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Laura M. Pirtle

Laura M. Pirtle

May 24, 2011

Laura M. Pirtle, 96 of rural Bryan, Ohio died Tuesday afternoon, May 24, 2011in Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Bryan, following a brief illness. Laura was born April 23, 1915 at North Baltimore, Ohio, to John and Nola (Copus) Swinehart. She had attended Mark Center High School and had been a Bryan area resident since 1958. A homemaker and farmer's...

Joe E. Dohner

Joe E. Dohner

May 12, 2011

JOE. E. DOHNER Joe E. Dohner, 65, of Montpelier, Ohio died Thursday evening May 12, 2011 in his home following an illness. Born April 6, 1946 at Butler, Indiana to Howard Eugene and Jennibell (Whitman) Dohner, he was a former Butler, Indiana and Edgerton, Ohio resident, and had been a Montpelier resident since 1967. Joe had retired in 1992 as...

Edgar R. Dixon

Edgar R. Dixon

May 9, 2011

EDGAR R. DIXON Edgar R. Dixon, 81, of rural Montpelier, died unexpectedly Monday, May 9, 2011 at Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Bryan. He was born July 18, 1929 at Van Wert, Ohio, to Edgar R. Mary (Welch) Dixon, Sr. On September 3, 1949 he was married to Birdena M. (Frisbie), and they had celebrated their 61st anniversary. Edgar was...

Jerry A. Motter

Jerry A. Motter

May 6, 2011

JERRY A. MOTTER Jerry A. Motter, 74, of Edgerton, Ohio died early Friday morning, May 6, 2011 in his home following an illness. He was born March 25, 1937 at Montpelier to Ralph Sr. and Margaret Woods Motter, And had been a former Pioneer and West Unity resident, and an Edgerton resident the past four years. Jerry was a 1955...

Joy Beth Martenies

Joy Beth Martenies

Apr 26, 2011

JOY BETH MARTENIES Joy Beth Martenies, 37, of rural Montpelier died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in her home. She was born October 5, 1973 at Toledo, Ohio to and Eugene Valentine and Ruth M. (Watson) Kot and had been an area resident the past 16 years. Joy had graduated in 2007 from Northwest State Community College, receiving a degree...

Ruth A. Van Wye

Ruth A. Van Wye

Apr 20, 2011

RUTH A. VAN WYE Ruth A. Van Wye, 78. of Montpelier, Ohio died at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio.. She was born May 4, 1932 at Hillsdale, Michigan to Everett E. and Edith Agnes (Hudkins) Price. Ruth was a Montpelier resident since infancy and was a 1951 graduate of Montpelier High School....

Larry E. "Bubbles" Snyder

Larry E. "Bubbles" Snyder

Apr 15, 2011

LARRY E. "BUBBLES" SNYDER 1933 – 2011 Larry E. "Bubbles" Snyder, 78 of Montpelier, Ohio, died early Friday April 15, 2011, at Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Montpelier following a lingering illness. Born February 19, 1933 at Montpelier to Lawrence L. and Mildred L. (Spangler) Snyder, he was a lifelong Montpelier resident and a graduate of Montpelier High School. On...

Ruth N. Schlegel

Ruth N. Schlegel

Apr 13, 2011

RUTH N. SCHLEGEL Ruth N. Schlegel, 94, of Montpelier, died Wednesday afternoon at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier. following an extended illness. She was born October 18, 1916 at West Jefferson, near Montpelier to James T and Viola M. (Mann) Tressler. On December 18, 1936 she married Glenn C. Schlegel, and he preceded her in death on March 2, 1997....

Dale R, Rigg

Dale R, Rigg

Apr 8, 2011

DALE R. RIGG Dale R. Rigg, 94, of rural West Unity, Ohio died late Friday April 8, 2011 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan. He was born February 3, 1917 in Superior Township near Montpelier, to Burl Ray and Mary Urilla (McKarns) Rigg and had been a lifelong Williams County resident. Dale was a 1934 graduate of Bryan High...

Charles F. Stemen

Charles F. Stemen

Mar 22, 2011

CHARLES F. STEMEN, JR. 1932 – 2011 Charles F. Stemen, Jr., 78, of Montpelier, Ohio died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. He was born August 24, 1932 near Montpelier the son of Charles Fay and Thelma Faye (Harrington) Stemen, Sr.. On July 2, 1955 was married to Joanne (Hornyak) and she survives. Charles...

Mable P. Brown

Mable P. Brown

Mar 22, 2011

MABLE P. BROWN 1910 - 2011 Mable P. Brown, 100, of rural Montpelier, Ohio died Tuesday morning, March 22, 2011 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 19, 1910 in Bridgewater Township, Williams County to Harley and Rosa (Buda) Walters, and was a lifelong area resident. On January 24, 1934 she was married to Ira N....

Susan J. Allgire

Susan J. Allgire

Mar 1, 2011

Susan J. Allgire, 65, of Montpelier, died Tuesday morning, March 1, 2011 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance after a brief battle with cancer. Susan was born September 24, 1945 at Wauseon, Ohio the daughter of Allen F. and Jean (Allison) Johnson, Jr. On August 9, 1964 she was married to Relmond Allgire, and he survives. A 1963 graduate...

Mary Kay Blissett

Mary Kay Blissett

Feb 16, 2011

MARY KAY BLISSETT Mary Kay Blissett, 63, of Bryan, Ohio and a former Montpelier and West Unity resident, died Wednesday morning, February 16, 2011 in her home following a lingering illness. She was born June 16, 1947 at Wauseon, Ohio to Clyde and Doris (Burger) Oberlin. Mary Kay was a 1965 graduate of Montpelier High School. For over 19 years...

Lou Ann Mullens

Lou Ann Mullens

Jan 26, 2011

LOU ANN MULLENS Lou Ann Mullens, 87, of rural Montpelier, Ohio died Wednesday morning January 26, 2011 at Park View Nursing Center, Edgerton, following a lingering illness. She was born August11, 1923 in Calvin, Nicholas County, West Virginia, the daughter of John and Bessie (Hickman) Fitzwater, and was a graduate of Nicholas County High School. She was married to Warren...

Jay Maugherman,

Jay Maugherman,

Dec 27, 2010

JAY MAUGHERMAN, JR. (1927 – 2010) Jay Maugherman, Jr., 83, of rural Edon, died late Monday December 27, 2010 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born January 22, 1927 near Angola, Indiana to Jay Sr. and Dorothy (Eckert) Maugherman, and was a 1945 graduate of Metz High School. He had served with the U.S. Army in the Korean...

Veltah I. Oyer

Veltah I. Oyer

Dec 25, 2010

VELTAH I. OYER (1922 – 2010) Veltah I. Oyer, 88 of Bryan, Ohio died Saturday evening, December 25, 2010 at Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Bryan. She was born September 3, 1922 near Alvordton, Ohio to Charles and Josie B.(Ebaugh) Esterline and had been an Alvordton/Kunkle area resident for many years before relocating to Bryan in 1999. A 1940 graduate...

Arlene Faler

Arlene Faler

Dec 22, 2010

RUTH ARLENE FALER MONTPELIER -- Ruth Arlene Faler, 88 of rural Montpelier, died early Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. She was born September 18, 1922 at Montpelier, Ohio to Walter and Minnie (May) Dilworth. She graduated salutatorian from Montpelier High School in 1940. On June 22, 1940 she married Kenneth Faler, and outside of ten...

Marvin L. Mckelvey

Marvin L. Mckelvey

Dec 11, 2010

MONTPELIER -- Marvin L. McKelvey, 70, of Montpelier, died Saturday evening, December 11, 2010 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice. He was born April 3, 1940 near Montpelier, the son of Carl W. and Rachel G (Shankster) McKelvey, and was a lifelong Montpelier resident. A 1958 graduate of Montpelier High School, he was employed for over 30 years with HRH Industries, Bryan,...

Kenneth George Cornell

Kenneth George Cornell

Dec 9, 2010

KENNETH GEORGE CORNELL 1918 – 2010 MONTPELIER – Kenneth George Cornell, 92, of Montpelier, died Thursday afternoon, December 9, 2010 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home following a lingering illness. Born September 16, 1918 at Montpelier to Kathryn A, Rosenberger and Gordon G, Cornell, he was a lifelong Montpelier resident. A graduate of Montpelier High School, he attended Ohio State University...

Maxine H. Brown

Maxine H. Brown

Nov 26, 2010

MAXINE H. BROWN 1918 – 2010 MONTPELIER- Maxine H. Brown, 92, of Montpelier, died Friday morning, November 26, 2010 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier, following a lengthy illness. Maxine was born November 14, 1918, at Angola, Indiana to Grace Elizabeth Champion and Henry York Somers, and been a Montpelier resident most of her life. She married Robert L. Brown...

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