Obituaries
Frances L. Swartz
Jul 9, 2018
Frances L. “Fran” Swartz, age 65, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 10:13 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Heritage Manor, Minster. She was born in Kingsville, Texas on April 20, 1953 to the late Robert F. White and June (Brumbaugh) White, who survives in West Liberty. In January of 1995, she married Steven Swartz and he survives....
Mary L. Hilty
Jul 9, 2018
Mary L. Hilty, 86, of Columbus, formerly of Belle Center and Orrville, died Monday, July 9, 2018, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
Mary was born at home on the family farm on August 10, 1931, near Wooster, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (Graber)...
Dorothy Jean Van Buskirk
Jul 8, 2018
Dorothy Jean (Strahm) Van Buskirk, 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on July 8th, 2018, following a brief illness, at The Homestead at Logan Acres Community, surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 28, 1930, in Kenton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Florence E...
Robert J. Walker
Jul 6, 2018
Robert J. Walker, 67, of Rushsylvania, passed away Friday morning, July 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine on March 11, 1951 to the late Dewey Carl and Emma I. (Johnson) Walker. Bobby was also preceded in death by his first wife, Janie Ann Miller, and several siblings including Sue and Becky.
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Marguerite Bell
Jul 5, 2018
Marguerite (Cottrel) Bell wants you to know her work here on earth is done and she has moved on to her heavenly home on her 80th birthday, July 5, 2018. She was born to the late Ralph Layton Cottrel and the late Loretta (Schmeiser) Cottrel on July 5, 1938. Marguerite will be meeting her siblings, Polly Ford and William...
Lynn Kay Doolittle
Jul 4, 2018
Lynn Kay Morris Doolittle, 62, of Bellefontaine has gone to her place in Heaven on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.
Lynn was born on September 17, 1955 in Bellefontaine to the late Richard L. and Edna M. (Dunlavy) Morris. She graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 1974. Lynn worked as a forklift driver at NEX...
Q V Reese
Jul 2, 2018
Q V Reese, 79, of Jackson Center, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon July 2, 2018, at Ohio Living Dorothy Love Nursing Home. He was born in Hylton, Kentucky on October 8, 1938 to the late Allison Potter and Vesta (Baker) Reese. Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Walker Stidham....
Richard C. Lyman
Jun 26, 2018
Richard C. Lyman, 87, of Bellefontaine, passed away Tuesday morning, June 26, 2018, at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine on September 23, 1930 to the late Clair Lyman and Marie (Joslin) Lyman Hott.
Richard married the former Sarah L. “Sally” Fultz on September 19, 1954, in Bellefontaine and she preceded him in...
L. E. “Gene” Ginn
Jun 26, 2018
L. E. “Gene” Ginn, age 65, of Bellefontaine, went to be with the Lord at 11:09 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born in Bellefontaine on May 10, 1953 to the late Leslie E. Ginn and Mary Elizabeth (Brugh) Cummings.
Along with his parents,...
Wanda Mae Patton
Jun 24, 2018
Wanda Mae Patton, 100, of West Liberty and formerly of Belle Center, passed away at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in the Green Hills Inn.
She was born in Belle Center on November 7, 1917, the daughter of the late Chester Ira and Ella (Fisher) Stephenson.
On August...
Voncella Delores Clark
Jun 24, 2018
Voncella Delores Clark 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 4:35 a.m. at the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital - Solove, surrounded by her children. Voncella was born on January 21, 1932 in Urbana, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Minnie (Turner) Rogan. She was...
Charles Franklin Dowell
Jun 23, 2018
Charles Franklin Dowell, 76, of Bellefontaine, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2018 at Mayfair Village Retirement Community, Columbus Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine on July 15, 1941 to the late Henry Dowell and Gladys (Byer) Dowell.
He is survived by his son, Todd Dowell, wife Ellen,...
Reta M. Cook
Jun 21, 2018
Reta M. Cook, age 81, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Chinook, Montana on May 4, 1937 to the late Lyman and Gertrude (Hall) Croft.
She married Jerold Welburn Cook in Wyoming and he preceded her in death. Reta was also...
Olive "Peg" Nelson
Jun 20, 2018
Olive “Peg” Nelson died June 20, 2018. Her strength and humor will be missed. She was born Olive Jackson May 19, 1920 at Grays, Essex, England. Women still wore corsets then and there were gaslights in her home.
During WWII she served in Britain’s Land Army, married an American soldier, and bore her first...
Kirk Lewis
Jun 20, 2018
Kirk Lewis, 58, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Heartland of Bellefontaine.
He was born in Xenia, Ohio on June 15, 1960, the son of the late Charles and Charlene (Walker) Lewis. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Tim Lewis.
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Dennis James Jenkins
Jun 17, 2018
Dennis James Jenkins, 60, of Bellefontaine, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at Mary Rutan Hospital after a long illness and stay in a nursing home.
He was born Oct. 1, 1957, a son of the late Harold “Scoop” Jenkins and Barb Jenkins, who survives in Bellefontaine.
A 1976 graduate of...
Margaret Ellen Stringer
Jun 17, 2018
Margaret Ellen “Muggy” Stringer, 91, of Bellefontaine, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 17, 2018, at Green Hills Care Center. She was born in Bellefontaine on November 16, 1926, to the late Herbert Henry and Margaret Lucille (English) Keagy. She was also preceded in death by a sister Geraldine Henry, brother-in-law Carl Henry, son-in-law Michael L. Davis, and two...
Michael D. Keaton
Jun 16, 2018
Michael D. “Batman” Keaton, 70, of DeGraff, passed away at 3:29 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on January 18, 1948 to the late Lee Calvin and Thelma Irene (Sherman) Keaton.
On May 15, 1972, Mike married the former Vicki...
Ricky Lee Burris
Jun 15, 2018
Ricky Lee Burris, 54, of Bellefontaine Ohio passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018. He was born at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio on December 27, 1963 to Charles L. and Dorothy J. (Stainbrook) Burris.
Rick is survived by his mother and step-father, Dorothy and Richard Lusby; five children, Hunter Burris of Bellefontaine,...
Leslie Barry Brideweser
Jun 14, 2018
Leslie Barry Brideweser, 64, of Sidney and formerly of Jackson Center passed away at 3:21 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Landings of Sidney.
He was born in Sidney on August 29, 1954, the son of the late Leo E. and Rubie (Sandlin) Brideweser. He is also preceded in death by a son,...
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