Obituaries

Larry Gene Dirr, age 65, of Angola, Indiana, died at 6:56 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after a extended illness. Mr. Dirr was a former resident of the Montpelier, Ohio area and was a self employed carpenter. Born May 22, 1953, in Sylvania, Ohio, he was …

Dorothy “Dottie” May (Cain) Golden was born April 21, 1926 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Herbert Cecil and Mabel (Sherer) Cain. Dottie passed away Thursday afternoon at Fairlawn Haven Retirement Center, Archbold, Ohio. She married Kenneth “Ken” E. Golden in Lima, Ohio. After attending Elida High School, she was employed at …

Clarence “Ike” H. Marihugh, 66, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at home. He was born on June 5, 1952 in Crawfordville, Indiana to Clarence H. and Mary (Brown) Marihugh, Sr. Ike graduated from Ayersville High School in 1971. He married Sharon M. Tressler on September 18, 1971 in …

Donelda “Donnie” Rutledge, 95, of Pioneer passed away early Wednesday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on April 23, 1923 in Montpelier to George A. and Lottie (Johnson) Stoner, Sr. Donnie married James E. Rutledge and he preceded her in death September 23, 1991. In …

Danny Lee Keppler, age 68, of Hamilton Lake, Indiana, passed away at 12:45 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Keppler was a 1968 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed by Simpson Industries in Edon, Ohio, for forty-four years, as …

Ina L. Young, 77, of Montpelier, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on July 2, 1941 in Bryan to Howard F. and Mildred E. (Long) Lorntz. Ina graduated from Bryan High School in 1958. In 1999 she retired …

Ted D. Thorp, 58, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at his home. He was born on November 4, 1959 in Montpelier to Phil D. and LeeAnn (Hallock) Thorp. Ted graduated from Montpelier High School in 1979. Ted worked for Martin Sprocket and Gear in Montpelier from …

Faye L. Carpenter, 98, of West Unity passed away Saturday evening at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on March 17, 1920 in Lenawee County, Michigan to Pearly and Mabel (Wyse) Pike. Faye graduated from Adrian High School in 1938. She married John J. Carpenter and he …

Anita L. Oxender, 64, of Pioneer went to be with the Lord Saturday evening at her home. She was born on January 18, 1954 in Angola, Indiana to Robert A. and LaVeda Lois (Kindig) Musser. In September 2006 she married Terry A. Oxender at the Pioneer Church of the Nazarene. …

David Lynn Lane, age 57, of Stryker, died as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Thursday, October 4, 2018. He had worked at Sauder Woodworking for over 25 years. David was born in Bowling Green, Ohio on August 5, 1961, the son of Kenneth and Jennie …