Obituaries

Lorene A. Harsila of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening September 20, 2018 at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center, at the age of 91. Lorene was surrounded by family at the time of her passing. Lorene was born in Marquette, Michigan on May 16, 1927 the daughter of the late …

Margaret L. “Midge” Dilts, age 98, of Stryker, OH, passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Midge was born on August 20, 1920 in Bryan, OH to the late Rollie and Beulah (Rosendahl) Stuller. In March of 1945, she married Robert R. Dilts, …

Nancy “Nan” G. Byers, 91, of Montpelier passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on April 30, 1927 in Montpelier to Pierre B. and Mary B. (Stevens) Rothenburger. Nancy graduated from Montpelier High School in 1945. She married Richard …

Roger W. Thompson, 89, of Pioneer, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on March 8, 1929 in Kunkle, Ohio to Lauren R. and Vada M. (Fisher) Thompson. Roger attended Pioneer High School and then honorably served his country …

Sherry E. Michael, 70 years, of Sarasota, Florida and formerly of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in her residence after a lengthy illness. Sherry was born April 30, 1948 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Guy Edwin and Carlin Garcia (Hoffman) Brown. She was a 1966 …

Esther L. Lanius, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:20 A.M. on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Mrs. Lanius was the long time secretary at Trinity Lutheran Church. Esther was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Jolly Homemakers Esther was born on October …

Vernon A. “Bud” Demaline, age 84, of Holland, OH and formerly of Delta, OH, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at the Spring Meadows Senior Community. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon, OH, and are pending.

Ted B. Mercer, 59, of Bryan, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Mercy Heart and Vascular Center at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on September 12, 1959 to Ira M. and Virginia M. (Borton) Mercer in Montpelier. Ted attended North Central High School. …

Kathleen M. “Kitty” Tritch, age 85, of Montpelier, Ohio and formerly of Mineral Ridge, Ohio, passed away at 1:30 A.M. on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Kitty was a devoted homemaker, wife and aunt and had been a …

James W. Snow, age 85, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 in the Cleveland Clinic where he was a patient for two months and one day. James was born November 23, 1932 in Henry County, Ohio to the late Donald and Pearl (Willemen) Snow. He graduated from …