Obituaries

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 …

Franklin Lee Landel, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:41 A.M. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. Lee worked at several locations in Bryan and Florida including TruFast and Spangler Construction, locally. He was raised in the First Lutheran Church in Bryan and …

Joan Carol (Norton) King, A long time resident of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away on January 21, 2021 at the age of eighty.  Joan was born to Bearl and Beatrice P. (Birmingham) Norton, February 9, 1940. She was a graduate of Libbey High School. Joan was married to Dr. Sterling W. …

June Avon Barton Rupp, of Archbold, Ohio went to meet her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, January 21, 2021.  She died peacefully in her sleep at home, surrounded by loved ones. June was born April 19, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Julian B. Barton and Viola (Wagoner) Barton.  …

Kathaleen J. “Kate” Jennings, age 89, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Northern Lakes Care and Rehabilitation in Angola, Indiana. Mrs. Jennings was a 1949 graduate of Hamilton High School. She attended Edon United Methodist Church, where she was an active member …

Diane Louise Drewes (Short) succumbed to COVID-19 on Monday, January 18th 2021 at the age of 75 at the CHP Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. Born to Samuel and Rebecca Short on November 29, 1945, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Diane joined the Air Force after graduating high school in Alabama and …