Obituaries

Douglas A. Purdon, age 56, of Edon, St. Croix and Bryan, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton. Doug was a supervisor for the Ohio Turnpike for 17 years. He had worked at the Montpelier Police Department as a dispatcher, reserve, part-time and full-time …

Donald D. Curry, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after a brief illness. Mr. Curry was a farmer and lifelong resident of Edon. Donald D. Curry was born on October 5, 1923, near Edon, the son of …

Patricia D. McKenzie, 87, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday at her home. She was born on June 7, 1929 in Elkhart, Indiana to Claire Robinett and Leone Berle Stoy. Pat graduated from Montpelier High School. She married Dana “Ray” McKenzie on November 15, 1957 and he preceded her in death …

Jeffery Morgan Siebert, age 68, of Wauseon, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. He was born in Defiance on December 19, 1948. ”Jeff” was adopted into the home of Fred and Ruth (Comer) Siebert at six weeks of age and later was joined by siblings, …

Joanna Garber, age 91, of Centerville, Ohio and formerly of Stryker, Ohio died peacefully Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Bethany Village in Centerville, Ohio. She was born to the late Charles and Gladys (Wolfe) Jolly on August 07, 1925 in Stryker, Ohio, where she lived most of her life. On …

Danny C. Sovine, 63, of Stryker passed away early Monday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on January 22, 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia to Denzil C. and Dova L. (Erwin) Sovine. Danny graduated from Hurricane High School, and attended Northwest State Community Colleges. …

Barbara N. Geren, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Geren was a longtime resident of the Bryan area and was known for her love of the Halloween season …

Dennis L. Strup, age 76, of Findlay, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of both Bryan and Fostoria, Ohio, died at 5:55 A.M. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at The University of Toledo Medical Center, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Strup attended Edon High School …

Madaline Rose Freese, 84 years, formerly of Bryan, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Madaline was born June 17, 1932 in Fremont, Indiana, the daughter of the late Claude Bu rton and Clella C. (O’Connor) Schoonover. She was a 1951 graduate of …

Florence V. Miller, 99 years, of West Unity since 2009, and a former life-long resident of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 in her present home with her family at her side. Florence was born August 24, 1917 in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Lester E. …