Shelby County, Ohio

Shelby County Obituaries

If you have any obituaries pertaining to individuals with a connection to Shelby County, let me know! Please remember that these are items submitted by you, the researcher. I have not verified any of the information posted on this page. Also note that any item submitted here will also be posted to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access - unless you tell me not to.

Recent Obits ~ Found in the Sidney Daily News. Obits begin Dec 26, 1999 to Aug 26, 2001.

Obituary	Submitted by
Frances Emma Foster Arnett ~ Taken from the Shelby County Democrat - Jan. 24, 1930	Paula Goble January 2005
Joshua Barker ~ 29 July 1892	Transcribed by Tina Hursh
William H. Beaupre ~ Feb 16, 1924	Transcribed by Mary Renner
Bessie M. Bell ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Mar. 8, 1978	Paula Goble January 2005
Dora Bollinger ~ Taken from the Urbana Citizen, Monday, December 20, 1971	Marvel Bollinger Delahaye February 24, 2006
Isaac Bollinger ~ Tue., Aug. 27, 1946	Marvel Bollinger Delahaye February 24, 2006
James Bolton ~ Taken from the Lima Times Democrat July 4, 1906	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Earl Bowsher ~ Taken from the Lima Daily News 26 April 1906	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Sarah Jane Bradford ~ taken from the Sidney Journal January 7 1887	Don Shafer on 23 July 1999
Mary Dickensheets Buchanan ~ taken from "Western Christian Advocate" 16 March 1881	Jodie Shumaker on Feb 2007
M.J. Carol	Transcribed by Barbara Garet from Shelbyana Oct 2000 #85
Mrs. Alice E. Carter ~ Feb 16, 1924	Transcribed by Mary Renner
Elmer Chambers ~ Feb. 1954	Norita Shepherd Moss March 2003
Jeremiah Chambers ~ The Sidney Daily News & Shelby County Democrat; 1934. Picture of Jeremiah taken in the early 1900's.	Mike Shepherd on 18 October 2000
Nettie Brown Chambers ~ 2 Dec, 1936	Norita Shepherd Moss January 2003
Mrs. Lukie Mawhorr Coleman ~ Taken from The Sidney Daily News - May 6, 1953	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Joseph Cook ~ taken from The Democrat - March 26, 1915	Karen Kuntz Williams March 2003
Freeman Coverstone ~ taken from Shelby County Democrat - Dec. 20, 1936. Other names included: Cliff Gearhart, Grover Rich, Irene Rich, State Patrolman Curry.	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Mrs. Freeman Coverstone ~ taken from the Shelby County Democrat - March 4, 1932	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Samuel Crossley ~ Taken from the Lima News 11 April 1911	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Joseph Crim ~ taken from Sidney Daily News - Nov. 29, 1918	Karen Kuntz Williams March 2003
Clem Thomas Crusey ~ May 16, 2003	Karen Kuntz Williams
James Cunningham ~ 1884	USGenWeb Archives
Simon Daniels ~ Feb 11, 1921	Karen Kuntz Williams
Sarah A. Barker Davis ~ Taken from the Dayton Daily News - Friday, November 29, 2002	Norita Shepherd Moss January 2009
Miss Lottie DeWeese ~ 1911	USGenWeb Archives
Mary E. Fordyce DeWeese ~ 1902	USGenWeb Archives
Corbly DeWeese ~ 1903	USGenWeb Archives
Dr. W.J. Drissoll ~ 28 Jan 1876	Donna M. Tivener March 21, 2002
James Edward Eicher ~ taken from The Democrat - March 26, 1915	Karen Kuntz Williams March 2003
Christine Fark ~ June 3, 1931	USGenWeb Archives
George Karl Fark ~ August 1, 1935	USGenWeb Archives
Herman Fark ~ March 12, 1946	USGenWeb Archives
Lafe Fark ~ February 27, 1961	USGenWeb Archives
Rose Fisher ~ 1905	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Philip Jacob Fogt Mrs. P.J. Fogt	suengary@wcoil.com on 18 November 2000
Catherine (Zeimmer) Foote ~ Thursday, January 23, 1903	USGenWeb Archives
Mary Foster ~ Mar. 5, 1906	Paula Goble January 2005
Charles French ~ March 26, 1915	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Joseph French ~ Feb 14, 1953. Picture of Joseph around the age of 19.. July 18, 1898 Article about Joseph.	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Janice A. Fullenkamp ~ Taken from Portland Commercial Review - June 5, 1991	Paula Goble January 2005
Dorothy R. Gephart ~ 1988. (Picture)	Kathryn H. McCorkle
Benjamin Gillespie ~ Nov. 29, 1895	Lynne K. Haenke-Streich on 21 September 2001
Josh Glick ~ Taken from the Sidney Journal - Oct. 31, 1891	Paula Goble January 2005
Dr. Alvah W. Grosvenor ~ 1932, Piqua paper (click here to see his photo- it's large so please be patient)	John R. Clarke on 22 February 2000
Obituary of Dr. Alvah W. Grosvenor (part 1 & part 2) ~ 1932, Sidney paper (click here to see his photo - it's large so please be patient)	John R. Clarke on 22 February 2000
Walker H. Grosvenor	John R. Clarke on 22 February 2000
Mark Guyton ~ Taken from the Lima Times Democrat July 4, 1906	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Mrs. Sophia Mary Haines ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - June 10, 1930	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Ethelyn Shellenbarger Hammerer ~ Taken from The Lima News - Dec. 2, 1953	Paula Goble January 2005
George Hathcock ~ Feb 16, 1924	Transcribed by Mary Renner
Obituary of George W. Harp~ 1892	Lynne K. Haenke-Streich on 24 September 2000
James Hawk ~ Taken from the Lima Times Democrat 1 March 1894	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Milton Hemlinger ~ 1914	Lucy Weaver January 18, 2001
Joseph Hughes ~ 1892	Lynne K. Haenke-Streich on 21 September 2000
Mrs. John Hutchinson ~ Taken from the Lima Daily News 26 April 1906	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Dorothy Rose Isaacs	*
David Key ~ Union City Evening Times,Wednesday, March 3, 1938 [Union City, IN]	Billy J. Baker
John Kirtley ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - April 25, 1968	Paula Goble January 2005
William Lefevre ~ Nov. 29, 1895	Lynne K. Haenke-Streich on 21 September 2001
Gerhard Lehmann ~	Audrey (LEHMANN-SHIELDS) HANCOCK on July 27, 1999
H.C. Lenox ~ taken from the Sidney Journal August 25, 1893	Barbara Lenox Garet on October 16, 1999
John W. Long ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Nov. 2, 1945	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Cynthia Lyon ~ Nov. 29, 1895	Lynne K. Haenke-Streich on 21 September 2001
Samuel Marrs ~ taken from Columbia City, Whitley Co., IN, newspaper 4 Nov 1886	Nancy Thomson on April 25, 2000
F.J. Marshall Elizabeth Marshall (died 31 Jul 1941)	Sandy Newman May 21, 2003
Frank Mawhorr ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Dec. 7, 1966	Paula Goble January 2005
Joseph Mawhorr ~ Taken from the Sidney Daily News - Nov. 24, 1912	Paula Goble January 2005
Joseph Warren Mawhorr ~ Sidney Daily News - April 22, 1945	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Sophia Catherine Mawhorr ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - July 11, 1961	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Frances Maxson ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Jan. 14, 1957	Paula Goble January 2005
Samuel S. Maxwell ~ Oct. 16, 1874	Donna M. Tivener March 21, 2002
Charles Edward McCorkle ~ 1971 (Picture) Cyrus McCorkle ~ 25 Sept. 1926 (Picture) Emma Heisey McCorkle ~ 5 June 1912 Levi Calvin McCorkle ~ 13 March 1966. Picture of Levi. William McCorkle ~ abt 1922	Kathryn H. McCorkle
Louis Jacob Metz ~ 26 Aug 1945 Louisa Gross Metz ~ 23 Jan 1974	Mary Caudle March 10, 2002
George W. Millhoff ~ Aug. 13, 1945 (Picture)	Karen Kuntz Williams
Ida May Rich Millhoff ~ May 27, 1938 (Picture)	Karen Kuntz Williams
Augustus Mills ~ December 15, 1882	Audrey (Lehmann-Shields) Hancock
James Mohoor ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Feb. 26, 1921	Paula Goble January 2005
Helen T. Monnin	*
Jacob Moore ~ Nov. 29, 1895	Lynne K. Haenke-Streich on 21 September 2001
Mary Moore	Rosetta Hotler on January 20, 2001
Bernice Moyer ~ December 1989 Otto C. Moyer ~ Oct. 1974	Kathryn H. McCorkle
Andrew Francis O'Leary	*
Mary Pellman ~ 1961. (Picture)	Kathryn H. McCorkle
Mathew Plankell ~ Taken from the Lima News 11 April 1911	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
George Washington Pope	Transcribed by Barbara Garet from Shelbyana Oct 2000 #85
Bud Rich ~ March 28, 196	Karen Kuntz Williams
Clarence R. Rich ~ taken from The Democrat - May 30, 1913	Karen Kuntz Williams February 3, 2001
Ella Shatto Rich ~ taken from The Sidney Daily News - March 29, 1926	Karen Kuntz Williams February 3, 2001
Emma Jane Rich ~ taken from the Piqua Daily Call - Dec. 1, 1913	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Joseph Rich ~ Taken from the Sidney Democrat - Feb 10, 1905. Other names included: Philip Smith, Henry Albers, Jerome Todd, Coroner Costolo.	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Mrs. Justina Blue Rich ~ taken from The Shelby County Democrat - Dec 6, 1918 (Picture)	Karen Kuntz Williams March 24, 2002
Mrs. Mary Rich ~ taken from the Sidney Daily News - Oct. 11, 1905	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
William Rich ~ March 1, 1940	Karen Kuntz Williams
Mrs. Susan Etta Sampsell ~ 1923	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Mrs. Christ Shellenbarger ~ Taken from Shelby County Democrat - Aug. 23, 1889	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Christina Shellenbarger ~ Taken from Sidney Democrat - Jan. 14, 1919	Paula Goble January 2005
George O. Shellenbarger ~ Taken from Springfield, OH Daily News - Oct. 3, 1938	Paula Goble January 2005
Raymond E. Shellenbarger ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Nov. 8, 1988	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Rufina Shellenbarger ~ Taken from Springfield Daily News - Jan. 10, 1927	Paula Goble January 2005
John Shellenberger ~ Taken from The Sidney Democrat - Sept. 12, 1919	Paula Goble January 2005
Mrs. Louise Townsley Shellenberger ~ Oct 26, 1940	Paula Goble January 2005
W.J. Shellenberger ~ Taken from the Sidney Daily News - Sept. 25, 1945	Paula Goble January 2005
Nora K. Chambers Shepherd ~ 1984 (click here to see picture)	Norita Moss May 21, 2002
Diana Shrider ~ Taken from the Lima Times Democrat 1 March 1894	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
George Shie ~ Taken from the Piqua Daily Call - Feb. 10, 1936	Paula Goble January 2005
Rev. Daniel Nelson Short ~ Dec. 4, 1922	Transcribed by Tina Hursh
George A. Short ~ Taken from The Lima News - Nov. 20, 1937	Norita Shepherd Moss January 2009
William Smith ~ Taken from The Shelby County Democrat - Sept. 17, 1886	Paula Goble January 2005
Oliver L. Snider ~ Taken from The Lima News - Feb. 27, 1974	Paula Goble January 2005
John Spear ~ Taken from the Lima Times Democrat 1 March 1894	Transcribed by Linda Dietz
Elizabeth Hassman Stork ~ The Wapakonita Courant, June 20, 1872	Lora Topinka May 2003
Charles Stuerwald ~ Sidney Daily News, June 7, 1912	Transcribed by Kathryn H. McCorkle
Ann E. Swiger ~ The Shelby County Democrat, Friday July 13, 1906 p. 8 col. 4&5	Aisha Jenkins Dec. 2, 2008
George Swiger ~ The Shelby County Democrat, February 14, 1913	Aisha Jenkins Dec. 2, 2008
Nick Vourlas ~ (picture)	Karen Kuntz Williams February 2003
Mrs. Catherine Lehman Wilkins ~	Audrey (LEHMANN-SHIELDS) HANCOCK on July 27, 1999
Minnie Wilson ~ taken from the Sidney Daily News - January 9, 1947	Karen Kuntz Williams June 12, 2002
Mrs. Anna Wimmer ~ May 3, 1892 Wendel Wimmer ~ June 15, 1894	Karen Kuntz Williams May 21, 2001
Mrs. Simon (Jane) Wones ~ Taken from Sidney Daily News - Jan 25, 1907	Paula Goble January 2005
WilliamWoodruff ~ February 1939	USGenWeb Archives
John Young ~ taken from Auglaize County Democrat Aug. 15, 1878.	Transcribed by Annette Dunlavy
Rachel Ann Young ~ taken from various sources, Nov. 1922	Transcriber unknown
Samuel F. Young ~ taken from various sources, Nov. 1925	Transcriber unknown