Michael R. Stachler
Apr 30, 2026
Michael R. Stachler age 35, of Minster, OH passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at his home. He was born on January 22, 1991 in St. Marys, Ohio. He is survived by his children Raelynn Stachler & Rohan Lutz. He is also survived by his mother & stepfather Melissa (Heitkamp) & Ron Bergman, his father & stepmother Scott...
Aaron Vagedes
Apr 27, 2026
Aaron J Vagedes, age 33, of Versailles, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 27 at his home. He was born on December 12, 1992 in Fort Recovery, Ohio to Rebecca (Bruns) Harman and David Vagedes. Aaron is survived by his mother, Rebecca Harman and Kevin Harman, his father David Vagedes and Joan Bollenbacher of Fort Recovery; his siblings and in-laws,...
Carl Homan
Apr 25, 2026
Carl Homan, age 67, of Coldwater, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. He was born September 19, 1958 in Coldwater, to the late Leonard & Mildred (Stoll) Homan.
He is survived by siblings, Karen Homan of Matthews, NC, Neal Homan of Coldwater, and Earl Homan of Coldwater.
He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church,...
Lois A. Knapke
Apr 24, 2026
Lois A. Knapke, age 73 of North Star, Ohio passed away on Friday, April 24, 2026. She was born on August 18, 1952 in Coldwater to the late Robert & Loretta (Liette) Stammen. She married Steven Knapke on May 13, 1972 at St. Louis Catholic Church, North Star, Ohio. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by children: Lisa &...
Robert G. Bosko
Apr 20, 2026
Robert G. Bosko age 84, of New Bremen, Ohio died on Monday, April 20, 2026 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, Ohio. He was born on October 20, 1941 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late George & Mary (Rachel) Bosko. He married Kay Buckhalter on September 4, 1993 and she survives in New Bremen. He is also survived...
David C. Ahlers
Apr 18, 2026
David C. Ahlers, age 85, of St. Henry, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Mercy Health in Lima.
He was born on June 19, 1940, in St. Henry, to the late Edward & Elizabeth (Uppenkamp) Ahlers. On April 22, 1961, he married Judith “Judy” (Huber) Ahlers. Dave and Judy were married for just a few days shy of 65...
Thelma M. Thieman
Apr 16, 2026
Thelma Mae (Truscott) Thieman was born to Ernest & Anna Mae (Woodford) Truscott on May 1, 1931, in Pottsville, PA. At the age of 94, Thelma passed on to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Dayton, OH.
Thelma was a coal miner’s daughter and in her younger years she worked in a pajama factory in Pennsylvania. She...
Carol Ann Albers
Apr 16, 2026
Carol Ann Albers Prenger age 65 of Minster, Ohio died Thursday, April 16, 2026 at her home in Minster. She was born July 18, 1960 in St. Marys Ohio to the late Eugene “Fish” & Marjorie (Hemmelgarn) Wehrman. She married Terry Prenger on December 29, 2018 and he survives in Minster. She is also survived by children: Eugene “Fish” &...
Rosemary Poeppelman
Apr 14, 2026
Rosemary Kemper Poeppelman age 99 of Osgood, Ohio passed away at 10:31 PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. She was born on June 7, 1926 in Maria Stein, Ohio to the late John & Josephine (Hoying) Dahlinghaus. She married Alvin Kemper on May 26, 1953 and he preceded her in death on...
Mary Ann DeLoye
Apr 13, 2026
Mary Ann DeLoye age 94 of Houston, Ohio died at 2:02 AM on April 13, 2026, at The Landings in Sidney. She was born on June 13, 1931, in Darke County to the late Andrew & Elizabeth (Rethman) Heckman. On June 13, 1951, she married Raymond H. DeLoye in St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, Ohio. He preceded her in death...
Dean R. Howell
Apr 12, 2026
Dean R. Howell, 37, Brockton, Massachusetts, after his two-year battle with thymic adenocarcinoma, passed away on Sunday, April 12 at his home with his family by his side to his new life in heaven.
He was born April 27, 1988, in Coldwater, Ohio to Joyce (Kanney) and Paul Howell, who survive in Coldwater. On August 18, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio he...
Agnes C. Goettemoeller
Apr 11, 2026
Agnes C. Goettemoeller age 80, of St. Rose, Ohio died on Saturday April 11, 2026 at Mercer Health, Coldwater Ohio. She was born on October 1, 1945 in Osgood, Ohio to the late Edward & Regina (Bills) Albers. She married Dale Goettemoeller on April 7, 1973 and he survives in St. Rose. She is also survived by children: Kelly Lehmkuhl,...
Martha J. Simon
Apr 10, 2026
Martha Jeanette Simon
December 5, 1926 – April 10, 2026
It is with great sadness, but also with gratitude that we had her with us for so long, that we share the news that our mother, Martha Jeanette Simon, age 99, formerly of Russia, Ohio, died on Friday, April 10, 2026 at the Landings of Sidney. She was a member of the...
Kathy Hart
Apr 6, 2026
Kathy (Chesser) Hart, age 54, of Coldwater, passed away peacefully at her Coldwater home on April 6, 2026. She was born on February 3, 1972 in Coldwater to the late Jim Chesser and Ginny (Jutte) Chesser of Celina. On September 30, 1995 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, she married Tony Hart and he survives in Coldwater.
Kathy is also survived...
Marlene M. Huelsman
Apr 4, 2026
Marlene M. (Vondrell) Huelsman, age 93, of Cassella, passed away on Easter Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born on January 1, 1933, in Cassella, to the late August & Margaret (Grilliot) Vondrell. On November 6, 1954, she married her husband, Robert (Bob) Huelsman, at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Cassella....
Nancy M. Puthoff
Apr 4, 2026
Nancy M. Puthoff, age 62, of St. Henry, died at her home on Saturday, April 4, 2026, the 100th anniversary of her mother’s birth. Nancy was born on December 17, 1963, in Coldwater, to the late Raymond & Agnes (Kaup) Puthoff. She grew up on the family farm on the edge of St. Henry and graduated from St. Henry High...
Fr. James Franck
Apr 3, 2026
Fr. James Franck, C.PP.S.
February 6, 1937–April 3, 2026
Fr. James Franck, C.PP.S., 89, died on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena. He had been in failing health.
He was born on February 6, 1937, in St. Henry, Ohio, to Edmund and Bernadine (Hoying) Franck. He entered the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1951 at...
Ryan A. Jourdan
Apr 2, 2026
Ryan A. Jourdan, age 44, of Houston, Ohio, died Thursday, April 2, 2026, at his home. He was born on August 21, 1981, in Greenfield, Indiana to Glen & Susan (Dixon) Jourdan. Both of his parents survive in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He married Margaret-Mary “Maggie” Cordonnier on August 20, 2016, and she survives with their four children: Damian (7), Silas (6), Job...
Ronald A. Huber
Apr 1, 2026
Ronald “Ron” Anthony Huber passed away quietly, from cancer, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with loved ones at his bedside. He peacefully spent his last days with many friends and family members by his side.
He was born in Celina, Ohio on August 6, 1943, the son of Margaret (Braun) and Gregor Huber. He was one of their fourteen children. Ron...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Jutte
Mar 31, 2026
Elizabeth A. “Betty” (Hemmelgarn) Jutte, age 87, of St. Henry passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at The Gardens at St. Henry. She was born on August 7, 1938, in Philothea, Ohio to the late Edward & Josephine (Wenning) Hemmelgarn. On June 16, 1956, she married August Jutte Jr. Betty and Auggie were married for almost 70 years, and...
