Obituaries

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...

May 21, 2009

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, Dorothy M. King, 98, of West Liberty, Ohio, died at 3 P.M. Thursday, May 21, 2009, in Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in West Liberty on July 30, 1910, a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Martha E. Zook Hartzler. After graduating from Monroe local school, she took her first...

May 15, 2009

Eileen Lenore Cox, 72, of Ridgeway, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born May 17, 1936, the daughter of the late Wilbur and Edith (Williams) Epps. On November 25, 1978, in Mt. Victory, Ohio, she married Loren A. Cox and he survives. She is also survived by two sons; James Brian (Sandra Kay)...

May 15, 2009

Russell G. Kotsaris, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born September 2, 1928, the son of the late Pete and Florence (Snapp) Kotsaris. He is survived by his loving companion, Lois Blair of Bellefontaine, a son; Brent (Lora) Kotsaris of North Lewisburg, Ohio, a step son, Gary Alexander...

May 14, 2009

Janet Sue Hunsicker, 54, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence Thursday, May 14, 2009. She was born January 12, 1955 in Bellefontaine, to James “Jim” and Caroline (Detweiler) Littlejohn who survive in Bellefontaine. On January 26, 1980, she married Robert J. Hunsicker in Bellefontaine, and he survives along with a son, Joshua (Ashley) Hunsicker of Bellefontaine; a daughter,...

May 13, 2009

Darrell A. Nichols Darrell A. Nichols, 58, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at his residence. He was born Aug. 29, 1950, in Bellefontaine, a son of Bessie Wilkinson Lehman, who survives in Marion, Ohio, and the late John C. Nichols. On Feb. 22, 1993, he married the former Judy Fry, and she survives, along with two...

May 13, 2009

Betty J. Lord, 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Osgood, Indiana. She was born in Bellefontaine on April 8, 1927, to the late Frank and Lucille (Means) Buchenroth. On September 4, 1942, she married Ernest Edward Lord in Covington, Kentucky, and he preceded her in death on March 16, 1987. Also preceding her in...

May 9, 2009

Barbara A. Lones, 84, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born on April 3, 1925, in Harrod, Ohio, to the late Milton and Bessie (Prosser) Lones. Her longtime companion, Lee Collinsworth, preceded her in death on July 4, 2006. An infant daughter, Sandra J. Reed, four...

May 7, 2009

Irene E. Jenkins, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to be with the Jesus Thursday, May 7, 2009. She passed away at the Gables at Green Pastures in Marysville, Ohio. She was born February 22, 1920, in Hardin County, Ohio, to the late Marion F. and Clarice V. Phelps Hisel. Also preceding her in death were her sisters, Wynona Smart,...

May 7, 2009

Jack Eugene Starbuck, 72, of West Liberty, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 7, 2009. While on an afternoon trip with his wife, he passed away unexpectedly at the emergency room at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Ohio. He was born in Union Township, West Liberty, on June 1, 1936, the son of Russell and...

May 7, 2009

Edna L. Downing, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, May 7, 2009. She was born August 17, 1937, in Unicoi County, Tennessee, to the late Fred and Lucille (Tucker) Garland. On December 2, 1955, she married Robert Lee Downing in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death October 18,...

May 7, 2009

George Thomas “Tom” Neeld, Jr., 86, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away at his residence on Thursday, May 7, 2009. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on July 19, 1922, to the late George Thomas Sr. and Edith Wolfe Neeld. Also preceding him in death was a brother, Richard Neeld, a sister, Myrtle Runkle, one grandchild and one great grandchild. He...

May 2, 2009

William Harold Elliott, 60, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born April 12, 1949 in Logan County, Ohio, to the late Wilbur and Evelyn (Shafer) Elliott. On March 8, 2005, he married Lei Xue Elliott in Beijing, China, and she survives. Also surviving is a...

Apr 28, 2009

Reita P. Rader, 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Walnut Grove, Ohio, on November 9, 1942, to the late Elbie John and Evelyn Elizabeth (Jones) Wilgus. She was preceded in death by a stillborn son, Brent E. Rader' a grandchild, Carleigh; and, brother-in-laws,...