Obituaries

Eleanor M. Bexten, 84, of Pioneer passed away Sunday at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on February 22, 1936 in Pioneer to Layton M. and Blanch Elma (Hillard) Eidenier.  Eleanor graduated from Pioneer High School in 1954.  On September 10, 1983 she married Anthony Bexten and …

Jeanette “Greta” Weber, age 80, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away surrounded by family at the Fulton Manor Nursing Home on May 15, 2020. Greta was well known in Wauseon as the owner of Tiny’s Dairy Barn along with her husband, “Tiny”. Greta leaves behind a family who adored her, and countless …

Ernest James Belella, of Bryan, OH, died on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Hillside Country Living. He was 93. Ernie, as he was known to friends and family, was born on March 13, 1926 in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania to Raffaele “Ralph” Belella and Hattie Herman Belella. He graduated from Mahaffey High …

David L. Parker, 78 years, of Fort Wayne, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at Golden Years Homestead, where he was a resident.  David was born November 30, 1941, in Paulding, Ohio, the son of the late Dallas and Nellie (Bristol) Parker.  He was a 1959 graduate of Mark Center …

Edna May “Yogi” Miller, age 92, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020, at the Fulton County Health Center. Prior to her retirement, she had worked at All Star Products in Defiance and had been a dental assistant. Edna was born in Kunkle, Ohio on May 4, 1928, the …

Kathryn E. Wittig, 94 years, of Bedford, New Hampshire, and a former resident of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Concord Regional VNA Hospice House in Concord, New Hampshire.  Kathryn was born January 5, 1926, in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Samuel and Alta …

Betty Jo Ridgway, 75 years, of West Unity, Ohio passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Advanced Specialty Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. Betty was born December 9, 1944 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Helen P. (Fischer) Hartman. She married Rex J. Ridgway on September 2, 1961 in Angola, …

Marcia L. Sabins, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in her home surrounded by her family after a brief illness.  Mrs. Sabins was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed by Spangler Candy Company, retiring with thirty-eight years of service.  …

Steven L. Krauss, 77, of Montpelier went to his eternal home Tuesday evening in his home after a year long battle with cancer.  Steve spent a lifetime in pain due to a very bad car accident “caused by black ice” when he was a teenager.  Steve was born at his …

Timothy W. Hamm, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Tim was a Water Technician with Aqua America based in Wimberly, Texas for 30 years. He was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie 2233. Time …