Obituaries

Marian Irene Taylor, 92, of West Unity, departed from this world on April 13, 2020 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. She entered this world on May 8, 1927 in Fresno, CA to Walter Marion and Maude (McCall) Lewis. Marian worked as an office clerk and driver for the Williams …

Clair Eugene Slattery, 83 years, of Hicksville, passed away on Good Friday, April 10, 2020, in his residence with his family at his side.  Clair was born August 11, 1936, in Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, the son of the late John Edward and Bernadine (Kennedy) Slattery.  He was a …

Shirley Ann Robinett, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:05 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Edgerton, Ohio, after an extended illness.  Mrs. Robinett was employed by Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, retiring in 2001,with thirty-five years of service.  She enjoyed …

Richard L. Savage, age 87, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 5:03 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness.  He was a veteran of the United States Army, attended Northwest State Community College and received his real estate …

Thomas Lee Bowman, age 67, of Glendale, Arizona, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Serenity House in Phoenix, Arizona, after a brief illness. Mr. Bowman was a graduate of Fairview High School and had been employed as a case worker for Maricopa County Work Force and also as …

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 …