Jean J. “Mimi” Ely, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:35 P.M. on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at SKLD-Bryan. Jean was a 1944 graduate of Bryan High School and was a devoted homemaker. She also worked along with her husband, Ralph, at R J Ely Wayside Furniture in …

Ned Drake Snyder, 86, of Montpelier, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on June 24, 1935 to Earl H. and Beatrice L. (Drake) Snyder. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1953. On July 3, 1985 Ned married …

Ruby Marie Pike, 93 years, of West Unity, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Friday, December 31, 2021, at Cameron Community Memorial Hospital, Angola, Indiana.  Ruby was born July 25, 1928, in McClave, Colorado, the daughter of the late Melvin C. and Sarah E. (Jarboe) Roesch.  She married Wayne Samuel Pike …

Williams County Commissioners approve a $54 million dollar budget for 2022, including about $17 million in General Fund expenses. The overall budget is about a 5% increase from 2021. It represents about a 6.1% increase from last year. Per the Ohio Revised Code, the General Fund is the single largest …

The director of Defiance County’s Developmental Disabilities Board, already facing misdemeanor theft charges in Defiance, has been charged in Henry County with a felony as well. Tim Bower, of Delta, made an initial appearance in Napoleon Municipal Court on a charge of theft, a fifth-degree felony. The proceedings are only …

Curtis Walter Fauver II, age 70 passed away Thursday, December 23rd at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, in Cleveland OH.  He was born April 09, 1951 the first of four children to Frank and Lois (Peters) Fauver.  He graduated from Wauseon High School in 1969.   He was Baptized at the Christ …

Ester Cortez, age 79, of Wauseon passed away on December 29, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Ester was born on January 8, 1942 in San Antonio, TX to the late Nicholas and Manuela (Martinez) Cortez. Ester loved to bake, and was famous for her banana and zucchini bread …

Patricia Allgire, age 80, of Stryker passed away December 28, 2021 in Bryan. Patricia ran a bar in Stryker for many years. Patricia was born on December 25, 1941 in Marion, Ohio to the late Willard and Wilma (Welch) Friley. On December 10, 1982, she married Marion Allgire, who preceded …

Irene D. Scantlen, age 87, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. Irene retired from The Aro Corporation with over 26 years of service. Her family was the most important thing in the world to her. Irene was born on …

Mark W. McElrath, age 67, of Napoleon and formerly of Wauseon, passed away Monday evening, December 27, 2021, at CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to his retirement he had been a commercial painter. Mark was born in Wauseon, Ohio on September 28, 1954, the son of Donald and …