Archive - Mar 2013 - Obituary
March 27th
Dennis L. Kreisher, 78, of Markle, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at the Markle Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Dennis was born in Huntington to Henry E. and Ruby E. Kreisher.
He married Billie Joan Gillingham; she preceded him in death. His second marriage was to Emilie A. Mason on January 4, 1974, at Markle United Methodist Church, and she survives.
Floyd I. McBride, 79, of Decatur, passed away March 26, 2013.
Floyd was the son of the late Lee Forrest McBride and the late Violet (Smitley) McBride.
He married Rochelle L. (Jones) Smitley; she survives in Decatur.
March 25th
Samuel W. Hilty, four and a half months, son of Willis S. and Elizabeth A. E. (Graber) Hilty, died Friday, March 22, 2013.
Among survivors are four brothers, Reuben W., Willis W., Melvin W., and Alvin W.; grandparents, Alvin M. and Esther Graber, and Samuel S., Jr., and Laura Hilty; great-grandparents, Elizabeth E. Graber, Chris J. and Mary J. Graber, Amanda A. Shetler, and Samuel L. and Mary Jane Hilty.
Richard L. Bleeke, 77, of Decatur, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at Woodcrest Nursing Center.
Among survivors are wife, Lois J. Bleeke of Decatur; three sons, Cory A. Bleeke of Decatur, Daniel W. Bleeke of Denver, Colo., and William J. Bleeke of Paradise, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Monday, March 25, at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
March 22nd
Richard Bleeke, 77, of Decatur, died today.
Arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Marjorie J. Haggerty, 89, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
Marge was born in Craigville, Ind., on November 17, 1923, to the late Albert R. and Nettie N. (Strohm) Wolf.
On August 17, 1946, she married Thurman P. Haggerty; he preceded her in death on September 21, 2007.
Dick W. Johnson, 80, formerly of Decatur, died February 21, 2013.
He was born in 1932 in Decatur to Otto and Bessir Johnson, the youngest of eight children.
Dick graduated from Decatur High School in 1950. He served four years in the U.S. Navy, first as a yeoman, then as a medic. Dick met his wife Louise while stationed in Hawaii. They married in 1952 and had four children, Eric, Jonell, Craig, and Clint.
March 21st
Joseph F. Gremaux, 85, of Decatur, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Woodcrest Nursing Center.
Joe was born on January 25, 1928, in Allen County to the late Julian and Eleanor (Voirol) Gremaux.
On November 27, 1952, he married Rosemary B. Ottenweller; she survives in Decatur.
Marjorie Haggerty, 89, of Decatur, died Thursday, March 21, 2013.
Arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Juanita R. Mankey, 90, of Decatur, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at River Terrace Estates Healthcare in Bluffton.
Juanita was born on December 31, 1922, in Adams County to the late Leroy D. and Pearl M. (Helmrich) Cable.
On April 26, 1941, Juanita married Ralph R. Mankey; he preceded her in death on August 8, 2012.
Juanita was a member of Salem United Church of Christ and the Women’s Guild. She was a homemaker and a substitute bus driver for North Adams Schools.
