Obituaries

Charles E. Bergman

Charles E. Bergman

Dec 4, 2020

Charles E. Bergman, age 80, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Bergman was a graduate of Reading High School in Reading, Michigan, and attended Hillsdale College. He had a passion for baseball and was a left-handed pitcher in the Detroit Tiger baseball minor league system for a number...

Ryan W. Rathburn

Ryan W. Rathburn

Dec 4, 2020

Ryan W. Rathburn, age 47, of Alvordton, Ohio, passed away early on Friday, December 4, 2020, in the Emergency Room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Montpelier. Ryan enjoyed listening to music, playing with his Dachshunds and especially, time with his grandchildren. Ryan W. Rathburn was born on May 3, 1973, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Robert W. Rathburn...

Kimberly J. Johnson

Kimberly J. Johnson

Dec 3, 2020

Kimberly J. Johnson, age 57, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at her home in Defiance. Kimberly was a member of Sonrise Community Church and DASH. Kimberly was born on July 3, 1963, in Ashland, Ohio, the daughter of Gerald M. and Nancy J. (Strickling) Johnson. She attended Good Samaritan School and worked at both the...

Gerry E. Meyer

Gerry E. Meyer

Dec 2, 2020

Gerry E. Meyer, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 A.M. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at SKLD HealthCare, Bryan, where he was a resident. Mr. Meyer was 1947 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as a purchasing agent with The Aro Corporation in Bryan,...

Brent Tyler Hostettler

Brent Tyler Hostettler

Dec 1, 2020

Brent Tyler Hostettler, age 28, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio. While in school, he participated in wrestling and football. Brent enjoyed working on his truck, loved history, and watching sci-fi movies. He also enjoyed sports and was a Philadelphia Eagles fan. He was smart, loving, and caring, and would help anyone in...

Mary V. Sandys

Mary V. Sandys

Nov 30, 2020

Mary Virginia Sandys, age 78, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, at ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Mary had fought and won a courageous battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was a member of the Defiance Church of Christ and enjoyed life and riding her bicycle. Mary was born on February 5,...

William J. "Bill" Schooley

William J. "Bill" Schooley

Nov 26, 2020

William J. “Bill” Schooley, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away in the early morning of Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Bill was a self-employed plasterer since 1962. He was a member of First Brethren Church in Bryan and a life member of the National Street Rod Association. He enjoyed attending car shows and his...

Ronald C. Fish

Ronald C. Fish

Nov 20, 2020

Ronald C. Fish, age 63, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan following a brief illness. Ron had been a farmer and worked at Northwest Recycling for more than 20 years. He was a kind and gentle soul that would lend a hand to anyone. He enjoyed farming, riding his...

Clinton E. Lyons

Clinton E. Lyons

Nov 17, 2020

Clinton E. Lyons, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan following a brief illness. Clint retired from the City of Bryan, working in the Water Department. Clint was not a man with many hobbies, but he enjoyed spending time with his family and helping others whenever they needed a...

David L. Burkhart

David L. Burkhart

Nov 15, 2020

David L. Burkhart, age 73, of Fairborn, Ohio, passed away at 10:15 P.M. on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Riverside Healthcare Center in Dayton, Ohio, where he was resident. Mr. Burkhart was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Programing from Wright State University in Dayton. Following graduation he went to work at...

Callie Marie & Everly Abigail Bostelman

Callie Marie & Everly Abigail Bostelman

Nov 13, 2020

Callie Marie and Everly Abigail Bostelman, twin daughters of Brock and Sarah (Hornish) Bostelman, of Napoleon, Ohio, were stillborn on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Surviving in addition to their parents are two brothers, Jace and Evan Bostelman, both at home; grandparents, Phil and Denise Hornish, of Defiance, Ohio, and Jim and Abby...

Alex Howard

Alex Howard

Nov 13, 2020

Alex Howard, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 9:45 P.M. on Friday, November 13, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Howard was employed as a Class A Maintenance Technician at Universal Tool and Stamping in Butler, Indiana, retiring with nearly forty years of service. He enjoyed working, fishing, camping and singing karaoke. He could fix...

Howard "Larry" L. Chubb

Howard "Larry" L. Chubb

Nov 12, 2020

Howard L. “Larry” Chubb, age 80, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Promedica Hospital in Defiance. Larry was a electrical engineer for Boeing in the Seattle, Washington, area for many years. After he retired from Boeing, he moved to Kent, Washington, and worked for a consulting firm that took him all over the United States...

Mary A. Livensparger

Mary A. Livensparger

Nov 11, 2020

Mary Alice Livensparger, age 83, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mary was a secretary at Mohawk Tools for over 17 years. She was also a member of the United Methodist Church of Alvarado, Hamilton Home Extension Club, and the Hamilton Red Hat Society....

Thomas D. Gottwald

Thomas D. Gottwald

Nov 11, 2020

Thomas Donald Gottwald, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Evergreen Healthcare Center, after a long struggle with health issues. He was born on December 28, 1938 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Thomas and Carolyn (Goller) Gottwald. Tom graduated from Defiance High School and Defiance College where he excelled as a basketball player....

Kenneth "Kenny" D. Durham

Kenneth "Kenny" D. Durham

Nov 10, 2020

Known to many as Kenny, Kenneth Delbert Durham died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at the age of 79. Kenny passed while burning some brush in the woods, a favorite pastime of his. The lifelong farmer laid down in the leaves to rest. It would be his final rest. A lifetime of giving, of always willing to lend a hand, was...

Jeremy K. Stickan

Jeremy K. Stickan

Nov 7, 2020

Jeremy K. Stickan, age 48, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 8:45 P.M. on Saturday, November 7, 2020, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio. Jeremy was a 1990 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 82nd Airborne. Following his military service, he worked in...

Carlton Lionel Dietsch

Carlton Lionel Dietsch

Nov 6, 2020

Carlton Lionel Dietsch, born on November 18, 1932, in rural Edgerton, Ohio, left this earthly world at almost 88 years of age to be with our Lord, Jesus Christ, in Heaven on November 6, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Christine, and their two daughters, Coleen Dietsch and Cairon Dietsch. He was so happy to be a grandfather to...

James A. McCague

James A. McCague

Nov 5, 2020

James A. McCague, age 77, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. James was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from General Motors with 25 years of service and then worked at Sparky’s Lawn Mower Repair. He had built houses in Florida in his younger years....

Susan L. Suffel

Susan L. Suffel

Nov 4, 2020

Susan L. Suffel, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away late Wednesday evening, November 4, 2020, at StoryPoint Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Susan was a 1955 graduate of Edgerton High School and Elkhart University. She was a lab technician and nurse at Boerger Clinic in Edgerton for many years and had been a lab technician at the Hicksville...