All Obituaries

Larry DeWayne Sapp, 78, of Mendon, Ohio, died Friday morning, May 17, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 15, 1940, in Mercer County, Ohio, the son of Paul and Jessie (Snyder) Sapp. Larry was a graduate of the Rockford Class of 1959. On October 18, 1959, he married the love of his life, Linda Ballinger. Larry was a long-time farmer and lived in the area his entire life. In addition to his love of farming, Larry loved going to draft horse sales, and used to...

Dorothy Louise Rupert, 92, of Largo, Florida, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 14, 2019, at the East Bay Rehabilitation Center & Nursing Home in Largo, Florida. She was born in Willshire, Ohio, on April 23, 1927, to Herbert Henry and Viola Fredricka (Bollenbacher) Kuhn. On December 24, 1947, she married Donald Richard Rupert, who preceded in death on May 15, 1996. They had lived in Geneva, Indiana and later divided time between Geneva and Florida until Donald's passing, at which...

John R. Taylor, 84, of Rockford, died Wednesday, May 8, at home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born April 20, 1935, in Cavett, Ohio, to Aaron V. and Olinda Mae (Lehman) Taylor. He was a graduate of the Convoy Class of 1953.  On July 21, 1979, John married Nancy J. Wierwille, and she survives in Rockford. John was a farmer his entire life, and also drove truck.  He loved farming, and after retirement, he enjoyed doing woodworking. He liked reading, and watching war...

Harold Eugene "Gene" Beams, 89, of Findlay, passed away at 10:28 AM on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Findlay Bridge Hospice Care Center while surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 26, 1929, near Coldwater, Ohio, to the late Mabel (Williamson) and David A. Beams, III. After the death of his mom when Gene was 5 years old, Gene and siblings were then raised by his grandma Lou Campbell Williamson with the help of his Aunt Kate and Uncle Smokey. Gene worked for...

Sharon F. Walls, 75, of Mercer, passed away early morning, Friday, April 12, 2019 at her residence while surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 20, 1943, in Van Wert, to her late parents, Paul and Thelma Pearl (McClintock) Highley. A 1961 graduate of Rockford High School, Sharon went on to marry the love of her life, Gary Walls, on June 4, 1960. She attended the Ohio State Beauty Academy in Lima before opening her own beauty salon, which she ran for 16 years. After she closed...

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,...