Obituaries

Aug 15, 2020

Horace William "Bill" Ellison Jr., age 76 of Defiance, passed away on Saturday evening, August 15, 2020 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on April 3, 1944 in Anderson, South Carolina to the late Horace W. Sr. and Corrine (Crawford) Ellison. On September 19, 1964 he married Mary Jane (Baldwin) Ellison, who resides in Defiance....

Aug 13, 2020

Donald D. Hull, 86, passed away on Thursday morning, August 13, 2020 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. He was born on October 24, 1933 in Dekalb County, Indiana to Fred and Gladys (Layman) Hull. He was a millwright for over 46 years and has been retired from General Motors since 1999. Don's GM badge number was 725, and upon retirement...

Aug 11, 2020

Carol S. "Susie" Miller, age 78 of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo, Ohio. She was born on October 8, 1941, the daughter of Woodrow "Woody" W. Schultz and Bessie V. (Tussing) Schultz. Susie was a lifelong resident of the City of Defiance. Susie attended Brickel Elementary School and graduated...

Aug 11, 2020

Melva Margaret Beuten Sobota, went to be with Our Lord, on Tuesday, August 11, 2020,  at Kingsbury Place in Defiance, Ohio, after a long illness. She was born on April 27, 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the fourth child of Howard and Blanche (Ross) Beuten. Her mother died when she was only four years old. Her father then married Margaret...

Aug 11, 2020

Oscar N. Trivett, 86, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 11, 2020 at The Laurels of Defiance. He was born on January 9, 1934 to Lottie and Gurney Trivett in Dungannon, Virginia. Oscar's father passed away when he was two years old, His stepfather, John Taylor raised him as if he was his own son. Oscar served...

Aug 9, 2020

Franklin L. Gustwiller, age 70 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. He was born on October 13, 1949 to Charles and Donna Jean (Perry) Gustwiller in Napoleon, Ohio. Frank proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1975. On August 12, 1978 he married Madonna (Hill) Gustwiller, who resides...

Aug 7, 2020

Randy Lee Armstrong, age 63 of Waterville, Ohio, formerly of Defiance, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2020 at his residence in Waterville, Ohio. Randy was born on May 10, 1957 to Kenneth and Ruth (Lloyd) Armstrong in Defiance, Ohio. He was a 1974 graduate of Defiance High School. Randy worked for several years at GM Powertrain in...

Aug 4, 2020

Roger Paul Memmer, age 79 of Saint Cloud, Florida, formerly of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 4, 2020 in Hospice Care at Advent Health in Kissimmee, Florida. He was born on May 6, 1941 to the late Robert and Pauline (Mains) Memmer in Defiance, Ohio. Roger was a 1959 graduate of Defiance High School. On August 2,...

Aug 2, 2020

Janice Roehrig Johansen passed away peacefully on August 2nd, 2020 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center after a long and courageous 6 year battle with cancer. Janice fought the good fight, refusing to let it limit what she wanted to do up until the very end. She was born to Norman and Rose (Lange) Roehrig on July 27,...

Aug 2, 2020

Johnny B. Cochran, 77, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at The Rehabilitation Center of Cheraw in South Carolina. He was born on July 17, 1943 to the late Lee and Rachel (Clevinger) Cochran in Harman, Virginia. John proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963. On August 24, 1963 he married...

Aug 2, 2020

Harold J. Kunesh, age 89 of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at ProMedica Defiance Hospital. He was born on March 1, 1931 to George and Agnes (Hesselschwardt) Kunesh in Defiance, Ohio. On November 5, 1949 he married Nancy (Paxton) Kunesh, who preceded him in death on June 30, 2019.

Harold was a faithful member...

Aug 1, 2020

Gregory L. Hahn, Sr., age 69 of Defiance, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born on July 29, 1951 to Merl and Anna (Schartzer) Hahn in Defiance, Ohio. Greg was a 1969 graduate of Defiance High School. On June 13, 1981 he married Lisa (McLaughlin) Hahn,...

Jul 31, 2020

Ada Marlene Lloyd, age 83 of Defiance, went home to be with Our Heavenly Father early Friday morning, July 31, 2020 at The Laurels of Defiance. She was born on November 17, 1936 to William and Ethel (Sentel) Fauth in Defiance County, Ohio. On June 24, 1956 she married Charles Junior Lloyd, who preceded her in death on December...

Jul 30, 2020

Wayne N. Keller, age 86 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday morning, July 30, 2020 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on May 17, 1934 to Joseph and Ethel (Newton) Keller in Defiance, Ohio. He was a 1952 graduate of Defiance High School. On May 30, 1958 he married Mary (Markley) Keller, who...

Jul 29, 2020

Richard "Dick" G. Frank, 83, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday,  July 29, 2020 surrounded by his family at the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on July 9, 1937 to Alvin and Ethel (Smith) Frank in Defiance.  Dick was a 1955 graduate of Holgate High School.  He served his country in the United States Army...

Jul 29, 2020

Mary Marlene Retcher, age 88 of Defiance, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at The Laurels of Defiance. She was born on June 8, 1932 in Napoleon, Ohio to the late James and Caroline (Moon) Comadoll.  James was a WWI Veteran. Mary was a graduate of Napoleon High School  in 1949. On August 19, 1950 she married ...

Jul 27, 2020

Florence E. Hohenberger-Treece, age 89 of Killen Alabama, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home in Killen, Alabama. She was born on August 11, 1930 to Elmer and Sadie (Stoller) Riggenbach in Paulding, Ohio. She was married to Darleen R. Hohenberger and James L. Treece, who have both preceded her in death.  Florence was...

Jul 27, 2020

Richard  J. Jackman, age 43 of Defiance, passed away, with his family by his side on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a lengthy battle with kidney failure. He was born on September 25, 1976 to Roger and Arlean (Jones) Jackman in Defiance, Ohio.  Richard was a graduate of Tinora High School, and...

Jul 24, 2020

Joan Gerken, 85, of Defiance, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at her residence in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on January 20, 1935 to John and Lena (Kiessling) Nicely in Defiance. On June 14, 1958 she married Henry Gerken, whom survives. Joan was an elementary teacher for 39 years with 28 years at Noble Township School where...

Jul 23, 2020

Linda M. Sowers, age 76 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday morning,  July 23, 2020 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on May 17, 1944 to the late Marvin and Helen (Highland) Bunn in Defiance, Ohio. Linda was a 1963 graduate of Defiance High School. On April 17, 1965 she married Paul Sowers, who resides...