Obituaries

Imigene R. Simmons, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 A.M. on Monday, April 24, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Simmons was a graduate of Montpelier High School and had been a lifelong area resident. She had worked at The Ohio Art Company for …

James K. “Jim” Trowbridge, age 61, of rural Archbold, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Visitation for Jim will be held from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Solid Rock Community Church in West Unity. Visitation will continue Wednesday …

Ronald D. Bernath, age 82, of Wauseon passed away early Sunday April 23, 2017 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a commercial plasterer in the Toledo area. He was a member of the former Commercial …

Treva L. Elston, 73 years, of Sherwood, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 in the emergency room of Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital, Defiance. Treva was born April 9, 1944 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Everett Dale and Ruby Marie (Foust) Elston. She had attended Grover Hill …

James “Jim” Beck, age 79 of Wauseon passed away Thursday April 20, 2017 at the University of Toledo Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Prior to his retirement he had worked for the City of Wauseon for many years. In retirement he had volunteered with the Fulton County Senior Center, …

Wellness Centers in Montpelier. She has lived in Montpelier for the last 5 years, prior to that she had lived in Sarasota, Florida for 45 years. Monica was born on April 5, 1964 in Bryan to Donald Larry and Ella Mae (Kemarly) Patterson. Monica graduated from Sarasota High School. Monica …

Gary W. Bruce, age 61, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:19 P.M. on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he was a patient. Mr. Bruce was truck driver and had driven for Allied Special Products Division, Maxcy Trucking, Rido Trucking and Evans …

Gary Joseph Van Wert, 68 years, of Defiance, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Heartland of Waterville, where he had been recovering from an injury. Gary was born September 9, 1948 in Bay City, Michigan, the son of the late Norbert and Gwen (Pfundt) Van Wert. He was a …

Corres Lee Pierce, Jr., age 79, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Friday, April 14, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. Mr. Pierce was a 1955 graduate of Edgerton High School. Lee was a foreman at Sheets Construction and then M.H.E. manufactured homes near Bryan. He was formerly a …

Shirley A. Shelt, age 85, of Delta, Ohio, died at 9:40 A.M. on Sunday, April 16, 2017, at the home of her daughter near Edgerton, Ohio, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Delta, Mrs. Shelt was a 1949 graduate of Pike-Delta-York High School. She …