Rhonda L. Rarick
Sep 3, 2017
Rhonda Louise Rarick, 61, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at Altercare of Bucyrus where she had been a patient during an extended illness. Rhonda was born April 30, 1956, in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late Ronald Dean and Marlene Rae (Starner) Rarick. She was married May 11, 1991, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bucyrus, to Robert Patrick Nieder. Pat was...
Jodi S. Gobrecht
Aug 26, 2017
Jodi Sue Gobrecht, 50, of Bucyrus, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at her home following a lengthy battle with PLS. She was born June 17, 1967 in Columbus but was raised in Chesterville, Ohio. Jodi was a 1985 graduate of Highland High School where she was proud to have played percussion in the band. Her family moved to Bucyrus in...
George Miller
Aug 18, 2017
George Miller, 87, of Marion Twp. went to be with the Lord, early Friday, August 18, 2017 at Altercare of Bucyrus. He was born and raised in Marion, Ohio the youngest child of the late George Washington and Sarah Carrie (Enos) Miller. He attended Marion City Schools and began working for the Isaly Dairy Co. He was the youngest person...
George F. Fischer
Aug 16, 2017
George F. Fischer, Jr., 92, of Bucyrus died peacefully early Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at OSU Wexner Medical Center where he was being treated after a recent fall and subsequent heart attack. He was born in Bucyrus on October 28, 1924 to the late George F. Fischer, Sr. and Lena (Keppler) Fischer-Stump. He grew up in Bucyrus where he helped...
Gene Bordner
Aug 3, 2017
Gene Bordner, 78, of Bucyrus died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at his home. He was born March 20, 1939 in Crawford County, the youngest child and only son of the late Glenn and Ilene (Glick) Bordner and grew up in Lykens Twp. He graduated from Lykens High School in 1957 where he played basketball and...
Martha O. Wert
Aug 3, 2017
Martha O. Wert, 94, of rural Bucyrus, was carried by angels of God into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Thursday, August 3, 2017. She was born October 27, 1922 in Roswell, New Mexico to the late Harry and Flora Quaintance. Martha graduated from Mt. Zion High School and Tiffin Business College. On December 31, 1944,...
Glenna Jean Neumann
Jul 31, 2017
Glenna Jean Neumann, 66, of Alpharetta, Georgia, formerly of North Robinson, went to be with her Lord following her death at Galion Community Hospital on Monday, July 31, 2017. She was born July 30, 1951 in Bucyrus and was a 1969 graduate of Col. Crawford High School. Glenna worked several years as an x-ray technician and spent the majority of...
Betty J. Pfahler
Jul 18, 2017
Betty Jean Pfahler, 89, who had resided at Orchard Park in Bucyrus for the past two years, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Mill Creek Nursing Center in Galion. She was born August 15, 1927 in Bucyrus to the late Glenn M. and Clara L (Ebner) Cotsamire and was a 1945 graduate of Tiro High School. Shortly after graduation, Betty...
Elaine M. Spengler
Jul 17, 2017
Elaine M. Spengler, 89, of Bucyrus died peacefully Monday morning, July 17, 2017 after a brief illness and years of failing health. She was born August 30, 1927 in Wauseon, the youngest child and only daughter of Jay and Nellie (Leu) Somers. She grew up in Tedrow, Fulton County, Ohio, moved to Bucyrus with her young family in the 1960s,...
Steve Fisher
Jul 11, 2017
Stephen J. Fisher, 67, of Bucyrus died unexpectedly of natural causes on July 11, 2017 at his home. He was born June 3, 1950 in Middletown to the late John and June (Marcum) Fisher and the family moved to Bucyrus to open and operate Fisher Auto Parts. Steve went to Bucyrus High School where he was known as “Fish,” managed...
Miriam M. Cooper
Jul 11, 2017
Miriam M. Cooper, 75, of Bucyrus died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Heartland of Bucyrus where she had been cared for over six weeks. She was born on July 5, 1942 in Bucyrus to the late Reuben and Marie (Fauser) Kalb. She went to Holmes-Liberty where she began dating David N. Cooper. Miriam graduated in 1960 and she and David...
Don Horsley
Jul 8, 2017
Alfred Donald “Don” Horsley, Jr., 60, of Marion, died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Marion General hospital where he was surrounded by loved ones. He had battled cancer for much of 2017. Don was born June 27, 1957 in Bucyrus and though he didn’t graduate on schedule, he was proud to have completed his GED along with his sister. Don...
Martha L. Baldy
Jul 6, 2017
Martha Louise Baldy, 93, of Bucyrus, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at her residence. She was born April 21, 1924 in Corning, Ohio to the late Joseph and Louise (Franz) Siemer and graduated from Corning High School. Martha helped her father operate their family grocery store during WWII and a short time later married Edward “Pete” Baldy, whom she’d known...
Philip T. Belanger Sr.
Jul 6, 2017
Philip T. Belanger, Sr., 73, of rural Bucyrus, died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm at the Bucyrus Community Hospital Thursday morning, July 6, 2017. He was born October 22, 1943, in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts to the late Philippe T. and Caroline T. (Pomponio) Belanger. Phil was 4 when his dad died, and his mother raised him...
Shirley L. Robson
Jul 2, 2017
Shirley Lee Robson, 70, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 in the ICU at Bucyrus Community Hospital. She was born February 20, 1947 in Bucyrus to the late John and Hazel (Wilson) Ridenour. Shirley graduated from Bucyrus High School and on February 12, 1966 she married Frank D. Robson who preceded her in death in 2009. Shirley cared for her family...
Charles A. Looker
Jul 1, 2017
Charles A. Looker, 78, of Galion died Saturday morning, July 1, 2017 at Signature Healthcare of Galion after a long journey through dementia and battling cancer. He was born in his grandparents’ home in Bucyrus on October 1, 1938 to the late Richard and Teresa (Tong) Looker and raised in Galion where he worked with his dad at the Saw...
Hardy H. Irby
Jun 26, 2017
Hardy Hooper Irby, 90, of Bucyrus, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Orchard Park. He was born June 15, 1927 in Jackson, Mississippi to the late William H. and Ethel (Jay) Irby. Hardy’s childhood allowed him to experience various cities as his dad worked construction which kept the family on the move. In 1945, he enlisted in the US Army...
Ellen Loraine Phillips
Jun 23, 2017
E. Loraine Phillips, 66, of Columbus, Ohio, entered eternal rest with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, June 23, 2017, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Loraine was born August 30, 1950 to the late Carl B. Phillips and the late Beatrice Hale (Phillips) Rice in Garden Creek, Virginia. Loraine continued to consider Virginia home even after living...
Catherine I. James
Jun 21, 2017
Catherine Irene James, 79 of Tiro, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Millcreek Nursing Center in Galion. She was born September 10, 1937 in Tiro on the family farm to the late George and Elsie (Neff) Feik. Catherine was a 1955 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and on November 2, 1958, she married her high school sweetheart, Melvin L....
James D. Steinhilber
Jun 18, 2017
James David Steinhilber, 80, died Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Altercare of Bucyrus. He was born June 20, 1936 at the family farm located on Knauss Road in Bucyrus to the late Jesse and Irene (Bolyard) Steinhilber. Jim was a 1954 graduate of Nevada High School where he excelled in baseball, basketball and track. He held the school record for...