Jesus Rivas Rodriguez
Mar 11, 2016
Jesus Rivas Rodriguez, 78, of Defiance, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Defiance Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 10, 1937 to Pedro and Maria de Jesus (Rivas) Aguirre in Mexico. On December 27, 1976 he married Amabilia (Garza) Rodriguez, who resides in Defiance. Jesse was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Defiance, and...
Charles C. Duerk
Mar 11, 2016
The Lord called home Charles Christopher Duerk on March 11, 2016, at the age of 91. He was the son of Frederick C. "Christ" Duerk and Helen (Ruess) Duerk, and was born in Defiance on February 14, 1925. On September 7, 1947, he married Bernadine "Peg" I. (Holman) Duerk. She preceded him in death on August 12, 2006. Charlie was...
Larry Lee Frank
Mar 11, 2016
Larry Lee Frank, 76, formerly of Defiance, residing in Hamilton Indiana passed away peacefully at his daughter Kathleen's residence surrounded by his family on Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born in Defiance on November 30, 1939 the son of Albert Christian Frank and Gladys Mildred Miller. He married Billie Kay Edds on June 11, 1961 and she preceded him...
Albert Lewis Coressel
Mar 10, 2016
Albert Lewis Coressel, 85, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. Albert was born on June 30, 1930 to Raymond and Mary Mae (Keller) Coressel. On June 24, 1950 he married Dorothy Ann (Gutman) Coressel, who resides in Defiance. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in...
William Joseph Hammersmith
Mar 9, 2016
William Joseph Hammersmith, 82, of Germfask, Michigan, formerly of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on March 31, 1933 to Ralph Sr. and Nellie (Little) Hammersmith in Evansport, Ohio. On August 7, 1953 he married Shirley (Tracy) Hammersmith, who preceded him in death on July 21, 2002....
Mabel I. (Guilliam) Hardy
Mar 8, 2016
Mabel Irene Hardy, 101, passed away peacefully at the Laurels of Defiance on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. She was born March 28, 1914 in Defiance, the daughter of Frank B. and Frieda A. (Pracht) Guilliam. She married Walter J. Hardy on September 16, 1939 and he preceded her in death on December 29, 1999. Mabel was a member of St....
Norma Mae (Schwader) Bailey
Mar 8, 2016
Norma Mae Bailey, 87, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at The Kingsbury House in Defiance. She was born on May 18, 1928 to William and Elsie (Friend) Schwader in Defiance. She was a 1946 graduate of Sherwood High School. On April 25, 1948 she married Lowell Bailey, who preceded her in death on October 28, 2015....
Barbara Ann (Olinghaus) Mansfield-Duling
Mar 8, 2016
Barbara Ann Mansfield-Duling, 93, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at the Shawnee Manor in Lima, Ohio. She was born on January 29, 1923 to Ray and Bertha (Boling) Olinghaus in Evansville, Indiana. Barbara worked for more than 20 years at Diehl Milk in Defiance as a Lab Technician. In 1990 she married Robert Duling, who preceded...
Shirley J. (Bittinger) Dugan
Mar 6, 2016
Shirley J. Dugan, 84, of Defiance, passed away in her sleep surrounded by family on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. Shirley was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late John V. and Esther M. (Jeffries) Bittinger on November 7, 1931. On September 8, 1951 she married the love of her life, Charles...
Joseph A. Bok
Mar 5, 2016
Joseph A. Bok, 92, of Defiance, died peacefully at the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center, on Saturday, March 5, 2016. He was born July 10, 1923, in Defiance County's Delaware Township, the son of the late Joseph and Lydia (Schifferly) Bok. In 1944, he married Dorpha (Hickok) Bok who preceded him in death on October 30, 2009. Joe was...
Zahirah Maree Webb
Mar 5, 2016
Zarirah Maree Webb of Defiance, was born on Saturday, March 3, 2016 and died shortly after birth at Bryan Community Hospital. Zarirah will be sadly missed by her parents, Josh and Renee Webb of Defiance, sister Rielynn Suydam, brother Lyle Webb, grandparents, Mike and Judy Long of Napoleon, grandfather Ron Stahl of Alverton, Ohio, great-grandmother Helen Wasnich of Ney, and...
Marie L. (Relyea) Babcock
Mar 5, 2016
Marie Louise Babcock, 69, of Defiance, passed away on March 5, 2016 at the Gardens of Paulding. She was born on March 30, 1946 to William and Myrtle (Miller) Relyea Sr. in Defiance, OH. Marie worked as a Home maker. In 1987 she married Robert Babcock Sr, who preceded her in death. She enjoyed and loved her family, fishing, crocheting,...
William 'Bill' Fillman
Mar 3, 2016
William 'Bill' H. Fillman William 'Bill' H. Fillman, 93, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born in Defiance, Ohio on February 11, 1923, he was the son of the late Grover and Lulu May (Telshaw) Fillman. Bill was a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church at the Bend. He...
Gale Leroy King
Mar 2, 2016
Gale Leroy King passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was surrounded by his loving family and the Rev. John Hess, who performed his marriage to Susan (Perry) 25 years ago. Gale was born January 10, 1932 in Marion, Indiana and was the only son of Roy and Wilma (Rissler)...
Mindy Jo Rose
Mar 1, 2016
Mindy Jo Rose, 19, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Toledo Children's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. She was born on August 20, 1996 to Earl and Cathy (Mansfield) Rose in Defiance. Mindy will be sadly missed by her parents, Earl and Cathy Rose of Defiance, brother Shane Rose of Defiance, sisters Kristy (Brian) McCafferty of...
Phyllis (Kline) Myers
Mar 1, 2016
Phyllis Myers, 75, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Regency Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. Phyllis was born on April 27, 1940 in McComb, Ohio to Thomas L. and Ruth T. (Firman) Kline. She married Lewis Myers, who resides in Defiance, Ohio. Phyllis graduated from Deshler High School in 1958. She delighted in motherhood and being a...
Bernard J. Ryan
Feb 29, 2016
Bernard J. Ryan, 89, of Defiance, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Twin Rivers Care and Rehabilitation Center in Defiance. He was born on September 16, 1926 to John and Frances (Moser) Ryan in Defiance. On September 12, 1953 he married Ann (Carman) Ryan, who preceded him in death on September 27, 2014. Bernard served our county in...
Junior L. Greutman
Feb 28, 2016
Junior L.Greutman, 81, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on November 14, 1934 to Albert and Hazel (Balsar) Greutman in Defiance. Junior served our country in the U.S. Army in 1957. On July 22, 1977 he married Jean (Hiatt) Greutman, who resides in Defiance. Junior...
Scott A. Smith
Feb 26, 2016
Scott Allen Smith, 50, of Holgate, passed away February 26, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born on March 24, 1965 to Jerry and Marilyn (Culler) Smith in Defiance. He was a loving father to Tyler (Melissa) Smith of Liberty Center, and Danielle Smith (Steve Gomez) of Holgate, and was a loving grandfather to six...
Karon A. (Mack) Farber
Feb 26, 2016
Karon A. Farber, 66, of Defiance, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. She was born on July 17, 1949 to Wilbur and Dolores (Orzechowski) Mack in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated from Fairview High School in 1967, and received her degree in education from the University of St. Francis in Ft. Wayne, Indiana...
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