Oct 8, 2022

Mary Jo Moore, 88, of Montpelier passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on June 12, 1934 in Montpelier to Theodore and Ida L. (Lautermilch) Govin.  Mary Jo graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952, then earned her nursing degree as an RN in 1955 from the Lutheran Hospital in...

Oct 4, 2022

James E. Evers, 95, of Pioneer, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo.  He was born on September 24, 1927 in Waldron, Michigan to James Arthur and Esther Marie (Kemerly) Evers and was the last surviving of their 14 children. Jim served his country in the United States Army Air Corp during World...

Oct 4, 2022

Richard "Dick" William Stoepfel, 78, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on the evening of October 4, 2022, at Swanton Valley Healthcare Center in Swanton, Ohio, following a recent illness. One of thirteen children, Dick was born on October 7, 1943, to Victor and Zelma Goedde Stoepfel of Deshler, Ohio. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during...

Oct 1, 2022

Veryl R. Schuck, 93, of Pioneer passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Evergreen Healthcare in Montpelier, Ohio.  She was born on July 21, 1929 in Bridgewater Township to Ezra and Hazel (Humphrey) Coon, Jr.  She married Ed Schuck, and he preceded her in death.

Graveside services will be on Tuesday, October 11th at 1pm at Floral...

Sep 30, 2022

Richard Fackler Jr., 84, of Camden, Michigan passed away Friday, September 30, 2022 at Evergreen Healthcare in Montpelier.  He was born on December 5, 1937 in Amboy Township, Michigan to Lavohn Richard and Goldie May (Traxler) Sr.  Richard graduated from Pioneer High School in 1955.  On October 24, 1958 in Pioneer, he married Norma J. Rummel and she survives....

Sep 30, 2022

Roger Lee Connin, 81, of rural Waldron, Michigan passed away peacefully on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on November 25, 1940 in Defiance to Bernard Dale and Evelyn Mildred (Sanders) Connin.

Roger was a maintenance man his whole life at three factories, Wagners, Dana Weatherhead and Metalloy.  After he...

Sep 19, 2022

Alvin "Al" P. Boerst, Jr., 85, of Montpelier and formerly of Toledo passed away at his home on Monday, September 19, 2022.  He was born on June 9, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio to Alvin Paul and Mabel M. (Karwhite) Boerst, Sr.  Al graduated from Libbey High School in 1956.  On March 17, 1962 he married Janet J. Johnson, and...

Sep 11, 2022

Richard "Ric" E. Steinke, 55, of Pioneer passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio.  He was born on July 14, 1967 in Toledo to Darwin "Bub" E. and Sharon E. (Rupp) Steinke.  Rick graduated from North Central High School in 1985.  On June 24, 2006 he married Sara M. Winchell and she survives.

Sep 8, 2022

Robert G. Ely, 95, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Evergreen Manor Health Care System in Montpelier.  He was born on June 11, 1927 in Montpelier to Rush Wayne and Flossie N. (Keck) Ely.  On June 11, 1945 he married Julaine Knecht, and she survives.

Robert retired in 1988 from Action Precision Products in...

Sep 1, 2022

Anna L. Buda, 90, of Bryan passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born on December 23, 1931, in Farmer, Ohio, to Wallace H. and Florence E. (Bayes) Buda.

She graduated from Bryan High School in 1949, meeting regularly with her "Forty-Niner" classmates until 2020. From...

Aug 10, 2022

Steve Edward Hornyak, 78, of Montpelier, passed away on August 10, 2022 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. He was born on October 7, 1943 in Bryan. Steve graduated from Edgerton High School in 1962 and after graduation he honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

Steve was a...

Aug 7, 2022

Tami Lynn Richmond, age 64, of Montpelier, moved on to her next life with the Lord on August 7, 2022.  She was born in Montpelier on February 28, 1958 to Tom and Alice (Anders) Watts.  She attended Montpelier schools and graduated in 1976.  She went on to study at Northwest State.  On July 14, 1979, Tami married Lee A....

Aug 7, 2022

John B. Clements, Sr., 93, of Pioneer passed away at his home Sunday, August 7, 2022.  He was born on January 6, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Orthell and Jessie P. (Chrisman) Clements.  John graduated from Pioneer High School in 1946.  He proudly served in the United States Navy Seabee's during the Korean War, stationed in Guam. On July...

Aug 6, 2022

Beverly Donna Laughlin, 83, of Montpelier, OH was granted her angel wings on August 6, 2022 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice surrounded by her family. Bev was born on January 22, 1939 to Arthur Edward Ericksen and Ariel Rebecca Zeiter in Angola, IN. She lived in California for a time as a child then permanently resided in Montpelier.

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Aug 5, 2022

Marianne Thompson, 90, of Pioneer passed away Friday, August 5, 2022 at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on December 5, 1931 in Auburn, Indiana to Maurice and Naomi (Miller) Fiandt.  Marianne graduated from Pioneer High School in 1950.  On April 11, 1953 she married Roger Thompson and he preceded her in on death September 20,...

Aug 4, 2022

Kathryn M. Ogden, 88, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Laurels of Defiance.  She was born on July 3, 1934 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Max and Anna (Mueller) Butler.  She married Charles L. Ogden, Sr., and he preceded her in death in 2004.

Kathryn was a homemaker.  She loved the outdoors, playing...

Aug 2, 2022

Charlotte A. Dupire, 62, of Pioneer, Ohio passed away on August 2, 2022 at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born on May 8, 1960 in Hudson, Michigan to Loren C. and Betty J. (White) Eidenier.  Charlotte graduated in 1978 from Waldron, Michigan High School.  She spent most of her career as a bank teller at...

Aug 1, 2022

D. Lynne Wallace, 88, of Montpelier, passed away on August 1, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. She was born on May 21, 1934 in Montpelier to Farrell W. and Ruby (Clay) Lockhart. Lynne graduated from Montpelier High School and in November of 1952 she married the love of her life, James C. Wallace and he survives....

Jul 26, 2022

Jacqueline "Jacque" Kay Bell, 73, of Montpelier, passed away on July 26, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1949 in Wauseon to Donald Everett and Elouise (Marshall) Steele. Jacque graduated from Hilltop High School in 1967, She went on to obtain her bachelor's degree in education from Bowling Green State University and her master's degree...

Jul 26, 2022

Eugene Victor "Vic" Martinich, age 92 of Montpelier, passed away Tuesday morning, July 26, at Bryan Healthcare & Rehab after a brief illness.

At a young age, Vic worked in the coal mines of West Virginia. He Served his country as a proud Marine in the Korean War as a staff sergeant from 1951 to 1954. He...