Obituaries

Jeanette A. Staten

Jeanette A. Staten

Oct 24, 2018

Jeanette A. Staten, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio (Nettle Lake), passed away at 3:36 P.M. on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, after an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Staten was a graduate of Woodward High School in Toledo and most recently had worked at Meijer in Angola, Indiana, for more than...

Joseph S. Zedaker

Joseph S. Zedaker

Oct 24, 2018

Joseph S. Zedaker, age 77, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, in Cincinnati. A former resident of Defiance, Ohio, Mr. Zedaker had worked as a machinist at Dana Weatherhead in Antwerp, Ohio. Mr. Zedaker was a former member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal Order of the Moose, both in Defiance. He was also...

Mary M. Higgins

Mary M. Higgins

Oct 23, 2018

Mary M. Higgins, age 101, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Mrs. Higgins was the last surviving member of the Edon High School Class of 1936 and was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She loved...

Orval V. Rockey

Orval V. Rockey

Oct 23, 2018

Orval V. Rockey, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:55 A.M. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Community Hospitals Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Rockey was a 1946 graduate of Edon High School, and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...

Virginia M. Graves

Virginia M. Graves

Oct 22, 2018

Virginia M. Graves, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:50 A.M. on Monday, October 22, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness. Mrs. Graves was a homemaker, an avid Chicago Cubs fan and a member of the Edon Church of Christ. She enjoyed spending time with her family and...

Mildred J. Lockhart

Mildred J. Lockhart

Oct 17, 2018

Mildred Jane Lockhart, age 89, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Lutheran Life Village at Pine Valley in Fort Wayne, where she had been a resident. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. She had been a manager of several Dry Cleaners and worked as a Realtor prior to...

Jimmy "Jim" Lee Thompson

Jimmy "Jim" Lee Thompson

Oct 16, 2018

Jimmy “Jim” Lee Thompson, age 67, of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, surrounded by his family at ProMedica Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Jim graduated from Hicksville High School and ITT Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and also attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior with Christian...

Martin R. Martinez

Martin R. Martinez

Oct 15, 2018

Martin R. "Marty" Martinez, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan after an extended illness. Mr. Martinez was a graduate of Napoleon High School and was employed as a welder in the area, most recently at Bil-Jax, and also had been employed at Pennzoil for fifteen years.Martin R. Martinez...

Wayne H. Goodlive

Wayne H. Goodlive

Oct 13, 2018

Wayne H. Goodlive, age 76, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 10:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 13, 1942, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Goodlive was a graduate of Toledo Waite High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed by Bryan Metals and retired with fifteen...

Richard L. Thierry

Richard L. Thierry

Oct 13, 2018

Richard L. Thierry, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident. Born on August 26, 1929, in Wauseon, Ohio, he came to Bryan in 1942 and in 1946 left Bryan High School to serve briefly in the United States Army. He returned to Bryan...

Marcella G. Koerner

Marcella G. Koerner

Oct 13, 2018

Marcella G. Koerner, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 A.M. on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Koerner was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and The Ohio State University. A devoted farm wife and mother, she...

D. Jeanette Burkhart

D. Jeanette Burkhart

Oct 12, 2018

D. Jeanette Burkhart, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:18 A.M. on Friday, October 12, 2018, in her home, with her family by her side. Mrs. Burkhart was a 1944 graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana, and had been employed for many years as a parts manager with Vic Miller Ford and then for Lou Lou...

Shirley Ann Osmun

Shirley Ann Osmun

Oct 12, 2018

Shirley A. Osmun, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:50 P.M. on Friday, October 12, 2018, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Osmun was a graduate of Bryan High School and had worked at the Dime Store in Bryan and for Spangler Candy Company and later retired from Allied Moulded with...

Larry Gene Dirr

Larry Gene Dirr

Oct 9, 2018

Larry Gene Dirr, age 65, of Angola, Indiana, died at 6:56 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after a extended illness. Mr. Dirr was a former resident of the Montpelier, Ohio area and was a self employed carpenter. Born May 22, 1953, in Sylvania, Ohio, he was the son of Melvin E. and Shirley J. (Richards) Dirr....

Danny Lee Keppler

Danny Lee Keppler

Oct 9, 2018

Danny Lee Keppler, age 68, of Hamilton Lake, Indiana, passed away at 12:45 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Keppler was a 1968 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed by Simpson Industries in Edon, Ohio, for forty-four years, as well as working for awhile for the Village of Edon....

Patricia M. Stoots

Patricia M. Stoots

Oct 1, 2018

Patricia M. Stoots, age 87, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:30 A.M. on Monday, October 1, 2018, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Stoots was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Patricia M. Stoots was born on July 17, 1931, in Chesapeake, Ohio, the daughter of Forrest and Hazel (Thacker) Goodall. She married Calvin Stoots in 1954 in...

Roger Dale Canaday

Roger Dale Canaday

Sep 27, 2018

Roger D. Canaday, age 59, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:40 A.M. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Roger was a 1978 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed by Edgerton Metal Products for more than twenty years until the closing of the plant. He was...

Cheryl M. Pollard

Cheryl M. Pollard

Sep 27, 2018

Cheryl M. Pollard, age 48, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 11:27 P.M. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance after an extended illness.Cheryl was a 1988 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was active in volleyball, basketball and softball and played trumpet in the band. She graduated from Northwest State Community College as a Licensed...

Sandra P. Brewer

Sandra P. Brewer

Sep 25, 2018

Sandra Pauline Brewer died peacefully on September 23, 2018 at the age of 80 at Willow Brook Christian Village, Delaware, Ohio where she resided for the past year to be near her son and daughter. Sandy was born in Bryan, Ohio on March 5, 1938 to Lloyd Henry Cupp and Selma Leone (Hummel). Sandy graduated from Bryan High School on...

Lois A. Martenies

Lois A. Martenies

Sep 24, 2018

Lois A. Martenies, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:30 P.M. on Monday, September, 24, 2018, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio after a brief illness. Mrs. Martenies had been employed as a nurses aide, and at various manufacturing facilities during her work career. She was a avid reader, enjoyed crocheting, and working word search puzzles. She also...