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...
Genevieve "Jenny" Marie Govin
Aug 12, 2012
Genevieve "Jenny" Marie Govin 1930-2012 Montpelier- Genevieve M. Govin, age 82, of Montpelier, Ohio died August 12, 2012 at home with family around her under the care of the Hospital Hospice. She was born on February 1st 1930 in Willis, Michigan the daughter of Clyde and Edith (Gotts) Bunton. Jenny graduated from Lincoln High School in Willis, Michigan in 1948....
Eva Blanch Mckelvey
Aug 4, 2012
Eva Blanch (Hug) McKelvey Montpelier- Eva B. McKelvey, 89 of Montpelier died August 4th 2012 at the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. McKelvey was born in Ashtabula County on December 14th 1922 to Paul C. and Sylvia E. (Brandon) Hug. She had been a Williams County resident since 1924. She was a 1940 Montpelier High School graduate. After graduation...
Marion Marie (Klein) Shannon
Aug 2, 2012
Marion Marie Shannon (September 14, 1917 - August 2, 2012) Marion Marie Shannon, age 94, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, under Hospice care, after a short illness. She was born on September 14, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph Aloysius and Louise Fredericka (Seyfferth) Klein. Marion's family...
Rosemary E. (Osborn) Olds
Aug 1, 2012
Rosemary E. Olds, 94 of Tavernier, FL, formerly of Montpelier died early Wednesday morning in the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL.  She was born on January 1st 1918 in Williams County, Ohio to John A. and Louella (Rausch) Osborn. Rosemary graduated from Montpelier High School in 1936. Rosemary is survived by two daughters Marion Mullaney of New York, Peggy...
Druzilla "Dru" Byall
Jul 30, 2012
Druzilla "Dru" Byall passed away Monday afternoon, July 30, 2012, at Hillside Country Living in Bryan at age 102. Mrs. Byall was born April 17, 1910 in Paulding County to Charles and Lydia Brown. Her family moved to Fort Wayne when Dru was a teenager, and she attended high school in Fort Wayne. In 1937 she married Richard Byall, also...
Shirley L Mcgee
Jul 29, 2012
Shirley L. McGee, 77, a lifelong resident of Montpelier died Sunday at Defiance Regional Hospital. She was born on December 29th 1934 in Montpelier, Ohio to Seldon Lloyd and Imo Lulu (Gaskill) Mick. Shirley graduated from Montpelier High School in 1953. She retired from Beam-Stream in Monpelier in 1999 with over 20 years of employment. For a number of years...
Harold Ralph Rigg
Jul 28, 2012
Harold Ralph Rigg, 91, Bryan, passed away July 28, 2012 at Hillside Country Living. He was born July 3, 1921 in Jefferson Township, Williams County, Ohio to Burl Ray and Mary Urilla (McKarns) Rigg. Upon graduation from Bryan High School in 1938, Ralph farmed full time with his father and 2 brothers, Dale and Wayne. He began his registered Holstein...
Delma D. (Runyan) Runyan
Jul 28, 2012
Delma D. Runyan, 77 of Pioneer died early Saturday morning at Fountain Park Inn & Villas in Bryan.  She was born on November 15th 1934 in Archbold, Ohio to Leo H. and Geraldine A. (Roth) Runyan. Delma graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952. Delma retired when she turned 75 from D.P. Equipment in Camden, Michigan after approximately 18 years...
Doris A. (Priest) Oyer
Jul 27, 2012
Doris A. Oyer, 87 of Pioneer died Friday morning at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  She was born on January 3rd 1925 in Montpelier to Cleo N. and Mary (Feighner) Priest. Doris graduated from Montpelier High School in 1943 and became a homemaker when she married Robert W. Oyer on January 29th 1950 in Montpelier. Doris had...
