Archive - Jun 11, 2012 - Obituary
Myrtle DeLong, 103, of Wapakoneta, died at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012, at her son’s residence near Wapakoneta.
She was born on Sept. 20, 1908, to Jessie and Millie Shaw, and they preceded her in death.
On May 2, 1931, she married Harley DeLong, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 9, 1983.
She is survived by a son, Ned (JoAnn) DeLong of Wapakoneta; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson.
Kenneth Dale Bellman, 68, of 310 Jill Ave., Celina, died on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at his residence.
He was born on March 17, 1944, in Coldwater, to Richard and Louella (Vogel) Bellman, and they preceded him in death.
He is survived by his son, William Bellman of De Graff; his daughters, Mary Elizabeth (Robert) Arbuthnot of Hurricane, Utah, and Angela T. (Joe) Fox of Laughlin, Nev.; two grandchildren; three brothers; a sister.
He served his country in the U.S. National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Duane D. Rinkel, 69, of rural Bryan, died at 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he had been a patient since June 6.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1942, in Defiance, the son of James P. and Dortha G. (Crites) Rinkel Sr., and they preceded him in death.
