Obituaries

Aug 1, 2019

Susan Joan Bacon, 78, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio.

She was born on August 13, 1940 to Della (Shindler) and Dr .Coit Black, Sr. in Defiance, Ohio. On August 27, 1962 she married Roger V. Bacon, who preceded her in death on September 2,...

Jul 29, 2019

Brian C. Pessefall, 52, of Defiance, Ohio passed away on July 29, 2019. Brian was born on July 4, 1967 and was a firecracker from that day forward.  He was the son of Charles V. and Alice C (Zimmerman) Pessefall. Brian was a 1986 graduate of Ayersville High School. He was a respected, talented auto mechanic for various local...

Jul 26, 2019

Myrle A. Hinesman, age 93 of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Glenn Park of Defiance, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 21, 1926 to Henry and Lena (Dishong) Hinesman in Wood County, Ohio. Myrle proudly served our country in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1946 to 1949. In 1950 he married...

Jul 24, 2019

Eugene "Mark" Mattocks, 60, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on August 18, 1958 to Eugene and Shelagh (Sullivan) Mattocks in Defiance. Mark is a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked for the City of Defiance Street Department for over 20 years. Then...

Jul 21, 2019

Philip E. Dunlap, 50, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at his residence in Defiance. He was born on October 23, 1968 to Gary Dunlap and Belinda (Beardsley) Ott in Defiance, Ohio. Philip was a 1987 graduate of Tinora High School. He served in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne from 1987-1993 during Desert Storm. On October...

Jul 20, 2019

Helen Lucille (Guyton) Shong passed on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Brookview Healthcare Center, surrounded by her family.  Great Lakes Hospice and Brookview provided loving care for our loved one.

Helen was born in Antwerp, Ohio to Frank and Blanch Guyton on April 17, 1927.  Helen and Darwin were married on April 16, 1946 with Darwin passing ...

Jul 20, 2019

Jerry A. Ramey, age 70 of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on November 23, 1948 to Willie and Flora (Manns) Ramey in Harts, West Virginia.  Jerry proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1968-1969. On June 11, 1999 he married Margaret "Peggy"...

Jul 20, 2019

Winona "Sue" Shook, 78, of Defiance, passed away on  July 20, 2019 at her residence. She was born on December 30, 1940 to Robert and Della (Coil) Heck in Paulding, Ohio.  On July 9, 1966 she married Gerald "Jerry" Shook who survived in Defiance. Sue worked many places throughout her life time.  Her last employer before retirement was Beckman...

Jul 20, 2019

Barbara Darlene Schindler, 84, of Napoleon, passed away on  July 20, 2019 at the Genacross Lutheran Home. She was born on February 16, 1935 to Harry  and Beatrice (Schlosser) Hoffman.  She retired from Campbell's Soup in Napoleon and was a Beautician.  She was always a Defiance Crescent recipe finalist for several years.  She loved to cook and bake cakes...

Jul 18, 2019

Kenneth L. "Ken" Florence, 77, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on April 10, 1942 to Ellsworth and Helen (Partee) Florence in Defiance. Ken was a 1960 graduate of Defiance High School. On October 11, 1961  he married Bernice (Sauber) Florence, who resides in...

Jul 18, 2019

Dominga H. Puente, 90, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday evening, July 18, 2019 at The Laurels of Defiance. She was born on May 19, 1929 to Crispin and Josefina (Rodriguez) Galicia in Tyler, Texas. Dominga was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Defiance, and The Latin American Club. She worked at Johns Manville for several years...

Jul 17, 2019

Wanda J. Klima, 80, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at the Laurels of Defiance. She was born on June 11, 1939 to Howard and Velma (Schlegel) Mohr in Defiance. Wanda was a 1958 graduate of Defiance High School.  On May 4, 1963 she married Paul  Klima who survives in Defiance.

Wanda worked 11...

Jul 15, 2019

Madeline "Denise" Rains, 58, of Williamsburg, Kentucky, formerly of Defiance, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2019 at Baptist Health in Corbin, KY. She was born on February 19, 1961 to Herbert and Dolores (Mays) Stallard in Defiance, Ohio. On August 9, 1997 she married Stephen Rains, who resides in Williamsburg, KY. Denise worked for the Federal Government in...

Jul 14, 2019

Paxton Jordan Schroeder, of Midland Michigan, passed away on  July 14, 2019 at the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital at the University of Michigan. He was silently born and went on to glory on July 14, 2019 to Layne and Chelsie (Timmons)  Schroeder in Ann Arbor, MI. Paxton is survived by his loving parents, and brothers, Caden and Knox Schroeder...

Jul 10, 2019

Florence E. Smith, 85, of Paulding, passed away on  July 10, 2019 at the Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on January 7, 1934 to Frank and Erna (Rabe) Gordon at Napoleon, OH. Florence worked as a Laborer for Napco Plastics in Napoleon. On June 19, 1954 she married Raymond Smith Jr.and he preceded her in...

Jul 8, 2019

James E. Willis, 45, of Defiance, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 peacefully  in the loving care of CHP Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center.

Born on May 29, 1974, he was the fourth of five children born to Billy and Carolyn (McCarthy) Willis, of Defiance.

James was a 1992 graduate of Defiance High School where...

Jul 6, 2019

Dorothy Ann Coressel, 89, of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, OH, with her loving family by her side. She was born on July 4, 1930 to Bernard and Lucille (Reed) Gutman.  On June 24, 1950, Dorothy married Albert Coressel who preceded her in death in 2016.  She was a member...

Jul 5, 2019

Richard Everett Hughes, 77, of Defiance, passed away Friday morning at his home in Defiance.

He was born May 26, 1942 to Everett and Helen Hughes in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He married his lifelong love and partner Barbara (Hutchinson) Hughes on October  18, 1968.

Richard loved God and his country and was a true American Patriot. ...

Jul 4, 2019

Janet K. Fischer, age 80 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on January 7, 1939 to Ellsworth and Helen (Partee) Florence in Defiance. On March 31, 1966 she married William Fischer, who preceded her in death on April 30, 2015.

Janet was a member...

Jul 4, 2019

Ricardo "Ricky" Davila, age 58 of Defiance, suddenly passed away at his home in Defiance on Thursday morning, July 4, 2019. He was born on April 22, 1961 to Joe and Elvia (Castillo) Davila in Salineno, Texas. On March 5, 1983 he married Linda (Flores) Davila, who resides in Defiance.

Ricky was a member of St. Mary...