Sondra A. Snyder, 86, of Van Wert passed away at 7:25 AM on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Liberty Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Sondra was born on January 26, 1935, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Marlin C. and Helen E. (Gehres) Kilgore. On September 25, 1955, she married Willard E. "Bill" Snyder, who passed away on September 17, 2005. Together, they shared 50 years of marriage. Sondra retired from Kennedy Manufacturing, in Van Wert, after 30 years of service. Sondra was a...

Billy "Joe" Dettrow, 52, of Van Wert passed away at 3:57 AM on Monday, April 12, 2021 at his residence. Joe was born on October 29, 1968, in Van Wert, the son of Merl and Dorothy (Smith) Dettrow. Joe was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked in maintenance at the Van Wert Moose Lodge and Black Angus and drove for Greve Chrysler in Van Wert. Joe was a member of the Van Wert American Legion and Van Wert Moose Lodge. He enjoyed bowling, NASCAR and sports, especially the...

VAN WERT Karla S. Krendl, 68, died April 12, 2021. She was born June 7, 1952 to Denzil and Anita Warner who preceded her in death. Karla received her bachelor's degree in education from Ball State University. She later became a member of the Elks Lodge and the co-owner of Ace Hardware in Van Wert. Karla loved to read and loved animals (especially dogs). She also loved being a mother and best friend to her daughter. Karla is survived by one daughter, Angela Stith of Van Wert; a step-son,...

Thomas D. Rupert, 66, of Van Wert, passed away at 5:17 PM on April 11, 2021, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born on July 23, 1954, in Lima, to the late Admiral Dewey Rupert and Violet Evelyn (Scott) Rupert. On January 05, 1974, he married the Phyllis Ehrnsberger. Thomas retired from the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant and then worked as a mechanic for Store & Haul Trucking. He was a member of the Fox Hunter's Club and the NRA. Thomas enjoyed...

Mark S. Price, 65, of Payne, Ohio, completed his dash at 3:03 AM on Friday, April 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Hospital in Ft Wayne, Indiana. Mark was born November 11, 1955,in Van Wert, to the late Harold Price and the late Myrna Young. He married the former Penny McMillan who survives of Payne. Mark worked as an electrical tech at REV Recreation Group (formerly Fleetwood) in Decatur, Indiana for the past 24 years. Mark was a graduate of Wayne Trace High School. He loved racing, The Ohio State...

Van Wert Tammera "Tammy" Ford passed away April 7, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. Tammy was born September 28, 1966 in Van Wert to Ronald and Judith Grubb. On April 30, 2010 she married Tony Ford and he survives. Tammy graduated from Crestview High School. She formerly worked for Adkins Bookkeeping and has worked as the Deputy City Auditor in Van Wert County for over 20 years. She loved her job and was very dedicated to it. She was known for her love of animals, especially...

Murlin Pollock, age 93, died Tuesday April 6th, 2021 in Lakeland Florida. Murlin was born July 10, 1927 to Ernest and Alwilda Pollock who preceded him in death. He married his wife Patricia July 10, 1948, she also preceded him in death. Murlin retired from the Van Wert Post Office as a clerk. He was said to have been a hard worker, always working at least two jobs. He worked as the secretary of the Van Wert County Fair Board from 1968 until 1977 and also worked at the Woods golf course...

Gail Justus Perl, 81, of Van Wert, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Van Wert Manor. He was born June 30, 1939 in Paulding County, Ohio to the late Richard Perl and LaVoon (Klingler) Perl Adams. On July 30, 1955 he married Judith Carol Cavinder who survives. He worked at Paulding/Putnam (REA) Electric, in Paulding, for 30 years- retiring in 1999. Gail is survived by his wife, Judy C. Perl of Van Wert; a son, Randy (Deb) Perl of Van Wert; a daughter, Pamela (Rex) Gray...

Danny Lee Thatcher, a lifelong farmer and resident of Middle Point, passed away at the age of 80 on April 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Danny was born on April 21, 1940 to Floyd and Harriet (Hanby) Thatcher. He graduated from Hoaglin Jackson High School where he met the love of his life, Phyllis Jean Wisener. They were high school sweethearts and married for 61 wonderful years. Danny is preceded in death by his sister Barbara Thatcher and son Kevin...

Karenann Winters, 76, of Grover Hill, OH, formerly of Hackettstown, NJ, passed away on April 02, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 24, 1945, in Passaic, NJ, to the late Charles and Viola (Mayer) Murray.  On May 21, 1966, she married the love of her life, Robert C. Winters, who passed away   December 21, 2015.  Karenann worked for many years as secretary for Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hackettstown, NJ. She and her...