Obituaries

Sue Ann Gearhart Dewire met the angels peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Sue was born in Edon, Ohio, to Fred and Mabel Fix Gearhart on June 8, 1935. She married her love, Willard Connie Dewire, on December 27, 1953. Together, in Hamilton, Indiana, they raised four children, Douglas, David, …

Terrace L. “Terry” VonDeylen, 69, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Montpelier.  Terry was born June 7, 1953, in Napoleon, Ohio, son of the late Arnold and Velma (Rickenburg) VonDeylen.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter Lutheran Church …

Howard W. “Butch” Blasing, 78, of Hamilton, Indiana passed away at his home on Friday, July 8, 2022. Butch was born June 7, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the late Howard F. and Mildred I. (Blue) Blasing. He was a 1964 graduate of Hicksville High School. Howard served …

Andrew “Andy” O. Farmer, II, 69 of Montpelier went home to be with the Lord after a sudden illness on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on January 22, 1953 in Wareham, Massachusetts to Carl Edwin and Mary (Houser) Farmer.  Andy graduated …

Norma C. Seevers, age 90, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 2:50 P.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville after a brief illness. Mrs. Seevers attended Edgerton High School and was a devoted farm wife, working on the family farm near Hicksville. She was a …

Ray was born December 10, 1939, in Bryan, Ohio to Raymond C. and Marjorie (Sinkey) Kuszmaul. He married Adele (Thompson) Kuszmaul on July 17, 1962, giving them nearly 60 years together of faith, love, and adventure. Ray and Adele raised two children, Teri (Kuszmaul) Carnley of Graceville, Florida, and Steve …

Wilma L. Smith, 91, of Montpelier, Ohio, and a former longtime resident of West Unity, Ohio, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier. Wilma was born June 21, 1931, in Bronson, Missouri, daughter of the late Fred and Daisey (Flippin) Sanders. She was a 1950 graduate …

Odilo Villarreal III, age 59, of Lanett, Alabama, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 1st, 2022. Odilo was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School in Edgerton, Ohio and a 1985 graduate of Alabama Christian College, now Faulkner University, in Montgomery, Alabama. He spent his life in …

Journey McClary, infant daughter of Donovan and Katherine (Church) McClary, was stillborn on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Surviving are her parents, of Edgerton; a brother, Noah Lee McClary; her grandmother, Angel Perez, of West Unity, Ohio; great-grandparents, Clayton and Theresa Griffin, of Bryan, Ohio; and several aunts and uncles. Services …

William P. Fitzpatrick, age 85, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away early on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Fitzpatrick was employed by Edon Machine, where he was a maintenance man, retiring with thirty-nine years of service. William P. Fitzpatrick was born on March 15, …