Obituaries

Oct 28, 2011

Biography

Louise B. King, 91, formerly of East Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born May 13, 1920 in West Liberty, to the late Earl and Mary (Robbins) Burson. Louise married Richard F. King August 17, 1941, in West Liberty, and he preceded her in...

Oct 25, 2011

Minnie Jane Givens Jeffrey, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born January 7, 1933, in Logan County, to the late Albert Justin and Viola May (Snyder) Stanford. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Louis Marshall Givens, who passed away November 20, 1994....

Oct 24, 2011

Gary E. Dowler, 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born August 2, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Gey Edward and Audrey (Coates) Dowler. On September 22, 1984 he married Johnie Posey in Bellefontaine and she survives along with 4 daughters, Amy (Tom) Allen of Columbus, Gina...

Oct 23, 2011

Eileen Claassen, 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Liverpool, England February 20, 1921, to the late John and Sarah (Hill) Scanlon. On May 22, 1948, she married Franciscus Jacobus Claassen and he preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by a son,...

Oct 22, 2011

Donna Lynn Rattliff, 53, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence Saturday, October 22, 2011. She was born June 11, 1958, in Springfield, Ohio, to the late Walter Virgil and Pearline (Johnson) Egler. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Monroe Rattliff. Surviving are her children, Joel (Katie), Sean, and Charice Egler all of Bellefontaine; brothers, Virgle...

Oct 20, 2011

Oma E. Williams, 95, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born September 13, 1916 in Logan County Ohio, to the late Juluis A. and Cleo M. (Souders) Fender. On May 22, 1942 she married Thomas Williams in Huntsville, Ohio, and he preceded her in death....

Oct 20, 2011

Elmer T. Wood, Jr., 80, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Ohio. He was born in Hardin County Ohio November 18, 1930 a son of the late Elmer T., Sr. and Fern (Bates) Wood. On January 15, 1954, in Kenton, he married the former Mabel Wanda Wells and she preceded...

Oct 19, 2011

Vaughn Dale Larson, 53, of South Vienna, Ohio went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ Wednesday, October 19, 2011 after suffering a massive stroke. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio August 1, 1958, a son of the late Harry & Ruth (Price) Hall and Lavern “Bud” & Patricia Larson. He was also preceded in death by step-sisters, Patty...

Oct 18, 2011

Mary E. Petty, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 11:55 P.M. at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Springfield, Ohio November 4, 1932, a daughter of the late Clay and Eleanor (McLaughlin) Carr. On December 28, 1951, she married Amon L. Petty in Richmond, Indiana and he preceded her in death December 6, 2009....

Oct 18, 2011

Biography

Matthew Aaron Schaefer, 32, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born May 21, 1979 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Duane L. Schaefer and Carleen Schaefer Brown, who survives in Bellefontaine. On September 4, 1998, he married Candy Price in Lakeview, Ohio, and she...

Oct 18, 2011

George Manly Heizer, 82, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at the Echo Manor in Pickerington, Ohio. He was born July 23, 1929 in South Vienna, Ohio, to the late Edward and Elizabeth (Redman) Heizer. Surviving is his wife, Martha (Fields) Heizer; a daughter, Deborah (William) Teeters of Blacklick, Ohio; a son, James R. (Jenny) Heizer of...

Oct 17, 2011

Ann Elizabeth Jacobs, 93, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away at her residence Monday, October 17, 2011. She was born in Belle Center, Ohio August 11, 1918, to the late Isaac Bliss and Ada Laney (Emery) Johnston. On July 12, 1942 she married John Paul Jacobs in Belle Center, and he preceded her in death July 20, 2008. Also preceding...

Oct 16, 2011

Marilyn J. McDonald, 62, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at her residence. She was born November 4, 1948 in Findlay, Ohio, to Warren J. and Virginia L. (Bish) Liles whom survive in O’Brien, Florida. She married Danny McDonald and he survives along with her children, Danette, Lance & Mitzi and his children, Shannon and Shawn;...

Oct 13, 2011

Dominick Anthony Iannarone, 80, of Conroe, Texas and formerly of Detroit Street, Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011 at his home. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut October 27, 1930, to the late Nicholas and Francesca (Sauzillo) Iannarone. He was also preceded in death by his son Nicholas Anthony “Tony” Iannarone, nieces Barbara Elder, Roselynn Hicks and nephew...

Oct 11, 2011

Judy A. Cousineau, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her residence. She was born August 13, 1943 in Kenton, Ohio, to the late John W. and Norma M. (Sloan) Beatty. On July 7, 1962, she married Charles “Chuck” E. Cousineau in Belle Center, Ohio, and he preceded her in death April 9, 1996. Surviving...

Oct 11, 2011

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Oct 3, 2011

Ruth Augusta Engle, 90, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2011 in her home. Ruth was born September 21, 1921 in Findlay, Ohio, to the late Melvin and Nella Newcomer Zeller. Ruth worked as a housekeeper, cleaning homes until she turned 80. She is the last of twenty one children. Ruth is survived by her son, H....

Oct 2, 2011

Mary L. Coons, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:30 A.M. Sunday, October 02, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born October 18, 1914, the daughter of the late William and Myrtle (Fox) Bolen as well as several brothers and sisters. On May 8, 1935, she married Brayton L. Coons, who preceded her in...

Sep 30, 2011

Jeremiah Hoskins, 31, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 9:55 P.M. Friday, September 30, 2011, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine October 19, 1979. He is survived by his mother Della (Henry Hatfield) Hoskins of Bellefontaine, and father Virgil Hoskins of New Carlisle, Ohio. On November 16, 2000, he married the former Amber Cordrey,...

Sep 28, 2011

Brenda Jean Blair, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 8:55 A.M. at Heartland of Bellefontaine surrounded by her family. She was born November 29, 1939, a daughter of the late Joe and Marietta (Heisel) Galluzzo. She was the beloved wife of Paul H. Blair for almost forty five years and a wonderful mother to their...