Obituaries

Joseph Charlie Barrow, (Joe Cool), passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016, surrounded by his family at Lakeland Nursing Home in Angola, Indiana. He was 77. Joseph was born to Richard and Virginia (Ort) Barrow on November 8, 1938 in Woodburn, Indiana. Joe graduated from Central High School in Fort …

Joseph A. “Joe” Shankster, 78, of Edon, passed away Sunday evening at Genesis Healthcare, Bryan Center in Bryan. He was born January 3, 1938 in Montpelier to Clarence E. and Elma O. (Deisler) Shankster. On February 7, 1959 Joe married Barbara S. Steffes at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Blakeslee, …

Hans F. Schikora, Jr., 96, of Nettle Lake, Ohio passed away Sunday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on December 30, 1919 in Dortmund, Germany to Hans Paul and Franciska (Oberthin) Schikora. Hans served in the United States Navy during World War II. He …

Margaret H. Wieland, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 A.M. on Friday, May 20, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Margaret was a homemaker. She had worked at Ohio Art prior to starting her family and at Airmate in Bryan after her children were grown. …

Thelma Marie (Heer) Bartley, age 78, left this earth and went to her home in heaven on Wednesday May 18, 2016. Thelma was a longtime resident of Stryker. She was employed by the Metal Forge Co. in Stryker until its closing in 1999. She then worked for the Sauder Heritage …

Bernadine T. “Bernie” Waldvogel, age 80, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Twin Rivers Center in Defiance. She had worked at Campbells’s Soup in Napoleon, the former Beatrice Foods in Archbold, Four County Career Center, and she retired from Northwest State Community College. Bernie was born …

Larry C. Gibson, age 80, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 6:31 P.M. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a patient after an extended illness. Mr. Gibson was a graduate of Connell High School in Connell, Washington, served in …

Annabelle Mae Baumgartner, 86 years, of Bryan, passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 15, 2016 in her residence. Annabelle was born January 1, 1930, in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ralph and Flossie (Roth) Todd. She was a 1948 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wauseon High School where she …

Donna L. Wilhelm, age 66, of Wauseon, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, in her home, following a lengthy illness. Donna was born in Lima, Ohio on September 20, 1949, the daughter of Lawrence and Edna (Huber) Richer. On October 13, 1973 she married John A. Wilhelm, and he survives. …

Audrey May Scott, 99, of Montpelier, passed away early Monday morning at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on March 15, 1917 near Melbern, Ohio to Charles G. and Gertrude E. (Landel) Spangler. Audrey graduated from Bryan High School in 1935. On October 31, …