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Thursday, Mar. 28, 2024

Betty Louise Shook

Betty Louise Shook, 86, of Latty, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

She was born April 29, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Robert J. and Velma F. (McDaniel) Toker, who both preceded her in death. On August 20, 1949, she married Russel H. Shook, who died September 26, 2009.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy L. Shook of Latty, Cathy J. (Paul) Hirschy of Twin City, Georgia, and Debra L. Basso of Niles, Michigan; a son, Mark R. (Peggy) Shook of Antwerp; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

A brother, Robert Toker Jr., and three sisters, Velma F. Toker, Margaret M. “Peggy” Smith, and Alice F. Brown, also preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery in rural Van Wert County.

Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, and an hour prior to services Wednesday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials: Community Health Professionals-Hospice in Paulding County or the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center, c/o Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Drive, Van Wert, OH 45891.

Condolences may be expressed at www.alspachgearhart.com.

POSTED: 09/25/16 at 12:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries