Obituaries

Dorathea M. “Dottie” Koppenhofer, 98, of The Villages passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018. Mrs. Koppenhofer was born February 5, 1920 in Clinton Township, OH to Herman and Minnie (Warncke) Bunke. Dottie was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Delta, OH where she was involved with the Women’s …

Juan Gabino Suarez, age 28 of Wauseon, passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at the Fulton County Health Center. He was born in Bryan on June 3, 1990 to Juan and Maria Bueno, and they survive. Juan graduated from Wauseon High School and was employed at Triangular Processing. He …

Marjorie Joye Seigneur, age 94, of Stryker, died July 4, 2018, at the O’Neill Healthcare Facility in Bay Village, Ohio, after an extended illness. She was the daughter of Iva B. (Lourash) and Charles R. Smith, born on January 4, 1924, in Noble Township, Defiance County, Ohio. She was married …

Loella Janet (Grawcock) Pepple, 94, devoted mother of a large Northwest Ohio family, died peacefully on July 4, 2018, in Bryan, Ohio. The daughter of Leslie and Inez (Winebrenner) Grawcock, Loella was born in Albion, Indiana, on March 15, 1924. Her older brother, Albert Grawcock, survives her. She graduated from …

Larry J. Crabtree, age 70, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Monday, July 2, 2018, at his home. Mr. Crabtree was a steam hammer operator who made parts for heavy equipment. Larry also enjoyed working on cars in his spare time. Larry J. Crabtree was born on August 4, 1947, in …

Megan R. Shagena-Volpe, age 28, of Defiance, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Toledo, Ohio Megan was born on May 8, 1990 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Steven and Marcia (Old) Shagena. On March 24, 2018, she married Steven Volpe, and he survives. Also surviving are …

Chwa JiJa ( Lee ) Mercer, 82 years old of 18713 County Road T, Fayette Ohio passed away at 2:45pm July 1st at Fulton Manor after a short stay. Lee was born in Seoul South Korea on June 8th1936. Her father, Chil Song Lee and mother, Soon Ok Bak, preceded …

Mary Ann Mekus, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Mary was born on April 2, 1933, in Jewell, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Virginia (Coressel) Mekus. She was a 1951 graduate of …

John P. Haas, Sr., 86, of Pioneer passed away Tuesday evening at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on August 4, 1931 in Kendallville, Indiana to John Paul and June (Shumaker) Haas. John proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II …

James A. Smith, age 36, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away at on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at his home from natural causes. James was a diesel technician for Meyer Brothers Trucking in Pioneer and had previously worked at Maneval’s in Bryan and Hornish Brothers Trucking in Defiance. He was a …