Obituaries

Bonnie Lou Horsley of Bellefontaine passed away peacefully Monday, September 14, 2026.

Calvin Daniel “Danny D” Dearwester, of Eureka, CA, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2026, doing what he loved: collecting rocks on the beach.

Wally died September 8th at Waterman Hospital in Tavares, Florida after a long summer of illness with his wife by his side.

Dale Lee Keller, 69, of Huntsville, passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Van W. Johnson, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on September 14, 2026.

Theodora Croom Holloway, 87, of Bellefontaine, passed away on September 9, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of love, laughter, learning, and more than a few wind chimes and snow globes. 

Kenneth L Cooper, Sr., 77, of Florence, Kentucky, passed away Friday afternoon, September 11, 2026, at Florence Park Care Center, Florence, Kentucky. Ken was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on June 16, 1949.

David A. “Dave” Bechtel, 75, of Bellefontaine, passed away peacefully with his family present on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in Anchored Heart Assisted Living, Goodrich, Michigan.

Donald L. Lewis, 69, of Lewistown, OH, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.

Mary Jeanette Hostetler (Jeanette), 92, of Bellefontaine, entered the gates of Heaven on September 8, 2026, at Otterbein Green Hills Senior Life Community in West Liberty, Ohio.

Lisa (Mauk) Tetirick, 65, of Zanesfield, formerly of Kenton, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

Thomas K. Zell, 72, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on September 2, 2026.