Viola M. Ramon, age 88

Viola M. Ramon, age 88 died Thursday, February 7 at the Putnam Acres Nursing Home, Ottawa, OH. She was born December 15, 1924 in Cameron, Texas, the daughter of Louis and Laura (Branstetter) Denker. On October 9, 1942 she married Joseph A. Ramon, who preceded her in death on November 2, 1985. She was employed…

Tragic Tuesday

Ashley Messmann. Photo Courtesy of Rachelle Durham. On Monday, things were like they have always been. You could call the West Bend and Ashley would answer the phone. Then Tuesday came. And everything changed. Tuesday morning was a foggy morning. One of the worst fogs I had ever seen. At around eight, the fire trucks…

Raiders boys all out on Antwerp

Antwerp took on Wayne Trace tonight at the Antwerp gymnasium. The Wayne Trace boys basketball team started strong and quickly were ahead. The Antwerp Boys recovered by mid point of the second quarter and took the lead. By the end of the low scoring first half though the Archers were behind by 10 points. The…

Mary Lorraine Kitson, 77

Mary Lorraine Kitson, 77, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Mary was born in Reading, PA on May 7, 1935, a daughter of the late Virginia K. (Bowen) and David  Baker. She was a  switchboard operator at Goshen Hospital; a realtor in Ohio & Indiana and  a volunteer…

Ashley Anne Messmann, age 28

Ashley Anne Messmann, age 28 died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born December 8, 1984 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Robert “Bob” and Pamela S. (Gross) Gardner. On July 7, 2007 she married Harrison “Harry” Messmann, who survives. She was employed by West Bend News as…

Ruby M. Nern, 84, of Antwerp

Ruby M. Nern, 84, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Hicksville. Ruby was born in Oak Hill, Ohio on August 21, 1928, a daughter of the late Dovie (Scarberry) and John  Craft. She worked at Bryan Custom Plastics & was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church of…