Obituaries

Dorothy “Dot” J. Ragland, 68, of Pioneer, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on November 11, 1949 in Hillsdale, MI, to Norman G. “Whitey” Thorp and Margaret Grace (Miller) Thorp. Dot graduated from North Central High School in …

Marion R. Beck, 94 years, of West Unity passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 in Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon. Marion was born August 31, 1923 in Pryor, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Ernie and Della (Summers) Nafziger. She was a 1941 graduate of Fayette High School. Marion married …

Luella M. “Kitty” Cobb, 95 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Kitty was born January 2, 1923 in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of the late Arthur Ray and Ollie (Lee) Schilt. She married Maurice Yagel on March 22, …

Wesley Harman Strayer, age 54, of Neapolis, died February 3, 2018, at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan, surrounded by his family. Wes was employed as a production mechanic at Ardagh Metal Beverage Inc. in Whitehouse. He was a former Captain of the Providence Township Fire Department and a …

William E. Tanner, age 85, of Fayette, passed away Wednesday morning, February 7, 2018, at the Toledo Hospital. Prior to his retirement he had worked at Crow Aviation in Toledo for 25 years, the Fulton County Airport for 15 years, and five years at Owens-Illinois. Bill was born in Wauseon …

Vernon C. Merrifield, 78, of Bryan, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on August 30, 1939 in Montpelier to Clair O. and Martha E. (Newcomber) Merrifield. In 1956 Vernon started working on the Wabash Railroad as an …

Carol Ann Deckrosh, 79 years, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 4, 2018. She was born on June 21, 1938 in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of the late Paul Everett and Maxine Leffler. She graduated from Lima Central High School in 1956 and attended Wittenberg …

Keith L. Hull, age 68, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018, at CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he had owned and operated the former Lauber Vault Company in Wauseon since 1978. Keith was born in Napoleon on January 25, 1950, the …

Darrell E. Bowers, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 P.M. on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon Nursing Home in Wauseon, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Bowers was a graduate of Hilltop High School and had been employed at Trim Trends, The 50 Corporation and …

Paul Joseph Wongroski, age 67, of Delta, passed away Thursday evening, February 1, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a mechanic for Roadway Services, for 37 years. Paul was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 19, 1950, the son of …