Obituaries

Albino J. Martinez, Jr., 60 years of Hicksville, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Parkview Hospital Randallia Campus, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Junior was born August 7, 1960, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of the late Albino and Christina A. (Ortiz) Martinez.  He was a 1979 graduate of Hicksville High …

Mary Lou Mannion, 84 years, of Hicksville, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the Laurels of DeKalb, where she was a resident.  Mary Lou was born April 17, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late Chauncey and Mary (Pease) Waterhouse.  She was a graduate of St. Aquinas …

Normagene J. Ely, 95 years, formerly of Bryan and Pioneer passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier, with her family by her side. Normagene was born September 16, 1925 in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ernest and Mabel (May) Mercer. She was a 1943 …

Charles E. Keatley, age 67, of Fayette, obtained his wings on Saturday, February 6, 2021, after a long, hard battle with Lung Disease. He was a U.S. Army Veteran with a beautiful soul and a big heart. He dedicated his life to giving to those in need even when he …

Gerald L. Schmucker, age 89,  of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at The Laurels of Defiance, Ohio. Gerald was born on January 21, 1932, to Alfred and Hilda (Rust) Schmucker.  He was raised in Stryker with his brother, Levon, and sister, Della, and graduated from Stryker …

Wayne L. Dargitz, 74, of  Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on October 6, 1946 in Angola, Indiana to Dale L. and Bernadine M. (Fuller) Dargitz.  Wayne graduated from Edon High School in 1965, then attended Tri State Community …

Maury, age 76, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Maple View Farm Assisted Living in Hudson, MI. He was the only child of Neal and Pauline Godden Callender, born in Almont, MI on December 13, 1944. He married Marlene Ann Fulton on June 6, 1970. Maury graduated from Capac …

Pauline L. C’Brien, 82 years, formerly of Fairview Park, Ohio passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier with her daughter by her side. Pauline was born January 22, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Balko) Wojtowicz. She graduated with honors …

James B. Handy, 72 years of Hicksville, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, with his family at his side.  Jim was born May 9, 1948, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of the late Buford and Magdalene (Brummitt) Handy.  He was a 1966 …

Christine E. Siebenaler, 82 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, in her residence with her family at her side.  Christine was born December 31, 1938, in Czechoslovakia, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Frisch.  Christine graduated from high school in Czechoslovakia.  She married Philip L. …