John Herzig, age 79

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…

M. Catherine “Cate” Gary Hart, 98

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…

Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 11/20/13

This 20th day of November, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Fred Pieper, Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, and Nola Ginter, Clerk ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 203523 through 203635 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A…

Kenneth E. Klender

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…

Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 11/18/13

This 18th day of November, 2013, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Fred Pieper, Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, and Nola Ginter, Clerk ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 203459 through 203522 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. TRAVEL REQUEST: Claudia…