Obituaries

Ronald D. Thompson, 79, of Pioneer passed away Saturday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on December 20, 1938 in Kunkle to Lauren R. and Vada M. (Fisher) Thompson. He was part of the last class to graduate from Pioneer High School in 1957. On …

Mary Jane Moden, age 73, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Mary Jane was born in Toledo, Ohio, on November 11, 1944, the daughter of Vern and Gladys (Beck) Wyse. On December 25, 1964, she married Raymond L. Moden, and he survives. …

Belva “Tootie” M. Spires, 84, of Fort Wayne, Indiana and formerly of Bryan passed away Thursday night at Genesis HealthCare Center in Bryan. She was born August 28, 1933 in Ionia, Michigan to Valdy and Hattie M. (Hodges) Westbrook. Belva retired in 1995 from K-Mart as a greeter. She is …

Shirley L. Hayes, age 81, of Archbold, passed away Friday morning, January 5, 2018, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Archbold.

Joyce A. Nichols, age 75, of Auburn, Indiana, died at 8:27 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Vibra Hospital of Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mrs. Nichols was a lifelong resident of Wauseon, Ohio, and retired from Haas Door Company in Wauseon. She was …

Effie W. Elliott, age 96, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:17 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where she was a resident. Mrs. Elliott was a homemaker and a carrier of the Journal Gazette Newspaper for ten years. She was also a former …

James R. Van Curen, Sr. has left this world, but his memories remain. Jim could fix any electrical appliance and grow a garden like no other. Most of all, he was a very proud grandparent. He leaves behind his loving wife of 58 years, Julie; a son, James R. (Rose) …

Vivian Hall, age 92 of rural Stryker and Evansport, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 04, 2018 in Genesis Health Care Center, Bryan, Ohio. She married to Edwin E. Hall on February 19, 1948 and he preceded her in death on April 27, 2004. She was a lifelong member of Evansport …

Christopher A. Jinkins, 39 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident near Edgerton. Chris was born July 13, 1978, in Bryan, the son of Duane Darrow and Denise Jinkins. He was a 1997 graduate of Bryan High School, and went on …

Walter J. Bowser, age 91, of Wauseon, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a carpet salesman. Walter was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on October 7, 1926, the son of Walter and Harriett (Parkhill) Bowser. On June 12, 1948, …