Nov 29, 2021

Theodore "Ted" G. Bunce, 89 of Camden, Michigan passed away Monday, November 29, 2021 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home of Montpelier.  He was born on August 8, 1932 in Camden Township, Michigan to Earl and Lois (Converse) Bunce.  He graduated from Camden Frontier High School and then went on to serve his country in the US Army during the...

Nov 26, 2021

Mary Lou Beek, 63, of Quincy, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon at her home.  She was born on June 12, 1958 in Montpelier to Roger C. and Celia L. (Griggs) Beek.  Mary graduated from Montpelier High School in 1976.

Mary attended the Union Church in in Quincy.  In 2018 she retired from Aunt Millie's Bakery in Coldwater...

Nov 24, 2021

Myrtle L. Henricks, 87, of Montpelier, passed away late Wednesday night at her home. She was born on January 9, 1934 in Archbold to Walter and Nora (Smith) Nofzinger. Myrtle attended Archbold High School. She married Hal R. Henricks on September 3, 1950 in Bryan. Hal and Myrtle later moved to Montpelier, where they established their own farm in...

Nov 19, 2021

Carol Nester was welcomed into her heavenly home on November 19, 2021. Carol was a former resident of Hillside Country Living and was under hospice care for cancer in Defiance, Ohio. Carol is preceded in death by her late husbands, Roscoe Nester, John Andrews and William Kaczmarek, her parents, Fred and Ruth Murk, her sisters Florence Rothbart, Shirley Dittbenner...

Nov 15, 2021

Elizabeth "Liz" A. Lawson, 60, of Camden, Michigan passed away Monday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on November 30, 1960 in Montpelier to Charles Richard and Jill Ann (Cummins) Beck.  Liz graduated from Montpelier High school.  On October 17, 1992 she married Richard D. Lawson at St. John's Lutheran Church in Montpelier...

Nov 14, 2021

Linda L. Tulley, 67, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on February 24, 1954 in Garrett, Indiana to Carlos and Ruth (Beauchat) Gaff. On April 16, 1988 she married Stephen L. Tulley in Fort Wayne, Indiana and he preceded her in death on July 20,...

Nov 9, 2021

Thomas M. Burkhart, 79 of Montpelier passed away Tuesday evening at Hillside Country Living in Bryan.  He was born on September 3, 1942 in Hudson, Michigan to Virgil S. and Bertha E. (Geren) Burkhart.  In 1960, Tom graduated from North Central High School in Pioneer and several years later on September 7, 1963, he married Carolyn M. Fish in...

Nov 9, 2021

Dorothy Mae (Taylor) Zizelman, 87, of West Unity passed away early Tuesday morning, November 9, 2021, at Fairlawn Rupp Rehab in Archbold.  She was born on September 19, 1934 at her home in Jefferson Township, Ohio to Paul Franklin and Virginia I. (Grove) Lovejoy.  In 1952 Dorothy graduated from Montpelier High School.  Over the years she had attended the...

Nov 5, 2021

Van Lee Brown, 65 of Pioneer, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1955 in Montpelier to James H. and Ruth A. (Eberly) Brown. Van graduated from North Central High School in 1974. On February 1, 1979 he married Linda Landis and she survives.

Van was a member...

Nov 1, 2021

Daniel L. Shegitz, 65, of Cincinnati, OH passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 28, 1956 in Montpelier to Ronald S. and Dorothy M. (Sobieck) Shegitz. Daniel graduated from Montpelier High School in 1974 and after graduation he proudly served in the United States Navy as an electronics technician on nuclear...

Oct 28, 2021

Kay M. Starry, 83, of Bryan passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on May 25, 1938 in Farmer, Ohio to E. Paul and Viola (Scott) Beerbower.  Kay graduated from Montpelier High School in 1958.  On October 19, 1985 she married Harold E. Starry and he preceded her in...

Oct 28, 2021

Ralph "Rambo" M. Barker, 68, of Bryan passed away early Thursday morning at Fountain Park Villas in Bryan.  He was born on June 12, 1953 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Ernest and Rose (Barnett) Barker.

Ralph drove a fork truck for Campbell's Soup in Napoleon for 38 years.  He was a member of the American Veterans Association in...

Oct 24, 2021

Jerrold "Jerry" Lynn Dye, 69, of Montpelier passed away Sunday at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on May 7, 1952 in Wauseon to Richard D. and Phyllis B. (Waterston) Dye.  Jerry graduated from Montpelier High School in 1970.  He then went to Detroit to attend Auto Body Trade School.  On November 27, 1997...

Oct 24, 2021

Rosa M. Chamberlain, 78, of Pioneer passed away early Sunday morning at Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon.  She was born on June 17, 1943 in Wauseon to Cletus and Bessie (Cox) Bashor.  Rosa graduated from North Central High School in 1961.  On June 16, 1963 she married William Chamberlain at Silver Creek Church in Pioneer and he survives....

Oct 22, 2021

Ronnie "Ron" G. Sapp, 76, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at his home.  He was born on December 28, 1944 in Tucson, Arizona to Elmer E. and Martha A. (Sprankel) Sapp.  Ron graduated from Montpelier High School in 1962, and then went to the International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  On December 8, 1984 he married Linda...

Oct 16, 2021

Marilyn J. Turney, 86 of Montpelier passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was born on July 17, 1935 in Bryan, Ohio to John H. and Olive (Wiyrick) Casebere.

Marilyn retired from Beam Stream in Montpelier in the maintenance department.

She is survived by a son Rick Turney...

Oct 16, 2021

Erve Prater, 78 of Montpelier passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on January 01, 1943 in Salyersville, Kentucky to Thurman and Jane (Sparkes) Prater.  On July 19, 1986 he married Sarah Munger and she survives.

For many years, Erve worked for API in Indiana as a dump...

Oct 11, 2021

Kelly S. Roehrs, 61, of Pioneer passed away Monday, October 11th at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan.  She was born on August 18, 1960 in Montpelier to Arlo C. and Marilyn J. (Moore) Zuver.  Kelly graduated from Hilltop High School in West Unity in 1979.  On June 12, 1993 she married Robert A. Roehrs, Jr. in Bryan...

Oct 10, 2021

Lawrence Allen "Little Al" Wade, 70, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on September 6, 1951 in Paulding County to Darrel and Velma (Montgomery) Wade.  Allen attended Montpelier High School.  On February 7, 1970 he married Karen S. Koch in Montpelier and she survives.

In...

Oct 10, 2021

Rex "Tony" Richmond, 74, of Edgerton passed away Sunday afternoon at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on August 18, 1947 in Montpelier to Rexford E. and Vivian M. (Wheeler) Richmond.  Tony graduated from Montpelier High School in 1964, and attended the University of Toledo.  He proudly served his country in the United States...