Obituaries

Mary E. Geren, 85 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Mary was born February 10, 1935, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Cecil and Della (Rhodes) Rhodes.  She was a 1954 graduate of Stryker High School.  She …

Wayne L. Johnson, 86 years, of Defiance, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center with his family at his bedside.  Wayne was born January 16, 1934, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of the late Freeman and Juanita (Webb) Johnson.  He was a 1953 graduate …

Dwight D. Williamson, 65, of Edon passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. He was born on December 3, 1954 in Columbus, Ohio to Averill J. and Kathrine J. (Hazelett) Williamson.  On December 9, 1972 he married Pamela S. Pietrykowski in Toledo and …

Sue Ann Gomez, age 67, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at St. Ann’s Hospital in Sylvania. Sue was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on June 6, 1953, the daughter of the late Albert and the late Jane (Goff) Harrison. On October 1, 1975, she married Carlos D. Gomez, Sr., …

Earl L. Bonner, age 78, of Delta, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Prior to his retirement he had been a die setter and union representative for Inshield Die & Stamping in Toledo. Earl was born November 4, 1942 in Palmer, Tennessee to …

Ray F. Couts, age 72, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away November 27, 2020 at Swanton Valley Healthcare Center. He was a truck driver. Ray was born on January 4, 1948 in Wauseon to the late Bayard and Ethel (Talmadge) Couts. On October 17, 1972, he married Jill Couts, and she …

Gloria Deanne Nusbaum, 94 years, of Defiance, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Glenn Park of Defiance Senior Living Community, Defiance. Gloria was born February 13, 1926 in Defiance County, Ohio the daughter of the late Clarence M. and Lois (Kittredge) Kretzer. She graduated from Sherwood High School and …

William J. “Bill” Schooley, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away in the early morning of Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Bill was a self-employed plasterer since 1962. He was a member of First Brethren Church in Bryan and a life member of the National …

Ronald Gene Reinhart, 63 years, of Hicksville was called home on Saturday, November 28, 2020 after an eleven-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Ron was born July 17, 1957 in Hicksville to the late James W. and Rosa M. (Bell) Reinhart. On September 10, 1977 he married Brenda Phillips, who survives. …

Freda Mae Olmstead, 92, of Bryan passed away Wednesday at her home.  She was born on January 1, 1928 in Logansport, Indiana to Carl W. and Norma J. (Haas) Summers.  Freda graduated from George Washington High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.  On July 27, 1946 she married Donald C. Olmstead and …