Ralph "Gene" E. Rosendaul
Oct 25, 2012
Ralph "Gene" E. Rosendaul, 65 of Montpelier died Thursday October 25th at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. He was born November 9, 1946 in Bryan to Ralph "Red" A. and Virginia June (Sears) Rosendaul. Gene was a Montpelier resident for most of his life graduating from Montpelier High School in 1964. On September 19, 1965 Gene married Barbara J. Gaff...
Randy L. Kirkendall, Sr.
Oct 24, 2012
Randy L. Kirkendall, Sr., 51 a lifelong resident of Montpelier died Wednesday, October 24th at his mother's home in Montpelier.  He was born November 11, 1960 in Bryan to Dale C. and Billie S. (Wooster) Kirkendall.  Randy graduated from North Central Schools in Pioneer in 1979. Randy attended the Montpelier Nazarene Church and was also a member of the Montpelier...
Patricia A. (Taylor) Potter
Oct 23, 2012
Patricia A. Potter, 74 of Montpelier died Tuesday at home.  She was born on April 8, 1938 in Superior Township to Thomas L. and Ruth Ann (Herzog) Taylor. Pat was a member of the Amboy Baptist Church.  She worked for Dr. Bell at the Montpelier Family Medical Center for 13 years and was also a homemaker. Pat is survived by...
Edward Ross Carwan
Oct 22, 2012
Edward R. Carwan, 59 of Montpelier and formerly of the Detroit, Michigan area died Monday at his residence.  He is the son of Victor J. and Rose Mae (Hopkins) Carwan.  A Private graveside service will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Montpelier at a later date.
Marvin "Marty" L. Davis
Oct 14, 2012
Marvin "Marty" L. Davis, 71 of Bryan died Sunday night at Parkview Medical Center in Ft. Wayne Indiana after suffering from an apparent stroke earlier in that day.  He was born on December 31, 1940 in Edgerton Ohio to Rudolph T. and Rose (Walsh) Davis.  He graduated from Edgerton High school in 1959.  On March 7, 1970 Marty married Marilyn...
Jason Carter Saneholtz
Oct 11, 2012
Jason "Carter" Saneholtz, 39 of Montpelier died Thursday morning in a traffic accident outside of Montpelier.  He was born on June 1, 1973 in Euclid Ohio to James and Kay (Kiester) Saneholtz.  Jason graduated from Montpelier High School in 1991. Jason attended the Ohio State University and the University of Toledo before returning to his home town and marrying Alysha...
Merve E. Dick
Sep 27, 2012
Merve E. Dick, 90, of Montpelier died Thursday at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on May 19, 1922 in Madison Township, Williams County, Ohio to Mervin E. and Mattie J. (Keller) Dick.  Merve graduated from Pioneer High School in 1940.  Merve served his country in the Army during World War II.  On June 24, 1948 Merve...
Lawrence "Ike" L. Corman
Sep 22, 2012
Lawrence "Ike" L. Corman, 94 of Alvordton, died Saturday evening at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance.  A Williams County resident for most of his life he was born on Christmas Eve in 1917 in Millcreek Township, Ohio to Henry and Olive B. (Raymond) Corman.  He graduated from West Unity High School in 1936.  After school Ike entered...
Herbert "Chuck" Leininger
Sep 12, 2012
Herbert "Chuck" Leininger, Jr. 71 of Montpelier died Wednesday afternoon at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance.  He was born on June 20th 1941 in Henry County, Ohio to Herbert G.J. and Mary M. (Miller) Leininger.  Chuck attended Ayersville local school system and Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Chuck served his country in the Army National Guard....
Tommy Lee Brown
Sep 5, 2012
Tommy Lee Brown, Sr. 59 of Montpelier died Wednesday evening at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio.  He was born on September 24th 1952 in Adrian, Michigan to Edward A. and Doris (Wheat) Brown, Jr.  Tom graduated from Anthony Wayne High School and the Penta County Vocational High School in 1972. After school Tom went to serve...
Clarence F. Montgomery
Sep 4, 2012
Clarence F Montgomery, (Carnie), 97 years, of rural Montpelier, passed away Tuesday September 4, 2012, in his home with his family by his side, under the care of Hospice of Williams County. Carnie was born July 14, 1915, in Montpelier, the son of the late Arthur and Helen (Vance) Montgomery. He was a 1933 graduate of Montpelier High School. He...
Sophia M. (Lister) Gear
Sep 3, 2012
Sophia M. Gear, 106 of Waldron, Michigan died Monday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on January 23 rd 1906 in Ransom Township, Michigan to Eddie A. and Hattie W. (Britton) Lister. Sophia married Jay C. Gear, Sr. and he preceded her in death on June 11th 1954.  Sophia was a homemaker for her entire...
Ronald L. Kunkel
Aug 31, 2012
Ronald L. Kunkel, 67 of Montpelier died early Friday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on July 8th 1945 in Angola, Indiana to Lester J. and Donna M. (Bonecutter) Kunkel.  Ron was a Williams County resident for all of his life and graduated from North Central High School in 1964. Ron was a machinist at...
Leota W. Crawford
Aug 22, 2012
Leota W. (Wolf) Crawford, 88 of West Unity, died August 22nd at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance. She was the daughter of Theodore H. and Emma W. (Birkhahn) Wolf, born on May 7th 1924 in Defiance, Ohio. Leota graduated from the class of 1942 at Defiance High School. After high school she went to Maumee Valley School of Nursing in...
Mary F. (Fox) Robson
Aug 22, 2012
Mary F. Robson, 89 of Montpelier died late Wednesday night at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance.  She was born on February 21st 1923 in Sandusky, Ohio to Thurman and Katherine (O'Neal) Fox.  On May 31st 1947 she married George E. Robson in Sandusky, Ohio and he preceded her in death. At one time Mary worked at Airmate...
Paul Feeney
Aug 18, 2012
Paul Feeney, 75 of Pioneer died at his home after a brief illness surrounded by his family.  He was born in Defiance County on October 19 1936 to Julian E and Helen (Schultz) Feeney.  On February 13th 1965 he married Judith Hoffman in West Unity, Ohio. Paul retired from Powers and Sons in Montpelier in 2008 after 47 years of...
Keith A. Miller
Aug 17, 2012
Keith Miller passed away on August 17, 2012. He was 94, born May 5, 1918, to Charles and Roena (Johnson) Miller of Montpelier Keith graduated from Montpelier High School in 1937, where he was active in varsity sports. He served in the United States Army as Staff Sergeant and was stationed in England during WWII. Keith started Miller Body Shop...
Boyd Clark, Jr
Aug 17, 2012
Boyd Clark, Jr. 91, of Bryan, died early Friday morning at his home.  He had been in declining health in recent months.  The son of Boyd and Myrtle Friedel Clark, Boyd was born October 11, 1920, in Bryan, Ohio.    He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1939.  Following graduation he was employed at W. C. Heller Company and at Clark...
John J. Stecovich
Aug 14, 2012
John J. Stecovich, 71 of Montpelier died early Tuesday morning at the Fountain Park Villas in Bryan after an extended illness.  John was born on September 25th 1940 in Bryan, Ohio to Emil N. and Margaret A. (Chura) Stecovich.  John graduated from Bryan High School in 1958 and then served his country in the U.S. Navy.  After his military service...
Thomas E. Gassaway
Aug 14, 2012
Thomas E. Gassaway, 82, died in his sleep Tuesday morning at his home in Pioneer.  Tom was the last of five boys born to Mary (Ballentyne) and Clayton Leroy Gassaway on November 3rd 1930 in Dayton, Ohio.  On October 10th 1953 Tom married Helen (Edinger) in Richmond, Indiana and she survives.  After graduation Tom honored his country and enlisted in...
