Obituaries

Donna V. Harrington, 85, of Pioneer passed away Thursday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on May 18, 1932 in Pioneer to Harley J. and Rosa R. (Buda) Hart. Donna graduated from Pioneer High School. Donna was a member of the Montpelier Moose and …

Jean Roose, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at her home. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, playing cards and visiting casinos. Jean was born on October 3, 1939, in Ezel, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Adolf and Beatrice (Bartley) Kraemer. She married …

Mildred “Skip” Ritchey, age 90, of Napoleon, Ohio and a long time resident of Bryan, died at 4:35 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Napoleon, Ohio, where she was a resident. Skip was a waitress at Lester’s Diner in Bryan for 20 years. She was …

Larry W. Ruffer, age 81, of Archbold, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Archbold

Edwin E. Maugel, age 93, of Farmer, Ohio, died at 10:49 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio. He was a 1942 graduate of Farmer High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II. He …

Mary Lou Short, age 82, of Archbold, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at Brookdale Bay Pines in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mary Lou was born in Stryker, Ohio on May 18, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and Ester (Lipp) Parker. She married Charles Short, and he preceded her in …

John Ramsey Thiel, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Mr. Thiel was a member of Grace Community Church in Bryan. He had been a First Aid instructor for the American Red Cross, was the Sunday school superintendent at …

Annabelle Grace Waidelich, infant daughter of Caleb and Joilyn Waidelich, Stryker, Ohio silently entered this world on September 25, 2017 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Online condolences may be made at www.grisierfh.com. Arrangments entrusted to Grisier Funeral Home, Stryker, Ohio.

Esther L. Oyer, age 96, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2017 at Fairlawn Retirement Community, where she had resided for nearly five years. She was born on November 16, 1920 in Wauseon, Ohio to Amiel and Mindy (Goldsmith) Waldfogel. She married Richard L. Oyer in 1948 and he preceded …

Winifred Eileen Hunter, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Fountain Park Inn and Villas, Bryan. Winifred was born June 29, 1926, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of the late George and Edna (Drake) Miller. She married Marvin L. Hunter on February 22, 1969 in …