Barbara L. (Link) Bertke
Dec 10, 2014
Barbara L. Bertke, 68, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday surrounded by her family at her home.  She was born on June 5, 1946 in Celina, Ohio to Cyril J. and Pauline (Puthoff) Link.  Barbara graduated from St. Henry Local High School in 1964.  On May 1, 1965 she married Robert L. Bertke at St. Francis Catholic Church in Cranberry Prairie,...
George Vitek, Jr.
Dec 8, 2014
George Vitek, Jr., 59, of Bryan passed away Monday evening at the Genesis Healthcare Bryan Center.  He was born on February 22, 1955 in Bryan to George and Marjorie (Wright) Vitek, Sr.  George attended Stryker High School. George was the owner / operator of an independent long haul trucking business for over 41 years.  He attended the First Baptist Church...
Ronald L. Whetro
Nov 29, 2014
Ronald L. Whetro, 79, was born 25 June 1935 in Kunkle Ohio, son of Rudy and Geraldine (Wagner) Whetro. He died, at home, peacefully on Saturday, 29 November 2014, under hospice care, following a 2 year battle with melanoma and is now at a baseball field in heaven. He moved with his family to Montpelier in 1949, when his Dad...
Diane K (Hilkert) Miller
Nov 24, 2014
Diane K Miller, 85, of Montpelier passed away Monday evening at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on September 19, 1929 in Montpelier to Clifford F. and Gladys E. (Kreiger) Hilkert.  Diane graduated from Montpelier High School in 1947. Diane retired in 1991 as the Head Bank Teller for Key Bank, formerly Farmers and Merchants State Savings...
Hazel C. Huston
Nov 23, 2014
Hazel C. Huston, 94, of Montpelier passed away November 23rd at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier.  She was born on October 17, 1920 in Bridgewater Township, Ohio to Edmond and Carrie Mae (Hawley) Huston. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents; six sisters, Mary, Thelma, Dorothy, Blanche, Eva and Betty; and four brothers, Mahlon, Woody, Jim and...
Alfred I. Sette, Jr.
Nov 20, 2014
Alfred I. "Al" Sette Jr., 84, of Bryan and formerly of rural Camden Michigan, passed away Thursday morning at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan. He was born on June 7, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Alfred C. and Ann (Tielke) Sette, Sr. He attended Pioneer High School and on September 16, 1961 he married Betty L. Dopp in...
Dorothy J. (Mocherman) Snyder
Nov 18, 2014
Dorothy J. Snyder, 96, of Montpelier passed away at home on Tuesday evening.  She was born on May 27, 1918 in Northwest Township, Ohio to Glen and Bessie (Grubs) Mocherman.  She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1935 and went on to graduate from Foote Memorial Hospital of Nursing in 1940.  Dorothy married Denver H. Snyder on March 3, 1962...
Lavon O. Joice
Nov 14, 2014
Lavon O. Joice, 87, of Montpelier passed away Friday night.  He was born on May 9, 1927 in Northwest Township, Ohio to Orville K. and Lalah L. (Tingley) Joice.  Lavon served in the United States Army during World War II.  On June 12, 1949 he married Edith "Dolly" Towns and she preceded him in death. Lavon attended Madison Church of...
Eilene L. Sickmiller
Nov 2, 2014
Eilene Lillian (Maier) Sickmiller was born August 28, 1922 on the Alex Haines farm west of Montpelier to Clinton and Edith (Haines) Maier and peacefully went to her heavenly home on Nov 2, 2014 in Leo, Indiana just outside of Fort Wayne. She was a member of the graduating Class of 1940 of Montpelier High School and attended many of...
Violet G. (Brubaker) Bible
Oct 30, 2014
Violet Genevieve Brubaker Bible, 96, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Oaks in Shreveport, LA.  Violet, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother was born in Bridgewater Township, Williams County, Ohio, June 28, 1918, the daughter of Vera and Ellsworth Brubaker.  She was a 1936 honor graduate of Montpelier High School, and a 1940...
Howard J. "Jim" Treer
Oct 29, 2014
Howard "Jim" Treer, 72, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  A lifelong resident of Montpelier, he was born on February 16, 1942 to Robert and Glema (Sayles) Treer.  Jim attended Montpelier High School.  He married Kay L. Lattanner. During the Korean War Jim was a mechanic in the US Air Force.  He retired from Hutch's Towing...
Mildred P. (Lovejoy) Harding
Oct 27, 2014
Mildred Pearl (Lovejoy) Harding of Bowling Green, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 27, 2014.  She was born on December 13, 1940 in Wauseon to Lyle and Vera (Pike) Lovejoy.  After graduating from Montpelier High School in 1958, she graduated from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On July 31, 1965 she married Reverend...
Nic L. Houk
Oct 24, 2014
Nic L. Houk, 70, of Montpelier passed away Friday evening at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier.  A Williams County resident all of his life, he was born on May 27, 1944 in Bryan to Henry and Hildreth (Drake) Houk.  He attended Montpelier High School.  On October 24, 1964 he married Shirley A. Sidle in West Jefferson, Ohio...
Donald "Don" L. Dietsch
Oct 18, 2014
Donald "Don" L. Dietsch, 58, a lifelong resident of Montpelier passed away Saturday night at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on July 16, 1956 in Montpelier to Frank H. and Barbara J. (Bavin) Dietsch.  Don graduated from Montpelier High School in 1974, and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University in...
John G. Hummel
Oct 17, 2014
John G. Hummel, 75, formerly of Bryan passed away Friday afternoon at the Tuscany House in Summerfield, Florida.  He was born on July 4, 1939 in Joliet, Illinois to Stuart K. and Astrid G. (Erickson) Hummel.  John graduated from Shorewood High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1957.  He then attended the University of Wisconsin for a year prior to serving...
Earl E. Cogswell
Oct 11, 2014
Earl E. Cogswell, 92 of Montpelier passed away early Saturday morning, October 11, 2014 at Parkview  Nursing Center in Edgerton. He was born June 30, 1922 in Williams County, Ohio to William and Zelma (Allion) Cogswell. He is survived by four brothers. As Mr. Cogswell requested, there will be no services held.
Larry A Mercer
Oct 4, 2014
Larry A. Mercer, 75, of Montpelier, passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, in his home. He was the husband of the former Mary B. Rademacher. As Larry requested, there will be no services held.
Dorothy M. Cook
Oct 2, 2014
Dorothy Mae Cook, 98 of Montpelier passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. She was born March 05, 1916 in Harbor Springs, Michigan to Frank A. and Clara M. (Funk) Rosemeier.  She was a Montpelier resident most of her life. Dorothy worked for Spangler Candy Company in Bryan as a machine operator for...
Joan K. (O'Keefe) Leidy
Sep 23, 2014
Joan K. Leidy, 82, of Pioneer passed away Tuesday night at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  A very proud Canadian citizen all her life, she was born in Campbellford, Ontario, Canada on January 5, 1932 to Daniel Neil and Gracia Rebecca (LaFontaine) O'Keefe.  Joan graduated from Campbellford High School in 1950.  On September 21, 1956 she married Bill A....
Norma J (Patten) Ensign
Sep 19, 2014
Norma J. Ensign, 83, of Montpelier, passed away early Friday morning at Community Hospital & Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio.  She was born on August 16, 1931 in Pulaski, Ohio to Glen H. and Hazel F. (Sutton) Patten.  Norma "Bummer" graduated from West Unity High School in 1949 and on March 19, 1954 in Montpelier, she married Neil C. Ensign...
