Obituaries

Daniel “Dan” L. Gearhart, 75, of Pioneer passed away Friday morning at the Toledo Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1941 in Bryan to Edward Frederick and Mabel Marie (Fix) Gearhart. Dan graduated from Edon High School in 1959. After high school Dan worked for the Ohio Turnpike in …

Eugene Vollmer, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:58 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Vollmer was a 1949 graduate of Farmer High School. He was a lifelong farmer and had also driven truck …

Barbara Louise Gear Trowbridge, age 92, of rural Archbold, passed away the evening of Jan. 20, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers – Bryan, surrounded by her family. Louise was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Waterville, to Miles and Carrie (Kelly) Gear. Louise married Kenneth Willard Trowbridge on Aug. …

Austin Jacob Thiel, age 20 of Defiance, passed away, 2 years to the day of his grandfather, on Saturday, January 21, 2017 while he was doing a good deed. He was helping move a disabled car from the road, because that is the kind of guy he was, always helping …

Feroen J. Betts, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:40 A.M. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Elizabeth Scott Community Assisted Living in Maumee, Ohio, where he was a resident. Feroen was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where he was an all-league football player. After high …

Sandra “Sandie” S. Cluckey, 71, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at her home. She was born on June 12, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio to Elmer R. and Dorothy J. (Davis) Morman. Sandie graduated from Whitney Vocational High School in Toledo in 1963. On February 12, 1977, she married Charles …

Janice M. Hendricks, 81, of Pioneer passed away Saturday evening at her home. She was born on August 18, 1935 in West Jefferson, Ohio to Otis and Thelma (Wright) Mercer. Janice graduated from Montpelier High School in 1953. On April 28, 1953, she married Robert “Jess” B. Hendricks and he …

Marlene J. Damman, age 81, of Wauseon, went to her Heavenly home to be with the Lord, on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Marlene was born in Westlake, Ohio on September 8, 1935, the daughter of Albert and Mildred (Albers) Bauer. On August 8, 1958 she …

Bonnie L. Conkey, age 79, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday evening, January 21, 2017 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Prior to her retirement she had worked for Embarq Phone Company as an operator and commercial dispatcher from 1957 – 1985. Bonnie was born in Wauseon on March 17, …

Barbara L. Trowbridge, age 92, of rural Archbold, passed away Friday evening, January 20, 2017 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.