Obituaries

Mar 14, 2014

Meredith Grace Stevens, age 91, of Columbus, Ohio passed away peacefully at 10:15 A.M. Friday, March 14, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. The previous evening family and friends enjoyed a wonderful time, pizza and many remembrances of her life with her when she arrived at the care center. She was born in Van Wert, Ohio...

Mar 14, 2014

Kayo L .Wirick, 72, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, March 14, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine February 16, 1942, to the late Herbert and Ruth E. (Grimes) Wirick. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Rick Allen and Jeffrey Lynn Wirick. Kayo married the former Melanie...

Mar 14, 2014

Cheryl Ann Logan, age 55, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence. She was born April 5, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late John Pearce and Marlene (Bird) Pearce, who survives in Columbus. She is also survived by her husband Charles Logan, whom she married July 17, 2010 in Huntsville, Ohio, and a sister, Debbra (John) Hunt of...

Mar 10, 2014

Alma Amanda Watkinson, age 100, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 5:33 P.M. Monday, March 10, 2014 at Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Marion, Ohio March 26, 1913, to the late Rev. Fred and Anna M. (Pfeiffer) Duerr. On November 19, 1932, she married Sam Watkinson and he preceded her in...

Mar 8, 2014

Anna Lee Kotsaris, 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 10:15 A.M. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Campbell House in Bellefontaine. She was born in Albion, Michigan September 16, 1925, to the late Orville and Ruth (McMillen) Hamilton. On May 20, 1942, she married William Harold Kotsaris and he preceded her in death May 2, 2007. She was also preceded...

Mar 5, 2014

Ivan Howard Losey, 63, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Kings Daughters Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky. He was born January 20, 1951, in Bellefontaine to the late Ivan O. and Zella Ann (Carpenter) Losey. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Connie L. Vice. Surviving is his daughter, Diana M. Losey of...

Mar 5, 2014

Sheyna Leigh Rieger, age 67, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Moncton, New Brunswick Canada November 11, 1946, to the late Charles Otho and Penelope Trinda (Williston) MacInnes. On June 9, 1978, she married Marvin Rieger in Alaska and he preceded her in...

Mar 3, 2014

Jon David Weeks, 54, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, at the Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis (IUPUI) Hospital after a yearlong battle with complications following a pancreas transplant that he received March 11, 2013. He was born in Bellefontaine November 17, 1959, to Richard ‘Dick’ and Jane (Howard) Weeks who both survive in Bellefontaine. On...

Mar 2, 2014

Wanda Ruth Houchin Byrge, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Sunday afternoon, March 2, 2014 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Bellefontaine September 21, 1942, to the late James and Ruth Irene (Herford) Houchin. She was also preceded in death by brothers James Houchin, Fred Houchin, John Houchin and a sister Anita Hooper. Wanda...

Mar 2, 2014

William Dale Dille, age 85, Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 P.M. Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Mt. Victory, Ohio May 31, 1928, a son of the late Truman and Eva Cahill Dille. On January 19, 1969, he married Charlotte Louise Daum at the First Christian Church in Bellefontaine, and she survives. In...

Mar 2, 2014

Robert S. Wampler, 67, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine April 23, 1946, to the late Chalmer D. Wampler and Katherine (Reynolds) Shirk who survives in Bellefontaine. On February 24 1964, he married the former Karan Baker in Bellefontaine and she survives along with a son,...

Feb 28, 2014

Emmett Richard “Dick” Morris, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, February 28, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine February 16, 1922, to the late Emmett A. and Merle (Robinaugh) Morris. Dick married the former Geraldine A. “Gerry” Eleyet January 28, 1945 in Bellefontaine, and she preceded him in death...

Feb 26, 2014

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Leona Byler, 74 years 8 months 30 days, of Belle Center, Ohio, entered into her eternal rest at her home in Belle Center, Ohio Wednesday, February 26, 2014, after battling cancer for four months. She was born in Hartville, Ohio May 27, 1939, to the late Leroy and Iva (Raber) Zook. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in...

Feb 25, 2014

Doris M. Zupp, 100, formerly of West Patterson Avenue in Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, February 25, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was the last of her family; her parents, six brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. Doris was the youngest child of David P. and Margaret (Lease) Zupp, born in Logan...

Feb 24, 2014

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John A. “Jack” Beckingham, 74, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence Monday, February 24, 2014. He was born December 30, 1939, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan to the late Albert George and Loreta (Houser) Beckingham. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Jean Brook....

Feb 23, 2014

Waldo A. Gilbert, 94, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away at his residence Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born in Rushsylvania January 12, 1920, to the late James C. and Charlotte Belle (Ansley) Gilbert. On November 22, 1945, he married Dorothy M. Ward at the Hopewell Church in Bellefontaine, and she preceded him in death August 9, 2005. He was...

Feb 22, 2014

Paul Albert Kaufman was born in Dhamtari, India on October 3, 1913 and died in West Liberty, Ohio on February 22, 2014 at age 100 years and 4 months. A son of Mennonite missionaries in India, Paul grew up surrounded by Indian friends and culture as well as the Mennonite mission community. He attended elementary school in Nainital, then Woodstock...

Feb 21, 2014

Michael E. Devine, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:38 P.M. Friday, February 21, 2014, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born May 20, 1942, to the late Donald Edward and Sonia (Wazevich) Devine. He is survived by his three children, Michael Devine II and Donald T. (Michelle) Devine, both of Russells Point, Ohio and Tiffany...

Feb 19, 2014

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Rolland Alvin Finley, 88, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away at 2:14 A.M. February 19, 2014, at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Clay Township November 21, 1925, a son of the late J. Lester and Tressie (Metz) Finley. He was also preceded in...

Feb 16, 2014

Gunnery Sergeant Monica Plank, 34, of Stafford, Virginia passed away Sunday morning, February 16, 2014 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Monica was born in Uruapan, Michoacăn, Mexico April 29, 1979, to Jaime and Margarita (Legorreta) Chavez and they survive in North Hills, California. On May 23, 2013, she married GySgt. Christopher J. Plank in Jacksonville, North Carolina...