Obituaries

Ruby Marie Pike, 93 years, of West Unity, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Friday, December 31, 2021, at Cameron Community Memorial Hospital, Angola, Indiana.  Ruby was born July 25, 1928, in McClave, Colorado, the daughter of the late Melvin C. and Sarah E. (Jarboe) Roesch.  She married Wayne Samuel Pike …

Curtis Walter Fauver II, age 70 passed away Thursday, December 23rd 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.  He graduated from Wauseon High School in 1969.   He was Baptized at the Christ …

Ester Cortez, age 79, of Wauseon passed away on December 29, 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Ester was born on January 8, 1942 in San Antonio, TX to the late Nicholas and Manuela (Martinez) Cortez. Ester loved to bake, and was famous for her banana and zucchini bread …

Patricia Allgire, age 80, of Stryker passed away December 28, 2021 in Bryan. Patricia ran a bar in Stryker for many years. Patricia was born on December 25, 1941 in Marion, Ohio to the late Willard and Wilma (Welch) Friley. On December 10, 1982, she married Marion Allgire, who preceded …

Irene D. Scantlen, age 87, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. Irene retired from The Aro Corporation with over 26 years of service. Her family was the most important thing in the world to her. Irene was born on …

Mark W. McElrath, age 67, of Napoleon and formerly of Wauseon, passed away Monday evening, December 27, 2021, at CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to his retirement he had been a commercial painter. Mark was born in Wauseon, Ohio on September 28, 1954, the son of Donald and …

Donna M. Beck, 99, of Montpelier passed away early Tuesday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on May 17, 1922 in Kunkle to Alva J. and Vera M. (Warner) Oxender.  Donna graduated from Kunkle High School in 1940.  She married Richard W. Beck in 1940 …

Nancy L. Sentel, 84, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 27, 2021, at her residence, with her family by her side.  Nancy was born April 7, 1937, in Defiance, Ohio, daughter of the late Emerson and Alberta (Bauer) Gump.  She was a 1955 graduate of Defiance High …

Monte R. McGough, 61 years of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Monte was born November 7, 1960, in Celina, Ohio, the son of the late Wesley T. and Rosemary (Jolly) McGough.  Monte was a 1979 graduate of Hicksville …

Virgil Dale Ridgway, age 76, of Harrogate, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at his home. Dale retired from Fleetwood Travel Trailers in Edgerton, Ohio, and also operated a camper repair & son shop with his son. He loved fishing, hunting, and camping with his family. Virgil Dale …