Obituaries

Virginia R. Karalis, 95, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning, July 23, 2021 at her home. She was born on October 24, 1925 to Frank and Victoria (Postek) Mielnicki. Virginia graduated from Pershing High School in Detroit, Michigan. She was a supervisor of housekeeping and laundry at Hillside Nursing Home …

Dawson L. Sapp, 19, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier. He was born on April 3, 2002 in Defiance, Ohio to Kevin M. Sapp and Brandy S. (Tillman) Sapp. Dawson graduated from Montpelier High School in 2021. He was an …

Paul W. Rush III, age 61, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. He was a truck driver for Upstaging, Inc. for the last ten years. Paul was a U.S. Army veteran, having served from 1978-1984. Paul was a talented …

Scott A. Frazier, age 49, of Wauseon passed away July 22, 2021, in Toledo, Ohio. Scott worked for the Jeep Motor Company. On November 19, 1971, Scott was born to Bart and Karen (Leymaster) Frazier. On September 29, 2018, Scott married Pam Cairns, who survives. Those left to remember Scott …

Richard G. McBride, 77, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021.  He was born November 26, 1943, in Blakeslee, Ohio to Orville H. and Winona W. (Lockhart) McBride.  Richard graduated from Bryan High School in 1961, and then proudly served our country in the Indiana National Guard.  He …

Russell (Russ) P. Leininger, age 81, passed away on July 21, 2021 in the care of CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Russ was born on August 15, 1939 to Paul and Florence (Kutzli) Leininger, in his childhood home. Russ worked for Conagra in Archbold for over 30 years as …

Douglas D. Ward, age 84, of Delta, Ohio, passed away at Fairlawn Retirement Community in Archbold. He was born on September 3, 1936, to Ross and Doris (Vogel) Ward. After High School he attended Ohio Northern University and later married Marlene J. (Dailey) Ward on July 24, 1955. Marlene preceded …

Hayes H. Horn, 90, of Montpelier, passed away on July 15, 2021 at Parkview Hospital Randalia in Fort Wayne, IN due to injuries sustained in a vehicle accident on July 7, 2021. He was born on April 2, 1931 in Buchanan County, Virginia and was the youngest of 13 children …

Kristina (Whetstone) Matrisch, age 58, of Fayette, Ohio, passed away July 15, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio. Kristina was born to the late Lawrence and Hazel (Sackett) Whetstone on August 2, 1962 in Jonesville, Michigan. She graduated from Jonesville High School, and later graduated with an associates degree from Jackson Community …

Glenn Ray Schrock, 72, of Harlan, Indiana passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne.  Glenn was born December 11, 1948, in Tuscola, Illinois to Jacob E. and Fannie B. (Bontrager) Schrock.  He married Agalia “Gayle” Bush on July 23, 1968, in Phoenix, Arizona, and she …