Obituaries

Violet L. Grant, 87 years, of Mark Center, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio. Violet was born November 1, 1929, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Wheeler) Ankney. She married Darl Richard Grant on April 15, 1953 in Angola, …

Robert C. Cromwell Jr., 81 years of Powell, Ohio and formerly of Ney, Bryan and Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 8:50 p.m., Thursday evening, August 24, 2017 in his residence with his family at his side. Robert was born March 21, 1936 in DeKalb County, Indiana, the son of the …

Florence P. “Pat” Pollex, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:27 P.M. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center-Bryan. She worked for over 20 years at Libby Glass in Toledo. She was the first female journeyman machine repairman at Libby and one of the …

Dianne K. Baxter, age 72, of Adrian, Michigan, passed away in her home on Friday morning, August 25, 2017. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a clerk for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for 3 years, and prior to that, as a clerk for the Lake County Sheriff’s …

Paul L. Brown, 81, of Montpelier passed away Thursday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on February 16, 1936 in Washington Township, Defiance County to Roy Ward and Dorothy L. (Hagerman) Brown. Paul graduated from Ney High School in 1954. On August 21, 1955, he …

Larry L. Simon, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:13 A.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Simon was a 1960 graduate of Hoven High School in Hoven, South Dakota and received a scholarship to …

Donald L. Groff, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:55 A.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Groff worked as a construction brick mason for many years and then later at the truss plant in Edgerton …

Wilma Jean Lemons, age 87, passed away peacefully at Fulton Manor in Wauseon on August 24, 2017 after a brief illness with cancer and while in the care of Hospice. Wilma was born February 14, 1930 in Ashland, Ohio to the late Raymond and Frances Hinkle (Frances Hinkle Miller and …

Douglas J. Beck, age 72, of rural Stryker, Ohio died early Saturday morning, August 19, 2017 in Fairlawn Haven Nursing Center, Archbold, Ohio surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 18, 1945 in Bryan, Ohio to the late Stanley W. and Lucille R. (Johnson) Beck. He married Betty …

Susanne P. Huard, age 76, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the home of her daughter in Edgerton, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Huard was a 1958 graduate of Bryan High School and had previously worked for Allied Moulded in …