Jan 22, 2021

Carmon R. Esterline, 92, of Bryan passed away Friday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  He was born on the family farm on June 14, 1928 in Pioneer to Emmett and Helen (Edmason) Esterline.  Carmon graduated from Pioneer High School.  On August 15, 1948 he married Wanda Mae Peltcs in Bryan and she preceded him in death...

Jan 22, 2021

Venetia N. Smith, 90, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on June 17, 1930  in Montpelier to Walter V. and Minnie E. (May) Dilworth.  Venetia graduated from Montpelier High School in 1948 and attended Beauty School in Toledo.  On March 29, 1974 she married Edward L. Smith and...

Jan 22, 2021

Delmar E. Karnes, 82, of Montpelier, passed away early Friday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on January 29, 1938, in Delta, Ohio, to Harold A. and Gladys F. (Stone) Karnes.  Delmar graduated from Montpelier High School in 1956, where he was a part of the only MHS basketball team to win the NWOAL, and...

Jan 20, 2021

Anthony "Tony" B. Conrad, 62, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday night at his home.  He was born on September 19, 1958 in Dayton to Fred and Myrtle (Browning) Conrad.  Tony attended Four County career center.  On December 31, 2017, after 33 years together, he married Kathy D. Knapp and she survives.

Tony was a handyman, doing construction...

Jan 19, 2021

Alfred Eugene Cobb, 90, of Taylorsville, North Carolina and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio died Jan. 19, 2021 at his home on Lake Hickory. Al was born on April 15, 1930, the son of Carl L. and Marie Pearl (Cadarette) Cobb in Detroit, Michigan. On Oct. 17, 1953 he married Helen M. Hofbauer and she survives.

Al was...

Jan 18, 2021

Ruth Ann Bingman, 73, of Pioneer passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at the Laurels of Defiance.  She was born on January 14, 1948 in Ransom Township, Michigan to Jim and Ruth (Pettit) Perham.

Ruth graduated from North Central High School.  She was a member of the Montpelier Moose and Eagles.  She retired from Pioneer Transformer after...

Jan 18, 2021

James W. Fackler, 70, of Montpelier passed away Monday.  He was born on September 30, 1950 in Bryan to George and Mabel (Martin) Fackler.  He graduated from North Central High School in 1969.  Jim served in the United States Army Reserves for 6 years.  On April 22, 1972 he married Kay Bidlack at the First United Methodist Church in...

Jan 17, 2021

Mark A.T. Leazier, 42, formerly of Montpelier, OH, passed away on January 17,2021. He was born July 20, 1978, in Norfolk, VA, to Larry A. & Lucille M. (Jones) Leazier.

Mark is survived by his minor children, Avery Leazier, and Raegan Leazier, as well as countless siblings and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mark was proceeded...

Jan 17, 2021

Larry L. Crommer, 89, of Pioneer passed away Sunday evening at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on January 27, 1931 in Amboy Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan to Melvin J. and Loraine I. (Olmstead) Crommer.  Larry graduated from Pioneer High School in 1949.  He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as an Airman...

Jan 13, 2021

LaVonna Ilene "Granny" Gruber, 93, of Bryan passed away Wednesday afternoon at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on January 31, 1927 in Jackson Township, Wood County Ohio to Carl W. and Dortha (Newell) Kern. Granny graduated from Deshler High School.  On December 19, 1949 she married William B. Gruber in Findlay, Ohio and he preceded...

Jan 12, 2021

Marlene M. Edwards, 79, of Pioneer, passed away on January 12, 2021 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on January 18, 1941 in Pioneer to Russell and Helen (Clark) Stewart. Marlene graduated from Reading High School in 1959. She went on to obtain her degree from God's Bible School in Cincinnati, OH.

Long before Marlene...

Jan 11, 2021

John J Johnston, 91, of Montpelier passed away early Monday morning at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  He was born on August 30, 1929 in Superior Township to William Henry and Dorothy (Shaffer) Johnston.  John graduated from Montpelier High School in 1949.  On May 20, 1951 he married Mary Ellen Sears in Montpelier and she preceded him...

Jan 8, 2021

Richard "Dick" Poorman, 77, of Montpelier passed away Friday afternoon at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  He was born on March 7, 1943 in Morenci, Michigan to Arthur and Jeannette (Eby) Poorman.  Richard attended Kunkle High School.

He was a lifelong Ford Dealership mechanic, starting out at Miltons, then to Mendhl Motors in Montpelier, and...

Jan 7, 2021

Warren G. Hulbert, 94, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Hillside Country Living under CHP Hospice in Bryan, Ohio. He was born March 13, 1926 in Bement, Illinois to Homer and Helen (Allen) Hulbert.  He was married to Shelby J. Weatherford on October 7, 1972, she preceded him in death on April 12, 2018

Jan 6, 2021

Jeremiah "Bullfrog" D. Rios, 27 of Bryan passed away Wednesday morning.  He was born on March 2, 1993 in Bryan to Steve Rios and Tina L. Roesch.  Jeremiah graduated from Montpelier High School, he studied welding at the Four County Career Center.  He attended Northwest State Community College.

Jeremiah worked as a Tech Mechanic / Maintenance at...

Jan 6, 2021

Jannell "Jan" D. Fortney, 64, of Toledo and formerly of the Hicksville and Paulding County area, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee Wednesday afternoon.  She was born on May 31, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Daniel Charles and Delores Lucille (Ginther) Fortney.  Jan graduated from Hicksville High School in 1974.  For several years she worked in...

Jan 4, 2021

Kathy Louise Bandeen, 70, of Bryan, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021 at her home in Bryan. She was born on November 1, 1950 in Wauseon to James Franklin and Olive G. (Blossom) Bandeen.

Kathy Louise retired from Quadco in Stryker after many years of service. She was proud of her work and was credited for...

Dec 31, 2020

Patricia A. Lord, 89, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier.  She was born on February 2, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to Clyde and Zelma (Ferguson) Payne.  Patricia graduated from Edon High School.

For many years Patricia was a secretary for Nixon Construction in Montpelier.  Prior to that she worked for...

Dec 29, 2020

Rosa E. Miller, 82, of Pioneer, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. She was born on January 30, 1937 in Wunbenthal, Germany to Otto and Anna (Metchunskey) Shindler. Rosa graduated from Sindenfingen Schools in Germany in 1953. On December 22, 1955 she married Franklin D. Miller in Angola, IN and he preceded her...

Dec 29, 2020

Richard P. Cooper, 61, of Pioneer, Ohio passed away on December 29, 2020 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio after a ten-year battle with Parkinson's and the latest Covid-19 Virus.  He was born on November 24, 1959 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Marion and Alice (Owen) Cooper.

Rich graduated from Four County Career Center and Stryker High School in...