Obituaries

Jan 18, 2015

Martha E. Brinkman, 93, of Defiance, passed away Sunday, January 18th, 2015 at the Twin Rivers Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 12, 1021, the only child, to Earl and Mabel (Stock) Benner in Tiffin township. She was married to Clayton Durham, who passed in 1942. In 1943 she married Ralph W. (Stormy) Brinkman, who preceded her in...

Jan 18, 2015

Alonzo J. "Lonnie" Dirr, 84, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born on May 5, 1930 to John and Lillian (Schatz) Dirr in Napoleon, Ohio. On May 2, 1954 he married Marjorie (Franzdorf) Dirr, who preceded him in death on February 24, 2013. Alonzo was a member of...

Jan 18, 2015

Francisco "Meco" Villarreal III, 44, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. He was born on August 5, 1970 to Francisco Villarreal Jr. and Maria Rivera in Corpus Christi, Texas. On August 16, 2003 he married Sandra (Galata) Villarreal who survives. Francisco attended Family Christian Center in Defiance. Francisco is survived...

Jan 17, 2015

Betty  J. Bauserman, 87, of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance, OH.

She was born on February 4, 1927 to Arthur  and Beulah (Buchanan) Harmon in Zanesville, OH.  On December 24, 1948 she married Richard A. Bauserman, whom survives. Betty worked many years for area auto dealerships, Ohio Unemployment...

Jan 15, 2015

Charles C. Renn, 65, of Defiance, passed away on  Thursday, January 15, 2015 at his residence. He was born on December 18, 1949 to Charles and Veda (Stevens) Renn in Butler, PA. On May 16, 2008 he married Sue (Eitniear) Renn, who survives. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Defiance, and was involved in many activities...

Jan 15, 2015

Loy Hopper, 84, of Defiance, passed away on  Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Laurels of Defiance. He was born on  November 28, 1930 to Sam and Mandy Hopper in Warren, Arkansas. He worked for 33 1/2 years for General Motors. Loy is survived by his wife of 67 years, Willie Hopper, two daughters, Patricia Stephens and Beverly (Terry)...

Jan 15, 2015

Michael Paul Reiman, 59, of Defiance, passed away on  January 15, 2015 at the CHP Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. He was born on May 30, 1955 to Paul and Juanita (Leopold) Reiman in Defiance. Mike worked at Johns Manville for 41 years at the downtown plant as a pot puller.  He was a member of the...

Jan 14, 2015

Dorothy Emma Roehrs, 97, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Laurels of Defiance. She was born on September 28, 1917 to John and Emma (Brinck) Rahmer in Sherwood, Ohio. In 1938 she married Reinhart H. Roehrs, who proceeded her in death in June, 1984. Dorothy was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Defiance....

Jan 11, 2015

Joan M. Cereghin, 73, of Defiance, peacefully passed away on  Sunday, January 11, 2015 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born on July 11, 1941 to Paul and Grace (Buntain) Mansfield in Defiance, Ohio. On October 17, 1959 she married Robert "Bud" Cereghin, who survives. Joan was a member of St. John Lutheran Church,...

Jan 10, 2015

Virginia M. Buff, 85, of Defiance, passed away on  January 10, 2015 at the Defiance CHP . She was born on November 26, 1929 to Ira and Mabel (Beindorf) Linebrink in Jewell, OH.  On February 19, 1949 she married Floyd Buff who preceded her in death on November 19, 2005.  She worked at the National Memorial Stone Company in...

Jan 8, 2015

Marianne Baldwin Marianne Baldwin, 85, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, January 8th, 2015 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on January 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Johann and Margarete (Knoll) Raab. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid, a hospital auxiliary volunteer, volunteer at...

Jan 8, 2015

Rosemary "Rosie" Lero, 80, of Defiance, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Defiance Regional Medial Center. She was born on October 20, 1934 to Joseph and Gladys (Lang-Hiler) Lero in Defiance, Ohio. Rosemary was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Defiance. She was President of the Ladies Group, and was active in...

Jan 5, 2015

Dr. James R. Boyce, formerly of Defiance , Ohio, went home to meet his Heavenly Father on Monday, January 5, 2015 in Avon, Indiana.

He was born to James H. and Bertha (Crawford) Boyce on June 3, 1928 in...

Jan 3, 2015

Fredrick D. "Fritz" Justinger, 78, of Defiance, passed away on  Saturday, January 3, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on April 17, 1936 to Nicholas and Lois (English) Justinger in Defiance, Ohio. Fredrick worked as a Machinist for SK Hand Tool for 44 years, retiring in 2000. On October 3, 1955 he married Betty...

Jan 2, 2015

Suzanne N. Schatz, age 88, died peacefully on January, 2, 2015.  She was born June 15, 1926 in Defiance, the daughter of Dr. Paul Barkley Newcomb and Carmen (Swaney) Newcomb.

A graduate of Defiance High School, Suzanne attended Wells College in Aurora, NY and graduated from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL with a Bachelor of Arts degree.  In...

Jan 2, 2015

Glen George Steffel, 69, of Defiance, passed away on  January 2, 2015 at the CHP Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, OH, with his family by his side. He was born on November 4, 1945 to Gerald and Cecelia (Hesselschwart) Steffel in Defiance. He graduated from Jewell High School in 1963 and proudly served his country, in Germany as...

Jan 1, 2015

Marvin P. Bailey, 66, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at the Laurels in Defiance,Ohio. He was born on April 18, 1948 to Don M. and Bonnie M. (Anderson) Bailey in Defiance. On December 23, 1966 he married Donna (Folk) Bailey who survives. Marvin was a member of Bethel Christian Church in Arthur. He proudly served...

Dec 30, 2014

Sadie  Peters, 83, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at the CHP Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on February 4, 1931 to Romalis and Augusta (Armes) Coleman in Grundy, Virginia. On February 14, 1959 she married Gerry "Pete" Peters, who proceeded her in death on February 12, 2003. Sadie worked for...

Dec 29, 2014

Henrietta M. Kroeckel Henrietta M. Kroeckel, 96, of Defiance, passed away Monday, December 29th, 2014 at Hillside County Living in Bryan, Ohio. She was born in Defiance, Ohio on February 1, 1918, she was the daughter of the late C.E. and Margaret (Delarber) Masterson. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Defiance, a life member of the...

Dec 28, 2014

Daniel Lee Boff, 36, of Wauseon, passed away on  December 28, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on December 30, 1977 to Roger and Elizabeth (Walter) Boff in Defiance, Ohio. Daniel was a 1996 graduate of Fairview High School. He received his Associates Degree from ITT Tech, and worked as a Service Tech for...