Obituaries

Richard Maison

Richard Maison

Apr 30, 2013

Richard Lowell Maison age 60 of Caledonia passed away Tuesday morning April 30th 2013 at home . He was born June 3rd, 1952 in Galion, OH as the son of the late Lowell E. & Doris (McKinstry) Maison. Richard was a graduate of Galion High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era. He was a member...

James Smith

James Smith

Apr 21, 2013

James Leonard Smith, age 70, formerly of Caledonia passed away Sunday evening April 21st 2013 in Wyandot County Nursing & Rehab Center, Upper Sandusky. Jim was born June 22nd, 1942 in Upper Sandusky as the son of the late Leonard & Doris (Kelly) Smith. He was a high school graduate of Upper Sandusky and retired after 43...

Sharon Pletcher

Sharon Pletcher

Mar 27, 2013

Sharon Kay Pletcher, age 67 passed away Wednesday morning March 27th, 2013 in Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. She was born February 12th, 1946 in Bucyrus. as the daughter of Lawrence & Pauline (Parks) Hotelling . Sharon was a graduate of Upper Sandusky High School. In 1965 she married Jerry Pletcher and he survives her at home....

Jean Fisher

Jean Fisher

Mar 3, 2013

Jean Ann Fisher age 65 of Caledonia, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday March 3rd 2013 in Marion General Hospital . She was born April 5th, 1947 in Marion as the daughter of the late Paul F. Shower and Eleanor J. Grant - Showers. Her mother survives her in Caledonia. Jean was a 1965...

Harvey Harris

Harvey Harris

Feb 28, 2013

Harvey Thomas Harris, age 79 of Marion passed away Thursday evening Feb 28th, 2013 in Marion Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 08th, 1933 in Cleveland, OH as the son of the late Thomas E. & Genevieve (McGuan) Harris. On May 31st 1952 he married the former Marilyn J. Swartz. She survives him at home. Harvey retired as...

Patricia Shonk

Patricia Shonk

Feb 24, 2013

Patricia Ann Shonk Patricia Ann Shonk, age 77 passed away early Sunday morning Feb 24th, 2013 in Marion Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 19th, 1935 as the daughter of Harry & Evelyn A. (Rinbolt) Shonk. Pat was a graduate of Caledonia High School. In her thirty year retail career she was employed at Well's, Kings and finally...

Eugene Showers

Eugene Showers

Feb 22, 2013

Eugene Showers, age 88 of Caledonia passed away Friday afternoon Fen 22nd, 2013 in Marion General Hospital. He was born June 22nd, 1924 in Marion County as the son of Francis and Orpha (Seckel) Showers. On November 22, 1947 he married the former Norma Weston and she survives him at home. Gene was a Marion County Farmer for his...

Thomas Rowe

Thomas Rowe

Feb 21, 2013

Thomas R. Rowe Thomas R. Rowe age 88 of Kirkpatrick, passed away Thursday morning , February 21st 2013 in the same home he was born in on March 8th, 1924. He was the son of the late Hiram O. & Pebble L. (Bush) Rowe. He was a graduate of Kirkpatrick High School. Tom began driving truck when he was...

Carl Shockley

Carl Shockley

Feb 20, 2013

Carl B Shockley, age 85, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 20, 2013, Marion General Hospital. He was born to the late Martin L and Mary Heaton Shockley of Memphis, TN on September 26, 1927 where he grew up with five brothers and two sisters, all deceased. He is predeceased by a son Martin (Marty) shortly after...

Walter Poetker

Walter Poetker

Feb 5, 2013

Walter Eugene Poetker Walter E. Poetker, age 82 of Caledonia passed away Tuesday morning Fen 05th, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born August 2nd, 1930 in Jackson, Ohio as the son of Oscar and Ruth (Rose) Poetker. On December 24th, 1965 he married the former Joanna Engle and she survives him at home. Walter was a graduate...

Karl Nickel

Karl Nickel

Jan 11, 2013

Karl L. Nickel, Karl "Lud" Nickel, age 89 of Caledonia passed away Friday afternoon Jan 11th, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a brief illness. He was born September 5th, 1923 in Burchobel, Germany as the son of the late Henry & Marie E. (Stroh) Nickel. Lud immigrated to the United Sates with his parents while still a small...

Virginia Timson

Virginia Timson

Jan 5, 2013

Virginia J. Timson Virginia June Timson age 89 passed away Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at Kingston Residence of Marion. Virginia was born July 14th, 1923 in Edison as the daughter of Dewey & Iva (Williams) Hall. On February 24th 1945 she married Robert P. Timson. He preceded her in death in 1993. Mr. & Mrs. Timson lived in Caledonia...

Francis Redd

Francis Redd

Dec 31, 2012

Francis Anthony Redd, age 87 of Caledonia, passed away Monday, December 31st, 2012 at home. Francis was born in LaRue on May 18th, 1925 as the son of the late Anthony and Nancy (Jones) Redd. In 1946 he married the love of his life Irene Newel Redd. She preceded him in death on June 22nd, 2009. Francis was a...

Janice Keirns

Janice Keirns

Nov 24, 2012

Janice Lee Keirns, age 68 of Caledonia, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening November 24th, 2012 in Galion Community Hospital. Janice was born May 14th, 1944 as the daughter of the late Lester Mason and Reta Grace Caldwell - Hipsher. On October 31, 1964 she married Darrell Keirns and he survives her at home. Janice was a 1963 graduate of...

Barbara MacKenzie

Barbara MacKenzie

Nov 22, 2012

Barbara N. Mackenzie, age 86 of Marion, Oh and formerly of Providence Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning November 22nd, 2012 in Community Health Care Center in Marion. Barbara was born January 14th, 1926 in East Providence R. I. As the daughter of Hookon R. and Hope A. (Stackpole) Norgaard. In 1946 she married Kenneth B. Mackenzie...

Kenneth Hancock

Kenneth Hancock

Nov 21, 2012

Kenneth Allen Hancock of Caledonia died unexpectedly at 7:59 pm November 21st, 2012 in Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born in Bucyrus May 12, 1970 to Jackie A. Hancock and the late Jeffry Jay Hancock. He is survived by his brother Brian jay Hancock, sister-in-law Wendy K. Hancock and nephews Brandon Jay, Joshua Jeffry and little niece Kaylee Marie...

Jerry VanArsdall

Jerry VanArsdall

Nov 7, 2012

Jerry D. VanArsdall, age 73 of Caledonia went peacefully to heaven on Wednesday, November 7th after a long battle with kidney cancer. He was born on January 30, 1939 to the late William VanArsdall and Ella Keiser in Lafayette, Indiana. Jerry was a graduate of Marion Harding High School and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a dedicated husband...

Marvin McCleary

Marvin McCleary

Oct 29, 2012

Marvin Dale McCleary, age 59 of Caledonia died as a result of a highway accident on Monday October 29th, 2012. Dale was born in Marion on October 2, 1953 as the son of the late Sheldon and Marilyn (Simmons) McCleary. He was a proud graduate of Northmor High School. He was employed for 26 years at Galion Dresser, had...

Thelma Whaley

Thelma Whaley

Oct 29, 2012

Thelma M. Whaley age 101 Formerly of Canaan Township, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning October 29th, 2012 in Mill Creek Nursing Home in Galion. Thelma was born September 13th, 1911 in Galion as the daughter of Phillip W. & Julia E. (Allebeck) Schnegelsberger. On Sept 23rd, 1938 she married Allen R. Whaley. Allen passed away...

Brooke Laughrey

Brooke Laughrey

Oct 24, 2012

Brooke MacKenzie Laughrey, age 31 found her way to Heaven on October 24th, 2012. She is survived by her 4 children, Xaylen Kade Morgan age 9, Xiyleah Joelynn Pickens age 4, Xeniyah Raelee Pickens age 3, Xahkye Noah Pickens age 10 months. She loved them all dearly. She is also survived by her mother Karen R. Hoffman and her...

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