Obituaries

William P. Scantlen, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:39 A.M. on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Scantlen was a graduate of Farmington High School in Farmington, New Mexico, and served in the United …

Willis “Willie” Herbert Keller, 84 of Montpelier and formerly of Kunkle, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 30, 1936 in Hillsdale, MI to Ernest E. and Geraldine (Barret) Keller. Willie graduated from Kunkle High School and honorably …

Dean Smethurst, 75, of Montpelier, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice after a courageous two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born May 4, 1946 in Wauseon to Theodore and Nettie Ellen (Wiyrick) Smethurst. Dean graduated from Montpelier High School in 1964. On September 9, …

Michele R. Andrews, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:00 A.M. on Friday, July 30, 2021, at SKLD Health Care, Bryan, where she was a resident. Michele formerly attended Pioneer Church of the Nazarene and in her spare time enjoyed coloring, learning to crochet, and making friends online. …

Theresa Annette Edwards, age 58, of Delta, passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Medical Center on Thursday, July 29, 2021, following a brief illness. Theresa was born May 16, 1963, in Springfield, Ohio to Gerald and Leona (Williams) Edwards. Theresa spent most of her life in Delta, where she made …

Patti L. Oyer, 67, of Montpelier, passed away on July 29, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 25, 1954 in Montpelier to John J. and Francis L. (Smith) Kreischer. Patti graduated from Montpelier High School in 1972. On November 25, 1972 she married Michael R. Oyer in …

Loyal Scott Decker, 84, of Montpelier, passed away on July 28, 2021 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. On July 9, 1937 he was born in Hillsdale, MI to Clifford Eugene and Vera Jeanette (Wheeler) Decker. Scott graduated from Montpelier High School. On December 24, 1956 he married Kathleen Cook …

Lelah E. Mandly, age 87, of Delta, passed away July 28, 2021, at the Swanton Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She worked as a factory worker for many years. Lelah was born on January 5, 1934, in Wauseon to the late Elmer and Ethel (Baker) Raker. She graduated from Wauseon …

Daniel D. Hug, age 54, of Lima, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at his home. Danny was a welder, fabricator and talented mechanic. He was active with Alcoholics Anonymous in Bryan and Defiance and with Wings of Change. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, his pets and mostly his …