Obituary Listing

Sep 4, 2019

ST. MARYS — Willis M. "Bill" Barber, 86, of rural St. Marys, passed away peacefully on his 86th birthday at 11:02 AM Wednesday, September 4, 2019 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following an extended illness.

He was born September 4, 1933 in his home where he has resided all of his life in Salem...

Sep 3, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Terry R. "Rusty" Pierce, Jr., 46, of Spencerville, died Tuesday afternoon, September 3, 2019 in Van Wert County.

He was born October 23, 1972 in Lima, a son Terry R. and Sue E. Hunsaker Pierce, Sr. He was formerly married to Trisha M. Pierce, who survives.

Rusty is survived by his sister; Linda...

Aug 31, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Dennis R. "Denny" Mays, 60, of Spencerville, died 2:40 a.m., Sat. Aug. 31, 2019, at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1958, in Lima, the son of James & Shirley (Stringfield) Mays, who preceded him in death. On June 22, 2016, he married Julie Manning, and she survives in Spencerville.

Other survivors include 2...

Aug 29, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Arthur L. "Art" Fleck, 81, of rural Spencerville, passed away peacefully at his home at 8:50 AM Thursday, August 29, 2019 following a short illness.

He was born September 18, 1937 in Uniopolis, a son of the late Gilbert and Mary Stiles Fleck. His step-father Clarence Dorsten in also deceased. He married Linda Sue Strand,...

Aug 29, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Arthur L. "Art" Fleck, 81, of rural Spencerville, passed away peacefully at his home at 8:50 AM Thursday, August 29, 2019 following a short illness.

He was born September 18, 1937 in Uniopolis, a son of the late Gilbert and Mary Stiles Fleck. His step-father Clarence Dorsten in also deceased. He married Linda Sue Strand,...

Aug 27, 2019

Spencerville; Police Chief Darin E. Cook, 53, of Spencerville, left us suddenly at 8:27 PM Tuesday August 27, 2019 in Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following a sudden illness in Spencerville. He has been Chief for the past 18 years.

He was born November 18, 1965 in Lima, a son of the...

Aug 24, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — John Lewis Ackerman, 88, died at 3:26 A.M., August 24, 2019, at Lima Memorial Hospice Unit, with his daughters at his side. He was born August 28, 1930, in Convoy, Ohio, to Harold Isaiah and Ruth Ellen (Armstrong) Ackerman, who preceded him in death. On Easter Sunday, March 25, 1951, in Convoy, he married Helen Virginia Williams,...

Aug 21, 2019

Spencerville; Betty Ann Kantner, 94, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully 12:43 AM Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following a two week illness.

She was born March 17, 1925 in Spencerville, a daughter of the late Raymond S. and Mary C. Donhaiser Wienken. On October 2, 1947...

Aug 21, 2019

Spencerville; Dennis R. "Hank" Longstreth, 79, of Lima and formerly of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 8:45 AM Wednesday in the Sara Jane Living Center in Delphos with his family at his side following a long illness.

He was born December 7, 1939 in Van Wert, the son of the late Carl L....

Aug 4, 2019

Mendon; Beverlyanne Moorman, 84, of rural Mendon, passed away shortly after 3 PM Sunday, August 4, 2019 in the Joint Twp. District Hospital in St. Marys with her family at her side, following a short illness.

She was born June 17, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Walter Francis and...

Jul 27, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Shirley E. Colgan Vogt, 77, of Spencerville, passed away at 1:23 AM Saturday, July 27, 2019 in her home with her family at her side, following an extended illness.

She was born November 11, 1941 in Lima, a daughter of the late John J. and Ada R. Taylor Point. On September 22, 1985 she married...

Jul 27, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Lovena Pearl Pollock, 99, from Ottawa, Kansas passed away peacefully on July 27th following a short illness. The Pollock family now has a chance at winning a card game.

Known as Pearl, she was born in Southworth, Ohio on December 9, 1919.

She and her twin sister, Muriel, who passed away in 2015,...

Jul 20, 2019

Jul 17, 2019

Celina; Rosemarie E. Moser, 98, of Celina and formerly of Lima, passed away July 17, 2019 at Miller Place Care Center in Celina.

She was born September 9, 1920 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late John J. and Nevilla E. Apgar Hunsaker. On December 12, 1953 she married Warren Moser, who...

Jul 16, 2019

Spencerville, Ohio at 8:21 AM Tuesday, July 16, 2019 with his family at his side, gave his life to beat the cancer he battled bravely for over two years. He was born January 7, 1960 in Tarboro, NC., the son of the late Freddie Carl West and Barbara Jean Webber West, who survives in Tarboro, NC. On August 21,...

Jul 15, 2019

Spencerville; Lavern D. "Bus" Shaffer, 99, formerly of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 7 PM Monday, July 15, 2019 in the Sonata Viera Assisted Living Center in Melbourne, FL., with his daughters at his side.

He was born April 25, 1920 in Spencerville, the son of the late Harold W. and Freda Hanes...

Jul 15, 2019

CONCORD, N.C. — Robert Morris Fox, Sr., 86, of Concord, NC, passed away at his home on Monday, July 15, 2019. He was formerly of the Spencerville area.

The Fox family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Gordon Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, and again at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20,...

Jul 12, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Larry L. "Pete" Mueller, 75, of rural Spencerville, passed away at 7:10 PM Friday, July 12, 2019 in St. Rita's Medical Center, with his family at his side, following a brief illness.

He was born November 21, 1943 in Delphos, Ohio, a son of the late Carl and Florence Feathers Mueller. On August 9, 1968...

Jul 10, 2019

LIMA — Charles W. "Charlie" McPheron, 79, of rural Lima, passed away peacefully in the Shawnee Manor on Wednesday afternoon, July 10, 2019 with his family at his side.

He was born January 26, 1940 in Auglaize County, a son of the late Raymond D. and Leona M. Lauth McPheron. On October 26, 1963 he married Mary...

Jul 8, 2019

SPENCERVILLE — Rodney T. Hardeman, 53, of Spencerville, died at 7:12 PM Monday, July 8, 2019 in St. Rita's Medical Center following an auto accident on St. Rt. 117, East of Spencerville.

He was born January 10, 1966 in Lima, a son of the late Lucien Colman and Geraldine Ruth Gass Hardeman. On May 10, 1986 he...