Obituaries

Bernadine T. “Bernie” Waldvogel, age 80, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Twin Rivers Center in Defiance. She had worked at Campbells’s Soup in Napoleon, the former Beatrice Foods in Archbold, Four County Career Center, and she retired from Northwest State Community College. Bernie was born …

Larry C. Gibson, age 80, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 6:31 P.M. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a patient after an extended illness. Mr. Gibson was a graduate of Connell High School in Connell, Washington, served in …

Annabelle Mae Baumgartner, 86 years, of Bryan, passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 15, 2016 in her residence. Annabelle was born January 1, 1930, in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ralph and Flossie (Roth) Todd. She was a 1948 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wauseon High School where she …

Donna L. Wilhelm, age 66, of Wauseon, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, in her home, following a lengthy illness. Donna was born in Lima, Ohio on September 20, 1949, the daughter of Lawrence and Edna (Huber) Richer. On October 13, 1973 she married John A. Wilhelm, and he survives. …

Audrey May Scott, 99, of Montpelier, passed away early Monday morning at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on March 15, 1917 near Melbern, Ohio to Charles G. and Gertrude E. (Landel) Spangler. Audrey graduated from Bryan High School in 1935. On October 31, …

Darrel L. Hayes, age 78, of Wauseon passed away early Saturday May 14, 2016 in his home. He worked for George Becker for many years until he was able to realize his dream of farming. He had a farrow to finish swine operation for many years. When this became too …

Joe Kaiser, age 37, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in his home. Mr. Kaiser had attended Edon High School and was a self-employed floor covering contractor who had worked for Davis Floor Covering and most recently for Haver Furniture in Hicksville, Ohio, and C.R. Floor …

Jumar “Jerry” Kissinger, 93, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday morning at The Village at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on March 15, 1923 in Blakeslee, Ohio to Charles C. and Orilla A. (Linn) Kissinger. Jerry graduated from Edon High School in 1941. He served his country …

Mary Ann Gable, 84, of Alvordton passed away early Wednesday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on October 24, 1931 in Monroe County, Michigan to Edward and Sevilla (Wandt) Guldi. On May 5, 1950 she married Robert P. Gable and he survives. Mary Ann was …

Kathryn B. Emch, age 95, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2016, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Kathryn was born on December 22, 1920 in Milford, Indiana, the third of seven children born to Ezra and Luella (Haab) Beer. On March 5, 1944, she married Harold Emch, who …