Obituaries

Paul E. Gregg, age 82, a long time resident of Williams Center, Ohio, passed away at 2:24 P.M. on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Twin Rivers Nursing Home in Defiance, Ohio. Paul was an assembler at The Aro Corporation for 47 years and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic …

James A. Gype, 91, of Wauseon passed away early Wednesday July 5, 2017 at the Defiance Area Hospice Inpatient Care Center. Prior to his retirement he had owned and operated along with his brother and father the former Gype Motors Sales in Wauseon. He had also worked in sales for …

William N. “Bill” Ott, age 69, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 4, 2017. Bill was born on November 15, 1947, the son of William Ott and Florence (Weschler) Ott in Erie, PA. He attended parochial elementary and high school in Erie. Bill graduated from Gannon …

Russell Gene Wheeler, age 89, of Archbold, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Prior to his retirement he had been a District Engineer for Toledo Edison, where he had worked for 43 years, having retired in 1990. Russell was born in Wharton, Ohio …

Robert L. Kimpel, age 67, of Edon, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family in his home on Monday, July 3, 2017. Robert worked as an assistant manager at Edon Farmer’s Co-Op for 13 years and then worked as a civilian technician with the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter …

Amy L. Murphy Boyd, 47, of Defiance, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after a long battle with cancer. Amy was born September 22, 1969 in Bryan, the daughter of Roger H. and Arlene K. (Sudholtz) Murphy. She was a 1989 graduate of …

Leon E. Wiler, 66 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Leon was born March 11, 1951 in Bryan, Ohio the son of Earl E. and Dolly H. (Ross) Wiler. He was a 1969 graduate of West Unity High School …

Gregory Sims, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his home on July 2, 2017, surrounded by loved ones after an extended illness. Greg owned Merestone Title Agency and was a real estate investor. He also officiated Ohio High School Athletic Association basketball games for 23 years, was a …

Charles Richard “Dick” Harrington, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, with his children by his side. Dick was born March 2, 1925 in Bryan, the son of the late Donald and Thelma (Byers) Harrington. He was a 1943 graduate …

Ora Dell Stayner, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, went home to be with his Savior, surrounded by his family on June 29, 2017. Ora retired from Fidler Concrete , of Angola, Indiana in 1992 after 42 years of service. He served in the US Army in 1951. He was a …