Stephan R Lay, 63, of Grover Hill passed away at 2:49 PM on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at St. Vincent Medical Center while surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 25, 1955, in Van Wert, to his late parents, Richard F. and Olive M. (Stemen) Lay.  A 1974 graduate of Lincolnview High School, Stephan went on to marry the love of his life, Angela Storm on September 10, 1983. Together, they shared many years of memories. Stephan was a lifelong farmer. In addition to raising...

Traci J. (Strete) Guernsey, 53 of New Haven, Indiana, formerly of Rockford, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at her residence in New Haven, Indiana. She was born in St. Marys, Ohio, on June 4, 1966, to James H. "Jim" and Billie (Fannon) Strete. She graduated from Parkway High School, in the Class of 1985, and then became a Certified Nursing Assistant in Health Care. On January 26, 2001, she married Kenneth Guernsey, who preceded her in death. She lived in Ohio until moving...

Byron Dale Thompson of Convoy, OH went home to be with Jesus on September 8, 2019 surrounded by his family at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Byron was born on March 3, 1946 in Van Wert. His parents were the late Bernard "Bill" and Wilma (Fensler) Black. He was also preceded in death by this brother Dr. Earl Black and birth siblings Mildred Delong, Virginia Dawson, Jean Feasby, Margie Taylor and Marlin Thompson. Byron and Kathy Boyd Thompson, the love of his life, were...

LuAnn Sigler, 63, of Rockford, passed away Monday evening, September 2, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family, after battling cancer for the past 5 years. She is now pain-free and with her Heavenly Father. LuAnn was born in Celina, Ohio, on June 16, 1956, the daughter of the late Robert W. Clay, Sr. and Vivian R. (Frysinger) Clay. She was a graduate of the Parkway Class of 1974, and on February 1, 1975, she married the love of her life, Kim Sigler, who survives. Together, they...

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Bettye A. (Powers) Burchfield, 82, recently of Van Wert Ohio, formerly of Sandusky, Ohio, died at 3:20 on Aug. 28, 2019, at Lima Memorial Hospital Hospice. She was born on Feb. 9, 1937, in Pruden, Tennessee. Bettye was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence D. Burchfield. They were married in Monroe, Michigan, on Oct. 4, 1958, and he passed on May19, 2007. She is survived by her children, Martin D. (Susan) Burchfield and James L. (Michelle) Burchfield and her...

Dale A. Merriss, 92, of Van Wert passed away at 8:41 AM on August 26, 2019 at Van Wert Health. He was born on April 25, 1927 in, Detroit, MI, to the late John and Gladys ( (Bobbitt) Merriss. Dale attended Van Wert High School and went on to serve in the United States Army during the end of WWII. He married the love of his life, Billie Simpson, who passed away on May 4, 2013. Together, they shared years of memories. Dale worked as journeyman and pipe fitter with the...

Joan Hewitt Greisinger, 92, Defiance, Ohio passed away on Monday, August 27, 2019 surrounded by family.  She was born on April 21, 1927 in Bedfordshire, England to parents Stanley John and Florence Gertrude Hewitt.   She met Merwyn Chauncey "Mac" Greisinger while he was stationed in England with the Air force during WWII.  They married on September 30, 1944 in Luton, England.  She worked for the Red Cross before moving to the United States and later worked...

Shirley A. Baxter, 88, of Van Wert, passed away at 11:40 AM on August 20, 2019 at Vancrest of Van Wert after a brief illness. She was born on June 01, 1931 in Van Wert, to the late Walter and Florence (Debolt) Harting.  On March 14, 1953, she married William S. Baxter, who passed away on November 29, 2002. Together, they shared years of memories. Shirley worked as secretary for Van Wert City Schools for 26 years, retiring in 1994. She also volunteered in the library at Jefferson School...

Mildred P. Bollenbacher, 88, of Rockford, Ohio, died early Thursday morning, August 8, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.  She was born October 2, 1930, in Mercer County, Celina, Ohio; she was the daughter of the late Raymond V. and Hila (Kull) Snider.  Mildred was a graduate of the Celina High School Class of 1948; on December 18, 1948, she married the love of her life, Robert Paul Bollenbacher, who survives in Rockford.  Mildred was a homemaker and the proud...

Linda Dianne Spridgeon, 71, of Van Wert passed away at 11:31 AM on July 28, 2019 at Van Wert Manor. She was born on March 30, 1948 in, Lima, to the late Lloyd Gale and Mary Jane (Morris) Lowther. On July 02, 1977, she married the Charles Allan Spridgeon. Together, they shared years of memories. Linda was a graduate of Cridersville High School, and retired from the housekeeping department at Van Wert Manor after nearly 20 years. She was a member of the Van Wert Charter #48 of the Order of...