Justin J. RallJune 7, 1979 - March 29, 2026 Justin Joseph Rall, age 46, of Carey, passed away at his residence on March 29, 2026. He was born June 7, 1979, in Upper Sandusky, to the late Joseph M. Rall and Christine K. (Turney) Rall. On September 4, 2004, Justin married Kim Lauck. She survives, along with their son, Brekken Rall, and daughters, Kendel and Elyse Rall, all of Mt. Blanchard. He is also survived by his sister, Angela (Adam) […]
Carla ShaRae Jeanne Marie Clements Pitt was born on November 7, 1996, in Lima, Ohio to Jeffrey and Mary Clements. ShaRae was the name and is the name she always answered to and called by everyone how knew her. ShaRae was a little girl who could walk into a room and make anyone and everyone smile. ShaRae grew to be a fine woman with a giving heart and a loving soul. Throughout her short life she learned through friends and […]
Freda Maxine (Wilgus) Quay, known lovingly to many as “Short”, passed away on March 28, 2026 at Lima Memorial Hospital, after a courageous battle with an illness. She was 79 years old. Freda was born at home in Walnut Grove, Ohio on September 6, 1946, to the late Elbie and Evelyn (Jones) Wilgus where she grew up surrounded by the simple joys of country life and close family bonds. On June 25, 1966, she married Glenn “Rusty” Quay and as of […]
Bret A. Rager passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at his residence in Kenton. He was born on November 6, 1959, in Kenton to the late Donald Rager and Shirley (Rush) Rager, who survives in Forest. He is also survived by his daughter, Christine (Daniel Powers) Rager of Lewis Center; two brothers, Todd Rager of Forest and Kent (Jennifer Vansky) Rager of Kenton; three grandchildren, Chance Powers, Zane Powers, and Elizabeth Powers; two nieces, Brooke Vansky and Mackenzie (Gunner) […]
Sharon Sue Oman Stuckey MacKenzie, 81, of Bluffton, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Bridge Hospice Care Center. She was born October 21, 1944, in Mt. Blanchard, Ohio to Domer D. and Dortha (Price) Oman. After Domer was killed in WW2, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Ralph Cole. She married her high school sweetheart, Donald D. Stuckey, on August 14, 1965, and he preceded her in death on January 2, 1992. She then […]
The celebration of life service for Vaughn Rall has been moved from the Kenton Moose to the St. John's Evangelical Church in Kenton.
Roger Dean YoungOctober 13, 1936 - March 19, 2026 Roger Dean Young, age 89, of Ada, passed away peacefully at Vancrest of Ada surrounded by his family on March 19, 2026. He was born on October 13, 1936 in Middletown, Ohio to Ellison and Beatrice Young. On March 29, 1958 Roger married Betty L. (Farthing) Young, his loving wife of sixty-seven years, who survives in Ada. Together they had four children: Kevin (Allison) Young, Lori Fairchild, Brian (Jodi) Young and Beth Price. […]
Donald “Donnie” Dodds, 85, of Kenton, died March 18, at Trustwell Blanchard Place. He was born to Russell and Myrtle M. Risner, on January 23, 1941, in Kenton, OH. On September 30, 1961, he married Virginia “Ginger” Woods.Donald is survived by his daughters; Deanne Vermillion, and Abbey Sprang, grandchildren; Rebecca Dodds, Brittany Hites, Spencer (Lauren) Vermillion, Samera Vermillion, Braden Vermillion, Jude Sprang, and Finnegan Sprang, great-grandchildren; Addisyn Hites, Thayer Hites and Jaxyn Hites, and Silas Lawrence and Legend Lawrence, brother; […]
Jerry L. Temple, 68, of Kenton, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026, at his home. He was born in Kenton on February 5, 1958, to the late Nelson and Josephine “Jo” (Pickering) Temple. On July 20, 1983, he married Jane Barnes, who survives. He is also survived by his children: Elizabeth (Jason) Howe and Tracy (Anne) Temple, both of Kenton; Travis (Alicia) Temple of Bellefontaine; and Katie (Eric) Latimore of Kenton. He leaves behind his grandchildren: Kinley, Kiyah, and […]
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