Obituaries

Crystal S. Colon, age 51, of Edgerton, Ohio passed away September 30, 2021, at her home. Crystal was an Area Financial Manager for AGG-Tower Automotive. Crystal was born on December 10, 1969, in Springfield, Ohio to Myron Feather and Sandra Madewell. She graduated from Marietta College with a bachelor’s degree …

James “Jim” R. Etchie,  age 80, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home after a brief illness on Friday, September 24, 2021.  Jim was born on August 17, 1941 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Perry L. and Margaret V. (Burger) Etchie.  He was a 1959 graduate of …

Rick J. Taylor, 64, of Pioneer passed away early Sunday morning at McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee.  He was born on October 11, 1956 in Montpelier to James Richard and Dorothy M. (Lovejoy) Taylor.  Rick graduated from Hilltop High School in 1974.  He married Holly B. Towns on April …

Alice Ann (Anders) Watts, age 93, moved on to her next life with the Lord on Friday, September 24, 2021 at CHP Inpatient Hospice Defiance, surrounded by her family. Her spirit to live was finally overpowered by Parkinson’s Disease which she had lived with for many years. She was born …

Doctor A. “Dave” Robbins, Jr., age 80, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Lakeland Rehab & HealthCare Center in Angola, Indiana. He was a truck driver for ITT Higbie and was a member of the Montpelier Eagles #2246. Doctor enjoyed fishing, working construction, riding motorcycles, drinking …

Kent Duane Wyse, age 61, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 A.M. on September 24, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Over the years Kent worked for several trucking companies and he was also very proud to be a bull hauler. …

Marion “Ed” Dohm, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, on Monday, September 20, 2021. Ed was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Germany from 1962-1965. Ed worked at The Aro Corporation, Iron Workers Union,  and Bryan City Schools and retired …

James “Jim” R. Etchie,  age 80, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home after a brief illness on September 24, 2021.  Jim was born on August 17, 1941 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Perry and Margaret V. (Burger) Etchie.  He was a 1959 graduate of Defiance High …

Billie Jean Yanez, 79, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Billie was born January 12, 1942, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, daughter of the late Merl J and Gertrude A. (Monaghan) Holland.  She graduated from Cerritos High School in 1959, and Cerritos College in …

John E. Peak, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. John was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the military intelligence field, and was honorably discharged in 1963. John owned Peak Construction for over 25 years …