Obituaries

Loretta M. Quota, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:45 P.M. on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Bryan after a brief illness. A longtime resident of Nebraska, Mrs. Quota had been a supervisor at Franks Fruit House in Omaha. She attended New Life …

Virginia M. Bush, age 56, of Alvordton, Ohio, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where she was a patient. Virginia was a homemaker and a member of the Mountain of Praise church in Delta. She enjoyed going to flea markets and baking …

Phyllis A. Jack, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:47 P.M. on Monday, March 14, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio after a brief illness. Phyllis A. Jack was born on August 6, 1934, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Walter and Catheryn (Smith) Harman. …

Luella M. Balser, 89, of Bryan and formerly of West Unity, passed away Monday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on August 14, 1926 in Jackson, Michigan to Harold C. and Bessie (Dunlap) Moses. After graduating from Jackson High School she married John S. …

Marcena D. (Bishop) Bly, age 101, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:10 P.M. on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio after a brief illness. Mrs. Bly was employed by Ohio Art for a number of years until they switched from toys to war …

Our dad, LORENCE HENRY MULBERRY, SR., age 89, of Taylor, Michigan passed away due to congestive heart failure at 11:58 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, MI. He was born May 20, 1926 in Franklin, Ohio. Dad is preceded in death by his parents, …

Donald L. Frank, age 83, of Wauseon, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was born on September 10, 1932, the son of William & Leah G. (Strole) Frank. On November 26, 1955 he married Ila Mae Nofziger, and she survives. Arrangements are pending at …

John P. “Mack” McDermott, age 74, of West Unity passed away late Thursday March 10, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. Prior to his retirement he had worked for Windsor Stamping and served 20 years, 1960-1980 in the US Navy. Mr. McDermott was born on June 22, 1941 …

William H. “Bill” Shaffer Jr., 83 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier with his family by his side. Bill was born June 19, 1932 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late William H. and Bernice L. (Bryan) Shaffer Sr. Bill served …

Mary L. Henderson, 69, of Angola, Indiana and formerly of Jackson, Michigan passed away at her home on Thursday. She was born on September 13, 1946 in Wauseon, Ohio to Augustus Clair and Berniece Marie (Brown) Swank. Mary graduated from Reading High School in Reading, Michigan in 1964. On September …