Obituaries

With his loving wife of 72 years by his side, Howard E. Holman, age 93, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away on February 8, 2017. Howard was born on January 24, 1924, to George R. and Wilma M. (Dennis) Holman in Fulton County, Ohio. He was a 1942 graduate of Chesterfield …

Marian Crawford, age 90, of Bryan and formerly of Wauseon passed away early Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Prior to her retirement she had been the Director of the Fulton County Board of Elections and the Office Manager for the former Detwiler Manor in Wauseon. …

Terri Raynor Roebuck, age 52, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Born on January 10, 1965, she was the daughter of Raymond and Catherine (DiLullo) Raynor. She grew up in Sacremento California, attended St. Francis High School in Sacramento, and went on to …

Joshua P.F. Pettit, age 38, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Defiance County, Ohio. He was a 1997 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was a star baseball pitcher and had thrown several no-hit ball games. He was …

Dale D. Beal, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Beal was a graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from …

Annie Szuis, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident. Active to the age of ninety, Mrs. Szuis was an avid participant in Senior Olympic swimming competitions, often winning and being …

David L. Douglass, 80 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. David was born April 12, 1936 in Aurora, Illinois, the son of the late Cecil N. and Anna (Vessel) Douglass. He was a 1954 Bryan High School graduate and received …

Ruth M. Leu, 85 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at her residence with her family at her side. Ruth was born April 21, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Rev. Raymond E. and Florence M. (Sattler) Springer. She was a 1949 graduate of …

Renee C. Borton, 54, of Montpelier, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was born on November 29, 1962 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Haskell L. and Sybeth A. Carter. Renee graduated from Spartanburg High School and after graduation she …

Hellen M. Harding, 77, of Camden, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on October 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to John Vincent and Pearl Marie (Lambert) Carl, Sr. Hellen graduated from Pittsford High School in Pittsford, Michigan. On October 28, 1962, …