Obituaries

Irene E. Deck, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Bryan Healthcare and Rehab after an extended illness. Mrs. Deck was a homemaker and member of Grace Community Church in Bryan. She was an avid reader and enjoyed coloring and watching …

Bernadine E. Reed, 94, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at The Laurels of Defiance.  She was born January 5, 1928, in Defiance, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles and Rosa (Waxler) Teeple.  Bernadine married Donald Reed on September 14, 1946, and he preceded her in death …

Zildred “Zee” Corene (Brinck) Breininger, 82 years of Farmer, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Zee was born September 21, 1939, in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Henry and Gladys (Conine) Brinck.  Zee was a 1957 graduate of Hicksville High School. She married Henry …

Donna J. King, 91, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier.  She was born on August 17, 1930 in West Unity to Charley and Carrie (Wirick) Traxler.  Donna graduated from West Unity High School in 1948.  On June 29, 1951 she married Theodore “Ted” King and he preceded her …

Jared D. Stewart was born January 7, 1982 in Montpelier and 40 years later passed away, on his birthday, on Friday, January 7, 2022 in Toledo. He was a 2000 graduate of North Central High School in Pioneer.  After graduation he attended the University of Toledo and obtained a bachelor’s …

Rex Watson, 78, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at his home with his family by his side. Rex was born June 5, 1943, in Holly Bush, Kentucky, the son of the late Crofus and Elva (Hall) Watson. He married Lydia M. Delagrange on April 7, 1989, …

Curtis Walter Fauver II, age 70 passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021 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. In high school, Curt was a member of the Wauseon Indians Wrestling …

Gilbert Lester Swalley, Jr.,   age 59, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Sunday, January 02, 2022 in his home.  Gilbert was born January 11, 1962 in Wauseon , Ohio to the late Gilbert Sr. and Ruth (Fackler) Swalley.  On April 20, 2013 he married  Nancy Stamm and she preceded him in …

Carl J. Sonneberger, age 57, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 P.M. on Thursday, January 6, 2022, shortly after admittance to Perrysburg Mercy Health in Perrysburg, Ohio, following an extended battle with cancer. Mr. Sonneberger was a 1982 graduate of Coventry High School and graduated from Bluffton College in …

Nancy A. Norris, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Nancy worked at the former Murphy’s Department store, Metal Forge in Stryker and then Tomco Plastics for nearly 30 years before retiring. She was especially known for …