Obituaries

Oct 7, 2023

Donald Lee "Casey" Adkins, age 88, of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at his residence. He was born on February 17, 1935, to King and Celia Adkins in Pikeville, Kentucky. Casey proudly served in the US Army. He worked for General Motors in Defiance for over 25 years. On June 15, 1957, he married Joann Singleton,...

Oct 5, 2023

Cheri L. Collins, age 68 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. She was born on December 27, 1954 to Fred and Mary Jane (Stuut) Ruess in Kalamazoo, Michigan. On April 29, 2006 she married Kenneth Collins, who survives.

Cheri proudly earned her Associate's Degree from Northwest State Community College, and...

Oct 5, 2023

Edna J. Beardsley, 89, of Hicksville, Ohio, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on November 22, 1933 to Charles and Margaurite (Mawhorr) Vogelsong in Defiance County, Ohio. On November 13, 1952 she married James Lee Beardsley, who preceded her in death. Together they...

Oct 4, 2023

Marion W. Hammer, age 98, of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Born in Jewell, Ohio on August 12, 1925, Marion was the son of Carrol P. and Hazel M. (Hollabaugh) Hammer. He graduated from Defiance High School in 1943 and received a degree in Business from Defiance College...

Oct 4, 2023

Adron Combs, age 82 of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at The Laurels of Defiance. He was born on November 24, 1940 to the late Arvel and Ogie (Handshoe) Combs in Elmrock, Kentucky. On June 19, 2000 he married Leta Hutchins, who survives. Adron was a member of First Baptist Church in Bryan, Ohio. He...

Sep 30, 2023

Pamela Lively, 77, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023 in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was born on December 7, 1945 to Don Burroughs Jr. and Viola (Krause) Burroughs. She graduated from Jewell High School as Valedictorian of her class. She married Richard Michael on August 29, 1964 and they were together until his untimely death...

Sep 28, 2023

Glen E. Schlachter, age 75 of Defiance, passed away with his family by his side on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at The Laurels of Defiance. He was born on May 4, 1948 to Virgil and Audrey (Spitler) Schlachter in Tiffin, Ohio. In 1966 Glen graduated from New Riegel High School, and later that year he married Susan Reinhart. He...

Sep 24, 2023

Carol L. Henschen, 71, of Defiance, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023 at her home with her children at her side. Carol was born on November 2, 1951 to Carl and Mary (Osborn) Wittenmyer in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was a 1969 graduate of Bowling Green High School. Carol worked as a clerk for several retail stores in the...

Sep 21, 2023

Frank J. Morawski, age 68 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He was born on August 17, 1955 to the late Frank and Joann (Daddino) Morawski in Chicago, Illinois. On June 28, 2005 he married Victoria Suntken, who survives. Frank owned and operated "Healthy U" in Defiance for several years. He was...

Sep 21, 2023

Juanita M. Hernandez, age 65 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at her home in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on September 16, 1958 to Guadalupe and Encarmason (Garcia) Martinez in Mckinney, Texas. In 1984 she married Jesse Hernandez, who preceded her in death. Juanita was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Defiance. She...

Sep 16, 2023

Elizabeth Ann Zuber, age 85, of Paulding, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on August 6, 1938 to Vern Shirley and Irene (Englemann) Stork in Defiance. Elizabeth worked for Johns Manville for over 25 years until her retirement. On August 16, 1958 she married Thomas Zuber and he...

Sep 14, 2023

Sara Anne "Sally" Sitzenstock, age 87 of Defiance, formerly of Maumee, Ohio, peacefully passed away on Thursday morning, September 14, 2023 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on May 31, 1936 to Edward and Dorothy (Stephens) Stevens in Mansfield, Ohio. On June 8, 1963 she married Robert Sitzenstock, who preceded her in death in July...

Sep 12, 2023

Larry G. Max, 87, formerly of Defiance, passed away September 12th in Loveland, Ohio.

Larry was born March 12, 1936 in Defiance to the late Harold and Evelyn Max. In 1961 he married Karen White. They enjoyed 61 years and many great memories together.

After graduating from the University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, Larry...

Sep 12, 2023

James H. Arens, age 94 of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Tuesday morning, September 12, 2023 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio. He was born on November 22, 1928 to the late Clayton C. and Gertrude (Puehl) Arens in Defiance, OH. James was a 1947 graduate of Defiance High School. He proudly served our country in the U.S....

Sep 10, 2023

Jenni Lynn Ellis, 63, of Englewood, Florida, formerly of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at her home in Englewood, FL. She was born on December 20, 1959 to Melvin and Barbara (Tobias) Porter in Defiance, Ohio. Jenni was a 1978 graduate of Ayersville High School. On April 14, 1991 she married Thomas Ellis, who survives.

Sep 9, 2023

Sheila Ann Sauber, 72, of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital. She was born on June 4, 1951 to Leslie and Ida Mae (Williamson) Brown in Williamson, West Virginia. On May 5, 1984 she married Bob Sauber who survives. Sheila worked as a custodian for Four County Career Center for ten years...

Sep 7, 2023

Leona A. Wright, 93, of Defiance, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Leona was born on January 5, 1930 to the late Irel and Hester (Overmier) Ashbaugh in Delta, Ohio. She was a 1948 graduate of Defiance High School. On January 28, 1950, she married Richard...

Sep 6, 2023

Waynetta J. "Sue" Bostelman, age 72, of Liberty Center, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at her residence. She was born on July 20, 1951 to the late Charles and Beverly (VanSkyock) Fehrenbach in Muncie, Indiana. Sue was a member of Neapolis Church of Christ. She worked for several years at IAC in Wauseon, Ohio until her...

Sep 6, 2023

John E. Davenport, age 88 of Defiance, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Kingsbury Place in Defiance, Ohio. He was born on August 23, 1935 to the late Donald and Mary (Murray) Davenport in Delta, Ohio. John was a 1954 graduate of Delta High School. He proudly served his country as a...

Sep 5, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, James Edward Miller, 85 of Defiance. He passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at his home in Defiance.

He was born on September 7, 1937 to Edward and Irene Miller (Etchen) in Jewell, Ohio. On June 6,...