Obituaries

Loren E. Pennington, age 79, of rural Fayette, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at his home. Loren had been a lifelong area farmer. Loren was born in Wauseon on January 21, 1938, the son of Everett and Catherine (Ely) Pennington. On November 24, 1956, he married Arlene Mahnke, and …

Margaret R. Hageman, age 95, of Bryan, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017, at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Prior to her retirement in 1987 she had been a school teacher for 28 years, having taught at Tinora Schools and Pioneer- North Central Schools. Margaret was born in in …

Geraldine E. Cox, 90 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday morning, September 22, 2017 at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center, Bryan. Geri was born October 28, 1926 in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold and Clara (Cloyd) Greenman. She was a 1944 graduate of Montpelier High School. Geri married Ralph …

Kathy L. Harbin, 61 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 with her family at her side. Kathy was born April 26, 1956, in Bryan, the daughter of the late Frederick M. and Linda L. (Hoffman) Walker. Kathy was a homemaker, tending to the needs of her family. …

On March 23, 1936, God made a farmer, and on September 21, 2017, God called him home. George Lewis Beatty, Age 81, passed away with his family at his side after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in West Unity, Ohio, to George Glenn and Mae (Netcher) Beatty. …

Sandra “Sandy” A. Burkhard, 73, of De Tour, Michigan and formerly of Nettle Lake passed away Wednesday evening at Park View North in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on April 28, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio to Ernest and Lillian (Kempski) Mazurkiewicz. She married Larry L. Burkhard on June 21, …

Larry O’Brien, age 78, of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, September 20, 2017. He was born January 18, 1939 to Curtis and Kathleen (Hill) O’Brien, and grew up on the family farm in Wauseon, Ohio. Larry proudly served in the United States …

Larry G. Dennie, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 2:42 A.M. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mr. Dennie worked at Chief Supermarket for 40 years retiring as the Meat Department manager in 2000. He was …

John F. Studer, age 88, of Coldwater, Michigan, died at 1:53 A.M. on September 18, 2017, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility in Coldwater, where he was a resident. Mr. Studer was a 1947 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed as a tool and die maker for …

Teresa Rae “Terri” O’Neil, age 59, of Wauseon died Saturday September 16, 2017 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. She had worked at Tiny’s Dairy Barn in Wauseon and had also worked for Chief Supermarket for more than 20 years. In Terri’s giving fashion, she became …