Obituaries

Matthew Todd Kunesh, age 62, passed away very suddenly on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He was born in Defiance on September 7, 1956, to surviving parents Harold and Nancy (Paxton) Kunesh. Matthew is also survived by his wife Tami (Good/Smith), daughter Elizabeth …

Virginia M. Graves, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:50 A.M. on Monday, October 22, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness. Mrs. Graves was a homemaker, an avid Chicago Cubs fan and a member of the Edon Church …

Judith K. Auxer, age 76, of Stryker, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Prior to her retirement in 2008, she had worked for Fulton Tubing – ITT Higbie in Archbold for 45 years. Judith was born in Waterloo, Indiana on December 27, …

Mildred Jane Lockhart, age 89, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Lutheran Life Village at Pine Valley in Fort Wayne, where she had been a resident. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. She had been a manager of …

Micheal “Mike” “ Red” A. Tressler 60, of Bryan passed away early Thursday morning, October 18, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare Center in Bryan. He was born on April 7, 1958 in Panama City, Florida to Richard L. and Mary P. (Baker) Tressler, Sr. He attended Paulding High School and then …

Robert A. Grieder, age 84, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. He was born on January 9, 1934, in Tedrow, Ohio, to the late Arthur and Ruth (Retan) Grieder. On June 6, 1964, he married Wanda J. Schisler in Portsmouth, Ohio, and …

Jimmy “Jim” Lee Thompson, age 67, of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, surrounded by his family at ProMedica Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Jim graduated from Hicksville High School and ITT Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and also attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. He …

Lynn V. Jeske, 65 years, of Dallas, Georgia and formerly of Bryan, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 in his residence. Lynn was born June 5, 1953 in Kensington, Pennsylvania, the son of Bernard and Margret (Studer) Jeske. He was a graduate of Hartland High School in Hartland, Michigan. …

Martin R. “Marty” Martinez, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan after an extended illness. Mr. Martinez was a graduate of Napoleon High School and was employed as a welder in the area, most recently at Bil-Jax, and also …

Norma J. Casper, 82 of Montpelier passed away at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Saturday October 13, 2018. She was born May 19, 1936 in Montpelier, Ohio to Paul and Faye “Nana” (Cramer) Snyder. She was a 1954 Montpelier High School graduate. Norma was married to …