William "Bill" F. Echler
Sep 3, 2013
William "Bill" F. Echler, 84, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on February 22, 1929 in West Unity, Ohio to Earl Ford and Nina May (Smith) Echler.  Bill graduated from Montpelier High School in 1947, and then continued his education at Defiance College.  Bill proudly served his country in the...
Amber J. (Alpaugh) Davis
Sep 3, 2013
Amber J. Alpaugh-Davis, 38 of Montpelier passed away Tuesday morning at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio after an extended illness.  She was born on August 21, 1975 in Hicksville, Ohio to Jeff A. and Jeanine (Springer) Alpaugh and they survive in Montpelier. Amber graduated from Montpelier High School in 1994.  On August 12, 1994 she married Andrew "Andy"...
Frederick "Fred" E. Bigger
Aug 25, 2013
Frederick "Fred" E. Bigger, 83, passed away Sunday night at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on January 22, 1930 in Blakeslee, Ohio to Benjamin and Mary Mabel (Ford) Bigger.  Fred married Kelly L. Miller on September 12, 1980 in Montpelier, and she survives. Fred proudly served his country in the Merchant Marines at the age of...
Dennis L. Walker
Aug 22, 2013
Dennis L. Walker, 65, of Hamilton, Indiana and formerly of Montpelier, passed away Thursday morning with his family by his side at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan.  He was born on June 8, 1948 in Wauseon, Ohio to Charles Earl and Illega M. (King) Walker.  Dennis graduated from Montpelier High School in 1966, and then earned his...
Ruth I. (Sell) Smith
Aug 21, 2013
Ruth Sell Smith, affectionately known as "Mo", passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient and Residential Center in Statesboro Georgia. She was born in 1919 in Rockford, Ohio where she graduated from high school. She married Carl Richard Smith in 1940. They resided for many years in the Edon, Ohio community where they raised their family....
Alexandria "Lexie" M. (Nicolen) Andres
Aug 18, 2013
Alexandria "Lexie" M. Andres, 35, of Bryan passed away August 18th at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  She was born on November 18, 1977 in Montpelier to Charles A. and Christine D. (Tressler) Nicolen.  Lexie graduated from Edon High School, and then earned her L.P.N. degree from Northwest State Community College. Lexie was a member of the...
Reverend Joy Bauer-Bulla
Aug 17, 2013
Reverend Joy E. Bauer-Bulla, 68, of Algonquin, Illinois and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio passed away August 17th in Barrington, Illinois.  She was born on September 16, 1944 in Wauseon, Ohio to Jacob "Bud" Ward and Juna (Hasford) Bauer.  Joy graduated from Montpelier High School in 1962, then went on to earn her bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina.  ...
Katheryn L. (Huston) Morr
Aug 16, 2013
Katheryn Lucille Morr "Katie" 96, of Edgerton went home to be with the Lord on Friday August 16, 2013.  She battled Alzheimer's disease courageously for many years and had been a resident of Parkview Nursing Center in Edgerton during this time. Katie was a Williams County Resident for her entire life, being born on January 21, 1917 to Stella (Stafford)...
Jamie E. Long
Aug 5, 2013
On Monday evening, August 5th, Jamie Eugene Long was reunited in heaven with his loving wife Margaret, in time for their 54th wedding anniversary, he was 74.  Jamie was at peace when he passed, with his loving children by his side at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on October 31, 1938 in Halifax, North Carolina to...
A. Joan (Hofbauer) Connolly
Aug 5, 2013
A. Joan Connolly, 83, of Bryan, OH and formerly of Montpelier, OH passed away on Monday August 5, 2013 after battling cancer for several years. Born on November 2, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was the daughter of Horace Daniel and Audrey Beryl (Annable) Fish.  She married William J. Hofbauer in 1950 in Royal Oak, Michigan and he preceded...
Alice J. (Kosier) Semer
Aug 3, 2013
Alice J. Semer, 85, of Montpelier passed away Saturday August 3rd, after a brief illness, at Hillside Country Living in Bryan.  She was born on February 19, 1928 in Madison Township, Ohio to Mervan and Ethel (Rowse) Kosier.  Alice graduated from Kunkle High School in 1946.  She married Marlo R. Semer on June 22, 1946 in Angola, Indiana and he...
Dorothy D. (Hurn) Thies
Jul 31, 2013
Dorothy D. Thies, 86, of Montpelier and formerly of Houghton Lake, Michigan, died Wednesday morning at her home.  She was born on April 29, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Charles B. and Nora (Powell) Hurn.  Dorothy married Walter Thies on April 20, 1963 in Roseville, Michigan and he preceded her in death in 1984. Dorothy retired from Ford Motor...
Lucille "Lou" M. (Jones) Leazier
Jul 16, 2013
Lucille "Lou" M. Leazier, 74 of Montpelier passed away Tuesday evening at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Lou was born August 19, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to Ora D. and Clara B. (Ashley) Jones. She graduated from Camden-Frontier, Michigan High School in 1956. On September 8, 1972 Lucille married Larry A. Leazier in Bryan, Ohio and he...
Charles L. Wagoner
Jul 16, 2013
Charles L. "Chuck" Wagoner, 55 of Montpelier passed away early Tuesday morning at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born May 12, 1958 in Coldwater, Michigan to Jerry L. and Judy (Flint) Wagoner. Chuck graduated from Coldwater High School. On June 24, 1994, he married Sheri Hurd in West Unity, Ohio. Chuck had worked at Bil-Jax...
Phillip L. Malone
Jul 6, 2013
Phillip Lee Malone, II, 38, of Montpelier, passed away on Saturday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio.  He was born on March 7, 1975 in Montpelier. Phillip graduated from Montpelier High School in 1994.  Shortly after graduation Phillip joined the United States Navy and honorably served his country  for four years. On September 28, 2010 he married...
William J. Short
Jul 4, 2013
William J. Short, 79 of rural Montpelier passed away Thursday July 4, 2013 in the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. He was born February 26, 1934 at Archbold, Ohio to Flossie  (Nofziger) and Alfred J. Short and had been a former Archbold and West Unity area resident and a rural Montpelier resident since 1964. On February 20,...
Juanita L. (Briner) Brandt
Jul 4, 2013
Juanita L. Brandt, 71, of Montpelier died early Thursday morning at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio.  She was born on May 1, 1942 in Bridgewater Township to Monroe H. and Roberta M. (Orsborn) Briner.  Juanita graduated from Montpelier High School in 1960, in 1962 she graduated from Boyd College in Cleveland and then she graduated from...
Robert L. Locke
Jul 3, 2013
Robert L. Locke, 75, formerly of Williams County, Ohio died early Wednesday evening in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He was born on May 7, 1938 in Willard, Ohio to Louie and Esther (Parker) Locke.  Robert proudly served his country in the United States Army.  He married Jean A. Lindholm, and she survives. Robert worked as a press operator for Winzelers Stamping...
Alta M. (Hart) Bordner
Jun 27, 2013
Alta M. Bordner, 95Â Â passed away Thursday June 27, 2013 at her son's home in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born December 22, 1917 in Montpelier to Harley J. and Rosa R. (Buda) Hart. Alta had lived the past four and half years in Knoxville. Alta graduated from Pioneer High School in 1935. She had worked for Allied Moulded Products in...
Kaleb W. Mclaughlin
Jun 24, 2013
Kaleb W. "K-Bob" McLaughlin, 20, of Pioneer, died early Monday morning as the result of an auto accident in rural Pioneer.  He was born on June 4, 1993, in Defiance, Ohio, to Michael W. McLaughlin and Kim M. (Folk) Oxender.  Kaleb graduated from North Central High School in 2012.  He worked for the past three years at Reifel Industries in...
