Obituaries

Feb 13, 2019

Juanita P.  Gomez, 83, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Defiance. She was born on August 29, 1935 to the late Cosme and San Juanita (Morales) Partida in Edinburg, Texas. On March 27, 1953 she married Helario M. Gomez, who preceded her in death on September 23,...

Feb 12, 2019

Maryann R. Bakle, 84, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at The Laurels of Defiance, with her family by her side. She was born on July 21, 1934 to Gerald and Elsie (Brouwer) McCurdy  in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On August 29, 1953 she married Charles A. Bakle, Sr. who preceded her in death on November 1,...

Feb 11, 2019

Emma J. Brandt, 86, of Defiance, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019 at Glenn Park of Defiance. She was born on July 20, 1932 to Samuel F. and Emma K. (Fintel) Hoops at Deshler, Ohio, the 10th of 12 children. On November 2, 1952 she married Marvin C. Brandt who preceded her in death in 2014.

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Feb 10, 2019

Fred E. Simmons, Jr., 87, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Twin Rivers Care Center in Defiance. He was born on January 7, 1932 to the late Fred and Helen (Wirick) Simmons in Defiance. On June 25, 1955 he married Barbara Ann (Naveaux) Simmons, who preceded him in death in 2013. Fred was a member...

Feb 10, 2019

Rex W. Zipfel, 69, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at The Toledo Hospital. He was born on November 7, 1949 to the late Roger and Bertha (Hahn) Zipfel in Defiance. Rex worked at S & K Handtool as a machinist for over 45 years until his retirement. He was a member of the union, and...

Feb 8, 2019

Helen W. Cabral Helen W. Cabral, 96, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 8th, 2019 at Mercy Hospital of Defiance. She was born in Mansfield, Ohio on October 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Wilson) Davidson. Helen was a 1940 graduate of Mansfield High School. She married Charles Cabral in 1942 and he...

Feb 8, 2019

John R. "Johnny" Johnson, 69, of Defiance, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on February 17, 1949 to the late Robert and Bertha ( McPherson) Johnson in Paulding, Ohio. On July 28, 1987 he married Peg (Davis) Johnson, who resides in Defiance.

John proudly served our...

Feb 8, 2019

Daryl T. Lynn, 74, of Stryker, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the St Luke's Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. He was born on August 21, 1944 to Kenneth and Georgia (Simpson) Lynn in Glasgow, Kentucky.  Daryl worked as a Maintenance Supervisor for Four County Joint Vocational in Archbold, Ohio.  On August 22, 1964 he married Mary Brown who...

Feb 7, 2019

Phyllis K. (Stuckey) Hahn, 78, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at The Toledo Hospital. Phyllis was born on April 26, 1940 to Willard and Ethel (Sanford) Stuckey at Defiance Hospital.  She graduated from Defiance High School in 1958, and attended Asbury College in Wilmore, KY, and Defiance College for 2 years. She married Ordis Hahn...

Feb 5, 2019

Bentley N. Kantner, 17 months, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at The Toledo Children's Hospital. He was born on August 31, 2017 to Matthew and Melody (Sapp) Kantner in Toledo, OH.

Bentley will be sadly missed by his parents, Melody and Matthew Kantner of Defiance, big sister, Briella Kantner, grandparents, Tammy and Nathan...

Feb 3, 2019

Ethel V. Schroeder, 93, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday,  February 3, 2019 at Twin Rivers Care Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on January 25, 1926 to John and Ida (McKellips) Trubey in Defiance. In 1987 she married Royal Schroeder who preceded her in death in 2006. Ethel worked as an office manager at TM Cable for...

Feb 3, 2019

Marcella E. Bayliss, 88, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance. She was born on July 25, 1930 to the late Paul and Velma (Sprow) Hosler in Defiance County, Ohio. She was married Don L. Bayliss, who preceded her in death in 1996.

Marcella was a member of St....

Feb 2, 2019

Dorothy J. Mack Dorothy J. Mack, 96, of Defiance, passed away Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at the Laurels of Defiance. She was born in Defiance, Ohio on May 30, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Elizabeth P. (Lourash) Roehrig. She married Paul W. (Cuzz) Mack on July 3rd, 1947 who preceded her in death on...

Feb 2, 2019

Mary Cecilia Walz, 75, of Defiance, passed away on February 2, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on February 21, 1943 to Anthony and Mary Alice (Fender) Walz in Defiance. She graduated from Defiance College. She was an active member of St. Mary Catholic Church, where one of her favorite ministries was working with...

Feb 1, 2019

Umberto A. DiTommaso, 72, of Defiance, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born in Ari, Italy on December 14, 1946 to Luigi and Caremela (Parca) DiTommaso. On July 12, 1979 he married KayC Lyon. Umberto worked as a Conductor for Norfolk Southern Rail Road for 33 years until his...

Feb 1, 2019

Richard T. "Ricky" Ordaz, 60, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at The Anne Grady Center in Holland, Ohio. He was born on November 24, 1958 to the late David and Rita (Rodriguez) Ordaz in Defiance. Ricky loved knowing Presidential history, and he enjoyed air shows, AmTrack trains, oldies music, and going to see movies. Richard...

Jan 31, 2019

Doris L. Dietrich, 91, of Napoleon, formerly of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Alpine Village in Napoleon, Ohio. She was born on October 17, 1927 to Ray and Pearl (Drexler) Hull in Jewell, Ohio. In 1947 she married Wayne F. Dietrich, who preceded her in death in 2001.

Doris was a member of...

Jan 29, 2019

Juan Diego Facundo, 47, of Defiance, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at his residence in Defiance.

Juan was born on December 24, 1971 to Faustino G. and Virginia (Longoria) Facundo in Bay City, Michigan. He married Ruby Facundo-Belaire in August, 1993. Juan had a big, golden heart, and surrounded his...

Jan 28, 2019

James R. Gilliam, 78, of Defiance, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Twin Rivers Care Center in Defiance, Ohio. He was born on September 3, 1940 to Cecil and Eunice (Justice) Gilliam in Pike County, Kentucky. James owned and operated Gilliam Surveying Company in Pikeville, Kentucky, and worked as a Surveyor and Engineer for several years. In...

Jan 25, 2019

Elisabeth "Beth" Ann Landskroener, 45, of Defiance, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday January 25, 2019 at the home of her parents  in Defiance. She was born on January 2, 1974 to Charles and Rebecca (Beardsley) Campbell in Defiance, OH. She was a graduate of Defiance High School class of 1992. On June 8,...