Obituaries

Geraldine M. Gearhart, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:57 A.M. on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Gearhart was a graduate of Montpelier High School and was a longtime dental assistant working with the Bryan Dental …

Hansford E. “Gene” Legg, 75 years, of Montpelier, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Montpelier. Gene was born February 19, 1941, in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of the late Hansford I. and Orla O. (Fields) Legg. He married Patricia …

Meredith Allen Boyd, Jr., age 43, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Boyd was a truck driver for many years prior to his retirement due to illness. Meredith Allen Boyd, Jr. was …

Marie Pierce, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:25 P.M. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Pierce was a 1960 graduate of Hamilton, Indiana, High School. A devoted wife and mother, …

Ragna Olafsdottir Lirot, 58, a devoted and beloved wife, mother, and grandmother succumbed to cancer on Wednesday morning at her home in Pioneer. She was born March 16, 1958 in Keflavik, Iceland to Olafur Hogni Egilsson and Nilsena Larsen. Ragna graduated from Keflavik High School in Iceland. On June 9, …

Jeffery W. Fulk, age 36, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic after a long battle with cancer. Jeff was a graduate of Bryan High School and Universal Technical Institute. He was a mechanic and veteran of the US Army serving from 1998-2003 …

Debbie E. Kemarly, 60, of Pioneer, Ohio passed away Monday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on August 21, 1955 in Bluffton, Indiana to Jack Allen and Barbara J. (Slusher) Gentis. In 1973 Debbie graduated from Southern Wells High School in Poneto, Indiana. On …

Derek J. Hartsock, age 27, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at his home. Derek was a 2006 graduate of Bryan High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He received many varsity letters in football, wrestling and baseball. He also attended Miami University. Derek had …

Wilma Jean Perry, 92 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Wilma was born November 24, 1923 in Edgerton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Shirley and Carmen (Lind) Curry. She was a 1941 graduate of Hicksville High …

Richard L. Alwood, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:16 P.M. on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Alwood was a 1949 graduate of Edon High School and was a veteran of …