All Obituaries

OBITUARY Mary Christine Chaney, 71, of Noble Twp. in rural Auglazie Co., OH died 2:05 a.m. Thursday April 9, 2026 at her residence. She was born August 5, 1954 in St. Marys, OH to Phillip and Nadine (Scheer) Flack. On March 14, 1970 in St. Marys, OH she married Larry Eugene Chaney, who survives. Also survived by: son Douglas (Tandy Meyers) Chaney of Sallisaw, OK son Michael Chaney, Sr. of St. Marys, OH bonus child Bruce (Christi) Parr of Ohio City, OH 10grandchildren: Dillon ...

ST. MARYS, OHIO — Longtime St. Marys resident James J. Boehmer, 90, died at 2:45 p.m. April 8 at Otterbein St. Marys SeniorLife Community after an extended illness.  Jim loved family, friends, fishing (particularly at Rice Lake, Ontario, and on his dock at Otterbein), watching sports of all sorts (especially Memorial High School Roughriders), singing (mainly in Holy Rosary choir) and taking drives. In his later years, he enjoyed coffee with the guys at Otterbein (his home for ...

OBITUARY Elizabeth “Betty” M. Patten, formerly of St. Marys, OH died 12:18 p.m. Friday April 3, 2026 at the Christian Village at Mason, OH. She was born October 28, 1938 in Chicago, IL to Frederick J. and Bernice (Strohl) Matthews. On May 25, 1962 in Winter Park, FL she married Dr. Roy Stuart Patten who preceded her in death May 17, 2006. Survivors include: son Dr. John (Naomi) Patten of Hampden, ME daughter Julia Patten Cross of Reno, NV daughter Cynthia (Douglas) Tann of ...

OBITUARY Diana Kaye (Gallimore) Behm, 77, of St. Marys Twp. in Auglaize Co., OH passed away 3:44 a.m. Friday April 3, 2026 at Lima Memorial Health System, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 8, 1949 in Celina, OH to Rolland Edward and Mary Bernice (Sholler) Gallimore. Survivors include: daughter Kelli (Emmanuel) Nzenagu of St. Marys, OH daughter Kelley (Kevin) Moore of Metz, WV 6 grandchildren: Christopher (Pammie), Zach, Brandon, Aric, Luke, Kasey 6 ...

Howard J. Sandler, 83, of Saint Marys, Ohio, and formerly of Detroit, Michigan, died 12:50 P.M. Friday, March 27, 2026, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in Saint Marys. He was born December 17, 1942, in Detroit, the son of Albert and Edith (Nusbaum) Sandler. He married Cheryl Thornberg on December 14, 1968, in Detroit, and she survives in Saint Marys. He is also survived by his son, Kevin (Tina) Sandler of Saint Marys; by his grandchildren: Nicholas (Rebekah Fiely) Sandler of ...

Margaretha Rumo Timmerman, 101, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, April 4th in Lakeview, Ohio.  She was surrounded by family in the home that she loved. Born on February 22, 1925 in Interlaken, Switzerland, Margaretha grew up in a small town in the Swiss Alps. She graduated high school and in the winter months worked at ski resorts. During World War 2 Margaretha served in the Swiss Army.  Her love of adventure took her to the south of England where she served as a ...

OBITUARY Leroy Scott Keith, 74, of St. Marys, OH died 8:20 p.m. Saturday April 4, 2026 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys. He was born April 25, 1951 in Lima, OH to Floyd S. and Helen S. (Kendall) Keith. On January 30, 2009 in St. Marys, OH he married Karen M. Henning, who survives. Also survived by: son Adam Keith of Boston, MA step-daughter Emily (Brian) Wise of Englewood, OH step-daughter Sara Storer of Celina, OH 10 grandchildren: Gentry Keith, Pierson Keith, Isaac Keith, Leah Keith, ...

OBITUARY LaDonna Jean Kogge, 97, of St. Marys, OH passed away 1:45 p.m. Saturday March 28, 2026 at Elmwood of New Bremen, in the presence of her loving family. She was born May 8, 1928 in Lima, OH to Guy Vernon and Iris Ann (Armentrout) Burwell. She met the love of her life, Paul R. Kogge, while he was doing work at her parents’ home. They scheduled a first date but, due to a snowstorm, Paul was unable to make it down the long farm lane to pick her up. As fate would have it, he left ...

Janice Elaine White, 72, of Lima, OH entered into eternal rest Wednesday March 25, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 12, 1953 in Lima, OH to Alfred and Arlessa (Johnson) Dukes. Left to mourn are: daughter Angela (Clark) White, Sr. of Lima, OH 5 grandchildren: Clark (Ashawne) White, Jr.; Deja White; Tatyania (Kalito, Sr) Lasenby; Teon (Ja’Ravaun Wilson) White; Chasity White 5 great-grandchildren: Dior; Kalito, Jr.; Teon, Jr.; Xamira; Klarity brother ...

OBITUARY Kelly Sue (Chaney) Fry, 51, of Noble Twp. in rural Auglaize Co., OH died 4:34 a.m. Tuesday March 17, 2026 in the emergency department of JTDM Hospital in St. Marys, following a sudden illness. She was born January 25, 1975 in St. Marys, OH to Larry and Mary (Flack) Chaney. Survivors include: son Dillon (Christine) Stroh of Minster, OH daughter Miranda (Maddie) Severt of Seattle, WA  son Nathaniel Fry of St. Marys, OH grandchildren: Connor Stroh, Elliott Stroh, Sullivan ...