Obituaries

Donald Waldfogel, age 92, of Wauseon, Ohio, died Tuesday morning, March 10, 2020, at Genacross in Napoleon, Ohio. He was a Lifetime Farmer, former Milk Hauler, and an Independent Truck Driver. Donald was born in Fulton County on March 2, 1928, to the late John and Mary (Seiler) Waldfogel. Donald loved antique …

Thomas Willard Brinegar, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at Fulton Manor Nursing & Rehab in Wauseon, Ohio. Mr. Brinegar was a service technician with Ohio Gas Company, retiring with over forty years of service. Thomas was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving …

Walter R. “Butch” Coy, Sr., age 76, of Stryker, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020, at SKLD in Bryan. Prior to his retirement he had been a lifelong area farmer. Butch was born in Bryan, Ohio, on August 11, 1943, the son of John and Pauline (Impton) Coy. On April …

James A. Deck, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:13 A.M. on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient.  Mr. Deck was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict.  …

Eugene Robert Wayne Smith, age 80, of Wauseon, Ohio, peacefully passed on into his eternal home on March 6, 2020 after fighting with all he had to recover from a stroke that occurred a month and a half prior. He was born on April 15, 1939 to Paul and Wauneta (Wyse) …

Thomas Yanez, 78, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Hickory Creek at Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio. Tom was born on December 7, 1941 in Downy, California, the son of the late Alfred and Amelia Lara Yanez. He was a graduate of Cerritos College with an Associates degree in Computer Science. …

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 …

David Lee Irvin, 68, of Montpelier, OH passed away on March, 6, 2020 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on August 6, 1951 in Lansing, MI to Horace J. and Marilyn J. (Keel) Irvin. David attended DeWitt High School in DeWitt, MI. David is survived …

Ruth A. Swank, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:14 P.M. on Monday, March 3, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness.  Mrs. Swank was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed her time with family and loved to cook and bake. Ruth A. …

Donna M. Osmun, 81 years, of Grabill, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Parkview Hospital-Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Donna was born November 7, 1938 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harlan and Thelma (Darling) Madden. She was a 1956 graduate of Harlan High School. Donna married …