Obituaries

Jack O. Daft, 91, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  He was born in Stryker, Ohio on September 30, 1930 to Ivo V. and Hellen (Smith) Daft.  Jack graduated from West Unity High School in 1948.  On June 7, 1951 he married Barbara …

Gary Lee Gallagher, age 79, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:40 A.M. on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Gallagher was a 1961 graduate of Liberty Center High School in Liberty Center, Ohio, and had been employed as a …

Scott Brooke Werder, age 60, of Wauseon, passed away on May 4, 2022, at the Regency Hospital in Sylvania. Scott worked as a mechanic at S-W Mills and formerly worked at Sauder for 20 years. Scott was born on December 23, 1961, to Bruce and Marr’Del (Dannenberg) Werder at the …

Rae Lynn Paff, age 69, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 A.M. on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Paff was a graduate of Leo High School and was employed by Vulcraft in St. Joe, Indiana, where …

Suzanne Underwood, 80 years of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Monday, May 2, 2022, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan. Suzanne was born June 18, 1941, in Marion, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert E. and Margaret E. (Evans) Sifritt. Suzanne was a 1959 graduate of Marion Harding High …

Virginia E. “Jiggs” Rhoades, 99, of Bryan, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on October 10, 1922 in Fulton, County to Alfred F. and Alta (Garber) Nofziger. Jiggs graduated from Stryker High School in 1940. On January 11, 1941 she married …

Pauline A. Pietrykowski, 87, of Montpelier passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  She was born on July 25, 1934 in Monroe, Michigan to Harris and Arvilla (Adams) Scott.  She married Richard J. Pietrykowski and he preceded her in death.  Pauline was a …

Craig E. Dawson, 75, of Harlan, Indiana, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, in his residence.  He was born on November 20, 1946, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, son of the late Daniel and Helen (Pepe) Dawson.  Craig was a 1964 graduate of Payne High School.  He married Cheryl A. Bennett …

Gordon Musser, 84 years, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gordon was born August 2, 1937, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Gordon and Helen K. (Werder) Musser. He was a 1955 graduate of Bryan High School. …

Dale D. Stamm, age 70, of West Unity, passed away on April 27, 2022, in West Unity, Ohio. Dale grew up working with his father on the farm, and later ran the farm himself. Dale was proud to have his son, Whitney, helping with operations on the farm in the …