Obituaries

Oct 23, 2019

Bruce A.  Zachrich, 72, of Ayersville, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at his home in Ayersville.

Bruce was born May 30, 1947 in Defiance to Robert L. & Leola E. Zachrich.  He was baptized as an infant and confirmed as a young adult at Zion's Lutheran Church, Defiance.  He was a member of Christ Our...

Oct 23, 2019

Richard James Ball, 62, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday evening, October 23, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center He was born on August 2, 1957 in Defiance, the son of Nelson B. and Marjorie R. (Myers) Ball. He married Robin Roth on August 12, 1980 and they were blessed with two sons, Adam (Britny) and Alexander...

Oct 22, 2019

Hollis H. Garmyn, 87, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Kingsbury Place in Defiance, Ohio.  Born in Paulding, Ohio on January 21, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence (Duerk) Bissell.  She married Theodore "Ted" Garmyn on February 7, 1953, who preceded here in death.  She graduated from Antwerp High School.

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Oct 22, 2019

Christopher J. Jones, 60, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 22, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on June 10, 1959 to Roger and Eleanor (Spangler) Jones in Defiance. Chris proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1979 to 1983. On November 21, 1990 he married Lisa (Roehrig) Jones, who...

Oct 21, 2019

Helen M. Wickerham passed away at Brookdale Senior Living Facility in Findlay, Ohio on Monday, October 21, 2019. Helen was born Helen M. Colgan in Paulding County on June 28, 1920 to Ora B. Colgan and Ruth Mae (Lloyd) Colgan. She married Ormal Wickerham on Valentine's Day, 1942. He preceded her in death in 2012.

Helen has...

Oct 19, 2019

Arthur K. Deming, 86, of Oakwood, passed away on Saturday evening, October 19, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on March 27, 1933 to Milton and Erma (Mavis) Deming in Defiance, Ohio. Arthur proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1950 to 1954. On December 5, 1954 he married Emma Miler, who...

Oct 15, 2019

Mary Violet Fronk, 97, Defiance, passed away Tuesday morning, October 15, 2019 at Vancrest Health Care Center, Holgate, after a brief illness.

Mary was born April 25, 1922 in Defiance County to the late Frederic and Viola (Fair) Slough.  She graduated from Sherwood/Delaware High School in 1939.  After graduation, she worked at Swift & Company where she...

Oct 13, 2019

Dr. Sherman J. Bowen, Jr., age 89 of Defiance, passed away early Sunday morning, October 13, 2019 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. He was born on October 27, 1929 to Helen (Goldfuss) and Sherman J.Bowen Sr.in Bryan, Ohio. Sherman proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War. On December 18, 1954 he...

Oct 8, 2019

Narcisa "Narcy" Delgado, 85, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Promedica Defiance Hospital. She was born on July 28, 1934 to Isabel and Concepcion (Hernandez) Melchor in Waelder, Texas. On April 26, 1952 she married Acension Delgado, who preceded her in death in 1998. Narcisa was a member of St John's Catholic Church. She volunteered...

Oct 8, 2019

David  H. Wiesenauer, 89, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 8, 2019 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo after a brief illness, with his wife and elder daughter by his side. David was born and raised in Sandusky, Ohio. He worked for many years at Sandusky Foundry and Machine as an electrician. Upon retirement,...

Oct 8, 2019

Margarita A. Garcia, 85, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 8, 2019 at her home in Defiance, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 4, 1934 to Patricio and Sostenes (deLuna) Adame in Alamo, Texas. On September 20, 1953 she married Raul G. Garcia Sr., who resides in Defiance.

Margarita was a faithful...

Oct 7, 2019

John G. Singer, age 83 of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at his home in Ney. He was born at home on February 25, 1936 to Gilbert and Winifred (Meyer) Singer in Defiance, Ohio. John worked for over 22 years at General Motors until his retirement in 1993. He served in the Air National Guard,...

Oct 7, 2019

Linda Ann Hauser, 64, of Ney, Ohio, died after a brief illness on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Promedica Toledo Hospital. Linda was born on September 9, 1955 to Robert D. and Betty (Sisco) Karnes. Anyone fortunate enough to have Linda in their life knew she had a heart of gold, and her family meant the world to her....

Oct 7, 2019

Miguel L. Reyes Jr., age 61 of Defiance, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at his residence in Defiance. He was born on April 23, 1958 to Merry (Behling) and Miguel L. Reyes, Sr. in Findlay, Ohio. Miguel was a former member of VFW #3360. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and spending time with his family. Miguel will...

Oct 4, 2019

Dr. Donald J. Wade, 98, of Defiance, formerly of Hardinsburg, KY, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Glenn Park of Defiance. He was born on July 4, 1921 to Sherman and Mary (Rohlf) Wade in Defiance, OH. Donald graduated with his D.V.M. degree from The Ohio State University.  He served in the U.S. Army as a Captain...

Sep 30, 2019

Glada T. Goodman, age 94 of Defiance, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at Glenn Park of Defiance. She was born on July 14, 1925 to the late Ora and Nena (Scaggs) Thompson in Christiansburg, Virginia. In 1946 she married Earl F. Goodman, who preceded her in death on March 19, 1993.

Glada was a faithful...

Sep 30, 2019

Kenneth L. Baldwin, 88, of Ayersville, passed away on Monday afternoon, September  30, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on April 24, 1931 to Thomas and Marie (Stultz) Baldwin in Defiance, Ohio. On October 17, 1949 he married Joan (Hanna) Baldwin, who resides in Ayersville.

Kenneth was a member of Ayersville United...

Sep 27, 2019

Francis Borton Jr., 90, of Ney, Ohio died at 2:10 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio. Francis was born on July 21, 1929 near West Unity, Ohio, the eldest son of Francis Sr. and Opal (Rhodes) Borton. He married Mildred (Shannon) Cromwell on May 2, 1968 and she preceded him in death...

Sep 27, 2019

Grace O. Buckmaster, 93, of Defiance, passed away on  Friday September 27, 2019 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. She was born on October 12, 1925 to Ora and Ella (Byrd) Dunlap at Middlepoint, Ohio.  On April 25, 1944 she married Paul E. Buckmaster and he preceded her in death on June 17, 1982.

Grace worked as a slicer...

Sep 26, 2019

Lillian D. Sandleben, 60, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday morning, September 26, 2019 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on September 2, 1959 to the late Lester and Marie (Rieggleman) Nash in Oroville, California. On June 30, 1980 she married Dale Sandleben, who resides in Defiance. Lillian was a faithful member of Kingdom...