Obituaries

Virgil Ray Frank, age 75, of Stryker, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, surrounded by his family at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center of Defiance, Ohio. Virgil was born April 3, 1945, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Charles and Marian (Bauer) Frank. He graduated …

Vera A. Cannon, age 98, of Hillsdale, Michigan, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Country Living of Hillsdale. Vera had worked as a pharmacy clerk for over 30 years. She was a member of the Pharmacy Technician Association and Wayne Congregational Church. She …

Mary Lou (Brinkman) Trejo passed from this life on March 11, 2021. She was born March 9, 1937 in Detwiler Hospital, Wauseon, Ohio to the late Ray C. Brinkman and Edna M. (Burkholder) Brinkman. She was preceded in death by her brothers Jim Brinkman and Wilfred Brinkman. She is survived …

Dean R. Edwards, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021, at SKLD Bryan. He was a US Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Des Moines from 1951-1955. He was a teacher and coach at Central Local Schools- Fairview High School- retiring in 1984 after a …

William Joseph Vargo, age 95, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver. William was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 27, 1926, the son of William J. and Rose (Pocs) Vargo. He was an …

Gerald John Piasecki, 81 years, of Hicksville, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, in his residence, with his family at his side.  Gerald was born September 7, 1939, in Buffalo, New York, the son of the late John and Irene (Karaszewski) Piasecki.  He was a graduate of Emerson Vocational High …

Joanne Marie Brenner, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, walked through the gates of heaven on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Joanne graduated high school in 1963, paralegal school and STNA training. She took care of several well-known people in Bryan and West Palm Beach, Florida. She also cared for her parents …

Lydia B. Bordeaux-Niese, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Lydia had worked at the Mayo Clinic in Florida as a surgical nurse. She was an avid bingo player and enjoyed fishing, as well as gardening. Her family was the center …

William L. “Bill” Brannan was born in Bryan, Ohio, to Harry Herbert Brannan and June Wagner on June 26, 1936.  He departed this life on Friday, March 12, 2021.  Bill graduated from Bryan High School, Bryan, Ohio, in 1954, Bowling Green State University in 1958 with a BS degree in …

JoAnn (DeLong) Brubaker, age 70 of Bradenton, FL formally from Wauseon/Hamler, Ohio passed away unexpectedly March 8th at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota Florida. JoAnn was born in Chicago, IL January 9th 1951 to the late Gerald and Helen DeLong. JoAnn attended school in Niles, MI and lived there until the early 1990’s …