Obituaries

Dec 5, 2013

Alice Mae Ricketts, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was born in Bellefontaine July 5, 1938, a daughter of the late Wilson Michael Miller and Bessie Leland Elliott. She was also was preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey Duane Ricketts; a sister, Lura Jean Roth and nieces Lori Roth McGee and...

Dec 5, 2013

Curtis E. Collins, 80, of East Liberty, Ohio, and formerly of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born April 29, 1933, in Lakeview, Ohio to the late Gail E. and Ruth I. (Walters) Collins. On October 11, 1952, he married Millie L. Phillips in Lakeview,...

Dec 5, 2013

Cosma “Minnie” Vicario, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Albany, New York November 8, 1917 to the late Frank and Josephine (Demma) Zuccaro. She married Salvatore “Sam” Bioggio Vicario February 20, 1936, in Albany, New York and he preceded her in death March 13, 1976. She was...

Dec 4, 2013

Russell Dale Wise, 58, of Ocala, Florida and formerly of Jackson Center, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was born in Sidney, Ohio July 11, 1955, to the late George E. and Agnes L. (Blakley) Wise. Russell is survived by his wife, Shelly C. (Wireman) Wise, whom he married November 12, 1997, in...

Dec 4, 2013

Dina Perry Stella, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born April 29, 1928, in Feltre (Velluno) Italy to the late Pietro and Attilia (Chiesa) Bortoli. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Louis P. Perry, Sr. in 1964 and her second husband, Joseph Stella in 1988....

Dec 4, 2013

Biography

Helen “Siddy” Gillespie Alloway, 97, passed away peacefully Dec. 4, 2013, in Hendersonville, Tennessee after a brief illness. She was born Helen Louisa Stuber May 16, 1916, in Flint, Michigan. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio. While growing up in Bellefontaine, the family lived for three years in the Orr Mansion, which is now...

Dec 3, 2013

Robert D. Tevis, 71, of East Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 3 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born October 13, 1939 in Marion, Ohio, to the late Herbert L. and Edith E. Malone Tevis. He is survived by a brother Donald L. (Irma) Tevis of Fort Pierce, Florida, and several nieces and nephews. He had...

Dec 2, 2013

Nancy L. Titus, 70, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday evening, December 2, 2013 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine July 17, 1943, to the late Henry B. and Mildred Ruth (Bryan) Green. She married Kay M. Titus June 15, 1963 in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death November...

Dec 2, 2013

Phyllis Lile Thomas Guthrie, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013, at her residence. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio August 30, 1926, to the late Frank Vernon and Abbie Ruth (Hayes) Lile. Her first husband Kenneth, passed away June 3, 1984. Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Abby K. Young; granddaughters, Tessa H. Vance...

Dec 1, 2013

Biography

Andrew Bolton Stoner joined his Heavenly Father at 8:50 A.M. on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Heartland of Marysville, Marysville, OH. He was born, the son of James and Clara (Bolton) Stoner, on March 19, 1926 in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his parents; older brother, James Reid; and a sister, Anne (Stoner) Hoyle....

Nov 30, 2013

Ruth G. Irwin, 94, of Bellefontaine Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Campbell House in Bellefontaine. She was born February 12, 1919, in Logan County Ohio, the daughter of the late Raymond A. ‘Whitey’ and Glaydes (Thompson) Linn. On April 6, 1946, she married Dr. Glenn Fletcher ‘Doc’ Irwin, D.V.M. and he preceded her in death...

Nov 30, 2013

Thomas Lee Notestine, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his residence. Thomas was born November 10, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Cecil ‘Zeke’ and Josephine (Traul) Notestine. On June 10, 1951, he married Joan Hurst and she preceded him in death November 28, 1997. He later married Caroline Holmes April...

Nov 30, 2013

Dorothy E. Whisman, 97, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 A.M. Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Warren County Ohio January 8, 1916, to the late Wilbur W. and Mary E. (Sawyer) Spies. On September 20 1931, she married Wayne Bryant Whisman in Covington, Kentucky and he preceded her...

Nov 29, 2013

Marlene Ruth Varner, age 77, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio of complications from cancer. She was born January 17, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Wellington Hoyt and Ruth Celia Shawhan Mitchell. Marlene was also preceded in death by her husband, Max Edward Varner, whom she married...

Nov 27, 2013

Lowell John Rickert, 79, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 6:43 A.M. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Shelby County Ohio March 5, 1934, to the late Irvin and Loretta (Evans) Rickert. He was also preceded in death by a son, Douglas Rickert. On June 25, 1955, he married the former Patricia Ambos and...

Nov 26, 2013

Carroll J. Doty, 80, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Hardin Hills Health Center in Kenton, Ohio. He was born April 29, 1933, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to the late James Waldo and Marion Mable (Coolidge) Doty. He was also preceded in death by a son, Dennis Doty and his brothers, Neil, Ernest and...

Nov 23, 2013

John L. “Shep” Shepherd, 61, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, November 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lima, Ohio February 20, 1952, to Melvin E. "Bus" and Dee (Mawhorr) Shepherd. His father preceded him in death in 2006, and a brother, Roger Shepherd, was killed in Vietnam. Shep is survived by his mother, Dee...

Nov 21, 2013

With His indescribable love, God welcomed Eleanor Pim King into her eternal home November 21, 2013. She was born December 5, 1923, to Florence and Lee Pennock at their farm in the valley of Zanesfield, Ohio where she and her sister, Mary, spent a childhood filled with family love and learned an appreciation for the beauty of nature and...

Nov 17, 2013

Jane E. Stewart, 76, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio November 24, 1936, to the late Ernest and Helen Theresa (Quinn) VanVoorhis. On April 7, 1953, she married Donald Max Stewart in Liberty, Indiana and he preceded her in death April 25,...

Nov 16, 2013

Gary E. Hill, 65, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with his Lord Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Vitas Hospice in Naples, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bellefontaine April 27, 1948, he was the beloved son of the late William L. and Leatrice (Parshall) Hill, and the devoted father to the late Jerry Hill....