Obituaries

Mary J. Wheeler

Mary J. Wheeler

Apr 24, 2020

Mary J. Wheeler, age 85, of Ney, Ohio, passed into eternity on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her home following a sudden illness. She attended First Baptist Church in Bryan, OH. Mary was a supervisor at Dinner Bell Foods in Defiance for 25 years. Mary was an avid golfer and enjoyed cooking. Mary was born on September 29, 1934, in...

Wayne B. Stiles

Wayne B. Stiles

Apr 21, 2020

Wayne Barnett Stiles, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:01 P.M. on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. He was a factory worker and later worked in management at WalMart, Kmart and Dollar General. Wayne entered the United States Marine Corps in 1971 and served his country for six years including service in...

Matthew J. Gonzales

Matthew J. Gonzales

Apr 20, 2020

Matthew J. Gonzales, age 45, of Columbia, Ohio, passed away at 5:32 P.M. on Monday, April 20, 2020, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. He was an owner/operator truck driver, driving for Kopf Leasing, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana, for the last twenty years. Matt enjoyed fishing, hunting, riding his Harley, camping in his RV,...

Lane B. Thomas

Lane B. Thomas

Apr 16, 2020

Lane B. Thomas, age 50, of Butler, Indiana, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Thursday, April 16, 2020, in his home. Mr. Thomas was a 1988 graduate of Angola High School and was a longtime truck driver, currently driving for Bohren Logistics. He enjoyed shooting, riding his motorcycle and being out on the open road. Lane B. Thomas was...

Linda L. Robbins

Linda L. Robbins

Apr 14, 2020

Linda L. Robbins, age 73, of Montpelier, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Linda worked for several years in Human Resources and has been a homemaker and stay at home grandma for the last 18 years. She was a tax preparer and notary. She enjoyed bowling when she was younger, playing...

Pauleen G. Biggs

Pauleen G. Biggs

Apr 14, 2020

Pauleen G. Biggs, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at Defiance Hospice Center. Pauleen was born on September 2, 1922, in McCutchenville, Ohio, to Elmer and Myrtle (Bare) Gibson. She married Robert Biggs on October 26, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1975. Pauleen graduated from Heidleberg University. She taught 3rd grade at McCutchenville Elementary...

Richard L. Savage

Richard L. Savage

Apr 11, 2020

Richard L. Savage, age 87, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 5:03 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. He was a veteran of the United States Army, attended Northwest State Community College and received his real estate license. He worked at Crook-Miller Handle Factory, where he was...

Marilyn J. French

Marilyn J. French

Apr 11, 2020

Marilyn June Palmer French, 89, died April 11, 2020 at her home in Chandler, Arizona. She was born April 3, 1931 in Beadle county, South Dakota to Bertha Hurst Palmer and Otis Clyde Palmer. Marilyn lived and attended school both in Beadle County South Dakota and Renville County Minnesota. She married Vernon Lee French on June 13, 1948 after his...

Shirley Ann Robinett

Shirley Ann Robinett

Apr 11, 2020

Shirley Ann Robinett, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:05 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Edgerton, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Robinett was employed by Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, retiring in 2001,with thirty-five years of service. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, and cooking meals for her grandchildren. Shirley Ann...

Janet L. Lane

Janet L. Lane

Apr 5, 2020

Janet L. Lane, age 66, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 12:05 P.M. on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Defiance Regional Medical Center. Janet was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Napoleon. She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Filling Home in Napoleon and in adult care in a group home in Napoleon. Janet enjoyed arts and...

Theodore M. Kirkpatrick, Jr.

Theodore M. Kirkpatrick, Jr.

Apr 4, 2020

Theodore M. “Ted” Kirkpatrick, Jr., age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:37 P.M. on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Ted was a 1967 graduate of Bryan High School, attended Tri-State University, and later received his Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwest State Community College....

Alice N. Hancock

Alice N. Hancock

Apr 3, 2020

Alice N. Hancock, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:45 A.M. on Friday, April 3, 2020, surrounded by her family, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient after an extended illness. Alice was a 1959 graduate of Montpelier High School. She loved children and for many years provided in-home daycare and...

Thomas Lee Bowman

Thomas Lee Bowman

Apr 2, 2020

Thomas Lee Bowman, age 67, of Glendale, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Serenity House in Phoenix, Arizona, after a brief illness. Mr. Bowman was a graduate of Fairview High School and had been employed as a case worker for Maricopa County Work Force and also as a real estate agent prior to his retirement. He had...

Vicki K. Kurtz

Vicki K. Kurtz

Mar 31, 2020

Vicki Kay Kurtz (Luke), age 75, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. Vicki was born on February 23, 1945, in Edon to Richard & Mildred (Sechler) Luke. She was a 1963 graduate of Edon High School. After high school, Vicki attained her cosmetology license from...

Ruth J. Phillips

Ruth J. Phillips

Mar 29, 2020

Ruth J. Phillips, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, Ohio, died on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ruth was born on August 9, 1933, in Rollin, Michigan, the daughter of Lawrence R. and Sarah B. (Riddle) Stubli, Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Janice L. (David) Batt, of Bryan, and Cynthia S. (Duane) Higginbotham,...

Rhonda K. Bockover

Rhonda K. Bockover

Mar 29, 2020

Rhonda K. Bockover, age 52, of Edon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 29, 2020, in her home. Rhonda was a graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by the Northwest Ohio Education Service Center as a paraprofessional, working through the years in Edon, West Unity and Defiance schools and the Enrichment Center. She loved traveling in...

Dock Pigmon III

Dock Pigmon III

Mar 27, 2020

Dock Pigmon III, age 62, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:08 A.M. on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Dock received his Associate Degree in Accounting from Northwest State Community College and later his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from University of Findlay. He was employed by Chase Brass near...

David L. Miley

David L. Miley

Mar 26, 2020

David Lee Miley, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at SKLD Healthcare Center in Bryan where he was a resident. David was a brakeman for the C & O and Norfolk & Southern railroads retiring with almost 20 years of service. He then worked in West Unity, Ohio and started and...

Harry Martin Sanders

Harry Martin Sanders

Mar 25, 2020

Harry Martin Sanders, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:20 P.M. on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his home in Bryan, surrounded by his family. Mr. Sanders was a graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana, and proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II with the Sea Bees, rising to the rank of Petty Officer...

Jacqueline J Watkins

Jacqueline J Watkins

Mar 24, 2020

Jacqueline J. Watkins, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Delta, Ohio, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Fountain Park, where she had been a resident. Jacqueline J Watkins was born on November 10, 1930, in Fulton County, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Fern (Bechstein) Keiser. She married Homer F. Watkins on October 24,...