Obituaries

Lester “Gene” E. Cook III, 68, of Montpelier passed away Friday afternoon at Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Bryan.  He was born on August 17, 1953 in Montpelier, Ohio to Roland and F. Juanita (Petre) Cook. Gene served in the United States Army from (1976-1979) and was honorably discharged. He …

Patsy J. “Pat” Gipple, age 73, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 10:32 A.M. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in her home after an extended illness. Ms. Gipple was employed by Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, for fifteen years and then at JCIM in Bryan, Ohio, from where she retired …

Thelma Marie Lehman, age 99, of Stryker, Ohio passed away on Thursday, August 19, 2021 after many loving visits from family. Thelma was born on March 31, 1922 in rural Stryker, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Valentine) Norris. Thelma graduated from Stryker High School in 1940. She married her …

Albert “Al” M. Lennox, 70, of Pioneer and formerly of Virginia passed away Thursday afternoon at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on November 24, 1950 in Clawson, Michigan to Albert and Dorothy (Frankow) Lennox.  Al graduated from Clawson High School in 1968.  On  June …

Donna M. Stemen, age 87, of Wauseon passed away August 13, 2021. Donna spent her life caring for her family and her home. Donna was born on October 22, 1933 to the late Lawrence and Irene (Sickmiller) Vance. On November 25, 1961, Donna married Joseph Stemen, who preceded her in …

Mary Jane Gentit, age 95, of Stryker, passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Prior to her retirement she had driven bus for Quadco in Stryker for many years. Mary Jane was born in Williams County, Ohio, on November 10, 1925, the daughter …

Marilyn Kathryn (Dickman) Gee, age 79, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 in Swanton Valley Nursing Center.  She was born May 24, 1942 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Adelia Dickman.  She married Jerry L. Gee, Sr. on December 22, 1962 and he preceded her …

John P. Grime, age 97, of rural Archbold, passed away Monday, August 16, 2021, at SKLD in Bryan. Prior to his retirement he and his wife, Mary, ran the former Twilight Inn, south of Archbold, for 35 years. John was born in Archbold on March 15, 1924, the son of …

Jack G. Lanius, 91 of Sun City Center, passed away on August 8, 2021. He was born on June 9, 1930, to the late Lila (Richardson) and Clarence Lanius in Pioneer, Ohio. He graduated from Montpelier High School. Following high school, Jack enlisted in the newly formed Air Force and served in the Korean War in Fukuoka, Japan as Air Police. After the service, Jack became a semi-truck driver, …

Charles L. Bowers, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:05 P.M. on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan following a brief illness. He was a meat cutter at the former Fountain City Meats for 25 years and served as Williams County Dog Warden …