Obituaries

Erna Pelok, age 81 of Wauseon, passed away early Friday, July 14, 2017, at her residence. Erna was an RN and also an airline attendant for Delta Airlines for many years. She was born on April 3, 1936 to the late Herbert and the late Louise (Woodruff) McAninch in Indianapolis, …

Connie Y. Bidwell, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 9:15 A.M. on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, after a brief illness, with her family at her side. Mrs. Bidwell was a 1956 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed …

Helen Collins Kirby, age 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, July 10, 2017, in her home, surrounded by her family. Helen was born on October 24, 1924, in Reidsville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Bertha (Washburn) Collins. On …

Cathy S. Henrie, age 63, of Archbold, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Cathy had been a barber, provided child care, and worked in home health care. Cathy was born in Wauseon on February 1, 1954, the daughter of Jesse and Janette (Leininger) Nofzinger. …

Charles Eugene Stafford, age 77, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:06 P.M. on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Stafford was employed by Edgerton Manufacturing until the closing of the plant and then for Edgerton Metal Products, retiring in 1995 …

Emily Rose Menasian, 84 years, of Bryan passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 in her home. Emily was born August 14, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Kapusta) Trencansky. She married Edward T. Menasian on August 14, 1948. Emily had a passion for helping …

Clara C. Ankney, 102 years, of Sherwood passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in her home with her family by her side. Clara was born December 8, 1914 in Defiance County, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Rose (Isch) Chamberlin. She married Oney Ankney on December 15, 1932 …

Howard D. Moor, 89, of Montpelier passed away Saturday afternoon at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on March 10, 1928 in Edon, Ohio to Harold F. and Alta P. (Alwood) Moor. Howard graduated from Montpelier High School in 1946. On December 20, 1946, he married …

MILDRED L. “MILLIE” WEANER, age 89, of Sherwood, Ohio, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 7 at her residence. She was born in Defiance County’s Mark Township on March 6, 1928, to the late Charles O. and Olive (Hosler) Reeb, and graduated from Mark Center School …

Frank L. Donnett, 53, of Wauseon, passed away late Friday, July 7, 2017 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, surrounded by his family. Prior to his retirement, he was a yard foreman at Lugbill Supply Center in Archbold for many years. Mr. Donnett was born in Napoleon, Ohio …