Obituaries

May 30, 2014

Kathleen ‘Kitty’ Robinson, age 91, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born February 13, 1923 in Bellefontaine, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna E. (McCarthy) Ryan. On August 2, 1942, she married Gene Ramsey Robinson in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death December...

May 29, 2014

Annabelle Kiplinger Verbsky, age 97, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to the Lord Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. Ann was born September 29, 1916 in Albion, Ohio. Ann was preceded in death by her beloved husband Art; her parents, Benton L. and Emma Mae (Keen) Kiplinger; sisters Lola Hisey, Maple Kiplinger, and...

May 29, 2014

Joanne M. Denny, age 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born April 29, 1934 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Ryan) McLaughlin. On July 16, 1967 in Nahant, Massachusetts, she married Raymond Allen Denny and he preceded her in death November 4, 2000....

May 25, 2014

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Howard D. “Bud” Herring, age 84, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 25, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Howard was born December 8, 1929 in Belle Center, to the late Kenneth Dane Herring and Lois I. (Scullin) Herring McCrary. He...

May 24, 2014

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William E. “Everett” Huffman, age 93, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, May 24, 2014 at Heartland of Urbana in Urbana, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio March 18, 1921, to the late Marston “Mike” and Nellie Field Huffman. He was also preceded in death by...

May 23, 2014

Debbie Lynn Brunke, age 53, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away at her residence Friday, May 23, 2014. She was born in Pomeroy, Ohio August 7, 1960, to the late Janis (Deck) Barrett. On February 14, 1999, she married Dennis L. Brunke in Bellefontaine, Ohio and he survives. Also surviving are her step children, Jill Brunke of Urbana, Ohio and...

May 23, 2014

Harold E. Scherer, age 65, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Sidney, Ohio July 20, 1948, to Eugene R. and Donna Mae (Wood) Scherer. Harry was preceded in death by his father Eugene, a brother Donald Scherer, and a special niece Micki James. Harry married the former...

May 22, 2014

Paul Raymond Craig, age 79, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Rushsylvania, Ohio December 18, 1934, to the late Isaac and Roxie (Gordon) Craig. Also preceding him in death were brothers, Sherman and Leo Craig and Robert Reynolds; one grandchild and one great grandchild. On June...

May 21, 2014

Dwight M. Spencer, Sr., age 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born December 23, 1934 in Hardin County Ohio, to the late Gale and Eula (Shaw) Spencer. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Roena Cain and her husband Leroy; Neva Pitman and her husband Wade; Iola Spencer,...

May 19, 2014

Robert Earl Weller, age 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday evening, May 19, 2014 at his home. He was born in West Liberty, Ohio May 30, 1923, to the late Don E. and Myrtle (Holycross) Weller. He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Weller January 4, 1963; a daughter, Debbie Weller Benedict March 23, 2004; a...

May 19, 2014

William G. “Bud” Allenbaugh, age 88, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, May 19, 2014 at Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney, Ohio. He was born on the family farm in Montra, Ohio May 25, 1925, to the late William George and Bertha (Ambos) Allenbaugh. On June 5, 1949, he married the former Doris Gerber in Jackson Center...

May 19, 2014

Our husband, dad and grandpa, Dan L. Williams, went home to be with his heavenly Father Monday evening, May 19, 2014 at 9:30 P.M. with family and friends singing praise and worship songs to him and the final reading of Psalms 23rd and Mathew 28. Love you, see you someday in heaven. Dan was born July 1, 1941, in...

May 15, 2014

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Richard H. Crandall, age 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 8, 1932 in Delaware County Ohio, to the late Odus and Mary (Phillips) Crandall. On December 31, 1955, he married the former Iris Mae Tennant at the Forest Lawn Presbyterian Church in...

May 14, 2014

Evelyn Eileen Stayrook, age 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born August 10, 1936, in Nelsonville, Ohio to the late Elmer and Beatrice (Nelson) Rutter. Also preceding her in death were her siblings, Geraldine Davis, Martha Heinlein, Elmer Rutter and Arthur Rutter. On October 29, 1956, she married...

May 13, 2014

Roger Lee Beech, age 78, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday evening, May 13, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in St. Johns, Ohio January 20, 1936, to the late Everett Earl and Ruth Velma (Johns) Beech. He was also preceded in death by sister-in-laws Donna Hasty, Cheryl Beech, and Vickie Creviston, and brother-in-laws...

May 10, 2014

Judith Bell, age 74, of Quincy, Ohio, passed away May 10, 2014, at Dorothy Love in Sidney, Ohio. She was born December 31, 1939 on the family farm outside of Quincy, to the late Clifford and Flossie (Notestine) Bell. She was also proceeded in death by brothers, Donald and Paul Bell; sisters Ruth Lantz, Rosemary Rice, Pauline Simpkins Weller...

May 8, 2014

Mildred Louise Owings, age 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born August 25, 1937 in Bellefontaine, to the late Thomas W. and Della Mary (Siffin) Berry. On March 1, 1968, she married Marvin “Mike” Owings in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death October 3, 1991. She...

May 8, 2014

Richard D. Brenneman, age 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, peacefully passed on at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio surrounded by his family on the morning of May 8, 2014. He was born in Rittman, Ohio October 9, 1917, to the late Willard M. and Cora Mae (Hoff) Brenneman. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ellsworth, Paul...

May 8, 2014

Betsy J. Watkins Matthews, age 70, of Winamac, Indiana passed away Thursday morning, May 8, 2014 at the Pulaski Health Care Center in Winamac. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio October 8, 1943, to the late Marion F. and Eva Gladys (Groves) Watkins. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter Megan O. Matthews, a brother, John...

May 4, 2014

C. Louise Grant, age 81, of West Liberty, Ohio and formerly of Roundhead, Ohio passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Hancock County Ohio October 7, 1932, a daughter of the late Carl and Sarah (Flick) Businger. On April 3, 1950 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, she married Herbert J. Grant and he preceded...