Obituaries

Sharon Focht, 86, of Celebration, Florida, and formerly of St Paris, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Celebration, Florida.

Wm. Richard "Dick" Horn II, 84, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in the Otterbein Green Hills Senior Life Community, West Liberty.

Linda Kay Lautzenheiser, 84, of Belle Center, OH, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 1, 2026, at Logan Acres Care, Bellefontaine, OH.

Larry Kinney, 73, passed away at home, surrounded by those who loved and cared for him the most, on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

John W. Seymour, 72, of West Mansfield, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Hospice of Central Ohio following a brief illness.

William W. Figley, 99, of West Liberty, Ohio, slipped into the arms of Jesus early Sunday morning following a brief illness.

Connie Sue Sooter-Andrews, 61, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, in Ayden Health Care of Belle Springs, Bellefontaine.

Dwight G. Walls, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to be with his Savior on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, following an extended illness.

Dahnna J. Beach passed away Sunday morning, February 22, 2026, at home with her partner, Mike Creighton, by her side.

Sharon Elaine Clegg, 83, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Heritage Senior Living of Marysville.

Dale Nevin Hirschfeld, age 89, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County in Troy, Ohio, on Sunday, February 22, 2026, after suffering a fall in his home.

Erico "Eric" Silvester Grandi II, 69, of Indian Lake, Ohio, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 11:54 pm at the OSU Ross Heart Hospital after several weeks of health challenges.