Obituaries

Margaret I. “Peg” Glaser, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 5, 2021, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Glaser was a graduate of Nazareth Academy High School and attended both Western Michigan University and Bowling …

Margaret “Midge” Rae Ludeker, age 67, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 9:23 P.M. on Monday, August 2, 2021, at Parkview Heart Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Midge was a 1971 graduate of Fairview High School, Sherwood, Ohio. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and …

Kenneth J. “Jerry” Osmun, age 81, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 4:20 P.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in his home, surrounded by family and friends. Kenneth retired from Mohawk Tools and was a former volunteer firefighter for the Farmer Fire Department. Kenneth enjoyed woodworking of all kinds, repairing …

Mr. Edward Yoder, 80, from St. Joe, Indiana, left this world unexpectedly in St. Joe, Indiana on August 1, 2021. Edward was born on March 7th, 1941, in Loogootee, Indiana. Edward met his wife Mary R. Timmons in Denver, Colorado and they were united in marriage on January 2, 1962. …

Janice E. Leppelmeier, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Leppelmeier was a member of the last class to graduate from Farmer High School. …

Lois Cammarn Whitmer of Wauseon passed away peacefully after a long illness on July 31, 2021 at the Swanton Valley Rehabilitation and Care Center.  She was 92.  Lois was the daughter of Tully Cammarn and Viola Cammarn of Fulton County.  She was a cheerleader at Wauseon High School and graduated …

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, …