Versailles, OH Obituaries

Larry Leo “Tires” Barga, 76, of Versailles, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Larry was born prematurely on November 5, 1949, at home in Brock,...

James “Jim” Brandt, age 84, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at The Versailles Rehabilitation and Healthcare. He was born on March 21,1942, to the late Arthur and Edith (B...

Elizabeth Ann (Pepiot) Weaver, age 88 of Versailles passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2026, at home. Elizabeth was born on May 22, 1937, in Russia, Ohio to the late Ralph J, and Evelyn E. (Monnin) Pepio...

Norbert F. Lachat, age 91, of Russia, Ohio, passed away at 12:40 am Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Heritage in Minster. Norbert was born on April 20, 1935, in Darke County to the late Chelcie J. & Nora ...

James (Jim) Ronald Didier, age 84, of Versailles passed away on May 1, 2026, at home surrounded by his family. Jim was born April 15, 1942, in Piqua to the late Raymond and Marie (Pierron) Didier. He ...

Chalmer E Unger, age 90, of Versailles passed away at 4:22 am Friday, May 1, 2026, at his residence. Chalmer was born on September 4, 1935, in Darke County to the late Lowell and Delpha (Saunders) Un...

Deanna Mae Davis, 66 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Thursday April 30, 2026, at 11:27 PM at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on December 3, 1959, in Troy, Ohio, the daughter of t...

Rosemarie A. Pierron, 80 of Versailles, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 20, 2026, at The Versailles Health and Rehabilitation Center in Versailles, Ohio. Rosie was born on June 5, 1945, in Piqua, Oh...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Charles Andrew Vining (Chuck). He was preceded in death by his daughter, Felicity Vining. He was the son of Kenneth Wayne Vining and Barbara Ann...

Marcella M. “Sally” Mescher, age 96, of Versailles, passed away at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. Sally was born on March 24, 1930, in Egypt, Ohio, ...

Kent Barga, born January 18, 1961, of Versailles, passed away on Monday, April 6th. Kent was a devoted husband, father, Papa, and son who found his greatest joy in spending time with his family. He i...

Timothy A. Weese, age 55, of Versailles passed away at 7:30 pm Monday, March 30, 2026, at his residence. Tim was born on December 7, 1970, in Greenville to Rosemary C. (Fellers) Weese of Versailles...

Liam Archer “Rose” Wilson was born on June 15, 2010, on a midsummer afternoon and left us on March 26, 2026. Though we were not given an explanation, the family presumes it had something to do with t...

Barbara “Jane” Mumaw age 97, of Versailles passed away at 3:01 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Danbury of Huber Heights. Jane was born on October 17, 1928, in Greenville to the late Lester & Helen (S...

John F. Simon age 82, of Bradford and formerly of Russia passed away at 10:23 pm Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at his residence. John was born on May 31, 1943, in Piqua to the late James & Mary (Peltier...

Ruth E. Neargarder, 86 of Coldwater, Ohio and formerly of Frenchtown, Ohio, passed away on Monday March 2, 2026, at 2:40 PM at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. Ruth was born July 9, 1939, in Shelby...

James Ray “Shimmers” Short age 84, of Versailles passed away at 10:08 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana. James was born on February 11, 1942, in Greenville to the lat...

Alice T. Mangen, 89 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Saturday February 21, 2026, at 8:45 AM at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. Alice was born October 10, 1936, in Miami County, Ohio, the d...

JoAnn Ingle age 96, of Sidney passed away at 11:08 am Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at the Landings of Sidney. JoAnn was born on June 21, 1929, in Delaware County, Ohio, to the late Robert & Ruth (Pl...

Barbara Jean (Smith) Fortkamp, 84 of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM at Celina Manor, Celina, Ohio. Barbara was born April 27, 1941, in Versailles, Ohio, the daughter o...

Patricia J. (Kissinger) Petitjean age 84, of Versailles passed away at 7:40 PM on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at The Versailles Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Versailles. Patricia was born o...

Norbert C. McEldowney, age 80, of Versailles passed away at 4:45 pm Monday, February 2, 2026, at his residence. Norbert was born on November 16, 1945, in Miami County to the late Wilford & Bertha (M...

Lester D. Kueterman, 84, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Monday February 2, 2026, at 3:20 PM at Wayne Healthcare, Greenville, Ohio. Lester was born June 29, 1941, in Darke County, Ohio, the son of...

Xavier Thomas Miller, age 20, of Versailles passed away Friday, January 30, 2026, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Xavier was born on July 21, 2005, in Dayton, Ohio, to Dane & Renee (Magoto) Mill...

Mary Elizabeth (Goubeaux) Freisthler December 4, 1935 — January 24, 2026 Mary Elizabeth (Goubeaux) Freisthler passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Ohio's Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. ...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Warren Gene Hoenie, 90 of North Port, Florida on January 11, 2026, at Otterbein St. Marys. He was born on July 30, 1935, in Celina, Ohio to the late Raymo...

Robert A. Blankenship, age 75 of Houston, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025, at his residence. Robert was born in Troy on September 23, 1950, to the late Robert “Body” and Wilma (Pittenger) ...

Patricia A. Beck passed away on December 11, 2025, at the age of 96. She was born on May 7, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. She was a longtime resident of Versailles, Ohio, and most recently of Venice, Fl...

Darold W. Pierron, age 97, of Versailles passed away at 7:30 am Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. Darold was born on August 3, 1928, in Versailles to t...

Richard J. Dircksen, age 77, of Versailles, Ohio passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.  Richard was born in Celina, Ohio, on December 2, 1948, the son of the late Henry and Marie (Ho...

Helen Marie Schoenlein, age 74, of Versailles passed away at 10:25 am Saturday, November 22, 2025, at her residence. Helen was born on October 17, 1951, in Coldwater, Ohio, to the late Frank & Rita ...

Wesley Kenneth Breeze, age 13, of Versailles passed away Saturday, November 1, 2025. Wesley was born February 22, 2012, in Sidney, to Carla (Ernst) Breeze of Versailles and Daniel Breeze (fiancée, A...

Jacqueline Ann Billenstein, 68 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday October 25, 2025, at 7:20 PM at EverHeart Hosp...

Mary C. Barga, age 75, of Versailles passed away at 1:32 pm Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. Mary was born on December 6, 1949, in Coldwater to the late A...

Nolan Joseph Slack, of Versailles passed away Monday, October 20, 2025. Nolan was born on July 19, 2025, to Kyle & Bailey (Marshal) Slack of Versailles. From the moment Nolan was born, he was surrou...

Lois V. Magoto, age 89 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 2:14 AM at her residence. Lois was born May 23, 1936, in Coldwater, Ohio, the daughter of the late William and ...

Kay L. Poeppelman, 74 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Sunday October 12, 2025, at 1:30 PM at Hospice of Miami County. Kay was born January 17, 1951, in Greenville, Ohio, the daughter of the late V...

Barbara Jean Monnin, age 83, of Versailles passed away at 8:40 am Friday, October 10, 2025, at the Villas at Mother Angeline in Columbus. Barbara was born on September 3, 1942, in Trotwood to the la...

Leona Mary Eleanora Monnin age 89, of Versailles passed away at 9:13 am Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at her residence. Leona was born on May 16, 1936, in Darke County to the late Chelcie & Cecilia (B...

Samantha Brooke Smith, age 30, of Versailles, passed away surrounded by love at 5:40 pm Thursday, October 2, 2025, at her residence. Sam was born on July 17, 1995, in Greenville to Michael Smith of ...

Betty Jutte, age 93, of Versailles, Ohio peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Betty was born on July 15, 1932 in North Star, Ohio to the late Bernadine (Rutschilling) and Joseph Bernh...

Thomas (Tom) R. Francis, age 64, of Versailles passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Tom was born on February 5, 1961, to the late Raymond and Rita (Barga) Francis. Tom is ...

Doyle Steve Martin, 75, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Sunday September 28, 2025. Doyle was born on August 16, 1950, in Neo Sho, Missouri, the son of the late Doyle and Irma Martin. Doyle worked...

Kenneth Delano Spitzer, age 85, of Versailles passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at his home. Kenneth was born on August 10th, 1940, in Duff, Tennessee to parents Ralph and Chloe Spitzer. Ken...

Nolan J. Mangen, age 84, of North Star passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Nolan was born on May 3, 1941, in Darke County to the late Adrian & B...

Corinna L. Alexander, age 70, of Versailles passed away at 4:30 am Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at her residence. Corinna was born on May 18, 1955, in Greenville to the late Kenneth & Alma (Swabb) ...

Janet (Berger) Pitsenbarger, age 89, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 31, 1935, in Versailles, Ohio, to the late Eug...

Brian Michael Pearson, age 49, of Versailles passed away at 2:40 pm Sunday, August 31, 2025, in the ER at Wayne HealthCare in Greenville. Brian was born July 13, 1976, in Greenville to the late Mich...

We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our mother, Mary Louise Buxton, 98. She passed at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. Mary was born on July 26, 1927, in Darke County to th...

Ralph Rethman, 87 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Saturday August 16, 2025, at 8:24 AM at his residence. Ralph was born on September 23, 1937, on the family farm in Versailles, Ohio, the son of th...