Obituaries

Mar 2, 2014

William Dale Dille, age 85, Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 P.M. Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Mt. Victory, Ohio May 31, 1928, a son of the late Truman and Eva Cahill Dille. On January 19, 1969, he married Charlotte Louise Daum at the First Christian Church in Bellefontaine, and she survives. In...

Mar 2, 2014

Robert S. Wampler, 67, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine April 23, 1946, to the late Chalmer D. Wampler and Katherine (Reynolds) Shirk who survives in Bellefontaine. On February 24 1964, he married the former Karan Baker in Bellefontaine and she survives along with a son,...

Feb 28, 2014

Emmett Richard “Dick” Morris, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, February 28, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine February 16, 1922, to the late Emmett A. and Merle (Robinaugh) Morris. Dick married the former Geraldine A. “Gerry” Eleyet January 28, 1945 in Bellefontaine, and she preceded him in death...

Feb 26, 2014

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Leona Byler, 74 years 8 months 30 days, of Belle Center, Ohio, entered into her eternal rest at her home in Belle Center, Ohio Wednesday, February 26, 2014, after battling cancer for four months. She was born in Hartville, Ohio May 27, 1939, to the late Leroy and Iva (Raber) Zook. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in...

Feb 25, 2014

Doris M. Zupp, 100, formerly of West Patterson Avenue in Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was the last of her family; her parents, six brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Doris was the youngest child of David P. and Margaret (Lease) Zupp, born in Logan...

Feb 24, 2014

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John A. “Jack” Beckingham, 74, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence Monday, February 24, 2014. He was born December 30, 1939, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan to the late Albert George and Loreta (Houser) Beckingham. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Jean Brook....

Feb 23, 2014

Waldo A. Gilbert, 94, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away at his residence Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born in Rushsylvania January 12, 1920, to the late James C. and Charlotte Belle (Ansley) Gilbert. On November 22, 1945, he married Dorothy M. Ward at the Hopewell Church in Bellefontaine, and she preceded him in death August 9, 2005. He was...

Feb 22, 2014

Paul Albert Kaufman was born in Dhamtari, India on October 3, 1913 and died in West Liberty, Ohio on February 22, 2014 at age 100 years and 4 months. A son of Mennonite missionaries in India, Paul grew up surrounded by Indian friends and culture as well as the Mennonite mission community. He attended elementary school in Nainital, then Woodstock...

Feb 21, 2014

Michael E. Devine, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:38 P.M. Friday, February 21, 2014, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born May 20, 1942, to the late Donald Edward and Sonia (Wazevich) Devine. He is survived by his three children, Michael Devine II and Donald T. (Michelle) Devine, both of Russells Point, Ohio and Tiffany...

Feb 19, 2014

Send Flowers Rolland Alvin Finley November 21, 1925 - February 19, 2014

Rolland Alvin Finley, 88, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away at 2:14 A.M. February 19, 2014, at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Clay Township November 21, 1925, a son of the late J. Lester and Tressie (Metz) Finley. He was also preceded in...

Feb 16, 2014

Gunnery Sergeant Monica Plank, 34, of Stafford, Virginia passed away Sunday morning, February 16, 2014 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Monica was born in Uruapan, Michoacăn, Mexico April 29, 1979, to Jaime and Margarita (Legorreta) Chavez and they survive in North Hills, California. On May 23, 2013, she married GySgt. Christopher J. Plank in Jacksonville, North Carolina...

Feb 15, 2014

Judith Cornelius Crater passed away February 15, 2014, peacefully at her home following a short battle with cancer. Judy was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 6, 1943, to the late Albert D. and Mary Ann Cornelius. She was a life-long member of the Harper United Methodist Church and a 1960 graduate of Rushsylvania High School. She enjoyed a career in...

Feb 14, 2014

Virginia M. Kilbury, 104, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, February 14, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Logansville, Ohio December 15, 1909, to the late Clarence Oliver and Bessie M. (Fisher) Ellis. On November 25, 1927, Virginia married James Shannon Kilbury and he preceded her in death March 23, 1997. She was...

Feb 14, 2014

Sharon L. Costello, 75, of Bellefontaine,Ohio, passed away Friday evening, February 14, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine October 17, 1938, to the late Harold E. and Eunice I. (Taylor) Brunson. Sharon is survived by her children, Tina (Ric) Norton of Bellefontaine, Kelly Costello of Bellefontaine, Scott Graves of Webster, Massachusetts, Vince Costello...

Feb 9, 2014

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Donald M. Horn, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Logan County Ohio April 29, 1917, the son of the late Ralph and Kizzie (Bewley) Horn. He grew up on a dairy farm as a child...

Feb 8, 2014

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Paul Adrian Helmlinger, 91, of Botkins, Ohio, passed away at 1:25 P.M. Saturday, February 8, 2014. He was born in Shelby County Ohio to the late Adam Ernest and Anna Louise (Ambos) Helmlinger. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Esta E. (Alexander) Gies; his brother and...

Feb 7, 2014

Martha L. Shaner, 89, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 8:32 P.M. Friday, February 7, 2014, at the Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Logan County Ohio August 27, 1924, to the late Lewis and Louisa (Gross) Metz. On April 5, 1947, she married Roy A. Shaner and he preceded her in...

Feb 6, 2014

Ina Mae Crevison Linson, 91, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 6, 2014, at Logan Acres Care Center with her family at her side. She was born in West Mansfield, Ohio March 2, 1922, to the late John Harry Crevison and the late Cora Dell Crevison Miller. She was also preceded in death by two step-fathers, Ivan Schuck and Alph...

Feb 3, 2014

Rosena M. “Roz” Wesser, 84, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio September 11, 1929, to the late Everett and Cecil (Pash) Van Voorhis. On June 12, 1948, she married Claude Edward Wesser in Huntsville, Ohio and he preceded her in death October 3, 2002....

Feb 3, 2014

Helen Catherine Siebeneck, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, February 3, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio January 3, 1918, to the late Joseph C. and Ellen Mary (O’Brien) Penwell. Helen was married first to Lawrence Stevens and later to Leonard Siebeneck. Both preceded her in death. She was...