Obituaries

Gary Dale Gallimore, 51, of West Mansfield, known to many as Dale, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, September 20, 2026, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born on March 16, 1975, in Columbus, Ohio.

Charles Shawn Jackson, 72, of Mentor, Ohio, and formerly of Manchester, Michigan, Riverdale, New Jersey, and Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness on September 13th, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital Fairhill in Cleveland, Ohio.

Ronald Ray Weiskittle, 70, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2026, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters

Vern L. Schroyer, 71, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in Ohio’s Hospice of Central Ohio at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.

Barbara Ann (Smith) Gibbs, 76, of Cridersville, OH, passed away Saturday morning, September 19, 2026, at Otterbein Cridersville Senior Life Community.

Joyce E. (Ruhl) Ramsey, 86, of Mt. Victory, passed away peacefully on the morning of September 19, 2026, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.

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.

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.