Obituaries

A Celebration of Life Service to jointly honor the lives of Lowell and Marjorie Standeford will take place on Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church located in Ottawa at 137 North Pratt Street. 

Janice P. Shafer, 91, passed away December 11, 2023 at the Manor of Greendale, Findlay. Janice was born March 13, 1932 in Williamstown, Ohio to the late Orville and Ocie (Hermon) Shafer.  

Billy D. Hollar, 91, formerly of Bluffton, passed away December 7, 2023, at Promedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania. 

Billy was born April 27, 1932 in Lima, Ohio to Stanley and Loretta Jennivie (Worthington) Hollar who preceded him in death. On July 27, 1956 he married Bonnie (Parish) Hollar who preceded him in death on November 15, 2019. 

Leland Willis Voth, 94, resident of Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away from this earth to his heavenly home on December 1, 2023. He was born January 27, 1929 to Rev. William C. and Matilda (Kliewer) Voth in the Bethel Deaconess Hospital, Newton, Kansas.

Elijah Bradley Jones passed away unexpectedly in peaceful sleep on December 5, 2023 at the age of sixteen. Born on May 29, 2007 to Bradley and Laura Jones, Eli was the cherished star of his family. His presence was a light from the moment he was born, and it shone brightly on all those that knew him. While that light was taken too soon, we will forever hold it in our hearts. 

Helen Klassen was born on September 9, 1935, and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on November 11, 2023, at Bevan Village Care Home in Abbotsford, BC after an extended illness. Her siblings provided tremendous support during this final journey.

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