Obituaries

Mar 11, 2014

Patricia J Morgan, 70, of Defiance, passed away on  Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. She was born on October 17, 1943 to Bernard and Lucille (Reed) Gutman in Defiance, Patricia was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, an auxiliary member of VFW Post 3360 and an auxiliary member of Amvets Post...

Mar 11, 2014

Mary M. Patten, 91, of Westerville, OH, formerly of Defiance, passed away on March 11, 2014, at St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, OH. She was born on July 21, 1922 to Arthur and Myrtle (Buckalman) Smith in Defiance, OH.  She graduated from Defiance High School in 1940.  In 1947 she married Robert W. Patten.  Mary and Robert lived in Defiance, OH...

Mar 8, 2014

Martha A. Thieroff, 72, of Holgate, passed away on  March 8, 2014 at the Defiance Area In Patient Hospice Center, Defiance, OH. She was born on January 12, 1942 to Lester & Margaret (Siegel) Morris in Lima, OH. On April 23, 1966 she married  Lavon Thieroff who preceded her in death on October 8, 2011. She was a member...

Mar 7, 2014

Roland "Bo" H. Mansfield, 69, of Defiance, passed away on  Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Twin Rivers Care and Rehabiltation Center. He was born on May 2, 1944 to Albert and Helen (Martin) Mansfield in Defiance.  On May 29, 1967 he married Loretta (Mays) Mansfield. Bo retired from the Campbell Soup Company in 2007.  He was a member...

Mar 3, 2014

Grayce E. Chatham was born in Defiance, Ohio on June 17, 1919 to Chauncey and Eunice (Allison) Rittenhouse.  She graduated from Tiffin Twp High School and then International Business College in Ft. Wayne.  She  then took an accounting position in Washington, DC during World War II.  She enjoyed her work a lot.  On weekends she went sight-seeing with some of...

Mar 1, 2014

Mary E. Zirkle Mary E. Zirkle, age 93, of Defiance, passed away Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on January 11, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Samuel G. and Margaret Edna (Greer) Zirkle. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She had worked as...

Feb 27, 2014

Kathryn "Kathy" M. (Franzdorf) Browns, 50, of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2014 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Defiance.

She was born on March 27, 1963 to William and Carolyn (Homier) Franzdorf in Defiance. On July 19, 2008 she married Kevin Browns.

Kathy was a member of St. John's Catholic...

Feb 25, 2014

James H. Barber, 85, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. He was born in Defiance on March 22, 1928, the son of the late Charles D. and Josephine B. (DeHaus) Barber. James was employed at Central Foundry Division of General Motors. for 35 years retiring in 1986, where he worked in...

Feb 25, 2014

Reynaldo "Ray" S DeLeon, Sr. 79, of Defiance, passed away on  Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He was born on January 6, 1935 to Jose and Gumercinda (Saenz) DeLeon in Matamoros, MX.  On October 8, 1955, he married Joan (Juarez) DeLeon at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ft.Wayne, IN. Ray was a member of...

Feb 24, 2014

Janice K Blanchard, 77, of Defiance, passed away on  Monday, February 24, 2014 at the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. She was born on May 14, 1936 to John and Luella (Wolf) Blanchard in Pleasant Bend, OH. Janice graduated from Holgate High School in 1955.  She was a member of Bethel Christian Church, Arthur, OH.   Janice was an...

Feb 23, 2014

Lydia Martha Geiger, 92, of Wyoming, MI passed away on February 23, 2014 at Maple Creek Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, MI. She was born on March 15, 1921 to Rev. F.W. and Pauline (Gerken) Behrmann in The Grove, TX. On January 1, 1944 Lydia married Richard Geiger who predeceased her. She worked as secretary at St. John Lutheran...

Feb 21, 2014

James E. Estep, 65, of Defiance, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

Jim was born April 10, 1948 in Ada OH, the son of Jesse and Betty (Iric) Estep.

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Feb 20, 2014

Merinda S. Sills Merinda S. Sills, 47, of Fremont, passed away Thursday, February 20th, 2014 at Fremont Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ann Arbor, on July 9, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Sills and SuzAnne (Sykes) Maddio who survives her of Stockbridge, MI. Merinda will be missed by her mother SuzAnne Maddio, formerly of Defiance...

Feb 19, 2014

Julia Mae Foster

Life at a Glance

Born August 13, 1919 in Autauga County, Alabama,

the 11th child of John and Julia Clay.

She lived in Cincinnati for over 60 years and

Feb 18, 2014

Theresa C Frank, 91, of Defiance, passed away on  Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. She was born on November 15, 1922 to Peter and Theresa (Bonelli) Casella in Bronx, NY. On January 17, 1948 Theresa married Stephen J. Frank, Sr. and he passed away on January 28, 1999. She was a member...

Feb 17, 2014

Dale W. Ott Dale W. Ott, 83, of Defiance, passed away Monday, February 17th, 2014 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born in Paulding County on July 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Leo and Wilma (Varner) Ott. Dale was employed at Landmark Inc. for 38 years where he was a branch manager at...

Feb 16, 2014

Nancy Lee Manifold, 67, of Camden, MI passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at her residence. She was born on June 13, 1946 to Alfred and Irene (Sierer) Justinger, in Paulding, OH. On September 6, 1974 she married Larry Manifold and he passed away on June 12, 2013. Nancy worked at ITT Fulton Tubing until she was diagnosed...

Feb 15, 2014

Former Defiance Resident Dorothy (Dort) Russell made her journey to heaven on February 15, 2014. As a local resident she was a member of the First Baptist Church. She had been a resident of Denver, Colorado, since 2005, where she enjoyed being near her daughter Jane, and family.

As a resident of Defiance she worked...

Feb 15, 2014

Marie Alice Hale, 84, of Defiance, passed away on February 15, 2014 at the CHP Defiance InPatient Hospice Center, with her family by her side. She was born on January 7, 1930 to Paul and Ellah (Miller) Heil in Defiance, OH. She attended school at Defiance High School and was part of the graduating class of 1948. On September...

Feb 14, 2014

Mary M. Leopold Mary M. Leopold, age 92, of rural Defiance, went home to be with her heavenly Father February 14th, 2014 at Abernathy Laurels, in Newton North Carolina. She was born in Defiance County, Ohio on September 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Keller) Herr. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic...