Obituaries

Mar 5, 2013

Mary Jeanette Yoder, 86, formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013 at Worthington Christian Village in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in West Liberty April 20, 1926, to the late John L. and Bertha K. (Krabill) Yoder. On June 7, 1947, married Daniel J. Yoder in West Liberty and he preceded her in death in...

Mar 4, 2013

Thomas C. Roll, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with Lord Monday morning, March 4, 2013. He was born at his grandmother’s house in Piqua, Ohio June 29, 1928, to the late Paul F. and Margaret A. Cooper Roll. His mother preceded him in death February 22, 1983 and his father preceded him in death December 13, 1984. Tom...

Mar 4, 2013

Richard L. Short, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio and The Gables in Marysville, Ohio, passed away Monday March 4, 2013 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born November 27, 1928 in Champaign County, to the late Arthur and Bertha (Fry) Short. On February 5, 1950, he married the former Dorothy Mae Kilgore in Rushsylvania, Ohio and she...

Mar 3, 2013

Sonia M. Devine, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:20 P.M. Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio June 10, 1920, to the late Alex and Nage Wazevich. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Rose and Mary and three brothers, William, Michael and George. On June...

Feb 28, 2013

Norma L. (Summers) Herring, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio went to be with her Lord at 4:30 A.M. from Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine Thursday, February 28, 2013 after battling a long illness. She was born December 11, 1935 in Huntsville, Ohio, to the late John Robert and Audrey Lucile (Tracy) Wallace. Norma married Robert L. Summers July 15, 1955 in...

Feb 25, 2013

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William David “Bill” Buroker, 73, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 1:53 A.M. Monday, February 25, 2013 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio November 10, 1939, to the late Carl and Mary Louise Alcott Buroker. He was also preceded in death by his...

Feb 25, 2013

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D. Russell “Russ” Forsythe, 89, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away February 25, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. from Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born February 6, 1924, in Huntsville, Ohio to the late Alex R. and Helen M. (Cooke) Forsythe. On January 17, 1946, he...

Feb 23, 2013

Donna Belle Wilkins, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, February 23, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Marysville, Ohio February 25, 1925, to the late William and Catheryn (Dunham) Lucas. She married George W. Wilkins July 1, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio, and he preceded her in death June 6, 1994. Donna...

Feb 22, 2013

Michael A. Dotto, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Thursday evening, February 22, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Springfield, Ohio August 29, 1931, to the late Louis and Rosa (Parma) Dotto. Michael is survived by nieces and nephews, Rose (Erik) Johnson of Wooster, Ohio, Joyce (Tony) Smith, Bonnie (Larry) Longo, Larry (Sue) Dotto and Randy (Jane)...

Feb 21, 2013

Rita J. Scurlock, 52, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her home. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 3, 1961, to the late Fred and Mary Jane (Harper) Hughes. She is survived by two daughters, Mary (Shawn Martin) Scurlock of Lima, Ohio and Patricia (Marcus) St. Clair of Bellefontaine; seven grandchildren, Keyara, Robert, Roderick,...

Feb 15, 2013

Florence Catherena Copeland, 94, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 from Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta, Ohio. She was born April 23, 1918 in Clay Township Ohio, the daughter of the late William S. and Malinda (Kanrr) Helmlinger. On June 29, 1940, she married Clifford Emerson Copeland at the St. Marks Church in Clay Township and he...

Feb 15, 2013

Carl Henry, Jr., 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. He was born in Bellefontaine February 18, 1930, a son of the late Tony and Mary Margaret (Cordrey) Henry. On December 1, 1951, he married Gerry Keagy in Bellefontaine and she survives along with their children, Deborah (Sam) Shoe of DeGraff, David (Barbara) Henry of Cincinnati, Barbara...

Feb 13, 2013

Ernest Perle Woodard, 87, of Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida. He was born December 28, 1925 in Hancock County Ohio, to the late Clarence and Carrie (Druechel) Woodard. He was also preceded in death by three brothers Cyril, Donald and Eugene Woodard and a sister, Sara Kearfoot. He...

Feb 13, 2013

Donald Eugene Ruble, 71, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 8:20 P.M. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Belle Center January 27, 1942, to the late Alpha and Geraldine (Royer) Ruble. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Cindy Bair and a brother, Ed Ruble. On December 31,...

Feb 12, 2013

Mary Lou Frost, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born April 28, 1935, in Troy, Ohio to the late Cecil Leroy and Lillian (Graham) Moist. On June 23, 1990, she married Floyd Lelan “Lee” Frost Jr. in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death July 9, 2007. She was also...

Feb 10, 2013

Christopher David Vance, 43, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 as the result of an traffic accident in Columbus, Ohio. He was born October 19, 1969, in Bellefontaine to David L. and Diane “Crickett” (Colyer) Vance who survive in Bellefontaine. On August 19, 2000, he married Melissa Marshall in West Milton, Ohio and she survives along with...

Feb 9, 2013

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James Hay Hiett, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 2:32 A.M. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Hiett was born in Lima, Ohio May 14, 1944, to the late Don E. and Martha (Hay) Hiett. He married the former Jane E. Ewing August 11, 1968 in Lima,...

Feb 8, 2013

Roger S. Horsley, 66, of West Liberty, Ohio, went to be with the Lord and his beloved dog Samantha at 2:34 A.M. Friday, February 8, 2013 at his home. He was born in Jackson County Ohio March 8, 1946, to the late Shirley and Ruth Salyers Horsley. Two brothers, Kenneth and Roland Horsley also preceded him in death. On...

Feb 7, 2013

Lova Ella Leiss, 87, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Shelby County Ohio March 23, 1925, to the late Clyde Coleman and Nellie Golda (Shoffner) Watkins. On November 5, 1942, she married Clarence E. Leiss in Port Jefferson, Ohio, and he preceded her in death...

Feb 7, 2013

M. Gladys Van Ness, 100, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born June 8, 1912 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Guy Park and Anna (Schwartz) Skinner. On November 1, 1934 she married Charles “Fred” Van Ness in Sharonville, Ohio, and he preceded her in death...