Obituaries

Bonnie L. Jenkins, 79, of Bellefontaine, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 3:44 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Joe Kerns, 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Ayden Healthcare of Belle Springs in Bellefontaine.

Beverly J. “B.J.” Dalke, 75, of Bellefontaine, passed away Tuesday morning, March 17, 2026, at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

Jamie Lynn Thornhill, 59, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami Valley Hospital.

Marilyn Jean Smith, 81, formerly of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026, in Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine.

Kathryn Druscilla Bracy, 72, of Bellefontaine, went home to be with her father and two brothers on March 11, 2026.

Cheryl D. Wilgus, 83, of West Liberty, passed away quietly in her home on Monday, February 9, 2026.

Dora M. (Wigal) Flowers passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Lima Memorial Hospital ER.

It is with a profound sense of loss that we announce the passing of Nancy Fowler Hanby, age 85, of Long Beach, Mississippi.

With deep sadness, we announce that Alan Eugene Fryling was 3 days shy of his 65th birthday when he passed away on March 12th, 2026, in his home.

Sandra L. Mendenhall, 76, of Bellefontaine, formerly of Springfield, passed away March 11, 2026, in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Brian Keith Stanley, 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026.