Obituaries

Stuart D. Kepler, 59 years, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in his residence. Stuart was born April 25, 1961 in Angola, Indiana, the son of the late Jerry C. and Dolores A. (Harger) Kepler. He was a 1979 graduate of Hamilton High School. Stuart worked …

June Marie Crawford, 93 years, of Sherwood, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in her home. June was born June 20, 1927 in Jewell, Ohio, daughter of the late Harvey and Clara (Speiser) Thieroff. She was united in marriage to Garland “Duke” Crawford on July 1, 1950 in Defiance, Ohio …

Mary J. Stevens, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:10 P.M. on Monday, June 29, 2020, in her home after an extended illness. Mary had retired from Bryan Custom Plastics in 1999 with 25 years of service. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Bryan Fraternal …

Chad Allen Reynolds passed away unexpectedly on June 28th, 2020 at the young age of 36. Unfortunately, not from “slappin a grizzly bear” like he always claimed he would leave this world doing. Chad is preceded in death by his loving mother, Lori Coopman. He is survived by his son, Avery, …

Marvin L. Palmerton, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:31 P.M. on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, following a brief illness. Mr. Palmerton was a 1955 graduate of Edgerton High School and in 1957 started working at 50 Division in …

Sharon A. Hull, age 68, of Napoleon, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020, at CHP-Defiance Inpatient Hospice. Sharon was born in San Diego, California on February 1, 1952, the daughter of Ernest and Shirley (Grime) Fowler. On May 14, 1971 she married Lamar Hull, and he survives. Sharon was deeply …

Alan L. Boyers, age 91, of Wauseon, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at CHP-Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Alan had worked for A & P Tea Company in Morenci, Michigan from 1953 – 1964 and then in Wauseon from 1964 – 1974. After that, Alan had worked for Lincoln Life …

April Lee Carpenter, age 62, of Delta, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly in her home of natural causes, Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 28th from 2 to 6 p.m. and Monday, June 29th from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grisier~Weigel …

Victoria Benner, age 94, of rural Bryan, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. Victoria was born on November 6, 1925, the daughter of John and Marie (Condon) Moldovan. She was born in Detroit and …

Audrey Ilene Fast, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 P.M. on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Fast was a graduate of Montpelier High School and had been employed as an injection …