Obituaries

Cecelia “CC” Mary Brown of Ney, 58, passed away after a hard fought battle with the effects of a stroke, on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. Cecelia was born June 12, 1958, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of George and Gertrude (Wisda) Schindler. She attended …

Mary H. Osborn, 84 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Mary was born January 1, 1933 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Russell and Ruth (Schubert) Porter. She attended Oakwood High School. She married Wilfred B. Osborn on …

Roger Lee Wanner, 71, died peacefully on May 21, 2017, under hospice care in Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family, friends, and God’s grace. He was born on May 22, 1945, to Robert and Kathryn (Haas) Wanner. He grew up and worked on his parents’ large Fulton County farm …

Carl “Bud” C. Creek, Jr., 96 passed away early Saturday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. He was born on April 6, 1921 in Superior Township to Carl C. and Maude (Altman) Creek, Sr. Bud graduated from Montpelier High School in 1939 and then attended the Ohio State …

Norma J. Stoll, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:56 A.M. on Friday, May 19, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Stoll was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a devoted farm wife, mother and grandmother. …

Donald L. Gruver, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:12 P.M. on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Gruver was a 1963 graduate of Edgerton High School and went on to graduate from International Business College. He began his …

Ralph C. Ruffer, 68 years, of Ney, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Toledo Hospital, after suffering a medical emergency while umpiring a Division 2 Baseball Tournament game at Patrick Henry. Ralph was born January 8, 1949 in Wauseon, Ohio the son of the late Robert D. …

June M. Shook, age 80, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 3:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. June was a member of the Bryan First Church of Christ. She worked as a bank teller at Citizen’s Bank, National City and retired from PNC …

Janet L. Dominique, age 79, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. She was born in Continental, Ohio on October 25, 1937, the daughter of Walter H. Schwartzengraber and Vontella (Ordway) Schwartzengraber, Pierce. She was united in marriage to John (Frank) Dominique on October …

William E. Heldberg, age 80, of Bryan and formerly of Stryker passed away late Thursday May 17, 2017 at the Defiance Area Hospice Inpatient Care Center. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a Sales Manager for Isaac Tire in Bryan for 40 years. He had also been a …