Obituaries

Ella Ammons

Ella Ammons

Mar 18, 2011

Ella Melony Ammons, infant daughter of Kevin R. and Amy S. Ammons of Russells Point, Ohio, was stillborn Friday, March 18, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Currently there are no funeral services planned. The staff of the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine assisted the family with arrangements.

Donna Cloud

Donna Cloud

Mar 18, 2011

Donna M. Cloud, 96, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at Windsor Place in Orlando, Florida. She was born in Jackson Center, Shelby County, Ohio November 19, 1914, the daughter of the late Alfred M. Groves and the late Hazel E. Coleman Groves. Donna graduated from Washington Local School in Lewistown, Ohio. She married Kenneth Franklin Cloud February 22, 1935,...

Margaret Coate

Margaret Coate

Mar 14, 2011

Margaret Patricia “Pat” Coate, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital In Columbus, Ohio, Monday, March 14, 2011. Pat was born July 30, 1924, to Walter and Julia (Toomey) Burke in Springfield, Ohio, and moved to Bellefontaine in 1926. She graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 1942 and was employed as a secretary for the Agricultural Adjustment...

John Newman

John Newman

Mar 10, 2011

John J. Newman, 63, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2011 at home. He was born in Kenton, Ohio April 12, 1947, to the late Charles Edward and Eva Lou Ellen (Engle) Newman. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Wendy Elaine Newman; brothers, Charles Newman Jr. and Tom Newman. He retired from Siemens in Bellefontaine,...

Patricia Hurst

Patricia Hurst

Mar 9, 2011

Patricia Faye Hurst, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at 7:20 A.M. at Heartland Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa August 27, 1926, to the late Don and Faye (Bourn) Rarick. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Rutherford and a dear friend, Marge Roll. She was married...

Elizabeth McGinnis

Elizabeth McGinnis

Mar 7, 2011

Elizabeth "Libby" Ann McGinnis, 81, of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away March 7, 2011 at a local hospital. Mrs. McGinnis was born November 29, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio. She moved to the Panama City Florida area in 1981 from West Liberty, Ohio, and enjoyed working as a volunteer with the Bay Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary. She was preceded in death...

Willie Yoder

Willie Yoder

Mar 5, 2011

Willie M. Yoder, 74, County Road 101, Belle Center, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, March 5, 2011 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born December 1, 1936 in Nappanee, Indiana, the son of the late Menno W. and Malinda (Miller) Yoder. On May 11, 1961, he married Leanna Hochstetler in Nappanee, Indiana and she...

Donald Vassar

Donald Vassar

Mar 5, 2011

Donald E. Vassar, 82, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 1:47 P.M. Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born in Belle Center, Ohio May 1, 1928, to the late Joe and Bessie Kate (Rollins) Vassar. He was also preceded in death by two sisters. On August 17, 1947 in West Liberty,...

Freda Burton

Freda Burton

Mar 4, 2011

Freda M. Burton, 99, of West Liberty, Ohio, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:05 A.M. Friday, March 4, 2011, at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Logan County Ohio December 23, 1911, a daughter of the late Fenton and Lois (Titus) Smith. She was married to Lloyd C. “Tom” Burton September 23,...

Angela Blue

Angela Blue

Mar 1, 2011

Angela Mary Blue, 89, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 11:40 P.M. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. She was born in Portland, Oregon August 28, 1921, to the late Marc and Nina Pauletich. On August 5, 1945, in Portland, Oregon she married Maurice Byron Blue and he preceded her in death June 24, 2002. She was a member of the Zanesfield United...

Michael Beelman

Michael Beelman

Feb 26, 2011

Michael P. “Mike” Beelman, 68, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011, at home following a long ten year battle with cancer. Born in Bellefontaine July 1, 1942 to the late William and Harriett Beelman, Mike was preceded in death by brothers Frederick, Bill, Ralph, and a sister, Mary Ann Gadd. On March 17, 1962, he married the former Janet Williams...

Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Feb 26, 2011

Daniel F. Johnson, 51, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of Plain City, Ohio, died at home where he resided with his sister and her family after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Columbus, Ohio to Frank Johnson, who survives of Lakeview, Ohio and Juanita (Boysel) Willis who survives of Springfield, Ohio (formerly of Bellefontaine). He was preceded...

Lucy Rose

Lucy Rose

Feb 23, 2011

Lucy Rose, 93, of Belle Center, Ohio, went to be with her Lord February 23, 2011. She was born October 14, 1917 in Kenton, Ohio, to the late Darlton and Chrystal Cline. She married Harold Rose October 29, 1938, and he passed away August 20, 1985. She was also preceded in death by a daughter Carolyn Ann, her sister Charlotte...

Richard Queen

Richard Queen

Feb 20, 2011

Richard Franklin Queen, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born March 24, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan to the late James Arnett and Goldie Alma (Dodds) Queen. Also preceding him in death was a brother, June Alexander; two sisters, Lena Mae Alexander and Annette Prall, and his first...

Palmeria Smith

Palmeria Smith

Feb 20, 2011

Palmeria “Rose” Smith, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born September 20, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to the late Homer and Bessie (Short) Parmer. On July 26, 1935, she married Lester Pearl Smith in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death March 27, 1987. Also preceding her in death was...

Donald Barkley

Donald Barkley

Feb 19, 2011

Donald H. Barkley, 89, of West Liberty, Ohio, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, passed away February 19, 2011 in Venice, Florida. Don was associated with CUNA Mutual for many years and was highly regarded by his valued clients. He was a member of the St. Joseph’s Parish in Springfield, Ohio. Born in Marion, Ohio, January 16, 1922, Don was the son...

Leo Craig

Leo Craig

Feb 19, 2011

Leo Roger Craig, 67, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away at 12:10 A.M. Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio July 2, 1943, to the late Leo D. Craig and Virginia (Cummings) Quay, who survives in Belle Center, Ohio. He is also survived by a sister, Brenda (David) Close of...

Lois Munz

Lois Munz

Feb 13, 2011

Lois Toots Munz, 62, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away February 13, 2011 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born September 12, 1948, in Bellefontaine to John Conrad Porter and Lois Darlene Smith. She is survived by her husband, Wally Munz, whom she married November 30, 1973, in Zanesfield, Ohio, along with three sons and daughters-in-law: Scott and...

Ralph Hurley

Ralph Hurley

Feb 13, 2011

Ralph Ashby Hurley, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 9:21 P.M. Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine April 9, 1925, to the late Luther L. and Rosa Helen (Metcalf) Hurley. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Luther Hurley Jr. and Owen Maxwell Hurley; and two sisters, Betty...

Gail McKirahan

Gail McKirahan

Feb 13, 2011

Gail Annette McKirahan, 71, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born July 13, 1939 in Ironton, Ohio, to the late Rev. Henry M. and Clara (Crown) Lynd. On May 11, 1957 she married Larry Jay McKirahan Sr. and he preceded her in death March 29, 1981....