Obituaries

William “Bill” Beatty Sr., 78 years, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bill was born November 16, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, the son of the late Dudley Beatty and Francis (Beak) Bailey. He was a 1959 graduate of …

Carlton Lionel Dietsch, born on November 18, 1932, in rural Edgerton, Ohio, left this earthly world at almost 88 years of age to be with our Lord, Jesus Christ, in Heaven on November 6, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Christine, and their two daughters, Coleen Dietsch and Cairon …

Arlo “Tobe” Short of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Saturday November 7, 2020 at the age of 81 years old. He died at Ft Wayne Lutheran Hospital following a short illness. Arlo was the youngest child of Leland and Ruth (Beck) Short born on August 14, 1939. He was born …

Brigitte Dunning, 70 years, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice, Defiance Ohio. She was born September 14, 1950 in Gunzenkeim, Germany, the daughter of the late Hans Stribik and Margarete Karl. She graduated from high school in Möttlingen, Germany. Brigitte worked for Gendron …

Arlo “Tobe” Short of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Saturday November 7, 2020 at the age of 81 years old. He died at Ft Wayne Lutheran Hospital following a short illness. Arlo was the youngest child of Leland and Ruth (Beck) Short born on August 14, 1939. He was born …

Robert Barton Bostater, 74 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday morning, November 8, 2020, in his residence with his family at his side.  Bob was born August 28, 1946, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Victor E. and Gertrude (Cramer) Bostater.  He was a 1966 graduate of Bryan …

Donald C. Goebel, age 90, of rural Stryker, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020, at The Laurels in Defiance. Prior to his retirement he had been a lifelong area farmer. Donald was born in Williams County, Ohio on November 14, 1929, the son of Gilbert and Mildred (Sanders) Goebel. On July …

Rebecca Ann Gray, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died November 5, 2020, at CHP  – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to her retirement she had been a United Methodist Pastor for many years. Rebecca was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on March 26, 1954, the daughter of Don B. and Alice …

Lucille (Kuhn) Sheets, 94 years, of Defiance, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born July 10, 1926 in Delaware Township, Defiance County, Ohio. The daughter of the late Charles J. and Florence M. (Lipp) Kuhn. Lucille was a …

C.A. “Skip” Baumgartner, age 80, of Wauseon, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 21, 1940 to C. Eugene Robinson and Helen L. Dunlap in Wauseon, Ohio. Skip was a graduate of Wauseon High School and was raised on a horse …