Obituaries

Thelma Frances Zinsmaster, age 98, of Bryan, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan, Ohio. She worked in the office at the Aro Corporation and Williams County Auditor’s office in Bryan for many years. Thelma loved being a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and homemaker. She loved …

Robert “Bob” L. Harding, 94 years, of Hicksville, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Hickory Creek at Hicksville. Bob was born on May 24, 1926 in Auburn, Indiana, the son of the late Ralph and Audra (Roland) Harding. He was a 1944 graduate of Auburn High School. After graduating …

Deborah “Debbie” Snipp, age 63, of Wauseon, passed away September 22, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Toledo. Debbie cared for her home for many years. Debbie was born August 5, 1957 in Whiting, Indiana. Debbie was the daughter of the late Richard and Margaret Adamski. On October 15, 1988, …

Betty L. (Walter) Grieser, 92, of Archbold, Ohio passed away peacefully to her eternal home on September 23, 2020 at CHP Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. She was born at home in Waterville, Ohio, on May 5th , 1928 to Samuel Clyde and Fannie Mae Walter. She graduated from Waterville High …

Garry G. Flightner, 79 years, of Edon, Ohio passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 with his family by his side; after a courageous battle with bone cancer. Garry was born November 5, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of the late Paul and Inez (Ensign) Flightner. He grew up in …

Carol L. Todd, age 70, of Wauseon, passed away suddenly at her home on Monday, September 21, 2020. She was born on May 19, 1950 in Wauseon to Kenneth and Mary Ann (Baum) Graber. She married the love of her life, Gary Todd on February 5, 1972 and he survives. …

Dean E. Snow, 65 of West Unity passed away Wednesday morning at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on February 9, 1955 in Bryan to Roger “Frosty” D. and Dorothy M. (Gilbert) Snow.  Dean graduated from Four County Vocational Schools, in Archbold in 1974.  In the late …

Alan W. Bowers, age 75, of Ney, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord at 1:47 A.M. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Bowers was a 1964 graduate of Antwerp High School and served in the United States …

Donald R. Rath, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early on Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. Donald retired from The Aro Corporation in Bryan with 40 years of service. He was an accomplished auto body repairman, working many years out of his …

Jimmie Lyn Thompson, 63, of Montpelier, passed away on September 21, 2020 at his home. His was born on December 23, 1956 in Montpelier to James Wesley and Dyrrel “Susie” Lurine (Cantrell) Thompson. He married Penny A. Wilder on July 18, 1998 in Montpelier and she survives. Jimmie was the …