All Obituaries

Marjorie Ellen Waldron, 81, of Celina, Ohio, died on Monday, March 11, 2019, at Joint Township District Hospital in St. Marys, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. She was born on November 3, 1937, the daughter of the late John and Alma (Swander) Bolenbaugh. She attended Rockford High School and Wright State University. On August 29, 1954, she married Robert Eugene Waldron, who preceded in death on October 22, 2016. Marjorie lived in Rockford before she and Bob moved to Sebring, Florida, where...

William Paul Williams, 89 of Rockford, Ohio, formerly of Mendon, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Van Wert County, Liberty Township, Ohio, on March 20, 1929. He was the son of Maurice Rutledge and Anna LaVerne (Lawrence) Williams. He attended school in Rockford and was a member of the Rockford United Methodist Church.  On April 29, 1950, he married his wife of almost...

Elsie Irene Beougher, 75, of Rockford, died early Friday morning, March 1, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born March 3, 1943, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Delbert and Catherine (Banning) Thatcher.  She was a graduate of the last class of Rockford High School, the Class of 1961.  On July 6, 1963, she married Lowell Beougher, and he survives in Rockford.  They enjoyed a life together for almost 56 years.  In her high school years,...

Dennis Dean Krugh, 69, of Ohio City, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, died Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2019, at Lima Memorial Hospital.  He was born on March 13, 1949 in Celina, Ohio, the son of Buddy Jr. “B.J.” and Phyllis Joan (Caywood) Krugh.  Denny was lucky enough to be raised by a lovely grandmother, Pauline Caywood, and his uncle Maurice Caywood, both whom he was very close.  He was a graduate of the Parkway Class of 1967, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army,...

James Ross Zizelman, 94, of Rockford, Ohio, died Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio.  He was born at home in Mercer County, Ohio, the son of Frank and Bertha (Brush) Zizelman.  Jim graduated from Rockford High School in the Class of 1942.  He then joined the U.S. Army and served in the South Pacific during WWII.  After his service, he came back home to farm, which he continued throughout his life.  Jim married Rose Agler on February, 1944,...

Naomi Lucille Counterman, 91, of Rockford, Ohio, died Tuesday evening, January 29, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.  She was born April 15, 1927, at home in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of Raymond Edward and Ocie Mae (Wurster) Smith.  Ocie passed away in 1960, and Raymond then married Thelma Wurster; both are now deceased. Naomi graduated from Neptune High School, and on April 17, 1948, she married Edwin Counterman, who preceded her in death...

Helen Eileen Davis, 90, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 1:50 a.m. Friday morning, January 18, 2019, at her home after a lengthy illness.  She was born at home in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, on November 29, 1928, the daughter of William and Amelia Katherine (Bollenbacher) Weinmann.  In January of 1949, she married Doyle Sealscott, and he preceded her in death on March 2, 1950.  She then married Woodrow Davis on August 23, 1952, who preceded her in death on February 18,...

Sarah A. “Sally” Dudgeon, 88, of Rockford, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in Royal Oak, Michigan.  She was born on October 3, 1930, in Kokomo, Indiana, the daughter of Clyde E. and Mary Ruth (Miller) Shockley.  On September 10, 1950, she married Clois E. Dudgeon, who preceded her in death on June 30, 2010.  Upon her marriage to Clois, Sally moved from Muncie, Indiana, to Rockford, where she and Clois raised three children:  Edward (Nicky) Dudgeon of...

Karen R. Long, 78, of Rockford, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio.  She was born on September 27, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Ellsworth and Mabel (Sluterbeck) Collins, both who preceded in death.  On August 10, 1963, she married Edwin Long, who survives in Rockford.  She moved from Celina, Ohio, to Rockford, upon marrying Ed.  She became a homemaker and a member of the Rockford United Methodist...

Frances C. (Fran) Miller, 73, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018, 12:17 p.m., at Van Wert In-Patient Hospice, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  She was born on April 6, 1945, in Celina, Ohio, the daughter of Robert L. and Victoria A. (Springer) Gephart and grew up in Rockford, Ohio graduating from Parkway High School in 1963.  On October 3, 1964, she married her high school sweetheart, Rolland L. Miller who survives...