Obituaries

Betty M. Singleton, 85, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Betty was born September 24, 1936, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Dearl and Ila (Saylor) Singleton.  In her free time, Betty loved putting together puzzles, coloring, …

Charles Gilbert Howard, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Chuck was born in Waterloo, Indiana, at his maternal grandparents’ home, to the late Herbert and Dorothy (Bonecutter) Howard. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1951. He married Karen Kline Howard on September 10, 1952, at St. …

Burnell W. Bowers, 81, of Defiance, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at The Laurels of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio with his family by his side. Burnell was born August 17, 1940, in Pulaski, Township, Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Willard and Pearl (Patten) Bowers. He married Carolyn …

Derrill L. Kline, 98, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio.  Derrill was born December 10, 1923, in Hicksville, Ohio, son of the late Bruce C. and Leota M. (Voght) Kline.  He was a 1941 graduate of Hicksville High School.  Derrill proudly …

Colleen S. Hake, age 69, of Edon, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Ms. Hake was a 1970 graduate of Edon High School and had worked at Edon State Bank for more than thirty years in accounting and as a teller. She was a …

Brian McClish, 55, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Saturday, April 02, 2022, in his home with his family by his side. Brian was born August 23, 1966, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of David and Sharon (Morris) McClish. He was a 1985 graduate of Hicksville High School. Brian married Christina …

Charles L. Parsons, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:28 A.M. on Friday, March 31, 2022, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Parsons was a lifelong farmer and had been maintenance manager at Glenwood Estates in Napoleon, Ohio, for many years. …

Stephen A. Baden, 62, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio.  Stephen was born February 24, 1960, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Albert and M. Charlotte (West) Baden.  He was a 1978 graduate of Fairview High …

Marsha Kay Snyder, 80, of Montpelier, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. She was born on November 10, 1941 in Montpelier to Oren and Marjorie (Eager) Mason. Marsha graduated from Montpelier High School and went on to obtain her cosmetology license from the …

Scott P. Martin, 64, of Montpelier passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 10, 2021 in the CHWC emergency room in Montpelier.  Scott (“Nort” to many) was born on August 20, 1957 in Montpelier to Larry and Marcia (Zulch) Martin.  He graduated with the Montpelier Class of 1975.  In 1979 he graduated from Bowling …