Obituaries

Pauleen G. Biggs, of Defiance, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at Defiance Hospice Center. Pauleen was born September 2, 1922, in McCutchenville, Ohio, to Elmer and Myrtle (Bare) Gibson. She married Robert Biggs on October 26, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1975. Pauleen graduated from Heidleberg …

Marilyn June Palmer French, 89, died April 11, 2020 at her home in Chandler, Arizona. She was born April 3, 1931 in Beadle county, South Dakota to Bertha Hurst Palmer and Otis Clyde Palmer. Marilyn lived and attended school both in Beadle County South Dakota and Renville County Minnesota. She …

Lifelong Bryan resident Art Spletzer died peacefully at the home he built and lived in for 69 years on Monday, April 13, 2020, surrounded by family.  Art was born January 20, 1922, in Bryan, Ohio, on Center Street, in a house that is still standing to the late Arthur and …

Marian Irene Taylor, 92, of West Unity, departed from this world on April 13, 2020 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. She entered this world on May 8, 1927 in Fresno, CA to Walter Marion and Maude (McCall) Lewis. Marian worked as an office clerk and driver for the Williams …

Clair Eugene Slattery, 83 years, of Hicksville, passed away on Good Friday, April 10, 2020, in his residence with his family at his side.  Clair was born August 11, 1936, in Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, the son of the late John Edward and Bernadine (Kennedy) Slattery.  He was a …

Shirley Ann Robinett, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:05 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Edgerton, Ohio, after an extended illness.  Mrs. Robinett was employed by Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, retiring in 2001,with thirty-five years of service.  She enjoyed …

Richard L. Savage, age 87, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 5:03 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness.  He was a veteran of the United States Army, attended Northwest State Community College and received his real estate …

Thomas Lee Bowman, age 67, of Glendale, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Serenity House in Phoenix, Arizona, after a brief illness. Mr. Bowman was a graduate of Fairview High School and had been employed as a case worker for Maricopa County Work Force and also as …

Lois V. Shafer, 94 years, of Fort Wayne, and a former resident of Angola, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Brookdale Memory Care and Assisted Living Facility, in Fort Wayne, where she was a resident the past 16 years.  Lois was born June 13, 1925, in …

Allan John Bernath, 66 years, of West Unity, passed away early Friday morning, April 10, 2020 in his residence. Al was born August 27, 1953 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Robert Edmund and Wilma Mae (Durham) Bernath. He was a 1971 graduate of Hilltop High School. Al …