Obituaries

Jun 13, 2009

Donald L. Harkins, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009, in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, July 25, 1921, a son of the late Trella and Florence Angles Harkins. He also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. On August 17, 1943, he married the former Dorothy Canton...

Jun 11, 2009

Kathryn “Kate” O. Taylor, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at her daughter’s residence in West Liberty. She was born on November 3, 1914, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Joseph P. and Goldie (Rollins) Collum. In March, 1933, she married George Richard Taylor in Logan County, and he preceded her in death...

Jun 11, 2009

Ronald L. Ringler, 72, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, on Thursday, June 11, 2009. He was born on November 4, 1936, in Bellefontaine, to the late Lewis and Jennie J. (DeLaughder) Ringler. On February 2, 1962, he married Brigitte R. (Johl) Ringler in Munich, Germany, and she survives. He is also survived by his...

Jun 10, 2009

G. Don Downing, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence Wednesday, June 10, 2009. A longtime public servant, he was born in Stokes Township May 8, 1917, a son of the late Charles Hunter and Margery Pearl Kennedy Downing. On May 22, 1938, he married the former Helen Mae Detrick by Rev. Shellhous at the Methodist parsonage in...

Jun 9, 2009

Deborah J. Boyer, 58, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at the Springfield Regional Medical Center Tuesday, June 9, 2009. She was born March 11, 1951, in Sidney, Ohio, to Harry and Eva Jane (Gillman) Watkins. She was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband, Ivan O. Boyer, whom she married November 30, 1968, in...

Jun 8, 2009

Rev. Keith Leslie McNeill, 96, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 8, 2009. He was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on June 9, 1912, a son of the late James L. and Anna (Brumfiel) McNeill. He was preceded in death by brothers, Robert and James McNeill, his wife, Marjorie, and a son, Douglas McNeill. On July 30, 1939,...

Jun 7, 2009

Ronald Wayne LeVan, Sr., 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence on Sunday, June 7, 2009. He was born on December 14, 1942, in North Greenfield, Ohio, to Elmer and Vivian (Allen) LeVan. On November 24, 1994, he married Cathy Wren in Bellefontaine, and she survives. He is also survived by his mother, Vivian, of Bellefontaine; sons, Ronald...

Jun 6, 2009

Richard Lee Eaton, Sr., 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born to the late Clifford and Ruth (Beard) Eaton May 22, 1932 in West Liberty, Ohio. He was preceded in death by two sisters, a brother, a stepdaughter, and a previous wife, Esther Sterns. They share...

Jun 4, 2009

Herman Hickman, 83, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Heartland of Urbana in Urbana, Ohio. He was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky January 7, 1926, to the late Robert & Rebecca (Scarberry) Hickman. He was also preceded in death by a son, Mike Hickman, two brothers, Ernie & Homer Hickman, two sisters, Goldie Benbow and...

Jun 2, 2009

Raymond Eugene Raper, 69, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. He was born to the late William and Willie (Baker) Raper on May 31, 1940, in Buckeye, Arizona. On May 21, 1982, he married Vickie (Jacobs) Raper in Mesa, Arizona, and she survives. Also surviving is a son, Jason Jacobs of DeGraff,...

Jun 2, 2009

Earl J. Henson, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born November 15, 1935 in Sidney, Ohio, to the late Earl and Della (Baker) Henson. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia (Covertstone) Henson; a son Kevin L. Henson; three brothers, Walter, Harold...

May 30, 2009

Mildred Cassell Guy, 103, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at the Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin, Ohio. Mrs. Guy was born August 23, 1905, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold Wilson and Jeannette (Hinea) Cassell. She married Walter W. Guy on October 12, 1929, and he preceded her in death on...

May 30, 2009

Benjamin “Benji” A. Grimes, 30, of Tiffin, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Marcy Hospital in Tiffin. He was born June 18, 1978, in Bellefontaine to Richard A. and Karen D. Henry Grimes who survive in Bellefontaine. Also surviving is his girlfriend, Caitlin Ringle and a daughter, Lillian Rose Grimes, both of Tiffin; a brother, Christopher “Chris” B....

May 29, 2009

Louise E. (Rumer) DeLaughder, 86, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence in Granville, Ohio Friday, May 29, 2009. She was born in Ridgeway, Ohio, November 19, 1922, to the late Harold and Thelma (Watts) Rumer. On June 14, 1941, she married Anthony A. DeLaughder at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bellefontaine. He preceded her in death...

May 26, 2009

Sarah Ellen Kearfott, 86, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at the Green Hills Center in West Liberty. She was born in Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio, on March 29, 1923, to the Late Clarence C. and Carrie A. Druschel Woodard. On July 14, 1944, she married David Morgan Kearfott in West Liberty and he...

May 25, 2009

Biography

Norman “Norm” D. Thompson, 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born on October 30, 1929, in West Liberty, Ohio, the son of the late Herman S. and Oletha (Phillipe) Thompson. On August 4, 1952, he married the late Doris Jean (Kotsaris), who preceded him in death on December...

May 23, 2009

Tom Knowles Taylor, 58, of Zanesfield, Ohio, died Saturday, May 23, 2009, at his residence. He was born June 2, 1950, in Kenton, Ohio, a son of Berdene Rose Titus Taylor, who survives in Napoleon, and the late John W. Taylor. On April 15, 1973, he married the former Linda Cramer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and she survives, along with...

May 23, 2009

Marie Tarasiewicz, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died on May 23, 2009, at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Marie, the daughter of Ella and George Phillips, was born on February 12, 1941 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On February 11, 1961, she married Don Tarasiewicz in Grand Rapids and moved to Bellefontaine in August 1969. Don and Marie were...

May 23, 2009

Charles Daniel “Dan” Henry, 52, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born January 17, 1957, in Bellefontaine, a son of Richard Henry, who survives in Lakeview, Ohio and the late Shirley Downey Henry, who preceded him in death August 17, 1981. Survivors include his stepmother, Sally Henry of Lakeview,...

May 22, 2009

Nan Elizabeth Meredith, 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, May 22, 2009, at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine on September 9, 1918, a daughter of the late George W. and Susan A. Demory Harnish. On June 4, 1938, she married Emery “Louie” Meredith in Toledo, Ohio, and...