Obituaries

David A. Gorzelanczyk, 49 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, in his residence, with those he loved at his side. Dave was born January 8, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Chet and Carole (Grilj) Gorzelanczyk. He was a 1986 graduate of Chanel High School. He …

Joan M. Davis, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:47 P.M. on Friday, January 27, 2017, in Anna’s House at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Mrs. Davis was a 1945graduate of Bryan High School and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a lifelong member of …

Joan “Joanie” C. Yeager, 75, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening at Fountain Park in Bryan. She was born on May 21, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio to Albert G. and Lydia E. (Bumblis) Polenschat. In 1959 Joanie graduated from James Ford Rhodes High School, Cleveland. On January 13, 1962, she …

Dorothy J. Timmons, age 85, of Wauseon, went to be meet her Lord and Savior Saturday morning, January 28, 2017, at the Genoa Retirement Village in Genoa, Ohio. She was born on February 26, 1931 to Harry and Verna (Rettig) Brink, near Holgate, Ohio. She graduated from Holgate High School …

Odessa P. Woodart, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. The widow of Edmund Woodart, Odessa was a longtime nurse at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, and Cameron Hospital …

Daniel “Dan” L. Gearhart, 75, of Pioneer passed away Friday morning at the Toledo Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1941 in Bryan to Edward Frederick and Mabel Marie (Fix) Gearhart. Dan graduated from Edon High School in 1959. After high school Dan worked for the Ohio Turnpike in …

Eugene Vollmer, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:58 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Vollmer was a 1949 graduate of Farmer High School. He was a lifelong farmer and had also driven truck …

Barbara Louise Gear Trowbridge, age 92, of rural Archbold, passed away the evening of Jan. 20, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers – Bryan, surrounded by her family. Louise was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Waterville, to Miles and Carrie (Kelly) Gear. Louise married Kenneth Willard Trowbridge on Aug. …

Austin Jacob Thiel, age 20 of Defiance, passed away, 2 years to the day of his grandfather, on Saturday, January 21, 2017 while he was doing a good deed. He was helping move a disabled car from the road, because that is the kind of guy he was, always helping …

Feroen J. Betts, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:40 A.M. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Elizabeth Scott Community Assisted Living in Maumee, Ohio, where he was a resident. Feroen was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where he was an all-league football player. After high …