Obituaries

Margaret A. Murray, 98 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2021, at SKLD – Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio.  Margaret was born December 11, 1922, in Little Thorrock, England, the daughter of the late Ernest Charles and Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Slater) Rothbury.  She married Walter O. Murray on March …

Carmon R. Esterline, 92, of Bryan passed away Friday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  He was born on the family farm on June 14, 1928 in Pioneer to Emmett and Helen (Edmason) Esterline.  Carmon graduated from Pioneer High School.  On August 15, 1948 he married Wanda Mae …

Alfred Eugene Cobb, 90, of Taylorsville, North Carolina and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio died Jan. 19, 2021 at his home on Lake Hickory. Al was born on April 15, 1930, the son of Carl L. and Marie Pearl (Cadarette) Cobb in Detroit, Michigan. On Oct. 17, 1953 he married Helen …

Lloyd G. Countryman, 85 years, of Hicksville, passed Friday, January 22, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, with his family by his side. Lloyd was born July 26, 1935 in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of the late Glen and Mary (Scranton) Countryman. He was a 1953 graduate …

Venetia N. Smith, 90, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on June 17, 1930  in Montpelier to Walter V. and Minnie E. (May) Dilworth.  Venetia graduated from Montpelier High School in 1948 and attended Beauty School in Toledo.  On …

Delmar E. Karnes, 82, of Montpelier, passed away early Friday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on January 29, 1938, in Delta, Ohio, to Harold A. and Gladys F. (Stone) Karnes.  Delmar graduated from Montpelier High School in 1956, where he was a part of the only MHS …

Anthony “Tony” B. Conrad, 62, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday night at his home.  He was born on September 19, 1958 in Dayton to Fred and Myrtle (Browning) Conrad.  Tony attended Four County career center.  On December 31, 2017, after 33 years together, he married Kathy D. Knapp and she …

Vernon A. “Pretz” Stark, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Stark was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army from …

Elgin Royce Smith, age 93, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, in his home, with his loving family at his bedside. Services for Elgin are pending at this time.

Maria A. Cardenas, 66, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Promedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. She was born in San Jeronimo, Michoacan, Mexico. She lived part of her life in Mexico and the rest in Wauseon. She came to the United States back …