Obituaries

Louis Dan Thiel, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:05 A.M. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1962 graduate of Edon Northwest High School where he excelled in …

Kathleen M. “Tiny” Manley, 76, of Montpelier, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on December 22, 1941 in Montpelier to LeRoy O. and Frances M. (Selander) Startzman. Tiny attended Montpelier High School. On July 29, 1960 she …

Zale A. “Zeke” Harvey, 89 years, of Bryan passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Zeke was born May 31, 1928 in Archbold, Ohio, the son of the late Othal and Beryl (Smith) Harvey. He was a 1946 graduate of Stryker High School. …

Donald R. Underwood, Sr., 76 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Donnie was born November 6, 1941 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late George Henry and Maxine M. (Beattie) Underwood, Sr. He was a tow-motor operator at Dietrich …

Wilma Jean (Willson) Sloan, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2018. She was born on October 29, 1929, to Clarence and Alice Willson at her family farm in Ai, Ohio. On August 6, 1950, Wilma married Virgil Otis Sloan of Stryker, Ohio. Together they raised …

Georgia Mae Perkins-Peters, age 73, of Bryan, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, May 22, 2018, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. Prior to her retirement she had been a beautician for over 40 years and the original owner of Woodstock West Salon in Bryan. Georgia was born in …

John L. Richard, 73, of Alvordton, passed away May 20, 2018 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton. He was born June 20, 1944 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Robert and Violet Richard. He served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1967. John married Karen E. Midtgard on July …

Patricia A. “Patty” Mann, age 56, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Parkview Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born August 04, 1961 in Defiance, Ohio to William H. and Madonna J. (French) Potter. She married Eugene “Gene” E. Mann on May 24, 2003 and …

Mary Ann Martin, 97, of Pioneer passed away surrounded by her family on May 18, 2018 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. She was born on August 16, 1920 to the late Emery and Minnie (Flory) Clapper. She was a graduate of Stryker High School, Fort Wayne International Business College, …

Roger B. Smith, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. Mr. Smith was a 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a longtime employee …