Obituaries

Benjamin Peters

Benjamin Peters

Jul 1, 2011

Benjamin J. Peters, 55, passed away Friday morning, July 1, 2011, at his home with his family by his side in Marysville, Ohio. Ben was born September 1, 1955 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late James D. Peters and Miriam L. Peters. After graduating from Bellefontaine High School in 1973, Ben worked in real estate for his father at...

Charles Hemmer

Charles Hemmer

Jun 30, 2011

Charles Robert Hemmer, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening, June 30, 2011 at the Campbell House in Bellefontaine. Bob was born in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Charles and Cora Whittlinger Hemmer September 25, 1918. Bob was a graduate of St. Nicholas High School in Zanesville and married Mary Ruth Geyer October 17, 1942 in St. Nicholas Catholic...

Caille Steadman

Caille Steadman

Jun 25, 2011

Caille Florine Steadman, 91, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at her residence. She was born November 14, 1919 in Mississippi, the daughter of the late Willie A. and Caille Irene (Sims) Franks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Ellis Whitley; a son, Marlin Gene Whitley; two grandchildren,...

Connie Vice

Connie Vice

Jun 25, 2011

Connie L. Vice, 61, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born January 20, 1950 in Bellefontaine, to Ivan and Zella Ann (Carpenter) Losey. A 1968 Graduate of Logan Hills High School and a homemaker, Connie was a member of the Gretna Brethren Church in Bellefontaine. She enjoyed flower gardens, camping, hiking...

Donald Stevens

Donald Stevens

Jun 21, 2011

Donald H. Stevens, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born January 19, 1925 in Springfield, Ohio, to the late Horace R. and Bessie (Freeze) Stevens. On October 1, 1945, he married Dena E. Chaney in Springfield, Ohio, and she preceded him in death May 4, 2010. Also preceding...

John Jenkins

John Jenkins

Jun 20, 2011

John Raymond Jenkins, 72, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born November 5, 1938, in Bellefontaine to the late Harold Bus and Ellen Louise (Murray) Jenkins. On December 16, 1961, he married Jeanne Tallman in Mt. Victory, Ohio, and she survives along with their daughters, Jenifer (Andrew) Schreiner...

Robert Cousins

Robert Cousins

Jun 18, 2011

Robert Cousins, 95, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born September 10, 1915 in Huntsville, Ohio, to the late John and Nancy (Croy) Cousins. On January 3, 1947, he married Kathryn Katie Walker in Bellefontaine and she preceded him in death February 16, 2004. Also preceding...

Mary Server

Mary Server

Jun 15, 2011

Mary Server, 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by loving family. Mary was born in Bellefontaine July 17, 1922, to the late Emmett and Doris Fulton Hullinger. She married Richard Walton Server in Bellefontaine June 25, 1960, and he preceded her in death in 1995. Mary was the...

Harrison Miranda

Harrison Miranda

Jun 14, 2011

Harrison Arnold Harry Miranda, 73, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at his residence. He was born June 17, 1937, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late George N. and Ica M. (Wilson) Miranda. On June 19, 1960, he married Jacqueline Jackie Sutter in Bellefontaine and she preceded him in death October 5, 1998. He was also...

Robert King

Robert King

Jun 13, 2011

Robert R. King, 80, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born May 31, 1931 in Cairo, Ohio, to the late Loree Bud and Rosetta (Ritchie) King. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gary King. On October 21, 1955, he married Joy Jones in...

Marion Rapp

Marion Rapp

Jun 12, 2011

Marion W. Rapp, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Heartland Care Center of Bellefontaine. He was born May 20, 1915, in Hardin County Ohio, the son of the late Harry B. and Coza (Wilson) Rapp. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ronn Rapp; a daughter, Lorna Brown; three...

Emanuel Ropp

Emanuel Ropp

Jun 9, 2011

Emanuel Joseph Shorty Ropp, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to meet his Lord the morning of June 9, 2011. He was born November 26, 1924 in Urbana, Ohio, to the late Cliff and Nellie (Kibbler) Ropp. A loving husband of sixty three years, he married Phyllis Marie LeVan of Bellefontaine August 5, 1948, and she survives. The couple had...

Mary Magnuson

Mary Magnuson

Jun 9, 2011

Mary Lillian Hutslar Magnuson, 89, of Ft. Myers Beach, Florida, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011, at her home. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, January 4, 1922, to the late Pearl Vinson Hutslar and Lillian Imogene Vaughn Hutslar. On December 28, 1941, she married John L. Magnuson in York, South Carolina, and he passed away June 23, 1995. She...

Robert Ammons

Robert Ammons

Jun 6, 2011

Robert C. Ammons, 92, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Green Hills Inn in West Liberty. He was born in West Virginia October 20, 1918, a son of the late Steven and Minnie Alice (Henderson) Ammons. He also was preceded in death by four brothers, two sisters and a son-in-law, Eugene Robinson. On August...

George Coleman

George Coleman

Jun 6, 2011

George Alan Coleman, 64, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at his home. He was born in Logan County, Ohio January 28, 1947, a son of the late William Bill Donald and Betty (Neal) Coleman. He is survived by a son, Scott (Audreau) Coleman of Zanesfield, Ohio; a daughter, Holly (Bill) Tipple of Bellefontaine; grandchildren, Utah and...

Ruby Culp

Ruby Culp

Jun 6, 2011

Ruby Pauline Culp, 93, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, at the Green Hills Inn in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born November 24, 1917 in Logan County, Ohio to the late Milton and Nellie Victoria (Ammons) Jacobs. On August 29, 1939, she married Emory K. Dutch Culp in Richmond, Indiana, and he preceded her in death...

William Columber

William Columber

Jun 3, 2011

William Seigle Columber, 94, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 3, 2011, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Union County, Ohio March 27, 1917, a son of the late Carl and Mollie (Thompson) Columber. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Columber. On June 14, 1941, he married the former Mary...

Mary Detweiler

Mary Detweiler

Jun 2, 2011

Mary E. Detweiler, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening, June 2, 2011 at the Green Hills Center in West Liberty. Mary was born in Logan County, Ohio September 6, 1916, to the late Robert and Molly Caldwell Smith. Mary is survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins. She married Joe E. Detweiler November 1, 1933 in Bellefontaine,...

Jay Randall

Jay Randall

Jun 1, 2011

Jay W. Randall, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He was born November 8, 1935 in Franklin County, Ohio, to the late George H. and Lolita (Neuenschwander) Randall. On March 21, 1957, he married Anna Belle Smith in Kingscreek, Ohio, and she preceded him in...

Robert Goldsmith

Robert Goldsmith

May 28, 2011

Robert N. Goldsmith, 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011, in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born August 28, 1931, the son of the late Huston L. and Donna M. (Hurley) Goldschmidt. He is survived by a sister, Barbara Goldsmith Powell of Bellefontaine; four nieces, Teri (Doug) Roberts of Hilliard, Ohio, Tamara (Rick) Allison of...