Hubert "Bud" C. East
Mar 18, 2016
Hubert "Bud" East, 79, passed away in Ocala, Florida on March 18. Visitation for Bud will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 26 at Emmanuel Community Church, 12222 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Graveside services will follow visitation at 2:30 p.m. at Maple Grove Cemetery in Edgerton, Ohio, with military rites.
Luella M. (Moses) Balser
Mar 14, 2016
Luella M. Balser, 89, of Bryan and formerly of West Unity, passed away Monday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on August 14, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan to Harold C. and Bessie (Dunlap) Moses.  After graduating from Jackson High School she married John S. Balser and he preceded her in death on April 27,...
Mary L. (Swank) Henderson
Mar 10, 2016
Mary L. Henderson, 69, of Angola, Indiana and formerly of Jackson, Michigan passed away at her home on Thursday.  She was born on September 13, 1946 in Wauseon, Ohio to Augustus Clair and Berniece Marie (Brown) Swank.  Mary graduated from Reading High School in Reading, Michigan in 1964.  On September 21, 1974 she married Robert D. Henderson and he preceded...
Weldon D. Ebersole
Mar 10, 2016
Weldon D. Ebersole, 87, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning March 10th at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on March 11, 1928 in Fayette, Ohio to Earl H. and Ethel L. (Randall) Ebersole. Weldon attended Fayette Schools. On February 19, 1949 he married Irene A. Burkholder in Tedrow, Ohio and she preceded him...
Charles "Chuck" O. Stevens
Mar 2, 2016
Charles O. "Chuck" Stevens 66, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday March 2, 2016 at his home after a brief illness.  He was born September 15, 1949 in Bryan, Ohio to Charles I. and Donna M. (Williams) Stevens. Chuck was a 1969 Montpelier High School graduate. He married Geraldine F. Mancini October 8, 1988 in West Unity, Ohio and she survives....
Robert S. Cochrane
Mar 1, 2016
Robert S. Cochrane, 54, of Montpelier passed away in his home Monday, March 1, 2016. He was born December 26, 1961 in Toledo, Ohio to Rene R. and Florence I. (Chortie) Cochrane.  After graduating in 1980 from Bowsher High School in Toledo, he served his country in the United States Marines. After the service, Robert worked in the maintenance department...
Russell Earl Dunseth
Feb 28, 2016
Russell Earl Dunseth, 94, of Montpelier passed away on Sunday February 28, 2016 at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on June 21, 1921 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Sylvester A. and Minnie (Yates) Dunseth. Russell graduated from Metea High School in Metea, Indiana in 1940. He attended both Defiance College and Indiana University. He proudly served...
Shirley A. (Pignataro) Short
Feb 23, 2016
Shirley A. Short, age 81, of Montpelier passed away at 4:30 am on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, OH. She was born on September 17, 1934 in Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio to Charles and Iris (Joyce) Pignataro. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952. On February 20, 1954 she married...
James William Hutchinson, Jr.
Feb 21, 2016
James W. Hutchinson, Jr., 84 of Montpelier and formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Tavares, Florida, passed away Sunday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on November 25, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to James William and Alice (Gleason) Hutchinson, Sr.  In 1950 James graduated from Waldron High School, in Waldron, Michigan.  After graduation he settled and...
James R. Hopkins
Feb 20, 2016
James R. Hopkins, 82, of Montpelier passed away Saturday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on September 10, 1933 in Montpelier to Clarence Ross and Muriel E. (Jackson) Hopkins.  James attended Montpelier High School.  James proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War.  On February 9, 1953 he married Jacqueline "Jackie"...
Sherri (Humbarger) Thompson
Feb 17, 2016
On February 17th, Sherri Lynn Thompson went to be with her father Richard and brother Rick in Heaven.  Sherri was the beloved wife of Richard and devoted mother to Joshua, Brieanna, Eric, Jacob and Zechariah; as well as Nana to Kaleb and Jaxson.  Guiding the family, as always, through our loss will be her mother Janice with her brother Gary...
Robert A. Douglass
Feb 14, 2016
Robert A. Douglass, 65, of Pioneer passed away Sunday morning at Genesis Health Care -Bryan Center.  He was born on April 24, 1950 in Hudson, Michigan to Donald F. and Onnalee (Entricken) Douglass.  Bob graduated from Waldron High School in 1968.  He married Onnaliesa M. Clark and she survives. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the...
Jackie Sue (Berkebile) Day
Feb 12, 2016
Jackie Sue Day, 63, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.  She was born on January 29, 1953 in Montpelier to Wendell Ray and Emma Mae (Mead) Berkebile.  On March 5, 1971 she married Lawrence "Corky" O. Day and he survives. Jackie attended Hilltop High School.  She was a caregiver for several elderly people in...
Shirley A. (Aschliman) Crampton
Feb 12, 2016
Shirley A. Crampton, 87, of Bryan passed away Friday afternoon.  She was born on February 21, 1928 at home on the family farm in Stryker, Ohio, to Cletus I. and Elizabeth A. (Wyse) Aschliman.  Shirley graduated from Stryker High School in 1946.  On November 22, 1950 she married Richard L. Crampton and he preceded her in death on October 16,...
Velma L. (Mahan) Moor
Feb 12, 2016
Velma L. Moor, 91, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on January 20, 1925 in Defiance to Vernon R. and Della V. (Bishop) Mahan.  On December 25, 1945 she married Albert Moor and he preceded her in death in October 1972. Velma was a member of the First United Methodist...
Mary Anne Neilands
Feb 11, 2016
Mary Anne Neilands, 79, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton.  She was born on February 14, 1936 in Montpelier to James R. and Laura M. (Barrett) Neilands. Mary graduated from Montpelier High School in 1954, she then attended Bowling Green State University for 2 years.  Mary was a Stewardess for Delta Airlines...
Coleen M. (Rutledge) Beaverson
Feb 10, 2016
Coleen M. (Rutledge) Beaverson, 72, of Archbold passed away Wednesday afternoon at the University of Michigan Health Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  She was born on February 16, 1943 in Morenci, Michigan to James Earl and Donelda (Stoner) Rutledge. Coleen attended Pioneer High School.  She was a homemaker, spending her early years raising her children.  Coleen was an animal lover,...
Hannah E. Fischer
Feb 9, 2016
Hannah E. "Hannah Banana" Fischer, 21, of Montpelier passed away on Tuesday, February 9th in Paulding, Ohio.  She was born on November 13, 1994 in Fremont, Ohio to Shannon C. Fischer and Lori Ann Wheeler.  Hannah graduated from Montpelier High School in 2013.  She attended Northwest State Community College. Hannah attended the Montpelier Church of the Nazarene.  Hannah was always...
William "Bill" L. Preston
Feb 5, 2016
William L. "Bill" Preston, 57, passed away unexpectedly Friday morning at Allegiance Health Care Hospital in Jackson, Michigan.  He was born on January 12, 1959 in Paintsville, Kentucky to Herbert Lorn and Betty Lou (Suntken) Preston.  Bill graduated from New Hope Christian School in Camden, Michigan in 1977.  He then obtained a Herdsman Certificate from Jackson Community College in Jackson,...
Richard James Bastien
Feb 4, 2016
Richard J. "Rich" Bastien, 65, of Montpelier passed away Thursday morning at Parkview Regional Medical Centers in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on April 1, 1950 in Bryan, Ohio to Otto Clarence and Doris L. (Clark) Bastien.  Richard attended Montpelier Exempted Village Schools.  He worked for General Motors in Defiance. He is survived by two daughters, Jamie Bastien-Henry and...
