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Norman Robert Meine
May 7, 2015
Norman Robert Meine 81, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, May 7th, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Norman was born in Defiance on December 16, 1933 a son of the late Gladys (Shock) & Alfred Meine. Norman's work at Johns Manville and with model cars and carpentry never compared to his greatest achievement, his children. He will be sadly missed by...
Terry Lee Wright
Apr 22, 2015
Terry Lee Wright, 63, of Paulding passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Terry was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on April 18, 1952, a son of the late Martha (Doty) and Herbert Wright. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army & U.S. Navy. Terry was a kind, gentle man who was a friend to everyone he met. He considered the...
Iris Eileen Woodcox
Apr 15, 2015
Iris E. Woodcox, 79, of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Iris was born in Fort Wayne on August 9, 1935 a daughter of the late Clarence & Anna (Sunday) Parker. Iris worked at General Electric & was a Girl Scout Leader. She was a member of the Antwerp United Methodist Church and VFW Post...
Jim R Friend
Mar 29, 2015
Jim R Friend, 81, of Antwerp, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Jim was born in Antwerp on February 2, 1934, a son of the late Hazel Delia (Peffley) and Harry Leroy Friend. He worked at Phelps Dodge I R & W for 35; Friend Flooring & Antwerp Hardware & proudly served in...
Richard Peffley Friend
Mar 18, 2015
Richard Peffley Friend, 86, of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Vancrest of Antwerp. Dick was born in Antwerp on July 14, 1928, a son of the late Hazel Delia (Peffley) and Harry Leroy Friend. He was a member of Antwerp VFW Post 5087, was a Scout Master and worked at Phelps Dodge. The best times of his...
Mary Barnhart Gamble
Feb 23, 2015
Mary Barnhart Gamble, 71, of Hicksville passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. Mary was born in Defiance on July 28, 1943 a daughter of the late Louis & Lora (Essex) Hanna. She will be sadly missed by her children, Chris (Dave) Dunderman of Bryan, Shirley Shugars, Cathy Barnhart both of Hicksville, Candy (Steve) Weirauch of Napoleon, Susan Merez of Fort Wayne, Archie, Jr....
William Jay Jackson
Feb 20, 2015
William Jay Jackson, 82, of Antwerp passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Jay was born in Cecil on April 5, 1932, a son of the late Mary (Bakle) and Jay Jackson. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and worked at Navistar. He was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic...
Linda Pendergrast
Feb 17, 2015
Linda L. (Derck) Pendergrast, 66, of Antwerp passed away Tuesday February 17, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. She was born on August 13, 1948 in Paulding County to Francis and Galen (Carr) Derck. She lived her entire life in the Antwerp area. She was a 1966 graduate of Antwerp High School. On May 19, 1967, she was united in marriage to Arthur...
Elaine W. Sweet
Feb 13, 2015
Elaine W. Sweet, 77 of Bell County, Kentucky formerly of Woodburn, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. She was born on Nov 3, 1937 in Luckey, Ohio a daughter of Frieda (Rife) & Franklin E. Ruswinkle. Elaine was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and the Daughters of Union Veterans. She will be remembered for being a loving wife, mother, grandmother, mammaw, sister...
Gary Kever
Jan 30, 2015
Garrett A. Kever, 67, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Gary was born in Monroeville on July 4, 1947, a son of Patricia (Gremaux) Kever and the late Meinrad Kever. He proudly served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War & was a car inspector at Norfolk & Southern Railroad. Gary was a...
William Smith
Jan 10, 2015
William Porte Smith, of Payne, passed away at home on Saturday Jan. 10, 2015. He was born in Highland Center on Jan. 18, 1935 a son of the late Porte & Kathryn (Baum) Smith. He proudly served in the U.S. Army; was a member of the Payne Masonic Lodge & St. Paul United Methodist Church. He will be sadly missed by his...
Maxine Laney McMullen
Jan 10, 2015
Maxine Stickney Laney McMullen, 85, of Cecil, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at The Gardens of Paulding. Maxine was born in Paulding on December 1, 1929, a daughter of the late Eunice (Swann) and John Stickney. She was a custodian at Antwerp Local Schools & the county home. She will be sadly missed by her children, Karen Wyatt of Fort...
Norman Ray Schoenauer, Sr.
Jan 8, 2015
Norman Ray Schoenauer, Sr. 84, of Payne, passed away Thursday, January 8th, at Paulding County Hospital Norm was born in Briceton on May 7, 1930, a son of the late Leona (Zartman) and Fred Schoenauer. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, he owned Norm's Shell Station and Norm's Small Engine Repair and worked at BF Goodrich for many...
Margaret Rau
Jan 7, 2015
Margaret Rau, 77, of Payne passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance. Margaret was born in Painesville, Ohio on December 20, 1937, a daughter of the late Julia (Kalmar) and Joseph Frank Szabo. She was a customer service specialist at Phelps Dodge & a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church. She loved spending time with her family watching...
June Smith
Jan 5, 2015
June Smith, 80, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. June was born in Antwerp on November 8, 1934, a daughter of the late Kathryn (Kempf) and Forest Vail. She was a medical office manager & bartender at the VFW and Oasis Bar & Grill. June joined the Antwerp VFW Post 5087 Auxiliary in 1971,...
Rick Andrist
Jan 4, 2015
Richard A. Andrist, 56, of Antwerp passed away at home on Sunday, January 4, 2015. Rick was born in Defiance on July 7, 1958. He worked at Spec-Temp in Antwerp. For the last 8 years, Rick followed his dream of living on the west coast. He loved to golf, hike & bowl, having numerous perfect games. On May 3, 2010...
Lloyd Dean Miller
Jan 2, 2015
Lloyd Dean Miller, 76, of Paulding, passed away peacefully Friday, January 2, 2015 at Van Wert Manor. Dean was born in Oceola, Ohio on August 24, 1938, a son of the late Mary Claire (Bohan) and Wesley Miller. He was a lifetime member of IUOE Local #18 and worked for many years with Fruchey as a crane operator. In the 1960's Dean...
Jim Ricard
Jan 1, 2015
James Ricard, 85, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Jim was born in Toledo on May 6, 1929, a son of the late Flossie (Wensel) and Oscar Ricard. He was a railroad switchman. On Sept. 21, 1991 he married Deborah Altic. Jim and his unique sense of humor will be sadly missed by his wife,...
Daniel Lee Smalley
Dec 30, 2014
Daniel Lee Smalley, 71, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Dan was born in Paulding on April 9, 1943, a son of the late Myrtle M. (Callahan) and Daniel Smalley. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1962 and worked at the Antwerp Equity Exchange. On Dec 18, 1962 he...
Paul E Culler
Dec 30, 2014
Paul Edward Culler, 80, of Antwerp, Ohio was called to his heavenly home Tuesday December 30, 2014 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio. Paul was born on October 23, 1934 in rural Antwerp to the late Mabel (Wallace) and Jerry Culler and was preceded in death by his older siblings: Norman Culler, Eileen Kasner, Evelyn Lake and Helen Walters. On...
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