Obituaries

Gerald D. Lothamer, 81, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. Gerald was born December 12, 1940, in Payne, Ohio, son of the late Francis and Elsie (Monnier) Lothamer. He served 4 years in the Coast Guard from …

Norris D. Ledyard, age 69, of Wauseon, passed away August 16, 2022 in Toledo, Ohio. Norris worked as a business analyst for Cincinnati Bell and also for the Fulton County Expositor. Norris was born on July 6, 1953 to the late Charles Ledyard, Jr. and Leilah (Demaline) Ledyard. He obtained a …

Melvin G. Weber, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:24 P.M. on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Weber was a 1969 graduate of Edgerton High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving in …

James E. Pursel, age 69 of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 2022, at his home in Ogden, Utah. Jim was born on December 23, 1952, to the late Paul and Emerence (Cleijnen) Pursel. He graduated from Wauseon High School in 1970 and later earned an Accounting Assistant …

Neal J. Kimpel, age 68, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Park View Care Center, in Edgerton surrounded by his family. Neal worked for Pahl’s Ready Mix from 1974-1990 and then CCI from 1990-2021 until his retirement. Neal was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic …

Claude Leon DeGroff,  (C. Leon DeGroff) age 99, of West Unity, Ohio died Thursday, August 11, 2022 in Hillside Country Living, rural Bryan, Ohio.  He was born February 9, 1923 to Claude L. DeGroff and Vernie L. (Richards) DeGroff,  He was born in the home of Vernie’s parents,  Louis and Eliza Richards,  …

Steve Edward Hornyak, 78, of Montpelier, passed away on August 10, 2022 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. He was born on October 7, 1943 in Bryan. Steve graduated from Edgerton High School in 1962 and after graduation he honorably served his country in the United States Army …

Sheila Foster passed away in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 attended by her family. Sheila had a rich and full life that was punctuated by tremendous personal loss. She weathered the loss of her parents at a very young age and was raised by her maternal aunt. …

Kathryn M. Ogden, 88, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Laurels of Defiance.  She was born on July 3, 1934 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Max and Anna (Mueller) Butler.  She married Charles L. Ogden, Sr., and he preceded her in death in 2004. Kathryn was …

Cheryl Diane Rinebolt, 54 years, of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Cheryl was born June 6, 1968, in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of Ronald E. “Luke” and Shirley M. (Canter) McCain. She attended Paulding High School. Cheryl enjoyed fishing, compiling family history, and …