Obituaries

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 …

Janet L. Lane, age 66, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 12:05 P.M. on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Defiance Regional Medical Center.  Janet was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Napoleon.  She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Filling Home in Napoleon and in adult care …

Vivian R. DeGroff, age 92, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 05, 2020 in CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  Vivian was born June 16, 1927 in Edgerton, Ohio to the late Arthur and Pearl (Long) Kepler.  She married Harvey W. DeGroff on June 11, 1946 and he preceded her …

Roger “Piggy” A. Algeo, 63, of Montpelier, passed away on April 6, 2020 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on December 26, 1956 in Bryan to Guy A. and Beatrice (Cooley) Algeo. Roger graduated from Bryan High School in 1976 and attended Four County Vocational …

Theodore M. “Ted” Kirkpatrick, Jr., age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:37 P.M. on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Ted was a 1967 graduate of Bryan High School, attended Tri-State University, and later received his …

Alice N. Hancock, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:45 A.M. on Friday, April 3, 2020, surrounded by her family, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient after an extended illness. Alice was a 1959 graduate of Montpelier High School. She …

Robert L. Brown, 94, of Montpelier passed away Thursday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on August 24, 1925 in Bridgewater Township to Earl Leslie and Ethel M. (Lanum) Brown.  Robert married Maxine Somers and she preceded him in death on November 26, 2010.  He …

Roger Leroy Rahmer, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Northern Lakes in Angola. He was born on April 7, 1940 to the late Glenn and Mildred (Lipp) Rahmer.  Roger grew up farming and gardening in Pioneer.  He graduated in 1959 from North Central High School.  He worked …

Betty May Smith, age 72, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Indian Meadows in Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had worked at the former McCord Corporation in Wauseon. Betty was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on February 13, 1948, the daughter of Clarence H. and Laticia (Hess) …