Obituaries

Aug 26, 2017

Kenneth Roy Poineau Jr., Defiance, Ohio, formerly of Saginaw, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017, at his home at the age of 65. Son of Kenneth Poineau and the late Daisy (Fila) Poineau, Kenneth was born July 20, 1952, in Saginaw, Michigan. He served in the U.S. Navy. He married Kay F. Vermeesch on November...

Aug 26, 2017

Timothy L. Hornish, 64, of Defiance, passed away surrounded by his family in the home he was born and raised in on Saturday, August 26, 2017. He was born on September 25, 1952 to Virgil and Helen (Lero) Hornish in Defiance. Tim was a 1970 graduate of Defiance High School. On May 29, 1971 he married Deborah Gahagan, who...

Aug 25, 2017

Betty A. Hunt, 85, of Continental, Ohio, peacefully passed away on  Friday, August 25, 2017 at St. Rita's Hospice Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born on July 21, 1932 to Henry and Agnes (Wiseman) Ripke in Defiance. Betty was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Defiance. She retired from working as a cook at the Defiance...

Aug 23, 2017

Donna V. (Tittle) Behm, 90, of Defiance, died peacefully Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Brookview Health Care Center. She was born May 7, 1927, in Defiance, Ohio. On January 31, 1948, she married Paul J. Behm. She is survived by two sons, Chriss (Judy) Behm of Lebanon, Oregon, and Marv (Ruth) Behm of Defiance; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and four...

Aug 22, 2017

Jerome "Jerry" F. Boes, 79, of Antwerp, and formerly of Woodburn, Indiana, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on April 7, 1938 to Francis and Carolyn (McFeeters) Boes in Toledo, Ohio. He was a former member of St. John Catholic Church in Defiance, and attended school at...

Aug 19, 2017

Betty Jean Baden, 84, of Defiance, passed away on  August 19, 2017 at the CHP Defiance Area In Patient Hospice Center with her loving family by her side . She was born on November 19, 1932 to Charles & Cora (Grim) Nartker in Holgate, Ohio the 1st born twin to brother Bernard.

She was a member of...

Aug 18, 2017

Roger A. Shaffer , 65, of Defiance died at the Defiance CHP on Friday evening.  He was born in Paulding, Ohio the son of Lloyd & Grace (Williams) Shaffer on September 19, 1951.  On March 28, 1999, he married Mary C. Morawski who survives in Defiance.

Roger was employed at Defiance Precision Products for 40 years retiring...

Aug 7, 2017

Robert N. (Bob) Williamson, 87, of Defiance, passed away on  Monday, August 7, 2017 in Sylvania, Ohio. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was born on August 13, 1929  in Continental, Ohio. On February 7, 1954 he married Helen (Hiltner) Williamson, who preceded him in death in 2005. He is survived by two children, two...

Aug 6, 2017

Elmer James "Jim" Wurst died peacefully August 6, 2017 at the Tidewell Hospice House in Palmetto, Florida, surrounded by those he laughed with, lived for and loved greatly. He was 80. Born December 12, 1936 in Defiance, Ohio, the second son of Elizabeth and Dr. Elmer Wurst, Jim graduated in 1954 from Defiance High School and Defiance College in...

Aug 5, 2017

Doris E. Ehlinger, 79, of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on August 25, 1937 to Carl and Velma (Roehrig) Miller in Defiance. On July 7, 1957 she married Albert "Bud" Ehlinger, who preceded her in death on May 12, 2017. Doris will be greatly missed...

Aug 5, 2017

Ronald  Burdine, Sr., 83, of Defiance, passed away with his loving family by his side on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on November 15, 1933 to Clara (Bolenbaugh) and George Burdine, Sr. in Defiance. On December 12, 1974 he married Edna (McFarland) Burdine, who preceded him in death in 2016....

Aug 5, 2017

Donna M. Bresnan, 75, of Defiance,  passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at  CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance.

She was born on March 22, 1942 to John and Florence (Haley) Bresnan in Illinois. Donna was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, was a volunteer in the church office, and was active with...

Aug 5, 2017

James J. "Oz, Ozzy" Osborn, 64, of Oakwood, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August  5, 2017 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on September 11, 1952 to Betty  (Hartman) and James J. Osborn, Sr. in Defiance. Jim attended Defiance High School.  On January 30, 1985 he married Rhonda D.  (Pracht) Osborn, who resides in Oakwood,...

Aug 4, 2017

Jack Scott Clemens, 68, of Defiance, peacefully passed away Friday, August 4, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born March 6, 1949 to William W. and Jean E. (Cameron) Clemens of Toledo. He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Education. His work career included research chemist, real...

Aug 3, 2017

Kathy Ann Clemens, August 23, 1955 - August 3, 2017

Kathy was one of eight daughters born to Alva and Jean (Lantow) Clemens.  Kathy has seven sisters that have always loved and cared for her along with their spouses that Kathy considered her brothers.  They are Jean and Richard Caldwell of Oblong, Illinois; Linda and Walter Beardsley...

Jul 31, 2017

Mark David Foldvary, 29, of Defiance, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 after a lengthy illness at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. He was born on January 18, 1988 to Dr. Robert and Marilyn (Justinger) Foldvary in Defiance. He was a graduate of Defiance High School, and was employed by Defiance Wash & Fill and Cooper Farms,...

Jul 23, 2017

Jeannette M. Demecs Jeannette M. Demecs, 84, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, July 23rd, 2017 at the Twin Rivers Care Center in Defiance. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 2, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William and Jessica Seguin. She had lived in Toledo until her last three years in Defiance. Jeannette was a mother...

Jul 23, 2017

Jacob Allen Elders, 19, of Defiance, passed away on  July 23, 2017 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on October 22, 1997 to Lisa (Nixon) and Lowell Elders, Jr. in Defiance. He was a 2016 graduate of Defiance High School, and was a member of the baseball team.  Jacob was discharged from the U.S. Army....

Jul 22, 2017

Roger Earl Farlee, 80, of Defiance, passed away on July 22, 2017, at the CHP Defiance Area Hospice Center.

He was born on August 12, 1936, to Ford and Madonna (Stalhut) in Columbia, OH. A 1954 graduate of Mark Township High School, he is a veteran of the United States Army, proudly serving from 1954 to 1956....

Jul 19, 2017

Eleanor R. "Nora" Cooper, 77, of Defiance, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on October 14, 1939 to Percy and Inez (Gordon) Shoemaker in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Nora was a member of Assembly of God Church in Defiance, and Defiance AMVETS Auxiliary. She worked for...