Obituaries

Vickie I. Shaffer, 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at Community Hospitals & Wellness Centers, Bryan.  She was born November 21, 1951 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late William H. and Lena I. (Rupp) Shaffer.  After high school, she worked in housekeeping at Bryan …

Earl E. Snyder, 63, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne.  He was born January 17, 1958, in Middlesex County, England, son of the late Ronald E. Snyder and Patricia Dunn.  Earl was a 1976 graduate of Bryan High School and …

Joan E. Retcher, 81, of Ney, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne.  She was born December 14, 1940, in Ridgeville Township, Ohio, daughter of the late Harold W. and Virginia J. (Cramer) Retcher.  Joan was a 1959 graduate of Fairview High School.  She …

Jerry Warren VanSickle, 80, of Montpelier passed away early Wednesday morning at his home.  He was born on March 16, 1941 in Morenci, Michigan to Donald and Alice Catherine (Speelman) VanSickle.  Jerry attended Bryan City Schools.  In 1978 he married Pamela J. Hurey in Gary, Indiana and she survives. Jerry was a member …

Wilma F. Entenman, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2021, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Entenman was a graduate of Edon High School and was employed by Plas-Tec in Edon, retiring with thirty-two years of …

Richard H. Andrews, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 14, 2021, at his home. Richard served as the Village Clerk in Waldron, Michigan, for 22 years. He attended the Bryan Church of the Nazarene. Richard H. Andrews was born on April 4, 1941, in Ransom …

Mark L. Sweebe, 65 years of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Mark was born May 9, 1956, in Bowling Green, Ohio, the son of the late Floyd and Kathryn “Eileen” (McKelvey) Sweebe.  He married Rebecca D. Dilyard on October …

Joan L. Sailer, 88, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at Glenn Park of Defiance.  Joan was born July 1, 1933, in Paulding, Ohio, daughter of the late Nicholas and Lois (English) Justinger.  She was a graduate of Sherwood High School, and the International Business College, Fort …

William Henry Cindle, 64 passed away December 13, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Bill was born on August 17, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio to William Fury and Doris Cindle.  He was later adopted by a loving father, David Cindle. Bill was a man that walked closely with …

James B. “Jim” Pereszlay, age 61, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Montpelier after becoming ill at work. Mr. Pereszlay was employed by CK Technologies in Montpelier, Ohio, on the paint line. He loved to build and had …