Obituaries

Wayne L. Willeman, age 84, of Wauseon, passed away on Thursday morning, August 18, 2016 at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver. Visitation for Wayne will be held from 11:00 A.M. until 12:00 noon on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at the …

Dolores Ann Gasche, age 81, of Wauseon passed away late Monday August 16, 2016 at the Toledo Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday August 20, 2016 at Christ Church with Bill Downing and Marshall Harbour officiating. Interment will follow in the Wauseon Union Cemetery. Friends may visit …

Ann Neal Spletzer, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 following a brief illness. Ann was born January 29, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late John Stacy and Gail (Wertz) Neal. She lived the majority of her life in Bryan, Ohio, where …

John R. Bishop, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:10 P.M. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, in his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Mr. Bishop was a graduate of Montpelier High School and served in the United States Navy. His last employment was as a …

Rashel J. Podiak, 61 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in her home, with her family at her side. Rashel was born March 3, 1955 in (city, state) the daughter of the late William Wade and Thelma I. (Miller) Collins. She was a 1973 graduate of Lake …

Pauline “Pollie” Frazier, age 97, of Napoleon, and formerly of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Lutheran Home in Napoleon. Prior to her retirement she had been a bookkeeper for her husband at the former Wauseon Silo Company. Pollie was born in Wauseon on August 28, 1918, …

Eldon L. Runyan, age 77, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 6:41 P.M. on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health Center in Jackson, Michigan. Eldon worked as a machinist at Powers & Sons and had delivered milk for Bowman’s Dairy earlier. He loved working carnivals and did …

Fred M. Parmer, Sr., 79, of Edon, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana. He was born on March 16, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to Richard and Mabel (Watts) Parmer. Fred was a jack of all trades who loved woodworking and he …

Kerry C. Welch, age 63, of Napoleon died late Saturday August 13, 2016 in his home following an extended illness. Prior to his illness he had worked as a Journeyman Electrician for IBEW Local 8. Mr. Welch was born on July 14, 1953 in Washington, D.C. The son of the …

Leona M. Miley, age 89, of Hudson, Michigan and formerly of Wauseon went to the arms of our loving Father two days before her 90th birthday. She is now in a better place. Born on August 14, 1926 in Wauseon, Ohio the daughter of the late Clair and the late …