Virgil A. Franz
Jan 14, 2012
Virgil A. Franz, 93 of Montpelier died late Saturday night at the Cameron Hospital in Angola, Indiana.  Virgil was born on March 7th 1918 near Holgate, Ohio to Albert S. & Valy (Knipp) Franz. He attended Napoleon High School.  On August 8th 1941 He married Clarissa M. (Rohrs) at Ridgeville Corners, Ohio and they were married 68 years until her...
Margaret R. (Swayne) Faunce
Jan 14, 2012
Margaret R. Faunce, 100 of Montpelier, died early Saturday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on April 6th 1911 in Hamilton Township, Michigan to Charles I. & Margaret C. (Johnson) Swayne. Margaret was a homemaker, but at one time she worked at the City Laundry and volunteered for approximately 34 years at the See &...
Delena "Dee" R. (Croninger) Detwiler
Jan 11, 2012
Delena R. "Dee" Detwiler, 80 died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Alvordton surrounded by her loving family.  Dee was born on January 16th 1931 in Millcreek Township to Carl & Daisy (Shafer) Croninger.  She married Keith D. Detwiler on February 12th 1950 and were united in marriage for 51 ½ years until his death on August 28th 2001. Dee...
Betty J. Dunseth
Jan 9, 2012
BETTY J. DUNSETH Betty J. Dunseth, 83, of rural Montpelier, passed away peacefully, Monday evening January 9, 2012, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan following a lengthy illness of Alzheimer's Disease. Betty was born May 24, 1928 at Florida, Ohio to Freddy and Alta (Brubaker) Durham and was an area resident most of her life. She was a 1947 graduate...
Charlotte L. (Dietz) Heller
Jan 5, 2012
Charlotte L. Heller, 89 years old, mercifully passed away Thursday, January 5th 2012 at the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, where she had been a resident.  She fought Alzheimer's disease courageously over the past year. Charlotte was born March 22, 1922 in Green Point, New York, the daughter of Ferdinand & Lillian (Wersher) Dietz.  On September 25th 1955...
Mary K. Bowsher
Dec 27, 2011
Mary K. Bowsher, 87, of Bryan, Ohio died Tuesday December 27, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan following a lengthy illness. A former Defiance and Ney resident, she had been a Bryan resident since 1993. Mary was born December 11, 1924, in Sylvania, Ohio to Albert Leroy and Edith Barbara (Kurtzman) Noonan, Sr. She was a 1943 graduate...
Betty J. (Randall) John
Dec 14, 2011
Betty J. John, 79, of Montpelier died early Wednesday morning at her home.  Betty was born on July 22nd 1932 in Monticello, Indiana to John Henry "Trigg" & Alberta M. (Baer)  Randall.  Betty graduated from Monticello, Indiana High School in 1951. Betty retired in 1994 after 15 years from the Williams County Sheriff's Department as a Matron Clerk and Dispatcher.  ...
Marcielle M. Starr
Dec 13, 2011
MARCIELLE M. STARR Marcielle M. Starr, 90, of Montpelier, Ohio, died early Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Dream Haven in Edgerton, Ohio. Marcielle was born November 28, 1921 in Bryan, Ohio, but grew up in Steuben County, Indiana. She graduated from Metz High School in 1939. She graduated from Fort Wayne International Business College in 1941. She worked as a...
Rosalie June (Clark) Pettit
Dec 3, 2011
Rosalie J. Pettit, 73, of Montpelier and formerly of Pioneer died early Saturday Morning at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan.  Rosalie a Williams County resident for her entire life was born on June 4th 1938 in Pioneer, Ohio to Vard A. & Doris A. (Burlew) Clark.  She graduated from Pioneer High School in 1956.  For 27 years...
Gary L. Zimmer, Sr.
Nov 30, 2011
Gary L. Zimmer, Sr., 64, of Pioneer died Wednesday evening at his home in Pioneer surrounded by his family.  Gary has been a Williams County resident for all of his life being born in Stryker, Ohio on June 21st 1947 to Frank Carl & Norma Mae (Galbraith) Zimmer.  He attended the Pioneer Schools and received his diploma from ICS.  On...
Joe Allen Tom Price
Nov 27, 2011
Joe Allen Tom Price, 85, of rural Montpelier, Ohio died Sunday evening, November 27, 2011 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier following an illness. He was born March 3, 1926 at Buchanan, Kentucky and had been a Montpelier area resident since 1950. On November 3, 1973 Joe was married to Beatrice A. (Schelling) Stuckey, and she survives. An avid hunter...
George R Stoner
Nov 27, 2011
George R. Stoner, 59, of Haskins, Ohio died late Sunday night at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.  He was born on November 28th 1951 in Dayton, Ohio to Arlo R. & Neta B. (Yoder) Stoner. George graduated from Heath, Ohio High School in 1970.  After high school George served his country in the US Navy during the...
James L. Turney
Nov 23, 2011
James L. Turney, 75, a longtime Montpeier, Ohio, resident, died early Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in the home of his daughter in Edon following a lingering illness. He was born June 4, 1936 at Montpelier, Ohio the son of Donald B. and Irene Amy (Disbro), and has been a lifelong Montpelier resident. Jim had retired in May, 2006, as a...
Sharon L. "Spinner" (Mottashed) Iler
Nov 21, 2011
Sharon L. "Spinner" Iler, 69, of Montpelier since 1994, and formerly of Defiance, Ohio died Monday morning at Vibra Hospital of Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born on September 8th 1942 in Detroit, MI to Leslie E. & Elizabeth (Heimberger) Mottashed.  On August 9th 1969 Sharon married William H. Iler in Ayersville, Ohio and he survives. Spinner was a former...
Pastor Roger Lee Harding
Nov 14, 2011
PASTOR ROGER LEE HARDING Pastor Roger Lee Harding, 70, of Bowling Green, Ohio, died early Monday November 14, 2011 at Heartland of Waterville, Waterville Ohio, following a lingering illness. He was born November 1, 1941 at Defiance, Ohio to William Dale and Minnie (Mulligan) Harding. He was a graduate of both Fort Wayne Bible College and the Toledo Bible College....
Steven Scott Beck
Nov 14, 2011
STEVEN SCOTT BECK Steven Scott Beck, 30, of Montpelier, Ohio died unexpectedly near Montpelier Monday November 14, 2011. He was born July 23, 1981 at Bryan, Ohio, the son of Bennie and Patricia (Brown) Beck, and was a lifelong Montpelier area resident. A graduate of Montpelier High School, he was employed in manufacturing operations at MHE EnterprisesInc. of rural Bryan....
Joyce D. Cogswell
Nov 13, 2011
MONTPELIER -- Joyce D. Cogswell, 73, of rural Montpelier, Ohio died unexpectedly during surgery early Sunday morning at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born October 29, 1938 near Stryker, Ohio, the daughter of Harmon and Mary Ellen (Barber) Shinew. Joyce was a 1957 graduate of Stryker High School, and was married to Lyle Cogswell on November 22, 1961....
Joann I. Motter
Nov 8, 2011
JOANN I. MOTTER MONTPELIER – Joann I. Motter, 82. of Montpelier, died Tuesday morning November 8, 2011 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan. Joann was born January 27, 1929 at Montpelier to Everett E. and Edith Agnes (Hudkins) Price and had been a Montpelier resident most of her life. She was married to Vernon L. Motter and he preceded...
Elden J. "Zimmy" Zimmerman
Nov 6, 2011
Elden J. "Zimmy" Zimmerman, 84 of Montpelier and formerly of Waldron, MI died late Sunday at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN.  He was born on July 28th 1927 in Medina Township in Lenawee County, MI to Laurence E. & Lela (Cisco) Zimmerman.  On April 22nd 1950 he married Mary Ann Smith in Adrian, MI and she survives. In April...
Jerry Carl Heminger, Sr.
Nov 1, 2011
Jerry C. Heminger, Sr., 68 of Camden, Michigan died Tuesday afternoon at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife Doris of 49 years and family by his side.  Jerry was born on August 21st 1943 in Sandusky, Ohio to George R. & Evelyn C. (Reister) Hemminger.  On April 14th 1962 Jerry married Doris A. Cook at Harborview in...
