Shelby High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Inez Mary Gray age 94 resident of New Washington Ohio passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at the Willows at Willard. She was born on November 24 1931 in Cranberry Township Crawford County Ohio to the late Otto and Josephine Durnwald Heydinger. Inez is a 1949 New Washington High School graduate a...

James Jamie H. Montgomery age 80 lifelong resident of Willard Ohio passed away on Friday December 19 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 11 1945 in Willard to the late Marion Lee and Alice Tackett Montgomery. Jamie attended Willard High School before entering the workf...

RUTH HAGELBERGER 84 of Anna passed away Monday January 12 2026 at 305 AM at Ohio Living Dorothy Love. She was born on August 30 1941 in Prestonsburg Kentucky the daughter of the late John and Nora Hall Thornsberry. On March 11 1967 Ruth married Larry Hagelberger who survives along with their two chi...

GAYLE LYNN COLLIER PATTERSON 80 of Piqua passed away Monday January 12 2026 at 755 AM at Hospice of Miami County. She was born on June 12 1945 in Sidney Ohio the daughter of the late Fenton M. and Irene I. Brooks Collier. In 1978 she married Albert David Patterson who preceded her in death June 29 2...

ROBERT WILLIAM BURCH 79 of Jackson Center passed away Thursday January 8 2026 at 834 AM at his home. He was born on August 17 1946 in Bellefontaine Ohio the son of the late Willis E. and N. Eileen Polhamus Burch. On February 6 1965 he married Marlene L. Coleman who preceded him in death December 9 2...

JOYCE ANN GATES 83 of Sidney passed away at 810 A.M. Saturday January 10 2026 at Fair Haven County Home in Sidney. She was born on August 22 1942 in Independence Iowa the daughter of the late Thorvald and Bessie Gilson Holst. Joyce is survived by two children Michael Ellen Windham and Joanna Davis b...

Ronald A. Vertolli age 69 of Canton passed away Tuesday December 30 2025. Born in Canton to the late Edward and Mary Mattachione Vertolli he was also preceded in death by his wife Teresa Gallentine Vertolli. He was a 1974 graduate of Perry High School. Ron retired from the Hoover Company. He was an ...

Jeffrey Allen Oxer 59 passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital. Jeffrey was born on December 10 1966 in Galion Ohio to parents Michelangelo Oxer and Arlene Heller Anderson. Jeffrey was a graduate of Galion High School Class of 1985. Following graduation he honorably serv...

John Frances Depinet 93 passed away on Wednesday January 14 2026 at Magnolia Terrace. He was born on March 18 1932 in Kansas Ohio to the late Gabriel and Lucinda Rinehart Depinet. John graduated from Calvert High School in Tiffin in 1950. He then went on to honorably serve his country in the United ...

Marion Worthy Morrow went home to be with the Lord on June 22, 2025. He was born in Marietta on October 30, 1933 to Worthy P. and Eliza M. Morrow. He attended Barlow Grade School, Harmer School, and graduated from Marietta High School (Class of 1951). On September 4, 1953 he married Barbara Ann Alex...

Mark Eugene Brunson, 65, of Huntsville, OH, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday afternoon, November 16, 2025, at his home.Mark was born on June 27, 1960, in Bellefontaine, OH, a son of the late Dale Eugene and Shelby Jeanne (McMillen) Brunson. He was also preceded by his grandfather, Ross McMillen.Mark...

Nancy May Brannon, 88, of Waynesfield, OH passed away Thursday morning, October 30, 2025, at her home.Nancy was born on June 26, 1937, in Fort Wayne, IN, a daughter of the late Roy and Mary (DeVilliers) King. She married Charles Brannon on July 5, 1958, in Fort Wayne and he preceded her in death on ...

Linda R. (Martin) VanHoose, 78, of Lakeview, OH, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning, September 3, 2025, at Indian Lake Rehabilitation Center.Linda was born on April 17, 1947, in Lima, OH, a daughter of the late Ernest and Dorothy (Crider) Martin. She was preceded in death by a son, Mark Alan ...

Walter Martin Shiffert 75 of rural Deshler Ohio passed away Wednesday night December 3 2025 in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving family. Walt was born at home in Webster Township Wood County Ohio on May 7 1950 to the late Ellsworth and Pauline Dannenberger Shiffert. He grew up wit...

Mary Ellen Hayden Baker passed peacefully into Gods loving care on Monday December 22 2025 at The Willows at Fritz Farm Senior Living Facility in Lexington Kentucky. Born on July 23 1947 she was a lifelong resident of South Shore Kentucky and a 1965 graduate of McKell High School. Mary was wellknown...

Struthers Donald Lee Fisher 77 passed away peacefully at home on Monday November 3 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Don was born on September 2 1948 in Binghamton New York the son of William R. Fisher Sr. and Florence Ockerman FisherStockman. Don came to the area at the age of 9. He resided in...

Shannon Farwell 63 of Lewiston Maine passed away on December 21 after a short illness. Shannon was born in Casablanca Morocco Africa on May 8 1958 to Norman and Thelma Swank Boysel Farwell. Due to his father being in the military Shannon lived in many different places including Guam when he was a ch...

Brenda Sue Shackelford a devoted wife mother grandmother sister and cherished friend passed away peacefully at her Marysville home after a long illness surrounded by family. Born on July 4th 1942 in Jodie West Virginia Sue grew up in the hills she held close to her heart and attended Nicholas County...

Ronald Lawrence Gase age 80 of Milford Center Ohio passed away peacefully on Friday November 21 2025 at the Walnut Crossing Care Facility following an extended illness. On August 23 1945 Ron was born in Columbus Ohio the second of four children of the late Harry E. W. Gase and Martha Emma Kandel Gas...

Linda D. Lonsbury 77 of Tiffin passed away Sunday afternoon January 11 2026 at Elmwood at The Shawhan. With heavy hearts and deep gratitude we remember and celebrate the life of our beloved sister mother grandmother great grandmother and friend. She truly was the definition of love and grace. Linda ...