Obituaries

June E. Cotrell, 95, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and formerly of Hicksville, Ohio, and Haines City, Florida, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at The Towne House Retirement Center, Fort Wayne.  She was born July 7, 1926, in Allen County, Indiana, daughter of the late Perry L. and Katherine M. …

Robert James Scott, 78 years of North Port, Florida, and formerly a longtime resident of Antwerp, Ohio, died Friday, March 18, 2022, in his residence. Robert was born September 4, 1943, in Angola, Indiana, the son of the late Robert Edward and Alitza (Long) Scott. He was a graduate of …

Margo Karen Guyse, 78, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier. Margo was born July 25, 1943, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the daughter of the late Edward and Esther (Caywood) Dow. She worked as a press operator at PTC Enterprises, Inc for nine years, …

Mildred M. Dick, age 98, of Effingham, Illinois and formerly a long time resident of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at her residence. Mildred was the cafeteria manager at the Pulaski School for many years. She was a member of Pulaski United Methodist Church. Mildred was …

Paul D. Walters, 84, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Paul was born July 12, 1937, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Claron and Mary (Diehl) Walters.  He was a 1955 graduate of Mark Center High School.  …

Duwayne A. “Dewey” Pearson, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:43 P.M. on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Promedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, after an extended illness. Dewey was a veteran of the United States Army, serving with the 101st Airborne Division. He was a longtime employee …

Arvilla Ruth Kaiser, age 87,of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kaiser was a graduate of North Central High School in Pioneer, Ohio, and worked as a secretary for twenty-eight years, …

Ethel Dooney, 94, of Pioneer, passed away at 11:56 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 26, 1927, in Paterson, New Jersey to the late William and Ethel (Taylor) Harriott. She married Curtis B. Addington on December 11, 1950, in South Bend, Indiana; …

Myrtle M. Knecht Cook, age 99, Montpelier, Ohio, died March 20, 2022, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier, Ohio.  She was preceded in death by husband, Vincent, Klinksick and Knecht grandparents, parents, sister, Carol Brenner, brother, Robert Knecht, sisters-in-law, Beverly Knecht and Mary Cook, a brother-in-law, Hal Cook, daughter-in-law, Margaret Underhill, …

Norman DeGroff, 89, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Friday, March 18, 2022, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan. Norman was born July 7, 1932, in Bryan, Ohio the son of the late Clarence E. and Florence B. (Laser) DeGroff. He was a 1951 graduate of Bryan High School, where …