Obituaries

Vivian L. Knapp, age 84, of Melbern, Ohio, passed away at 8:15 A.M. on Sunday, June 30, 2024, and her husband, William E. “Bill” Knapp, age 85, of Bryan, passed away at 12:40 A.M. on Monday, July 1, 2024, both at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. They were married …

Tina Sue Bigger, age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:15 A.M. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center following a long battle with cancer. She was a baptised member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Edon. Tina was a robotic welder at Angola …

Calvin J. “John” Wieland, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at CHP Hospice, Defiance, Ohio with his family at his side. John was a tool and die maker at the Ohio Art Company and retired with 45 years of service. He …

Donald L. Whitman, 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in his residence surrounded by his loving family.  Don was born December 23, 1944, in Melbern, Ohio, son of the late Lawrence R. “Shorty” and Betty Jane (Kittredge) Whitman.  He attended Bryan City Schools.  Don married Regina …

Rosemary Scott, 95, of Montpelier, OH, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 6, 1929 in West Unity, OH, the daughter of George and Beulah (Moore) Fetzer. On June 20, 1959, she married Ray W. …

Bradley S. Czaja, age 36, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne following a lengthy illness. Brad was a member of the Free Bible Tabernacle in Butler. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors and his dogs. Bradley S. Czaja was …

Richard “Dick” M. Gordon died peacefully at the Community Health Professionals Hospice Inpatient Center in Defiance, Ohio, on June 24, 2024, with his family at his side.  Dick was born in Hicksville, Ohio on October 27, 1944, in the old Hicksville Hospital when it was located on Smith Street, to …

Phillip R. “Phil” Riter, 81, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Phil was born February 7, 1943, in Bryan, Ohio, son of the late Calvin and Luella (Clark) Riter. He was a 1961 graduate of Stryker High School. Phil served …

Henry Case, Sr., age 74, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Henry was a truck driver for many years and also worked as a dining room attendant at Shaffer’s Restaurant in Bryan. He was a US Army …

Dennis “Hummer” C. Worden, 79, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Dennis was born August 8, 1944, in Hicksville, Ohio, son of the late Charles W. and Velma (Rapp) Worden.  He was a 1962 graduate of Hicksville High School. …