Obituaries

Juan Manuel Beltran, age 66, of Wauseon, passed away on April 23, 2022, at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Juan was a truck driver. Juan was born on February 21, 1956, in Eagle Pass, TX to Wilfredo and Ruperta (Martinez) Beltran. He later married Blanca Chapa, who preceded him …

Thelma L. Taylor, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at the Inn at Fountain Park in Bryan. Thelma was a secretary at Challenge-Cook Brothers and the City of Bryan. She became a dispatcher at the Williams County Sheriff’s Office and later was the secretary …

Kenneth T. Malone, age 59, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Promedica Toledo Hospital. Kenny was a retired truck driver and owner operator for Prime Truck Line. He enjoyed riding motorcycle, fishing, shooting and time spent helping friends and family. Kenneth Todd Malone was born …

M. David Huber, age 98, of Pettisville, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2022 at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold, Ohio. Dave had been a resident of the Fairlawn Community for several years. Born on April 4, 1924 (4.4.24) to Arnold (Banty) and Severna (Nafzinger) Huber, Dave lived most of his …

Lorene A. Wieland,  age 102, of Wieland Road, Defiance, Ohio passed away early Thursday morning, April 21, 2022 in Hillside Country Living, rural Bryan, Ohio.  She was born in Bryan, Ohio on June 24, 1919, the daughter of Phillip and Freida (Zum Mallen) Walsh.  On August 23, 1940 she married Dennis …

Betty S. Laney, 75, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, in her residence.  Betty was born January 14, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, daughter of the late Bedford and Matilda (Kingery) Dubree, Sr.  She attended Harry Wood High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Betty married George M. Laney, Sr. …

Gary Wayne Roberts, 73, passed into the loving arms of his Savior on April 18, 2022, in Texas after a three plus -year battle with cancer. He died as he lived—with tremendous humor, courage, dignity, and faith in the sovereign God who ordered his steps and numbered his days. He …

Dave Eschhofen, age 69, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Dave was born in Bryan on April 7, 1953, the son of Lavon and Barbara (Johnston) Eschhofen. He graduated from Bryan High School in 1971. Dave moved to Tucson, Arizona a couple years out of high …

Irene Reese-Wilson, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Irene worked as a secretary and receptionist at Winzeler Stamping and had also worked at Kindler’s Flowers and Rings Pharmacy in Montpelier. She was a …

Thurman L. Kennedy, 77, of Coldwater, Michigan, and formerly of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility, Coldwater, Michigan. Thurman was born November 10, 1944, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of the late Vern and Betty (Whitehurst) Kennedy. He was a 1963 …