Obituaries

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 …

Dennis L. Stoufer, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. He worked for Norfolk & Southern Railroad, owned a paint contracting business and worked in maintenance Fort Myers Beach, Florida. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War from …

Frederick D. “Fritz” Fouty, age 84, of rural Delta, passed away Thursday evening, May 17, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver. Fritz was born in Delta on August 8, 1933, the son of Alfred and Mae (Pontious) Fouty. On …

Gloria Jean Peebles, age 72, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Gloria was born in Delta, Ohio on June 21, 1945, the daughter of Blair and Ruby (Steward) Harmon. On December 19, 1970, she married Fred Peebles, and he survives. Gloria loved spending …

Phyllis Miller, age 96, of Brooklyn, Michigan and formerly of Wauseon, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s residence on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. She was born on March 31, 1922 in Orrin, North Dakota to the late Michael and Franziska (Schmidt) Kurtz. On February 26, 1946, she married John Miller …

Robin L. Rupp – Niswonger, 52, of Danville, MO, died on Friday, May 4, 2018 the result of a motorcycle accident in Danville, MO. Robin Lynn Rupp – Niswonger was born in Bryan, Ohio on July 4, 1965 to Ray Rupp and the late Linda Chateau Rupp. Robin had lived …

Denise S. Sullivan, age 65, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She had worked at C.E. Electronics in Bryan. Denise was born May 31, 1952 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Ernest and Constance (Blake) Grahn. Denise married Royce Short, …

William J. “Jay” Pigmon, age 55, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:55 A.M. on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Pigmon attended Edgerton High School and graduated from Northwest State Community College. …