Joel Miller

Joel Miller, 67, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at his home. He was born on March 11, 1945 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the son of Jacob and Anna (Graber) Miller. Joel is survived by three daughters- Rose (Dennis) Balgary of Ft. Wayne, IN, Sarah (Delbert) Delagrange of Spencerville, IN, Julie (Greg) Gorman of Lake Worth,…

Ruth M. Johnson

Ruth M. Johnson, 92, died Wednesday December 26, 2012 at Manor House Assisted Living, Antwerp, Ohio. She was born on July 5, 1920 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the Roy V and Estella (Busch) Baxter. Ruth was a 1938 graduate of Van Wert High School. On November 30, 1939, she was united in…

James “Casey” M. Clark

PAULDING: James “Casey” M. Clark, age 81 died Sunday, December 23 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born August 5, 1931 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of Leo P. and Ethel (Powers) Clark. On April 14, 1956 he married Kathryn A. Buchman, who survives. He was a member of Divine…

Glenn Detmon

Glenn L. Detmon, 87, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Glenn was born in Oak Harbor, Ohio on May 9, 1925, a son of the late Lillian (Matzen) and Roy Detmon. He proudly served in the U.S. Army in WW II, where he was awarded the Purple…

Educator John Basinger takes over as PEVS Superintendent

The transition began as Pat Ross, the Paulding Exempted Village Superintendent, will officially take her new position at Antwerp Local School District on January 1 and the PEVS School Board named John Basinger as interim Superintendent, starting January 2, until the board is able to find a permanent replacement. John has been married to his…

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…