Obituaries

Feb 2, 2014

Betty Madlyn Miracle, 92, formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, February 2, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born June 22, 1921, in the Ammons Homestead on State Route 117 in Belle Center, to the late Stephen and Minnie (Henderson) Ammons. On June 18, 1946, she married Donell D. “Don” Miracle...

Feb 1, 2014

Patsy L. Maurer, 86, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, February 1, 2014 at The Pavilion in Sidney. She was born in Botkins, Ohio to the late Urban T. and Sylvia (Zimpfer) Kennedy July 19, 1927. She married Walter Philip Maurer Jr. May 11, 1946, in Botkins and he preceded her in death May 9, 2008. Patsy was also...

Jan 30, 2014

Kenneth Allen “Ken” Duff, 74 of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:23 P.M. Thursday, January 30, 2014 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Logan County Ohio July 31, 1939, to the late Donald and Thelma (Moore) Duff. He was was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Laurie Ann; his...

Jan 28, 2014

Carlyle C. Davis, 90, of rural Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed peacefully to his heavenly home at 8:05 A.M. Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the home of his daughter, Jeanette in Columbus, Ohio, with his daughters, Jeanette and Christine, at his side. He was born March 19, 1923, near DeGraff, Ohio the son of the late Ottis Henson Davis and Edna (Keysor)...

Jan 26, 2014

Arden J. Neer, Sr., 73, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. An inspiration to everyone, he fought a courageous battle with cancer always with a positive attitude. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio February 7, 1940, to the late Ezra J. and Mary (Rodabaugh) Neer. Also preceding him in death was a...

Jan 26, 2014

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Helen Peterson, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 21, 1932, in Rushsylvania, Ohio to the late Virgil and Cora L. (Russell) Thaxton. On October 23, 1949, she married Frank I. Peterson in Bellefontaine,...

Jan 25, 2014

Ruth Pauline Kerns, 86, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. Saturday, January 25, 2014, at her home. She was born in Logan County Ohio December 31, 1927, to the late Milo Andrew and Mary Margaret (Kline) Ricketts. On August 29, 1948, she married her husband of sixty one years, Sidney Earl Kerns, and he preceded her...

Jan 24, 2014

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Foster W. Schrader, 83, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away late Friday, January 24, 2014, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Logan County Ohio September 23, 1930, the son of the late Henry Albert and Lydia Regina (Mentzger) Schrader. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son,...

Jan 24, 2014

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Joanna Dorff Dodge, 79, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at her home in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Born June 16, 1934 in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Vessels) Dorff. She is survived by her loving husband, W. Robert ‘Bob’ Dodge, who she married June 23, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio. She is...

Jan 22, 2014

Jan 21, 2014

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Diana Renee Brunner, 52, of Belle Center, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the James Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio. She was born on February 8, 1961, a daughter of Robert G. and Janice M. (Johnston) Quay who both survive in Belle Center. On June 20, 1987, in Belle Center, she married David E. Brunner and he...

Jan 21, 2014

Wayne E. Akers, 93, formerly of Jackson Center, passed from this earthly life at Fair Haven, 2901 Fair Road, Sidney, Ohio on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 6:15 p.m. surrounded by his family. He was born in Jackson Township, Shelby County on October 1, 1920 to the late John and Flossie (Hughes) Akers. He was also preceded in death by...

Jan 20, 2014

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Timothy R. Kuhn, 38, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine February 5, 1975, to Ronald M. Kuhn and Debbie (Clifton) Wagy, both of Bellefontaine. He is also survived by two brothers, Doug (Amy) Kuhn and Brent Blosser, both of Bellefontaine; a step-sister,...

Jan 18, 2014

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Jerome Craig Hicks, 34, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home. He was born in Lima, Ohio April 16, 1979, to Clarke W. and Deborah S. (Klopfenstein) Hicks who both survive in Bellefontaine. Jerome is also survived by his daughter, Teia Hicks of Bellefontaine; a son, Jerome Smith of Bellefontaine; sisters, Kerri (Alex)...

Jan 17, 2014

Bettie N. Jenkins, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, January 17, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine February 5, 1924, to the late Frank and Doris (Orr) Rockwell. She was also preceded in death by her former husband, Donald Leslie Jenkins in 1991. Bettie is survived by her daughter and...

Jan 17, 2014

Curtis E. “Gene” Compton 60, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born January 27, 1953, in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Arlie and Louise (Holstein) Compton. Also preceding him in death was his first wife, Rosemary Keck; his second wife, Ruth Smith; and sisters, Mamie “Jewell”...

Jan 16, 2014

Emmett “Steve” Stephen Zell, 72, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, January 16, 2014 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine January 1, 1942, to the late Emmett Edward and Lilly Marie (Tevis) Zell. Steve was also preceded in death by a brother, David Zell; a daughter, Sharon Ann Zell; and a step-daughter, Betty Jo (Predmore) Zirkle....

Jan 16, 2014

James Richard Lile, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio passed away Thursday evening, January 16, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine June 27, 1930, to the late Frank V. and Abbie R. (Hayes) Lile. Jim was also preceded in death by a brother, Joe Lile; a sister, Phyllis Guthrie;...

Jan 15, 2014

Rita Charlene Klinger, 73, of Greensboro, North Carolina, formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at the Whitestone Masonic & Eastern Star Home in Greensboro. She was born February 17, 1940, in Belle Center to Virginia Belle (Keller) Royer, who survives in Belle Center, and the late Paul Woodrow Royer, who preceded her in death June...

Jan 13, 2014

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Marion Earl Deardurff, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 A.M. Monday, January 13, 2014 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in East Liberty, Ohio May 20, 1933, to the late Marion William and Alice Anna (Hurley) Deardurff. He was also preceded in death by an infant...