Recent Obituaries

Rev. Peter Michael Helmlinger, 65, of St. Charles Center, Celina, Ohio, passed away at St. Charles Center on Monday, June 10, 2019 at 8:00 AM after an extended illness.   He was born in Sidney, Ohio on April 21, 1954, the son of Robert and Marianne (Lauterbur) Helmlinger and they are deceased.   He is survived by four sisters, Nancy Sullivan of Woodbridge, Virginia, Julie Turner Bingham of Long Branch, Washington, Molly Helmlinger of Sidney, Ohio and Sister Jayne...

Marilyn Anne Doak, 91, Ohio Living, Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 5:35 AM at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney, Ohio.   She was born February 1, 1928 in Sidney, Ohio the daughter of Clarence and Isabel (Cotterman) Holly and they are deceased.   She was married to Richard L. Doak on June 14, 1945 and he passed away on March 6, 2000.   Surviving are three daughters, Pamela Doak of Sidney, Ohio, Elizabeth...

Donnetta Lee Apple, 79, 3003 W. Cisco Rd., Sidney, Ohio passed away at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney, Ohio on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 11:17 PM after an extended illness.   She was born February 10, 1940 in Middletown, Ohio the daughter of Donald J. and Betty Jane (Andrew) Hawthorne. Her father is deceased and her mother survives.   She was married on August 22, 1977 to John W. Apple and he survives in Sidney, Ohio along with a daughter, Mary...

Ray Curtis Thompson, 88, 114 W. Pike St., Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at his daughter, Connie Coley’s residence in Fishersville, Virginia.   He was born September 7, 1930 in Jellico, Tennessee, the son of Charlie and Gertrude (Hutson) Thompson and they are deceased.   He was married to Mabeth Anderson and she passed away in 2006.   He was a United States Army veteran and worked at Stolle Corp., and at Alcoa in Sidney, Ohio...

Julianne Hoersten, 87, passed away on May 29, 2019 after a long battle with Parkinson's at the Brookdale Senior Living Facility in Piqua, Ohio.   She was born on August 28, 1931 in Cloverdale, Ohio the daughter of Bernard and Lucia (Heckman) Unterbrink.   On November 22, 1951 she married Roger Hoersten of Rockford, Ohio.   They had six sons, Lynn (Susan) Hoersten of Scroggins, Texas; Douglas (Julie) Hoersten of Long Grove, Illinois; Scott (Anne) Hoersten of...

Allen Carl Kuck, 85, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:10 PM at the Pavilion in Sidney, Ohio surrounded by his loving family.   Allen was born on July 10, 1933 the son of Florence and Hattie (Schneider) Kuck who have preceded him in death.  He was previously married to Janet Kuck and they divorced but remained close friends.   She survives in Quincy, Ohio.  He was a graduate of the Class of 1952 at New Knoxville High School in New Knoxville,...

  Catherine "Joan" Romaker, 91, Sidney, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family.   She was born in Newport, Ohio on August 25, 1927 the daughter of Orville and Elma (Shade) Couchot and they are deceased.   She married James N. Romaker on May 15, 1948 and he preceded her in death on September 14, 2017 after 69 years of marriage.   Surviving are her children, David (Cari) Romaker, Jake (Julie) Romaker...

Kathryn J. McMurray, 96, Sidney, Ohio, passed away at the Sidney Care Center, Sidney, Ohio on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 3:10 PM.   She was born on April 20, 1923 in Sidney, Ohio the daughter of Andrew W. and Ilo Mae (Webster) Konz and they are deceased.   Surviving are two daughters, Anna Bailey and husband Donald of Jackson Center, Ohio and Bonalyn Latimer and husband Steve of Port Jefferson, Ohio and one son, Andrew Dunn and wife Penny of Clarksville, Tennessee and...

Irma E. Francis, 97, Ohio Living Dorothy Love, 3003 W. Cisco Rd., Sidney, Ohio, passed away at Ohio Living Dorothy Love on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:26 AM of natural causes.   She was born November 24, 1921 in Sidney, Ohio the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Halpin) Gaier and they are deceased.   She was married to Adrian Francis and he passed away on June 7, 1977. Surviving are five children, Jim (Diana) Francis of Sidney, Ohio; Tom (Mary Ellen) Francis of Roundhill,...

  Joseph John Schwaiger, 91, of Salina KS., formerly of Sidney, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 in Salina, Kansas.  He was born on August 3, 1927, in Sidney, Ohio, the son of Florian and Katherine (Anthony) Schwaiger. Both parents preceded him in death. He was married to Doris (Weissinger) Schwaiger, who also preceded him in death. Joe served in WWII in the Navy as a Seaman First Class, He worked over 45 years at Baum Folder, Copeland Corp., in sales, Sidney Daily...