Feb 24, 2026

Richard K. Gardner, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on February 24, 2026, at Hillside Country Living in Bryan.  He was born on May 30, 1940, in Bridgewater Township, Ohio, the son of Floyd and Leona (Rannels) Gardner. He attended Bridgewater and Hayjay area schools and graduated from Camden-Frontier High School in 1958. During high school, he was a...

Feb 22, 2026

Betty J. Rings, 87, of Montpelier, passed away on February 22, 2026, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

Betty was born on March 18, 1938, in Findlay to William F. and Mary Alice (Gibbons) Kownatzky. On April 7, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart, George B. Rings in Decatur, Indiana. He preceded her in death...

Feb 22, 2026

Helen L. Stewart, 101, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away on February 22, 2026 at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Center in Archbold. She was born on June 3, 1924, in Elkhart County, Indiana, to Warren E. and Edna M. (Eby) Risser.

Helen graduated from Wakarusa High School in 1942. During World War II, she proudly served her country...

Feb 20, 2026

Debbie Myers-Lockwood

OSSEO – Debbie S. Myers-Lockwood, 63, Osseo, died of complications from cancer on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at the country home of her brother Dennis Myers, Osseo.

She was born Oct. 23, 1962, to Melvin D. and Chiyo (Itosu) Myers and grew up on their Camden area farm.

On June 13,...

Feb 13, 2026

Yvonne R. Woods, 58, of Bryan passed away at her daughter's home in Fayette, Ohio on February 13, 2026.  She was born on October 19, 1967 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Alfred and Gail (Hasten) Mocherman.  Yvonne graduated from Edon High School.  She retired from Walmart and enjoyed reading, taking bubble baths, and spending time with her grandchildren and cat....

Feb 12, 2026

Jennifer Joann "Jen" Bartlett  (Weitzel), age 47, passed away on February 12, 2026, in Defiance, Ohio. Born on June 12, 1978, in Bryan, Ohio, Jen lived a life filled with creativity, love, and unwavering devotion to her family. A proud graduate of Montpelier High School's Class of 1997, Jen carried her vibrant energy and artistic spirit into every chapter...

Feb 9, 2026

Gary A. Crider, 72, of Pioneer went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 9, 2026 at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospital in Jackson, Michigan.  He was born on October 29, 1953 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania to Paul H. and Mary Ellen (Griffin) Crider.  Gary graduated from Findlay High School in 1971 and went on to get his bachelor's...

Feb 2, 2026

Michael Lynn Shutts, 71, of Montpelier passed away on February 2, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on March 11, 1954 in Angola, Indiana.  Michael retired from Sauder Manufacturing. He also worked at Sauder Woodworking and Beam Stream.  In his spare-time, Michael enjoyed playing guitar in two local bands by the name of "Remedy"...

Jan 31, 2026

Roger L. Bible, 85, of Montpelier passed away on January 31, 2026 at his son's home in Hastings Michigan.  He was born on January 29, 1941 in Bryan to Paul and Doris (Waterston) Bible.  Roger graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959.  He was a member of Bridgewater Community Church.

For over 30 years Roger was employed...

Jan 25, 2026

Audree Ann (Fiser) Schmucker, 92, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Jan. 25, 2026, at The Lakes of Monclova in Maumee, Ohio.

Audree was born in Pioneer, Ohio, on Dec. 2, 1933, to Emerson and Marjorie (Mercer) Fiser. She attended Pioneer (now North Central) High School and married Ronald Sam Schmucker at St. Peter's Catholic Church in...

Jan 24, 2026

Velma "Peggy" C. Miller, 84, of Bryan, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Majestic Care of Bryan. She was born on March 22, 1941 to Francis "Frank" and Velma K. (Muir) Goodside.

Peggy is survived by her nephew, Arthur Goodside, Jr. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl Miller; and siblings.

Jan 21, 2026

An obituary is not available at this time for Aden H. Beachy. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jan 19, 2026

Chris E. Richmond, 70, of Montpelier passed away Monday, January 19, 2026 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on December 16, 1954 in Montpelier to Rexford E. and Vivian M. (Wheeler) Richmond.  Chris graduated from Montpelier High School in 1973, then served in the United States Navy from 1975-1979.

He is survived by his...

Jan 12, 2026

Kevin E. Downing, 67 of Pioneer, passed away on January 12, 2026 at his home. He was born on March 15, 1958 in Warsaw, Indiana to Richard L. and Carolyn D. (Boothman) Downing. Kevin graduated from North Central High School and went on to attend Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne to study refrigeration.

Kevin worked at Aro...

Jan 12, 2026

Ricky "Ric" J. Brandt, 74, of Edon, passed away surrounded by his family on January 12, 2026 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on December 18, 1951 in Bryan to Robert S. and Josephine (Pignataro) Brandt.  Ric graduated from Montpelier High School in 1970 where he enjoyed playing baseball and basketball.  On July 16, 1971...

Jan 11, 2026

Patricia Ann Beebe, 67, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026. She was born on May 23, 1958 in Bryan to William Wayne and Clarabell Marie (Topps) Russell.

Pat worked as a quality engineer for Kamco Industries in West Unity for over 20 years. She was a kind, loving and caring soul who had a...

Jan 10, 2026

Wayne Harlan Edwards, 91, of Pioneer, Ohio, was born on November 9, 1934, at his family home in Louisville, Kentucky, alongside his twin brother, Wavy Garland Edwards. From an early age, he developed a deep love for history, faith and learning-passions that shaped the course of his life.

Wayne became a Christian in his teens and was...

Jan 10, 2026

Rex Earl Flower, 65, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2026 in Panama City Florida with his daughter Denia by his side. He was born on September 23, 1960 in Bryan, Ohio to Dale and Maxine (Fry) Flower. Rex graduated from Edon High School and retired from Letts Industries in Pioneer after 30 plus years.

Jan 9, 2026

Janet Marie (Huser) Wilson, 80, of Montgomery, Michigan, formerly of Muncie, Indiana, passed away at her home, surrounded by the love and support of her family and close friend. She was able to spend her final days at her cherished lake cottage on Little Long Lake, a place that brought her great peace and joy.

Jan was...

Jan 5, 2026

Robert Henry Filson, 83, of Edon and formerly of Bryan, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 5, 2026. He was born on April 17, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Redd and Gretchen Filson. Robert graduated from Montpelier High School and honorably served his country in the United States Army for 4 years.

Robert retired...