Paulding – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on CR138 west of TR117 in Paulding County, Jackson Township, at approximately 10:35 P.M. on June 27, 2024. A 2003 Chevrolet Malibu, operated by Jessica Renee Sauder, 33 years of age, …

Calvin J. “John” Wieland, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at CHP Hospice, Defiance, Ohio with his family at his side. John was a tool and die maker at the Ohio Art Company and retired with 45 years of service. He …

Donald L. Whitman, 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in his residence surrounded by his loving family.  Don was born December 23, 1944, in Melbern, Ohio, son of the late Lawrence R. “Shorty” and Betty Jane (Kittredge) Whitman.  He attended Bryan City Schools.  Don married Regina …

Rosemary Scott, 95, of Montpelier, OH, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 6, 1929 in West Unity, OH, the daughter of George and Beulah (Moore) Fetzer. On June 20, 1959, she married Ray W. …

Jefferson Township – The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred on June 25, 2024, at approximately 5:33AM on County Road 13 south of County Road I in Williams County. Jennavieve Ebersole, age 16, of Bryan, Ohio was traveling southbound …

Bradley S. Czaja, age 36, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Brad was a member of the Free Bible Tabernacle in Butler. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors and his dogs. Bradley S. Czaja was …

Richard “Dick” M. Gordon died peacefully at the Community Health Professionals Hospice Inpatient Center in Defiance, Ohio, on June 24, 2024, with his family at his side.  Dick was born in Hicksville, Ohio on October 27, 1944, in the old Hicksville Hospital when it was located on Smith Street, to …

Phillip R. “Phil” Riter, 81, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Phil was born February 7, 1943, in Bryan, Ohio, son of the late Calvin and Luella (Clark) Riter. He was a 1961 graduate of Stryker High School. Phil served …

Henry Case, Sr., age 74, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Henry was a truck driver for many years and also worked as a dining room attendant at Shaffer’s Restaurant in Bryan. He was a US Army …

Dennis “Hummer” C. Worden, 79, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Dennis was born August 8, 1944, in Hicksville, Ohio, son of the late Charles W. and Velma (Rapp) Worden.  He was a 1962 graduate of Hicksville High School. …