Obituaries

Mar 22, 2022

Dennis "Denny" J. DeSota, age 61 of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Defiance. He was born on April 28, 1960 to Joseph and Donna (Howard) DeSota. On September 20, 1986 he married the love of his life Joan (Wirick) DeSota, who survives. He worked at Titan Tire in Bryan until his retirement in 2010. Denny...

Mar 21, 2022

Helen Webber, age 70 of Defiance, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. She was born on December 15, 1951 to Roy and Mary (Throop) Trowbridge in Defiance, Ohio. On August 11, 1984 she married Patrick Webber, who preceded her in death on July 13, 2015. Helen came from a...

Mar 20, 2022

Troy L. Hall, age 74 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. He was born on April 5, 1947 to Acie and Lena (Bain) Hall in Christiansburg, Virginia. On December 12, 1970 he married Sandra (Miller) Hall, who survives. Troy proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp. from 1964 to 1968. He worked...

Mar 15, 2022

Douglas L. Eitniear, age 65 of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in Wauseon, Ohio. He was born on April 13, 1956 to the late Willard and Marilyn (Busch) Eitniear in Defiance County, Ohio. On August 22, 2009 he married Amy (Horn) Wildermuth Eitniear, who survives.

Doug loved being self employed as a mechanic....

Mar 11, 2022

Craig F. Hoffman "Digger" died Friday, March 11, 2022 at Kingsbury Place in Defiance, Ohio. He was born February 27, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio, to Nelson and Virginia "Ginny" (Marzec) Hoffman.

He attended Defiance College, Bowling State University, and graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Craig was a partner in Mast-Mock-Hoffman Funeral Home, INC as a...

Mar 10, 2022

Samuel Gilbert Stork Jr., age 65 of Liberty Center, Ohio, passed away on March 10, 2022, at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice Center in Sylvania, Ohio. Sam was born on July 13, 1956, to Iris (Boggs) and Samuel Stork Sr. in Defiance, Ohio.  Sam was a 1974 graduate of Continental High School. On September 19,1986 he married Nancy (Musshel) Stork, who...

Mar 10, 2022

Angela M. Brown, 42, went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2022.

Angie was born November 2, 1979 to Gloria Gerschutz Brown and Michael Druhot. Angie will be remembered for her heart of gold, her laugh, hugs, and infectious  smile. The Lord blessed her with three beautiful children who are loved dearly; Kaitlyn M. Holthaus,...

Mar 8, 2022

Jeannette C. (Carder) Mesker, age 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at home. On August 12, 1938 she was #9 of ten children born at home to Frank and Elsie Carder who  have preceded her in death. Jeannette was united in marriage to Donald Mesker on February 15, 1958.

They have five children: Daniel...

Mar 7, 2022

Clyde L. "Skip" Skiver, age 86 of Defiance, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on June 24, 1935 to Clyde and Florence (Sherer) Skiver in Defiance, Ohio. On December 14, 1963 he married June (Clarke) Skiver, who survives. Clyde proudly served in the United States Air Force from...

Mar 5, 2022

Bernard Andrew Herr, age 93 of Defiance, passed away into the arms of his Savior on Saturday, March 5, 2022 with his family by his side. He was born at home on June 4, 1928 in Defiance, the son of John and Margaret (Keller) Herr. Growing up on a farm in Defiance, he graduated from Jewell High School in...

Mar 5, 2022

Martin P. Gilligan, age 74 of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on December 30, 1947 to the late Martin and Vera (Rhody) Gilligan in Holgate, Ohio. On July 7, 1972 he married Mary (Boff) Gilligan, who survives. Martin proudly served our country in the U.S....

Mar 5, 2022

Hortencia "Tencha" (Torres) Sierra, age 85 of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022 surrounded by her children and loving family.

She was born on September 7, 1936 in Agujita Coahuila Mexico to Pedro and Enedina Torres. She married Juan Veloquio Sierra in 1954, who preceded her in death on December 18, 1994. She remarried Cresencio...

Mar 4, 2022

Judith Roberta (Pearce) Puma R.G.N., O.N., R.N. On March 4, 2022, Judith Roberta Pearce Puma died peacefully, in her home after a 2 and 1/2-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 82 years old. Mum was preceded in by death by her husband Albert "Dick" R Puma (2019). They had 3 children. Judith is survived by her three children...

Mar 4, 2022

David W. Mansfield, age 65 of Defiance, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. He was born on August 2, 1956 to Russell and Babe (Osborn) Mansfield in Defiance, Ohio. On July 16, 1991 he married Kathy (Call) Mansfield, who preceded him in death on October 25, 2019.

David worked for several years...

Mar 3, 2022

Nancy E. Burris, age 78 of Defiance, peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Kingsbury Place in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on February 24, 1944 to Raymond and Elizabeth (Klein) Hoffman in Orange, New Jersey. On December 28, 1968 she married Dr. Robert O. Burris, who survives. Nancy was a faithful member of St. Paul's United...

Mar 2, 2022

Leo J. Florence, age 70 of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at University of Toledo Medical Center. He was born on July 9, 1951 to Lavon and Loretta (Simmons) Florence in Defiance, Ohio. On August 27, 1976 he married Pam (Ripke) Florence, who survives. Leo worked at General Motors for 35 years until his retirement, then...

Mar 2, 2022

Leo C. Sholl, 84, of Oakwood, OH, passed away March 2, 2022, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

Leo was born on February 19, 1938, to Theodore A. and Estella A. (Link) Sholl in Paulding County, Ohio. He graduated from Oakwood High School in 1956 and served in the Army from 1961-1963. He met the love...

Mar 1, 2022

Jeffrey A. Edwards, age 55 of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022  at his home in Defiance, Ohio. He was born on August 7, 1966 to Warren and Judith (Tomlinson) Edwards in Bryan, Ohio. He worked for several years at Conagra in Archbold, Ohio. Jeff loved spending time with his children, his family and his friends. He...

Mar 1, 2022

Alberto Gonzales departed this earthly life on March 1st 2022 due to natural causes. Alberto was born on July 26th 1940 to Ester Trevino and Dad Benito Trevino Sr. in San Benito, Texas. Alberto was a devoted and loving Father, Grandfather, Great-grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend.

Alberto worked for 32 years at General Motors and retired April...

Feb 26, 2022

Julie Ann Meyer, age 47, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Julie "Jules" graduated from Fairview (Sherwood, OH) High School  in 1993. One of Julie's passions was sky diving, having several recorded jumps. She was especially proud of her family and enjoyed spending time with those she loved.

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