma Ruth McClure, age 100 died Monday, December 17 at Country Inn Enhanced Living Center, Paulding, Ohio. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio, on December 8, 1912 the daughter of Willie and Viletta (Taylor) Michael. On January 14, 1934 she married Floyd McClure, who preceded her in death on January 26, 1985. She was…

Grace V. Agler

Grace V. Agler, 97, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Parkview Nursing Center, Edgerton, Ohio. She was born on July 12, 1915 in Mark Center, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Maude (Graves) Gecowets. She was a 1933 graduate of Rockford High School, Rockford, Ohio. On December 22, 1933 she was united in…

Audrey Moore

Audrey Lynne Moore, 35, of Payne, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord & Savior at 11:25 am Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center after bravely fighting a lengthy battle with cancer. Audrey was born in Paulding, Ohio on February 16, 1977, a daughter of Nancy (Thompson) and Tony Burkley.…

Linda Kay Grant

Linda Kay Grant, age 61 died Thursday, December 13. She was born December 21, 1950 in Bay City, Michigan, the daughter of Merlin Jay and Iva Romaine (Selle) McKeon. On August 15, 1971 she married Gary Grant, who survives. She was President and CEO of Wedding Dreams and Grant’s Catering and was previously employed as…

O’Dell Williams

O’Dell C. Williams, 87, of Payne passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at The Gardens of Paulding. O’Dell was born in Payne on July 18, 1925, a son of the late Gladys (Zartman) and Vernon Williams. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy in WW II. He worked at Armstrong Implement in Payne and had…

Rosemary Perrine

Rosemary Perrine, 86, of Payne, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at The Gardens of Paulding. Rosemary was born in Payne, on June 2, 1926, a daughter of the late Anna (Schall) and John Linder. She was a homemaker and a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Parish. On Oct 25, 1947 Rosemary married Harold…

Norma Grace Gutmann

Norma Grace Gutmann, 93, of Beavercreek, OH passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forest P. Gutmann December 11, 2011. She is survived by two sons: Larry (Kay) Gutmann of Ridgefield, CT and Denny Gutmann of San Francisco, CA; grandchildren: Kimberly and Michelle; great-grandchildren: Micaelyn,…

Donald E. Roehrs

Donald E. Roehrs, 72, of Hicksville died Friday, December 7, 2012 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. He was born on January 1, 1940 in Defiance, OH, the son of the late Edgar and Ruth (Duerk) Roehrs. Donald was a 1958 graduate of Concordia Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN. On June 15, 1963, he was…

Barbara Ann Woodcox

Barbara Ann Woodcox, 66, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Barbara was born in Van Wert on May 26, 1946, a daughter of the late Helen (Grostephan) and Harry Fry. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Antwerp, where she was the church secretary for many…

Clara M. Brown,

Clara M. Brown, 95, of Hicksville died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Hickory Creek of Hicksville, Hicksville. She was born on September 13, 1917 in Antwerp, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Bulich) Meyer. She was a graduate of Antwerp High School. On May 7, 1938, Clara was united in marriage with Bernard…

Ernest D. Harshman,

Ernest D. Harshman, 75, of Payne died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN. He was born March 3, 1937 in Payne, the son of David W. and Bertha (Miller) Harshman. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Payne; Eagles #2405, Paulding, and Moose of Van Wert.…