Obituaries

Michael E. Brumbaugh, 83 years, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice Residence, Sylvania, Ohio. Michael was born June 30, 1936 in Sidney, Ohio, the son of the late Herman and Dorothy (Spaugy) Brumbaugh. He was a 1954 graduate of Greenville High School and …

Heaven’s gates opened for another angel as Carol Lynn Elrod rejoined her husband, Richard, on March 12, 2020. Carol passed peacefully, with her sons, Rick (Anna) Elrod and David (Kim) Elrod, at her side after a short, but valiant, fight with cancer. Her husband, Richard, preceded her in death on July …

Wayne Crosser, 88 years, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Wayne was born December 31, 1931, in Defiance, Ohio the son of the late Wayne M. and Goldie (Yarrington) Crosser, Sr.  He was a 1950 graduate of Defiance High School.  …

DeLoyd Bernell Kemarly, 84 of Montpelier, OH went home to be with The Lord on March 11, 2020 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, OH. He was born on May 7, 1935 in Pioneer to Bernell J. and Idella M. (Reese) Kemarly. DeLoyd graduated from Pioneer High School. …

Karen B. Pettit, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:45 P.M. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in her home after an extended illness.  Karen was a graduate of Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio,  attended Defiance College, and went on to graduate from Davis Business College in Toledo, Ohio.  …

Marilyn Elaine Sumner, 91, of Pioneer, passed away on March 12, 2020 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on June 26, 1928 in Toledo to Herbert H. and Helen Beatrice (Gibbs) George. Marilyn gradated from Pioneer High School in 1946 and graduated from Ravenscroft Beauty College in …

Gus T. Lautermilch, age 60, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 5:50 P.M. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, with his family at his side.  Mr. Lautermilch was a 1978 graduate of Fairview High School and was a veteran of the United …

David Leonard, age 89, passed away March 8, 2020 at Indian Meadows Nursing Home in Wauseon. David was an electrician for many years. David was born in Palmyra, Michigan on December 27, 1930 to the late Howard and Goldie (Southwell) Leonard. On March 17, 1953, David married Doris (Monroe) Leonard. …

Muriel A. “Mert” Andrews, 89 years, of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Hickory Creek at Hicksville, where she had been a resident.  Mert was born May 10, 1930, in Hicksville, the daughter of the late Walter and Wilda (Smith) Scranton.  Mert was a 1948 graduate of Farmer …

Norman E. Whitlock, age 83, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 05, 2020 in Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio.  He was born April 25, 1936 in Springfield, Ohio to the late Raymond and Verile (Bloom) Whitlock.  He married Judith A. Stuckey on October 20, 1962 and she …