Obituaries

Patricia L. Moran, 65, of Nettle Lake passed away Saturday afternoon at her home. She was born on November 21, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio to William Walter and Grace Aleene (Wheeler) Hendricks. On November 11, 1972, she married Arthur F. Moran in Toledo and he preceded her in death in …

Lyle R. Cox, 87, of Montpelier passed away Friday afternoon at Genesis HealthCare in Bryan. He was born on April 30, 1929 in Bridgewater Township to Samuel and Mabel (McCord) Cox. Lyle graduated from Edon High School in 1947. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps …

Marjorie “Marge” R. Briner, 87, of Montpelier passed away Saturday at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on December 22, 1929 in Wyandotte, Michigan to George S. and Martha E. (Virnick) Oehring. Marge graduated from Hillsdale High School in 1949. She married David M. Briner and he …

Norris G. Merritt, age 83, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver for over 30 years. Norris was born on June 18, 1933 in Lucedale, Mississippi, the …

Steven S. Hays, age 75, of Montpelier, passed away at 10:07 P.M. on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Center near Defiance. Mr. Hays was a truck driver and had been a Bridgewater Township Trustee since 1983. He was a former member of the Montpelier Moose. Steven …

Douglas A. Purdon, age 56, of Edon, St. Croix and Bryan, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton. Doug was a supervisor for the Ohio Turnpike for 17 years. He had worked at the Montpelier Police Department as a dispatcher, reserve, part-time and full-time …

Donald D. Curry, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after a brief illness. Mr. Curry was a farmer and lifelong resident of Edon. Donald D. Curry was born on October 5, 1923, near Edon, the son of …

Patricia D. McKenzie, 87, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday at her home. She was born on June 7, 1929 in Elkhart, Indiana to Claire Robinett and Leone Berle Stoy. Pat graduated from Montpelier High School. She married Dana “Ray” McKenzie on November 15, 1957 and he preceded her in death …

Jeffery Morgan Siebert, age 68, of Wauseon, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. He was born in Defiance on December 19, 1948. ”Jeff” was adopted into the home of Fred and Ruth (Comer) Siebert at six weeks of age and later was joined by siblings, …

Joanna Garber, age 91, of Centerville, Ohio and formerly of Stryker, Ohio died peacefully Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Bethany Village in Centerville, Ohio. She was born to the late Charles and Gladys (Wolfe) Jolly on August 07, 1925 in Stryker, Ohio, where she lived most of her life. On …