Obituaries

Donna M. (Hesrick) Forbes, age 98, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Fountain Park Assisted Living in Bryan. She had been under the care of Heartland Hospice of Whitehouse for over 2 years. She was loved by the staff at Fountain Park, also. Donna had a …

Cletus A. Radabaugh, age 83, of Blakeslee, Ohio passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024 at Parkview Bryan Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Clete was a freight agent and yard clerk for Norfolk & Southern Railroad, retiring with 42 years of service. He began his career on the Nickle …

Stewart W. Rosendaul, Sr., age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. Stu worked in telephony for over 60 years. He worked for GTE and retired from Verizon. During his time with the phone companies, he was a member …

Lawrence W. “Larry” Zartman, also known as “Hoot” passed away Friday, December 27, 2024 at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina.  Larry was born May 21, 1928, in Paulding, Ohio, the son of the late Harold and Viola (Matthews) Zartman.  He attended Haviland High School.  Larry …

Regina M. Cavin, 48, of Alvordton, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Regina was born July 29, 1976, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of David and Brenda (Price) Borton. She was a 1994 graduate of Four County Career Center, through West Unity …

Gary J. Hamrick, Sr., 71, of Montpelier, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in Montpelier. He was born on October 3, 1953 in Huntington, Indiana to Donald and Verna B. (Jacobs) Hamrick. Gary attended Stryker High School and he honorably served his country in the United States Marines and …

Mrs. Marie Thompson, age 81, of Bryan, OH, and formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Thompson was born on March 2, 1943, daughter of the late Andrew Taylor and Jessie Shepherd Taylor. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thompson was preceded in …

Michael L. Manon, age 75, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at his home in Defiance. Mike was a mechanical engineer who worked at Aro Corporation for over 20 years until their closing, then at Powers & Sons for another 15 years until he retired. Mike …

Henry Elihu Bennett, 49, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 27, 2024, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Henry was born June 28, 1975, in Manhattan, New York, the son of Dale and the late Diane (Krushel) Bennett. He attended Carmen Road School, Massapequa Park, Long …

Thomas Alan Kirk passed away on December 26, 2024 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio following a long battle with vascular dementia. He maintained his kind disposition and humor until the end. Tom was born on September 19, 1949 in Bryan, Ohio to the late Lyle O. and …