Obituaries

Mar 18, 2016

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Laura Jane Conley, 84, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 1:23 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. She was born in Logan County, Ohio on June 4, 1931 to the late Joseph Pruitt and Treasie Eva (Rinehart) Allen. On February 4,...

Mar 18, 2016

Jack Moore Prater, 89, of DeGraff, died at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 surrounded by his family at the home of his daughter, Sharon. He was born at home in rural Bellefontaine, Ohio on June 8, 1926 to the late Harry L. and Martha A. (Moore) Prater. On May 29, 1948, he married the former Louise Katherine “Betsy”...

Mar 17, 2016

Evelyn V. Kale, 85, formerly of Belle Center, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016. She was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1930 to the late Frank and Victoria (Orlando) Pessia. On May 6, 1983, Evelyn married Herbert E. Kale, and he preceded her in death on July 7, 1997. She was also preceded in death by two children;...

Mar 17, 2016

Rebecca L. Herring, 84, of Belle Center passed away Thursday morning, March 17, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Logan County on October 24, 1931 to the late Morgan A. and Bertha Belle (Fry) Connor. Rebecca married Howard “Bud” Herring on May 12, 1951 in Belle Center and he preceded her in death on May 25,...

Mar 17, 2016

Nita J. Moore, 90, of Bellefontaine, passed away Thursday morning, March 17, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Logan County on April 9, 1925 to the late Harland Spencer and Susan Marie (Watkins) Laird. She married William E. Moore on December 15, 1943 in Belle Center and he preceded her in death on May 17,...

Mar 16, 2016

Larry K. Peters, 73, of West Liberty passed away Wednesday morning, March 16, 2016 at Heartland of Bellefontaine Nursing Home. He was born in Bellefontaine on April 26, 1942 to the late Willard E. and Mary I. (Rose) Peters. Larry was also preceded in death by a brother Dale Peters, sons Max K. Peters and David J. McEvoy and daughter...

Mar 15, 2016

Clayton ‘Gary’ Rhea, 74, of Columbus, formerly of Bellefontaine passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in the Ross Heart Hospital at the Ohio State University. Gary was born on April 28, 1941 in Bellefontaine, the son of the late Clayton and Eleanor (Warwick) Rhea. He is also preceded in death by two brothers, Tracy and Phillip Rhea and a step-brother,...

Mar 13, 2016

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Merle E. Leininger, 95, of Sidney, passed away at 11:13 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney. He was born in Auglaize County, Ohio on February 6, 1921 to the late Walter E. and Kathryn (Brann) Leininger. On November 15, 1943 Merle married...

Mar 12, 2016

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Sally E. McQuown, 75, of Belle Center passed away Saturday evening, March 12, 2016 at Mary Rutan Hospital. She was born in Hardin County on June 4, 1940 to the late Merlin Edgar and Margaret J. (Flowers) Chamberlin. Sally married Ronald Eugene McQuown on June 21, 1997 in Gatlinburg,...

Mar 12, 2016

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Quo Vadis (McGinnis) Clark, 88, of Bellefontaine, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12:32 p.m. at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on May 2, 1927 in North Lewisburg, Ohio, to Ralph...

Mar 11, 2016

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William David Huffman, 72, of East Liberty went to be with the Lord Friday morning, March 11, 2016 at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in Champaign County on January 14, 1944 to the late William R. and Marjorie (Hunt) Huffman. He was also...

Mar 10, 2016

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Barbara L. Goldstein, 76, of Bellefontaine passed away Thursday morning, March 10, 2016 at the Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born in Bellefontaine on August 23, 1939 to the late Fred E. and Helen (Harrington) Brackney. Barbara is survived by her daughter Stacy L. Goldstein of Jupiter, Florida. Keeping with Barbara’s wishes, there will be no services....

Mar 9, 2016

Georgia Anne Jackson, 87, of Bellefontaine, started her journey home at 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Mary Rutan Hospital. She was born in Urbana, Ohio on April 19, 1928 to the late Clarence and Erma (West) Kohler. On October 17, 1948 Georgia married Paul Willard Jackson, and he preceded her in death on November 8, 1993. She...

Mar 9, 2016

Jo Anne Harman, 86, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:58 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Mary Rutan Hospital. She was born in Logan County on August 23, 1929 to the late John Wesley and Juanita (Williams) Clingerman. On November 25, 1948 she married Floyd L. Harman and he preceded her in death on December 4, 1996. She was...

Mar 6, 2016

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Donna K. Kingery, 64, of Bellefontaine, passed away peacefully at 4:50 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 20, 1951 to the late Thomas William and Geralene (Green) Davis. Along with her parents, Donna was preceded in...

Mar 5, 2016

Richard J. Vicario, 87, died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine. He was born on January 30, 1929, the son of the late Charles and Mary (Cira) Vicario in Bellefontaine. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a son, Timothy Vicario in 1989, three brothers, Salvatore “Sam”, Charles William “Bill”, and Jacob...

Mar 4, 2016

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Denise R. Ware, 60, of Jackson Center, passed away at 11:32 a.m. on Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney. She was born in Sidney, Ohio on October 9, 1955 to the late Duane Eugene “Red” and Doris Ann (Yost) Ware. She was also preceded in death by her brother David R....

Mar 3, 2016

Earl Lee Torrence, 69, of Huntsville passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born in Kenton on July 4, 1946 to the late Stanley Earl and Mary (Cooper) Torrence. He was also preceded in death by a sister Margaret Nabors. A veteran of the US Army, Earl served during the Viet...

Feb 28, 2016

Akiko Kubo Gilbert, 89, of Bellefontaine, passed away at Logan Acres Care Center on Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was born January 15, 1927 in Fukuako, Kyushu, Japan, a daughter of the late Yosaku and Hatsu Kubo. On July 16 1953, she married Glenn Robert Gilbert in Tokyo, Japan and he preceded her in death on December 15, 2005. She...

Feb 27, 2016

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Robert A. Shafer, 69, of DeGraff, passed away at 4:22 a.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 9, 1946 to the late Gilbert Wayne and Opal Barlag Shafer. On March 3, 1973, Robert married the former Phyllis A. Jackson in Quincy, Ohio,...