Obituaries

Ragna Olafsdottir Lirot, 58, a devoted and beloved wife, mother, and grandmother succumbed to cancer on Wednesday morning at her home in Pioneer. She was born March 16, 1958 in Keflavik, Iceland to Olafur Hogni Egilsson and Nilsena Larsen. Ragna graduated from Keflavik High School in Iceland. On June 9, …

Jeffery W. Fulk, age 36, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic after a long battle with cancer. Jeff was a graduate of Bryan High School and Universal Technical Institute. He was a mechanic and veteran of the US Army serving from 1998-2003 …

Debbie E. Kemarly, 60, of Pioneer, Ohio passed away Monday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on August 21, 1955 in Bluffton, Indiana to Jack Allen and Barbara J. (Slusher) Gentis. In 1973 Debbie graduated from Southern Wells High School in Poneto, Indiana. On …

Derek J. Hartsock, age 27, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at his home. Derek was a 2006 graduate of Bryan High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He received many varsity letters in football, wrestling and baseball. He also attended Miami University. Derek had …

Wilma Jean Perry, 92 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Wilma was born November 24, 1923 in Edgerton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Shirley and Carmen (Lind) Curry. She was a 1941 graduate of Hicksville High …

Richard L. Alwood, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:16 P.M. on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Alwood was a 1949 graduate of Edon High School and was a veteran of …

Rose Marie Butcher, 83, of Montpelier, passed away early Sunday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on August 12, 1932 in Montpelier to Henry A. and Lucy (Gee) Majean. Rose graduated from Montpelier High School in 1950 and attended Bowling Green State University where she …

Mitchell D. Strock, 56 years, formerly of California, currently of Paulding, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Mitchell was born September 5, 1959 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, son of the late George O. and Helen J. (Hawk) Strock. He worked at …

Donald E. Rice, 73 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Don was born April 2, 1942, in Farmer, Ohio, the son of Dale B. and Cleda M. (Dossett) Rice. He was a 1960 graduate of Fairview High School and a …

Harold W. Brown Sr. born on April 27, 1949 in Wauseon, OH passed away Tuesday March 29, 2016 in his home from Cancer. He is the son of Shirley Brown and the late Donald Brown. Proceeded in death by his father Donald Brown also of Wauseon, OH and Linda Jones …