Obituaries

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 …

Kevin D. Lorentz, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan following a brief illness. Kevin was an aquarium and reptile enthusiast and enjoyed gardening. He was a “Trekkie” and enjoyed both sci-fi/fantasy and old westerns- especially John Wayne …

William ‘Bill’ McKarns passed away peacefully on January 4th, 2022, in Bryan, Ohio with loved ones at his side. Just shy of his 99th birthday when he died, Bill had a long and fulfilling life. The youngest child of William R. and Anna Christina Sparling McKarns, William was born in Bryan …

Jay C. Gear, Jr., 89, of Osseo, Michigan passed away January 6, 2022 at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio.  He was born on August 25, 1932 on the family farm in Amboy Township, Michigan to Jay C. and Sophia M. (Lister) Gear.  On December 9, 1961 …