Obituaries Listing
Raymond E. Mosier
May 7, 2007
87, of rural Middle Point, died at 11:10 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2007, at his residence.
He was born July 17, 1919, on the family farm where he lived, the son of the late Arley and Minnie (Poling) Mosier. On January 5, 1941, he married Helen A. (Glander) Mosier, who survives.
Mr. Mosier farmed...
William I. "Bill" Pontius, Sr
Apr 5, 2007
71, of Van Wert, died at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, April 05, 2007, at his residence.
He was born March 12, 1936, in Van Wert Ohio, the son of the late Burdett and Mildred (Jackson) Pontius. On June 07,1955 he married Margaret M (Scott) Pontius, who survives at home.
Mr. Pontius had retired from the...
Jerry L. Dix
Mar 25, 2007
62, of Van Wert, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2007, at the Van Wert County Hospital.
He was born December 14, 1944, in Fort Wayne Indiana, the son of the late Carroll J. and Alice A. (Frye) Dix, whom survives in Woodburn Indiana. On April 23,1966 he married Karla J. (Butler) Dix, who survives...
James C. Mills
Mar 24, 2007
72, of Van Wert, died at 2:55 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2007, at his residence.
He was born September 21, 1934, in Columbus, the son of the late James C. Sr. and Marjorie I. (Semer) Mills. On February 26, 1958, he married Kurako (Saito) Mills, who died July 19, 1992.
Mr. Mills had worked...
Helen Joan Riley
Mar 17, 2007
77, of Van Wert, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Vancrest Health Care Center.
She was born September 24, 1929, in Van Wert, OH., the daughter of the late Clyde and Loretta (Brabant) Conwell. She married June 07, 1948 to Joseph W. Riley, who died January 11, 1977. Mrs. Riley was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse....

Helen Huffman
Mar 12, 2007
55, of Ohio City, died Monday, March 12, 2007, at her residence. She was born June 7, 1951, in Decatur, Ind., the daughter of the late Richard Sr. and Joan (Hitchcock) Boring. She married Roger D. Huffman, who died December 27, 2006.
Survivors include a daughter, Billie Huffman of Ohio City; one brother, Richard Boring Jr....

William H. Kreischer
Jan 21, 2007
79, of Los Lunas, N.M., and formerly of Van Wert, died January 21 at his home in Los Lunas.
He was born October 13, 1927, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Arthur and Leila (Balyeat) Kreischer. He married Ruth (Reed) Kreischer, who preceded him in death in 1992.
Mr. Kreischer was...
Brent Amos Cheney
Jan 17, 2007
29, of Convoy, died at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.
He was born January 18, 1977, in Messania, N.Y., the son of Richard and Diane (Cheney) Wood of Okeechobee, Fla. On January 9, 1997, in Ringgold, Ga., he married Kelli (Klausing) Cheney, who survives in Convoy.
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Roger Dean Huffman
Dec 27, 2006
61, died at 3:35 p.m., Wednesday December 27, 2006 at his residence in Ohio City, Ohio.
He was born August 02, 1945, in Decatur Indiana, the son of Morse William and Luella Maxine (Stetler) Huffman. He married Helen (Boring) Huffman on Friday, June 12, 1970, she survives at the residence.
Mr. Huffman had attended...
Joel G. Moctezuma
Dec 20, 2006
36, died at 3:24 p.m., Wednesday December 20, 2006 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio.
He was born July 13, 1970, in Juniotepic Moreles, Mexico, the son of Sersin and Rafela (Galicia) Moctezuma whom survive in Mexico.
Mr. Moctezuma had been employed in the building construction field.
In addition to...

Dennis "Denny" Reish
Dec 19, 2006
59, passed away at 12:10 a.m., Tuesday December 19, 2006 at his home in Van Wert. His immediate family was with him.
Mr. Reish was employed at a Tool & Die maker at National Seal Division of Federal Mogul Corporation in Van Wert. He was an avid Chevrolet Corvette fan and also an ardent fan of...
Chaunita "Connie" Sanchez
Dec 13, 2006
57, of Van Wert, Ohio, died at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Southwest Hospital in Cleveland Ohio.
She was born June 09, 1949 in Uvalde Texas, the daughter of the late Santiago Garcia Sr. and Anita (Diaz)Garcia.
Ms. Sanchez worked at several area nursing homes including, VanCrest Healthcare Center, Van Wert...
John Edwin Thomas
Dec 10, 2006
82, of Van Wert, Ohio, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, December 10, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.
He was born May 14, 1924, in Van Wert County Ohio, the son of the late Robert Abner and Laura (Grant) Thomas.
Mr. Thomas retired from Weatherhead Corporation in Antwerp Ohio. He was...
Jane E. Oakley
Dec 7, 2006
80, of Middle Point, Ohio, died at 2:40 p.m. Thursday, December 07, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.
She was born June 17, 1926, in Paulding County Ohio, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Pearl (Saum) Scarbrough.
Mrs. Oakley was a homemaker. She was also a member of the former...
Phyllis L. Hipp
Dec 1, 2006
80, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, December 01, 2006, the Kingston Residence Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
She was born September 14, 1926, in Grover Hill Ohio, the daughter of the late George S. Hipp and Arvilla A. (Powell) Scarbrough.
Ms. Hipp retired from General Electric, where she worked as...
Curtis Lacey
Nov 23, 2006
73, of Van Wert, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, November 23, 2006, at his residence.
He was born July 3, 1933, in Livingston, Tenn., the son of the late Walter and Bertie (Vinson) Lacy. He married Carol (Rauch) Lacy, who survives at the residence.
Mr. Lacy was employed by Marquardt Construction in Monroeville, Ind., for...
Ruth M. Stallkamp
Nov 15, 2006
97, of Van Wert, died at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert.
She was born June 12, 1909, in Lima, the daughter of the late Harry W. and Alverta (Durker) Snook. On February 9, 1946, she married Melvin J. Stallkamp, who died June 13, 1985.
Mrs....
Beverly Louise Watson
Oct 10, 2006
73, of Van Wert, died at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.
She was born October 26, 1932, in Fort Wayne, the daughter of the late Milo and Nancy Margaret (Baer) Campbell. In December 1949, she married Richard Watson, who survives in Van Wert.
Mrs. Watson was...
W. Everett Jones
Oct 1, 2006
W. Everett Jones of Van Wert died at 1:10 a.m. Sunday, October 01, 2006, at Vancrest Health Care Center, in Van Wert.
He was born to the late William and Margaret (Jervis) Jones in Venedocia, Ohio. He married Betty Shaffer on September 08, 1944, she survives.
Mr. Jones was a farmer and drainage contractor....

Marcia Ann Cramer
Sep 1, 2006
68, of Van Wert, died at 1:05 p.m. Friday, September 1, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
She was born October 11, 1937, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late James and E. Elma (Piper) Ireton. On April 29, 1957, she married John E. Cramer, who survives in Van Wert.
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