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Richard "Dick" Brandeberry
Nov 16, 2015
Richard "Dick" Brandeberry, 84, of Montpelier passed away on Monday November 16th at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier.  He was born on January 3, 1931 in Bridgewater Township to Royal Cleo and Mary (Fisher) Brandeberry. Richard attended Montpelier High School. He honorably served his country in the United States Marines.  On August 29, 1958 he married Shirley M....
Larry M. Martin
Nov 15, 2015
Larry R. Martin, 79, of Montpelier, passed away Sunday night at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on January 6, 1936 in Montpelier to Carl and Margaret (Herb) Martin.  Larry graduated from Montpelier High School in 1954.  On August 19, 1956 he married Marcia J. Zulch in Montpelier and she survives. Larry retired on March 31, 1996...
Pamela A. Carlson
Nov 12, 2015
Pamela Ann Carlson, 56, of Pioneer and formerly of Waldron, Michigan, passed away on Thursday November 12, 2015 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. She was born on November 10, 1959 to William Elton and Norma Mae (Miller) Bailey, Sr., in Evansville, Indiana. Pam attended Waldron High School. On August 22, 1992 she married Steven E. Carlson in...
Daniel "Dan" Leary
Nov 11, 2015
Daniel "Dan" Leary, 69, of Pioneer and formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, passed away on Wednesday November 11, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on January 13, 1946 in Danbury, Connecticut to Lawrence G. and Helen A. (Mei) Leary. Dan graduated from Ridgefield High School in Connecticut. He served his country in the United...
Donna V. (Goshorn) Thomas
Nov 5, 2015
Donna Vee Thomas, 79, of Bryan passed away Thursday evening, November 5, 2015 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio.  She was born December 5, 1935, near Edon, Ohio to Melvia Ruth (Lash) and Laurence Leo Goshorn. Donna graduated from Edon High School in 1953 and the Comptometer School of Lansing, Michigan.  She worked for a time at Oldsmobile...
Ann "Nancy" King
Nov 3, 2015
Ann Nancy King, 93, of Montpelier and formerly of Hoboken, New Jersey, passed away Tuesday night at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on August 9, 1922 in Hoboken, NJ to Frank and Anna (Kilroe) King. Nancy graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Hoboken, NJ. After graduation, she joined the United States Navy serving during WWII as...
Harold R. Heller
Nov 2, 2015
Harold R. Heller, 95, of Bryan passed away Monday, November 2nd at Fountain Park Villas in Bryan.  He was born in Bridgewater Township, Williams County, Ohio on December 16, 1919 to William and Mertie (Frisbie) Heller. He was the seventh child and is the last survivor of the family of eight children.  Harold married Charlotte McVicker of Greenpoint, New York...
Ray A. Berkebile
Oct 26, 2015
Ray A. Berkebile, 57, of Alvordton passed away Monday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier.  He was born on December 5, 1957 in Montpelier to Wendell R. and Emma Mae (Mead) Berkebile.  Ray attended Montpelier High School.  On October 3, 2004 he married Susan L. "Sue" Sheely and she survives. For several years Ray was a truck...
Ila L. (Orewiler) Nisley
Oct 25, 2015
Ila L. Nisley, 92, of Pioneer passed away Sunday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on September 30, 1923 in Madison Township, Williams County Ohio to Ross I. and Vera M. (McLaughlin) Orewiler.  Ila graduated from Pioneer High School in 1941.  On April 24, 1955 she married Jac L. Nisley in Pioneer and he preceded...
Bethel M. (Brim) Custer
Oct 25, 2015
Bethel M. Custer, 91, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on April 21, 1924 in Superior Township, Williams County Ohio to Lauren H. and Georgie Hazel (Schaull) Brim.  Bethel graduated from Montpelier High School in 1942.  She married Franklin E. "Frankie" Custer and he preceded her in death in 1999....
Roscoe M. Moore
Oct 25, 2015
Roscoe Malcolm Moore, 85, of Montpelier passed away early Sunday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  Roscoe was born on November 8, 1929 in Montpelier to Verl and Eva (Gregg) Moore.  A 1947 graduate of Montpelier High School, Roscoe participated in many sports; basketball, track and was a member of the 1946 co-champion football team. After high school...
Doris A. (Waterston) Bible
Oct 22, 2015
Doris A. Bible, 95, of Pioneer went to be with the Lord Thursday night at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan.  She was born on April 23, 1920 in Bridgewater Township, Ohio to Emmett Scott and Ethel Blanche (Whaley) Waterston.  Doris graduated from Montpelier High School in 1938.  She married Paul E. Bible and he preceded her in death....
Thelma S. (Stamm) Fry
Oct 18, 2015
Thelma S. Fry passed away on Sunday October 18, 2015 at Anna's House at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. She was born April 9, 1934 to Henry and Nora (Short) Stamm in Archbold, OH.  She was the salutatorian of the 1952 West Unity High School graduating class.  After graduation, she worked at the West Unity Bank as a teller and...
Wendy D. Stapleton
Oct 18, 2015
Wendy D. Stapleton, 49, of Bryan passed away unexpectedly on Sunday October 18, 2015. She was born on November 24, 1965 in Augusta, Georgia to Marshall J. and Lawana M. (McGraw) Stapleton. She graduated from Montpelier High School. Wendy worked for the Williams County EMS for 20 years. She also worked as a home health aide and also an S.T.N.A....
Gerald "Scorch" Wayne Harrington
Oct 15, 2015
Gerald W. "Scorch" Harrington, age 79, of Vero Beach, Florida and formerly of Montpelier passed away Thursday October 15, 2015 in Merritt Island, Florida.  He was born on July 12, 1936 in West Unity, Ohio to Harvey Leonard and Millie Faye (Schlegel) Harrington.  After his mother passed away when he was an infant, Scorch was lovingly raised by his Aunt...
David "Shorty" A. Burkhart
Oct 11, 2015
David A. "Shorty" Burkhart, 63, of Montpelier passed away early Sunday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on September 28, 1952 in Montpelier to Virgil S. and Bertha E. (Geren) Burkhart.  David graduated from North Central High School in 1970.  David served his country in the Army Reserves from January 1971 – October 1978.  On February...
Mary J. (Mcclelland) Lee
Oct 7, 2015
Mary J. Lee, 90, of Toledo and formerly of Montpelier passed away Wednesday morning at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo.  She was born on July 3, 1925 in Bryan, Ohio to Otis W. and Helen Ethel (Trefflich) McClelland.  Mary graduated from Bryan High School in 1943.  On September 26, 1948 she married Marion E. Lee and he preceded her...
Clarice Lucille (Weber) Bulla
Oct 3, 2015
Clarice Lucille Bulla (99) of Montpelier, Ohio passed away Saturday October 3, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. She was born to Ada (Albert) Weber and William M. Weber on April 14, 1916 in Plymouth, Indiana. She was united in marriage to Lawrence E. Bulla on November 24, 1938 in North Liberty, Indiana, and he preceded her in death...
Dorothy A (Zuver) Semer
Sep 29, 2015
Dorothy A. Semer, 82 of Montpelier, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier.  She was born on March 9, 1933 in West Unity to Jacob F. and Mary C. (Rutledge) Zuver. A Williams County resident for all of her life.  She graduated from West Unity Schools in 1951.  On March 6, 1954 she married...
Donna D. (Haskell) Haskell
Sep 28, 2015
Donna Darlene Haskell, 57, of Camden, Michigan, passed away at her home early Monday morning. She was born on Aug. 14, 1958 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Charles E. and Norma J. (Smith) Haskell. Donna worked for Universal Industrial Products for 36 years in the grinding, inspection and hinge departments. She was a member of the Bryan Eagles and the Montpelier...

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