Obituaries

Doug McFarland

Doug McFarland

Feb 3, 2015

Dallas Douglas McFarland, 86, of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at his residence following a brief battle with cancer. At his side when he was called home to be with the Lord were his most prized possessions, his wife Jean and three daughters. Doug was born December 18, 1928 in Findlay to the late Gale V. and Marjorie (Copus)...

 Bill Deitler

Bill Deitler

Feb 2, 2015

William Franklin Deitler, 92, of Bucyrus, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Heartland of Bucyrus. He was born October 29, 1922 in Lima, Ohio to the late William F. and Iva (Darby) Deitler. After his father’s death in 1930, William was fostered by the late Matt and Goldie Otto. Bill graduated in 1940 from Holmes Liberty High School and in...

 Marguerite M. Armstrong

Marguerite M. Armstrong

Feb 2, 2015

Marguerite Marie Armstrong, 87, of Bucyrus, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Carlisle Place where she resided since 2012. She was born January 17, 1928 in Wyandot County to the late Charles and Juanita (Burwell) Frey and was a 1945 graduate of Bucyrus High School. In November of that year, she married her high school sweetheart, Harold T. Flock who...

 Larry Schiefer

Larry Schiefer

Jan 28, 2015

Larry E. Schiefer, 73, of Bucyrus died on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 while resting peacefully under the care of Zusman Hospice at the Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born August 9, 1941 in Bucyrus to the late Charles and Helen Jane (Ackerman) Schiefer. Larry went to Holmes-Liberty High School where he was...

 Martha Hocker

Martha Hocker

Jan 24, 2015

Martha Grace Hocker, 96, of Galion died peacefully on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Galion Pointe Nursing Home where she had lived for 10 years. She was born December 30, 1918 in Martel to the late John and Amanda (Wise) Beach. Martha grew up on a family farm and went to Whetstone High School where she played basketball and graduated...

 Audrey Vititoe

Audrey Vititoe

Jan 23, 2015

Audrey Joann Vititoe, 74, of Bucyrus died peacefully Friday, January 23, 2015 at Heartland of Bucyrus. She was born June 9, 1940 in Rome Twp., Lawrence County, Ohio and raised by her mom, the late Maxine (Wade) White and stepdad, William White who survives. She grew up working for various farmers and moved to Bucyrus in the early 1970s. She...

 Margaret Breyley

Margaret Breyley

Jan 22, 2015

Margaret Rose Breyley, 72, of Bucyrus passed away peacefully at home on Thursday evening, January 22, 2015. She was born July 18, 1942 in Cranberry Twp. to the late Edmund and Rose (Faeth) Wurm. Raised on the family farm, Margaret graduated from New Washington High School in 1960 and Mansfield Beauty School in 1961. She was married to Lowell Breyley...

 Dolores "Dee" Alspach

Dolores "Dee" Alspach

Jan 18, 2015

Dolores Marie “Dee” Alspach, 75, of Bucyrus, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Altercare of Bucyrus following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Dee was born February 19, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Josephine Rini and graduated from Euclid High School and the University of Findlay. She taught physical education in the Fostoria School system before accepting a health...

 Mary Wagner

Mary Wagner

Jan 4, 2015

Mary H. Wagner, 91, of Bucyrus died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Mill Creek Nursing & Rehab in Galion after a month-long illness. She was born in East Liberty, Ohio on March 4, 1923 to the late John E. and Marcia Lee (Inskeep) Segner. A few years after her mother’s death in 1928, Mary was fostered by the late Alex...

 Naomi Clady

Naomi Clady

Dec 31, 2014

Naomi R. Clady, 86, of Bucyrus died Wednesday afternoon, December 31, 2014 at Bucyrus Community Hospital where she was being cared for following a recent illness. She was born July 16, 1928 in Crawford County to the late Garret and Fern (Mollencop) Miller and graduated from Mt. Zion High School in 1946. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for...

 John Thomas Bell

John Thomas Bell

Dec 31, 2014

John Thomas Bell, 80, of Bucyrus, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Heartland of Bucyrus following a four year battle with cancer. He was born February 19, 1934 in Elco, Pennsylvania but grew up and attended school in Charleroi before moving to Bucyrus and graduating from Bucyrus High School. John married Margaret Salisbury on August 7, 1954 and she survives....

 Kimberly Stuckman Lewis

Kimberly Stuckman Lewis

Dec 29, 2014

Kimberly Stuckman Lewis, 50, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and originally of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, December 29, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after recently becoming ill. Kim was born February 18, 1964 in Bucyrus to Ned Stuckman and Kathy (Grau) Cover. She graduated from Wynford High School in 1982 and enjoyed working at Bucyrus Community Hospital...

 Dorothy B. Blair

Dorothy B. Blair

Dec 25, 2014

Dorothy B. Blair, 90, of Bucyrus, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Bucyrus Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was born January 19, 1924 in Taylorville, Illinois to the late Troy and Leona (Parrill) Grant. Her family moved to Springfield, Illinois in 1938 where she graduated from Springfield High School in 1941. That next year she married R. Keith...

 Mary Wert

Mary Wert

Dec 21, 2014

Mary Wert, 92, of Bucyrus died Sunday morning, Dec. 21, 2014 at Heartland of Bucyrus. She was born Oct. 13, 1922 in Sandusky Twp. to the late Clair Heller and Belle (Weibling) Heller Barciz. Raised in the Bucyrus area, she graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1940 and was a nurse’s aide at Bucyrus Hospital in the 1940s. She married...

 Rosa Diaz

Rosa Diaz

Dec 15, 2014

Rosa Maria Diaz, 95, of Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky died Monday, December 15, 2014 after several weeks of declining health. She was born April 8, 1919 in El Paso, Texas to the late Julian Morales and Nellie (Cepeda) Rios.  She graduated from Bowie High School and took secretarial training at Fernandez Commercial College. She met Corp. Antero Diaz y...

 Russel J. Larick

Russel J. Larick

Dec 13, 2014

Russel James Larick, 66, of Bucyrus, died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at his home following a brief illness. He was born February 25, 1948 in Carey, Ohio to the late Russell and Lillian (Barnett) Larick, was a 1966 Upper Sandusky High School graduate and later graduated from Tiffin University with a bachelor’s degree in business. Russ served in the US...

 John R. Miller

John R. Miller

Dec 12, 2014

John R. Miller, 75, of rural Bucyrus, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on December 12th, 2014 following a courageous battle with lung cancer. John was born in Bucyrus, Ohio on March 16th, 1939 to Garrett and Fern (Mollencop).   He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sandra (Caldwell), sister Naomi Clady, brother-in-law Robert Caldwell and sons;...

 Michael Tarbert

Michael Tarbert

Dec 11, 2014

Heaven has a special angel shining down on us ….. Michael Myer Tarbert, 57, of Bucyrus was born Oct. 28, 1957 in Zanesville to the late Joy and Bill Tarbert. He slipped peacefully into heaven on Thursday morning, Dec. 11, 2014 at Altercare of Bucyrus. Michael attended Starlight School in Zanesville, Angeline School in Upper Sandusky and Fairway School in...

 James D. Smith

James D. Smith

Dec 9, 2014

James D. Smith, 72, of Nevada died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at OhioHealth MedCentral Hospital in Mansfield. He was born July 22, 1942 in Bucyrus to the late Lawrence and Beulah (Oberlander) Smith. After attending Bucyrus Schools, James joined the US Army and served in Germany. He returned to Bucyrus and worked as a coppersmith for nearly 40 years, both...

 Carol Ann Dewolf

Carol Ann Dewolf

Dec 8, 2014

Carol Ann DeWolf, 70, of Bucyrus, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at Fairhaven Community following a lengthy illness. She was born on January 3, 1944 in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late Donald and Gladys (Downing) Heminger. Carol was a 1961 graduate of Bucyrus High School and went on to receive her hairstylist certificate from the Ohio State Beauty Academy. She...