Obituaries

Kenneth F. “Dutch” Wonderly, 87 years, of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, surrounded by his family. Dutch was born September 24, 1928 in Sherwood, the son of the late Frederick and Louise (Kolb) Wonderly. He was a 1946 graduate of Mark …

Steven L. Sprow, age 57, of Wauseon, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio. Steven was a Health Safety Manager for Columbia Gas. Steven was born in Defiance, Ohio on September 23, 1958, the son of Jack and Justine (Schackow) Sprow. On September 3, …

Kay M. Dennis, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Kay M. Dennis was born on December 23, 1931, near Farmer, Ohio, the daughter of K.O. and Opal (Blosser) Engler. …

Maria A. Lerma, age 81, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. She was born November 21, 1934 in Carrizo Springs, Texas to Jose R. and Anita (Cantu) Avila. On January 19, 1953 she married Presillano R. Lerma, Sr.; he preceded her …

Mabel Jacoby, 100 years of age, of Fayette, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Mabel was born November 15, 1915, in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Adam and Minnie (Siegel) Coulon. She was a 1933 graduate of West Unity High …

Louise J. Fish, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mrs. Fish was a farm wife and was the secretary and bookkeeper of Tri-State Chemical, which she co-owned with …

Raymond G. “Momo” Sands, 53 years, of West Unity, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ray was born November 1, 1962 in Montpelier, the son of Wayne D. and Sharon L. (Roy) Sands. Momo was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High School. …

Helen Barbara “Bobbie” Trippy danced her way into heaven on Thursday evening, July 7, 2016, held by her son John, in the beautiful home she loved. Bobbie grew up in Van Wert, Ohio by the railroad tracks. Her family knew what it meant to be frugal, but she never wanted …

Pauline Lois (Polly) Oberlin, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016. The daughter of Clarence G. and Ida K. (Moll) Weber, she was born April 21, 1924 in Archbold, Ohio. She moved with her family to Bryan in 1925 and graduated from Bryan High School in 1942. …

Norman Eugene “Gene” Cottrell, 71 years, of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Genesis Healthcare – Twin Rivers Center, Defiance. Gene was born October 25, 1944 in Defiance County, Ohio, the son of the late Norman Ray and Martha (Rodocker) Cottrell. He was a 1963 graduate of Hicksville …