Area Obituaries
Karl Stephan
Karl W. Stephan, 80, of Carey, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at 2:45 a.m. at his residence. Born in Marietta, on Aug. 28, 1937, he was the son of the late Charles Louis and Dorothy Clarice (Dodd) Stephan. He is survived by his bride of 57 years, Frances Lorraine (Wright) Stephan. They were married on…
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Jack E. Walter, 81, of Carey, died at 3:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky. Born Nov. 16, 1936 in Wharton, he was the son of the late William and Frona (Stone) Walter. He married Susanne J. Greer and they divorced. He later married Janet Hall and they were divorced.…
Read MoreMark Wright
Mark D. Wright, 54, of Carey, died at 6:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at his residence after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born March 16, 1963, in Marion, he was the son of Charles R. and Janet J. (Woodland) Wright. They preceded him in death. He married Dana Jacoby Moler on Jan. 17,…
Read MoreJames Hawkins Sr.
James F. Hawkins Sr., 55, of Carey, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at 6:13 a.m. at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Born in Findlay on Sept. 20, 1962, he was the son of the late Walter and Agnes (Kitzler) Hawkins. Jim married Vickie A. Niederkohr on Dec. 21, 1985, in Carey. She survives in Carey.…
Read MoreCharles Balduf
Charles F. Balduf, 91, Upper Sandusky, died Jan. 7, 2018, at Fairhaven Health Care Community, Upper Sandusky. He is survived by four children, Marilyn (Doug Noggle) Jamieson, Mich.; Jan Bower, Marion; Margie (Kurt) Kimmel, Upper Sandusky; and Ed Balduf, Upper Sandusky. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 11, from 4:30-7 p.m. with a Catholic prayer service…
Read MoreEugene Stapleton
Eugene B. Stapleton, 91, Upper Sandusky, died at 6:40 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at his residence. He is survived by three children, Ron (Kathy) Stapleton, Mt. Blanchard; Donna (Bernie) Vent, Upper Sandusky; and Everett (Laura) Stapleton, Carey; and his companion, Martha Milum, Upper Sandusky. Friends will be received from 3-6 p.m. Friday, Jan.…
Read MoreRobert Milum
Robert Lee Milum, 56, of Findlay, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. He is survived by his wife, Carma Welch Lehman; a step-son, Eric (Alyssa) Lehman; and a step-daughter, Crystal Lehman (Jerimiah Bower). Visitation will be held Tuesday, Jan. 9, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Bringman Clark Funeral Home, Upper Sandusky. A…
Read MoreRachel Drouillard
Rachel F. (Myers) Drouillard, 83, of Findlay, formerly of Tiffin, Mansfield and Carey, died at 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at Fox Run Assisted Living in Findlay. Visitation will be Monday, Jan. 8, from 1:30 p.m until the funeral liturgy at 2 p.m. at St. Francis Convent Chapel, Tiffin. Burial will follow at the…
Read MoreIda Reinhart
Ida V. “Mike” Reinhart, 95, of Carey, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at 2:25 p.m. at Wyandot County Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Center, Upper Sandusky. Born in Carey, Ohio on Feb. 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Alfred B. and Salome C. (Niederkohr) Ruffing. Ida married Bernard M. Reinhart on July 23, 1945,…
Read MoreJeanne Chapman Burson
Jeanne Yvonne Chapman Burson, born August 14, 1921, peacefully passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, at Blanchard Valley Hospital. She was born and raised in Carey, Ohio, was a 1939 graduate of Carey High School, attended Kent State University and graduated from Ohio State with a Medical Technology degree. While at Kent State, Jeanne was…
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