Obituaries

Dec 18, 2013

Betty L. Kuntz, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kenton, Ohio. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio October 20, 1928, to the late Clifford and Laura (Levan) Chamberlain. On February 17, 1945, she married Floyd R. Kuntz in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death September 25, 1995....

Dec 18, 2013

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Joanne M. Near, 83, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, December 18, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Ithaca, New York June 16, 1930, to the late John Gaius and Ruth (Allgyer) Baumgartner. She married Dr. H. Wells Near May 22,...

Dec 18, 2013

Phyllis L. McGowan, 72, of rural DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Wednesday morning, December 18, 2013 at her home. She was born in Shelby County Ohio to the late Dallas Kemp and Betty (Regula) Kemp whom survives in Jackson Center. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Sue Snider. Phyllis is survived by her husband, Max McGowan, whom she...

Dec 17, 2013

Lucille M. Klopfenstein, 101, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at the Wapakoneta Manor Tuesday, December 17, 2013. She was born January 27, 1912, in Logan County Ohio to the late William Preston and Etta (Miller) Baughman. On February 14, 1933, she married Roy C. Klopfenstein and he preceded her in death September 8, 1986. She was also preceded...

Dec 14, 2013

Christiane L. Liford, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at her residence. She was born in France, April 5, 1929, a daughter of the late Joseph and Andree (Willman) Vienot. She married James Franklin Liford and he preceded her in death April 2, 1989. She was also preceded in death by two sons, William and Donald...

Dec 13, 2013

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Shirley A. Morris, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013 at her residence. Shirley was born October 11, 1936, a daughter of the late James M. and Marcella (Robinson) Miller. Shirley married Robert Lee Morris October 21, 1951, in Marysville,...

Dec 12, 2013

Hazel G. Moore of Zanesfield, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior from her home Thursday, December 12, 2013. Born August 5, 1917 in Ridgeway, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Ramsey) Daniel. She married Dennis “Herb” Moore in Greenup County, Kentucky February 3, 1941. He preceded her in death in December...

Dec 12, 2013

Roderick Allen Clark, 51, of Long Beach, California, and formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, December 12, 2013 at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bellefontaine August 20, 1962, to Roscelle Clark of Bellefontaine and the late Beverly Mae (Deslandes) Clark, who preceded him in death December 16, 1995. He was also preceded in death by...

Dec 10, 2013

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Raymond “Ray” Joseph Freisthler, 55, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away at 10:15 A.M. Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. This was one day short of the first anniversary of the death of his loving wife Pat, whom he married April 23, 1983. He was born in Sidney, Ohio March 23, 1958, to the...

Dec 10, 2013

Billie Jean Barton, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her home. She was born July 20, 1928 in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late William and Freda (Shields) Kinnard. On November 29, 1948, she married Bill Barton and he preceded her in death in 1978. She was also preceded in death by a son, John Barton in 2010....

Dec 9, 2013

Jon Blair Rose, 70, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio July 21, 1943, to the late Harold and Lucy (Cline) Rose. Jon was also preceded in death by his baby sister Carolyn Rose. Jon is survived by his wife, Carolyn (Elliott)...

Dec 9, 2013

Richard E. “Rick” Foust, 62, of Russells Point, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, December 9, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born May 15, 1951, in Piqua, Ohio to Richard J. and Opal (Allen) Foust. Rick was preceded in death by his father and a brother, David Foust. Rick married the former Bonnie Hiles in Wapakoneta,...

Dec 8, 2013

Mary Marguerite Hickman, 89 of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Sterling House in Springfield, Ohio. She was born July 23, 1924, in Cable, Ohio a daughter of the late Orville and Martha “Marie” Brake Yeazell. On January 25, 1947, in Urbana, Ohio she married Herman Hickman and he preceded her in death June...

Dec 7, 2013

Clara D. Sullivan Lear, 98, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away at the Kenton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Saturday, December 7, 2013. She was born August 6, 1915, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late George Scoffield Sullivan and Nellie Maude Ellsworth. On April 29, 1939, she married George Frederick Lear at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wapakoneta, Ohio and...

Dec 7, 2013

Patricia Sue Jones, 69, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, December 7, 2013 at the Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine January 1, 1944, to the late William S. and Mary Lou (Huber) Columber. Pat married De E. Jones October 21, 1968, in Bellefontaine and he survives. She is also survived by...

Dec 5, 2013

Alice Mae Ricketts, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was born in Bellefontaine July 5, 1938, a daughter of the late Wilson Michael Miller and Bessie Leland Elliott. She was also was preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey Duane Ricketts; a sister, Lura Jean Roth and nieces Lori Roth McGee and...

Dec 5, 2013

Curtis E. Collins, 80, of East Liberty, Ohio, and formerly of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born April 29, 1933, in Lakeview, Ohio to the late Gail E. and Ruth I. (Walters) Collins. On October 11, 1952, he married Millie L. Phillips in Lakeview,...

Dec 5, 2013

Cosma “Minnie” Vicario, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Albany, New York November 8, 1917 to the late Frank and Josephine (Demma) Zuccaro. She married Salvatore “Sam” Bioggio Vicario February 20, 1936, in Albany, New York and he preceded her in death March 13, 1976. She was...

Dec 4, 2013

Russell Dale Wise, 58, of Ocala, Florida and formerly of Jackson Center, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was born in Sidney, Ohio July 11, 1955, to the late George E. and Agnes L. (Blakley) Wise. Russell is survived by his wife, Shelly C. (Wireman) Wise, whom he married November 12, 1997, in...

Dec 4, 2013

Dina Perry Stella, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born April 29, 1928, in Feltre (Velluno) Italy to the late Pietro and Attilia (Chiesa) Bortoli. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Louis P. Perry, Sr. in 1964 and her second husband, Joseph Stella in 1988....