Joan Shellhouse Obituary

Joan M. Shellhouse

Joan M. Shellhouse, 91 of rural Tiffin, died at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital. She was born April 25, 1934, in Bellevue, to Arthur and Justine (Hohman) Dendinger. She married Harold Shellhouse, November 3, 1956, and he died April 12, 2002.

Surviving are the following children, Gary (Laurie) Shellhouse, rural Tiffin, Daryl (Julie) Shellhouse, rural Sycamore, Donald (Wendy) Shellhouse, rural Tiffin, and Vicki (Scott) Hartsel, rural Tiffin. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Kirsten (Shane) Rodabaugh, Jarrred Shellhouse, Stephanie (Matt) Miner, Andrew (Brittany) Shellhouse, Chad (Deidra) Shellhouse, Haylie (Seth) Ankney, Logan (Sydney) Hartsel, and Sidney Hartsel; plus nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Herman Dendinger.

Joan was a homemaker and a 1952 graduate of Thompson High School. For hobbies, Joan loved jigsaw puzzles, quilting, and especially embroidering as she made each grandchild an embroidered blanket. She also loved to can, do cake decorating, work in her garden and likes all types of flowers. She loved her cats, spending time with family and having visitors to the house.

Funeral services for Joan will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 16, 2025, at Walton-Moore Funeral Home, Sycamore, with the Rev. Gary Walters officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Sycamore. Visitation will be from 4- 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at the funeral home.

Memorial contribu-tions can be made to Mohawk Fire Department, No One Fights Alone or Mohawk Historical Society in care of Walton-Moore Funeral Home, P.O. Box 350, Sycamore, Ohio 44882.

Online expressions of sympathy can be made at waltonmoore funeralhome.com