Obituaries

Loline L. Shadbolt, age 78, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at her home on Friday morning, September 17, 2021. She worked as a machinist at Fayette Tubular for over 30 years until the factory closed. Loline enjoyed traveling and watching game shows. Loline was born on April 5, 1943, in …

Ramona J. Luce Heinzerling, age 105, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:22 P.M. on Monday, September 20, 2021, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas, where she was a resident. Mrs. Heinzerling was a 1932 graduate of Edon High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Bowling Green …

Connie Sue (Elser) Light, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:55 P.M. on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, Montpelier, after a brief illness. Mrs. Light was a graduate of North Central High School in Pioneer, Ohio, and during her work career she had been …

Maurice J. Dietsch, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 6:02 P.M. on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where he was a resident, after a brief illness. He enjoyed the friends and relationships he developed living at the Filling Homes in Williams County …

Ina Kay Schafer, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:50 P.M. on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after a brief Illness. A devoted homemaker, she also had worked at the Montpelier Auto Auction for many years. She enjoyed time spent with family, especially …

Ronald A. Dietrich, 83, of Ney, Ohio passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, with his family by his side. Ron was born August 11, 1938, in Bryan, Ohio, son of the late Edward C. and Alice R. (Phillips) Dietrich. He enlisted in the …

Edward “Ted” John Metzger, Jr. passed away at the age of 85 on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis, IN.  He was born on November 10, 1935 in Youngstown, OH to Edward John Metzger and Eunice HamrockMetzger and moved to Wauseon in 1952 where he lived for over 60 years before moving to Fishers, IN. He is …

Patsy L. Oberlin, 90, of Hamilton, Indiana, peacefully passed away Friday, September 17, 2021, at her residence.  Patsy was born August 9, 1931, in Angola, Indiana, the daughter of the late Clyde W. and Reba L. (Helms) Rohleder.  She was a 1949 graduate of Hamilton High School.  Patsy married Mac …

Jeffrey L. Pepple, 63, died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, of complications from injuries received in a fire at his home on August 5 in Hicksville. He was born on October 7, 1957, in Kendallville, IN, the son of Merle and Betty (Phend) Pepple. He …

Lois P. Clark, 80, of Bryan passed away Thursday, September 17, 2021 at Community Hospital and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on October 9, 1940 in Montpelier, Ohio to Oliver and Leona I. (Humbarger) Stantz.  She attended Kunkle High School.  On November 18, 1976 she married Paul I. …