Lowell "Bud" R. Bushong
Jan 22, 2014
Lowell R. "Bud" Bushong, 94, of Bryan passed away Wednesday morning at his home.  He was born on June 14, 1919 in Madison Township, Ohio to E. Bert and Bertha J. (Fox) Bushong.  Bud graduated from Pioneer High School in 1938.  After high school he married Betty M. Caulkins, and she preceded him in death in February 2011.  Bud proudly...
Marcelle (Yoh) Wagner
Jan 18, 2014
Marcelle Wagner, 96, of West Unity and Hillside Country Living, Bryan, went to be with her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday morning. Marcelle was proceeded in death by her husband, Dale Wagner, parents, Harry and Martha (Ladd) Yoh, and siblings Alta Hopkins and Floyd Yoh. Marcelle is survived by daughter, Marcia (Paul) Stuber, grandchildren, Julie (Greg) Pepper, David...
Gladys M. (Gemmill) Orewiler
Jan 16, 2014
Gladys Marie Orewiler, 97, of Pioneer passed away Thursday January 16th at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on June 28, 1916 in Cambria Michigan to Grace (Hodson) and William Lester Gemmill.  She was a 1934 graduate of Reading High School in Michigan.  She married Ralph I. Orewiler on November 22, 1939 and he preceded her in...
Arlene (Swartzendruber) Evers
Jan 12, 2014
Arlene Swartzendruber Evers, 85 of Pioneer died early Sunday morning at the Hillsdale Community Health Center in Hillsdale, Michigan. She was born March 20, 1928 in Morenci, Michigan to Clarence L. and Ethel J. (Colegrove) Swartzendruber.  Arlene graduated from Waldron High School in 1945 as valedictorian of her class. She married Jim Evers on February 14, 1947 in Waldron Michigan.  ...
Frances M. (Selander) Startzman
Jan 3, 2014
Frances M. Startzman, 100, of Montpelier passed away Friday evening at the Genesis Health Care Center in Bryan.  She was born on January 29, 1913 in Mendon, Ohio to John and Lulubelle (Wagner) Selander.  Frances attended Mendon Schools.  She was the wife of LeRoy O. Startzman and he preceded her in death in December 1963. Frances was a lifelong member...
Richard A. Walkup
Jan 3, 2014
Richard A. Walkup, 92, of Pioneer passed away early Friday morning at his home, surrounded by his children.  He was born on February 8, 1921 in Madison Township to Rue Andrew and Mabel Fern (Kirkinburg) Walkup.  Richard attended Pioneer High School.  He proudly served his country during WW II as a staff sergeant in the United States Army Air Corps,...
Larry "Wayne" Schlosser
Jan 2, 2014
Larry "Wayne" Schlosser, 71, a lifelong resident of Montpelier passed away Thursday afternoon at Genesis Healthcare Center in Bryan.  He was born on August 23, 1942 in Bryan to Carl Floyd and Wilma Carlene (Beck) Schlosser.  Wayne attended Montpelier High School.  He retired in 2002 from Powers and Sons. Wayne is survived by one daughter Teresa (Jim) Hickman of Montpelier;...
David Pitts
Jan 1, 2014
David E. Pitts, Sr., 76, of Pioneer, and formerly of Somerset, Michigan, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Genesis Health Care Center in Bryan.  He was born on July 9, 1937 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Earl and Helen (Duncan) Pitts.  David proudly served his country in the United States Navy.  He married Mary Lou Alexander and she proceeded him in death...
Phyllis I (Tressler) Forstie
Jan 1, 2014
Phyllis I. Forstie, 85, of Alma, Michigan and formerly of Montpelier, passed away Wednesday at Mid Michigan Medical Center in Alma.  She was born on October 4, 1928 in Montpelier to Jay L. and Della E. (Rohr) Tressler.  Phyllis graduated from Montpelier High School in 1945.  On December 26, 1979 she married Andrew E. Forstie in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and...
Janet (Bostelman) Petarra
Dec 27, 2013
Janet Bostelman Petarra 61, of Pioneer passed away unexpectedly at her home Friday afternoon. She was born August 20, 1952 in Napoleon, Ohio to Albert and Esther M. (Rathge) Bostelman. She graduated from Tinora High School in 1970. Janet married Frank W. Petarra and for 30 years they lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. After Frank died in March of 2010,...
Mildred E. (Cook) Walkup
Dec 15, 2013
Mildred E. Walkup, 93, of Pioneer passed away late Sunday night at her home.  She was born on September 2, 1920 in Muncie, Indiana to Wayne O. and Lucille (McKinley) Cook.  Mildred was raised by Carl and Deliah Cook.  She graduated from Pioneer High School in 1938, and then earned her Secretary's degree from Davis Business College in Toledo, Ohio.  ...
Beverly J. (Stacy) Goucher
Dec 10, 2013
Beverly J. Goucher, 77, of Alvordton, passed away Tuesday morning at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan.  She was born on March 14, 1936 in Toledo to Robert and Hazel (Green) Stacy.  On January 28, 1952 she married James P. Goucher, Sr, and he preceded her in death in February 1992. Beverly retired from Shern Manufacturing in Lambertville,...
Ed Nortin Steinke
Dec 10, 2013
Ed "Nortin" Steinke, 62, of Montpelier passed away peacefully in his home on December 10, 2013 with his family by his side.  For the past nine years Ed had fought courageously against his battle with cancer.  He was born on November 9, 1951 to Donald and Norma (Yarger) Steinke in Wauseon, Ohio. Ed graduated from Montpelier High School in 1969.  ...
Raymond Derald Steinke
Dec 8, 2013
Raymond Derald Steinke, 80, of Pioneer, passed away peacefully in his home on December 8, 2013. He was born on January 13, 1933 to J.E. and Dorothy (Cline) Steinke in Bridgewater Township. Derald graduated from Montpelier High School in 1951. He left to serve his county in the United States Army in February of 1953 and served in the Korean...
Larry D. Sines
Nov 27, 2013
Larry D. Sines, 66, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday afternoon at his home.  He was born on August 14, 1947 in Adrian, Michigan to Samuel N. and Betty (Eggelston) Sines.  Larry proudly served his country during the Vietnam War in the United States Army as a Spec. 5 developing aerial photographs. Larry retired from Ferguson Tools in Edgerton as a...
Larry Summers
Nov 27, 2013
Larry "Plug" Summers, 74, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday afternoon in the Emergency Room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  He was born on February 9, 1939 in Montpelier to Warren H. and Martha L. (Gorman) Summers.  Larry graduated from Montpelier High School in 1957. Larry was a machinist at Mohawk Tools in Montpelier for over 30 years,...
Robert Lee Bertke
Nov 22, 2013
Robert Lee Bertke, 68, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening surrounded by his family at his home.  He was born on February 2, 1945, in Celina, Ohio to Ralph F. and Ellen "Annie" (Wenning) Bertke.  Robert graduated from Marion Local High School in 1963 and then earned his Mechanical / Drafting degree at Allied School of Mechanical Trades in Chicago,...
Ashely N. Mccarley
Nov 15, 2013
Ashley N. McCarley, 23, of Montpelier, passed away Friday evening in the Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was born on March 22, 1990 in Toledo to Keith Allen McCarly and Emily Lynn Berkebile.  Ashley graduated from Montpelier High School in 2009.  She then attended college for one year before becoming ill. Ashley is survived by her father Keith...
Ellen N. (Meiser) Haldiman
Nov 14, 2013
Ellen N. Haldiman, 93, of Montpelier, passed away Thursday November 14th, at Genesis Health Care Center in Bryan, surrounded by her family.  She was born on January 31, 1920 in Auburn, Indiana to Albert Karl and Hazel Mae (Abel) Meiser.  Ellen was a 1938 graduate of Auburn High School.  On April 19, 1941 she married Harvey L. Haldiman and he...
Richard "Dick" A. Zulch
Nov 5, 2013
Richard A. "Dick" Zulch, 88, of Clawson, Michigan and formerly of Edon, Ohio passed away early Tuesday morning in Clawson, Michigan at his son's home.  He was born on April 16, 1925 in Montpelier to Albert and Lydia Fern (Gunyan) Zulch.  Dick graduated from Edon High School in 1943. He proudly served his country during World War II in the...
