Obituaries

Dec 10, 2014

Shelby Jean Sheeley, 77, of Lakeview, passed away at Lima Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. She was born in Mechanicsburg on March 5, 1937 to the late Alva H. and Vivian (Knox) Stegal. She married Raymond Lee Sheeley in Dayton and he preceded her in death on January 15, 1973. She is also preceded in death by her...

Dec 8, 2014

Karen L. Moore, 49, of DeGraff passed away at 5:07 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2014 at her home. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 18, 1965 to Richard and Loretta (Wheeler) Picker, who survive in Northridge, Ohio. On April 2, 2005 she married Jeffrey Moore and he survives, along with her children; Jordan Perry of Urbana, Heather...

Dec 7, 2014

Beulah R. Orahood, 86, formerly of Patterson Ave., Bellefontaine, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Mercy-McAuley Center, Urbana. Beulah was born in West Mansfield on May 30, 1928 to the late Russell and Martha (Clemons) Miller. She married Fay I. Orahood on June 7, 1947 in Cambridge, Indiana and he preceded her in death on March 1, 1982. Beulah...

Dec 5, 2014

Gregory A. Kerns, 65, of Ft. Myers and formerly of Bellefontaine passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 5, 2014. He was born in Bellefontaine on March 23, 1949 to the late Merlin and Betty Jo (Wehner) Kerns. Greg was a 1967 graduate of Bellefontaine High School. Prior to moving to Florida, he worked at Thomas & Marker. While living in Florida,...

Dec 4, 2014

Roger L. Hough, age 77, passed peacefully in his home Thursday, December 4, 2014. He was born August 8, 1937 in Wilmington to the late Carl and Mildred Hough. His family moved to Huntsville, OH in 1947 where he attended school, played sports, and made many friends. Roger graduated from Huntsville Schools in 1956, and in 1960 was drafted into...

Dec 4, 2014

Mary Lou White, 85, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital She was born on July 8, 1929 in Bainbridge, Ohio to the late Elwin “Rocky” and Mabel (Anderson) Thompson. On October 23, 1949, in Hillsboro, Ohio, she married Henry Clay White and he preceded her in death on December 29, 1980. She...

Dec 3, 2014

Frank L. Dinovo Sr., 89, of Bellefontaine went Home to be with his Savior Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Delaware, Ohio on December 13, 1924, the son of the late Frank and Augusta (LaMantia) Dinovo. On December 29, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois he married Angelina “Angie” Rose Saccotelli and she...

Dec 3, 2014

Naomi E. “Betty” Black, 84, of DeGraff went home to be with the Lord and her family at 12:37 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Logan County, Ohio on December 18, 1929 to the late Isaac W. and Jennie (Reams) Holycross. On August 10, 1979 she married Herbert Lewis Black...

Dec 1, 2014

Catherine L. “Katie” Douglas, 82, of DeGraff passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2014 at her home. She was born in Logan County, Ohio on March 26, 1932 to the late Clarence L. and Carrie E. (Gates) Thomas. On March 30, 1952 she married Stephen A. Douglas and he preceded her in death on September 27,...

Nov 30, 2014

Betty M. Predmore, age 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, November 30, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio October 7, 1937, to the late Alvin and Anna (Conrad) Martindale. On September 13, 1956, she married William Phylander “Bill” “Moose” Predmore and he preceded her in death January 19, 2011. She...

Nov 29, 2014

Fredrick J. Eads Jr., age 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born July 17, 1927, the son of the late Fred Newton and Florence (Hullinger) Eads. On August 23, 1948, he married Edith “Jackie” Marie Jackson in Huntsville, Ohio and she preceded him in death January 6,...

Nov 27, 2014

Thomas W. Porter, age 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away at 9:00 P.M. Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Auxier, Kentucky February 3, 1931, to the late Noah Malcom and Louise Ellen (Dotson) Porter. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter Heather Hall; a sister Emma; two brothers, Noah and...

Nov 24, 2014

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Marlos J. John, age 74, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine May 31, 1940, to the late Stanley and Ilo (Briggs) Shepherd. Marlos married James L. John November 29, 1959, at the...

Nov 23, 2014

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Marlowe E. Holder, age 91, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 7:40 P.M. Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Deshler, Ohio June 18, 1923, to the late Delbert C. and Edna Mae (Schmidt) Adams. On June 16, 1939, she...

Nov 21, 2014

Bernard R. DeRemer, age 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 1:37 A.M. Friday, November 21, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in West Liberty June 18, 1920, a son of the late Wilbur and Alice (Holdren) DeRemer. After his mother died in 1921, he grew up in the home of his uncle and...

Nov 19, 2014

Robert (Bob) L. Faber, age 70, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, November 19, 2014. He was born in Logan County Ohio March 24, 1944, to the late Ralph and Hazel (Worst) Faber. Bob is survived by his wife of forty years, Jane (Reed) Faber, whom he married August 16, 1974. He is also survived by his children,...

Nov 18, 2014

Mary Lou Crapnell, age 91, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at her residence Tuesday, November 18, 2014. She was born on the family farm in Hardin County Ohio to the late John Earl and Emma Lucille (Allen) McAlexander by Dr. A.E. Jones, the new doctor in town January 26, 1923, during a blizzard. She was his first delivery in...

Nov 17, 2014

Gail Thomas Hunt, age 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine July 2, 1924, to the late Leo Thomas and Hazel (Sullivan) Hunt. On April 6, 1946, he married the former Dorothy Marie Eley in Lakeview, Ohio and she preceded him in death November 27,...

Nov 17, 2014

Carol L. Skeen, age 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born August 4, 1934 in Bellefontaine, to the late Charles and Anna Belle (Shafer) Fridley. On May 23, 1953, she married Thomas W. Skeen in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death April 19, 2009. She was...

Nov 16, 2014

Frank Edward Brown, age 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014 at his home. He was born April 17, 1936 in Bellefontaine, a son of the late Edward and Edna B. (Durflinger) Brown. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Doty. He was the owner and operator of Brown’s Washer Repair and was a...