Obituaries

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...

Jul 3, 2019

Linda J.  Mullen, 72, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 3, 2019 at The Laurels of Defiance. She was born on December 20, 1946 to the late Glenn and Helen (Adams) Cleaves in Defiance, Ohio. On December 26, 1976 she married Orval L. Mullen, who preceded her in death on September 9, 1988.

Linda was...

Jul 3, 2019

Peggy I. Bruce, 85, of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Wednesday morning, July 3, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on August 14, 1933 to Corbin and Bonnie (Starnes) Brickey in Fort Blackmore, Virginia. In 1951 she married James "JG" Bruce, who preceded her in death on January 24, 1998. Peggy worked for several...

Jul 2, 2019

Ethelyn "Lynn" M. Dailey Ethelyn "Lynn" M. Dailey, 76, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 at the Laurels of Defiance. She was born in Flint, Michigan on October 2, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Jacobs) Griffith. Lynn was a 1961 Defiance High School graduate. She spent most of her career in retail...

Jul 1, 2019

Daniel O. Vance, age 45 of Defiance, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 3, 1974 to Moses and Sylvia (McCloud) Vance in Harts, West Virginia. On June 7, 1996  he married Bobbie (Maag) Vance, who resides in Defiance. Daniel...

Jul 1, 2019

Ralph R. Coressel, age 87 of Defiance, peacefully passed away at his home on Monday morning, July 1, 2019. He was born on September 3, 1931 to the late Raymond and Mae (Keller) Coressel in Defiance County. Ralph proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On August 28, 1954 he married Margaret (Gutman) Coressel,...

Jun 30, 2019

Nancy Kunesh Nancy Kunesh, 90, of Defiance, passed away Sunday morning, June 30th, 2019 at the Laurels of Defiance. She was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on February 22, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Floyd (Jake) and Pauline (Rethmel) Paxton. She was a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church at Marysdale and the Altar Society. She was...