Obituaries

James L. Hicks, Sr., age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with cancer. James was a 2958 graduate of Defiance High School and served in the …

Mary Lou (Van Zile) Noll, age 95, died on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Mount Healthy Christian Home in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mary Lou spent most of her childhood on the family farm, near Metz, Indiana, and she was a graduate of Metz High School. She …

Howard Steffen Groh, age 80, of Kettering, OH, died Sunday, December 16, 2018. Howard was born in Powellsburg, Ohio, June 17, 1938. After receiving his GED, Howard earned an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University. and a Masters degree in finance from St. Louis University. Howard’s career in the …

David L Manley, 62 years, of Pioneer, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. David was born October 3, 1956 in Edon, Ohio, the son of the late Duane and Helen Manley. He married Kimberly S. Wines on June 17, 1994 in Bryan, and …

Marguerite C. “Peg” Taylor, 97 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018, in her residence, with her family by her side. Peg was born June 26, 1921 in Fostoria, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward Mitchell and Ruth Medilla (Wolfe) Silveus. She was a 1939 graduate of …

Norma J. McGill, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. McGill was a graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by Bryan City Schools for seventeen years and then …

Douglas Jay Mowrer, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:55 P.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after an extended illness. Mr. Mowrer was a graduate of Lear River High School in Lear River, Illinois, and was a veteran of the United States Army. …

Margaret E. “Maggy” Dolf, age 84, of Wauseon, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to retirement she had been a Finance Director for the Sears, Roebuck and Company for over 30 years. Maggy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Margaret …

George W. “Bill” Strayer, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018. He had been employed by the People’s State Bank in Wauseon, which merged with The Ohio Citizen’s Trust, Co., in 1979, and was in turn sold to National City Bank of Cleveland in 1981, from which …

Robert P. “Bob” Gable, 87, of Alvordton passed away Monday evening at his home. He was born on April 10, 1931 in Sylvania to Carl and Ester (Houser) Gable. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. On May 5, 1950 he married Mary …