Obituaries

James “Jim” Corwin Burkholder passed away in the late morning hours of Tuesday October 6th, after a lengthy illness. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Jayne (Beckman) Burkholder, sons Jeff and Dave (Mary) Gill; sisters Joan (Jim) Nofzinger, Corinne (Jim) Wright, Jane (Toad, deceased) Milliman and …

Thelma S. Fry passed away on Sunday October 18, 2015 at Anna’s House at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. She was born April 9, 1934 to Henry and Nora (Short) Stamm in Archbold, OH.  She was the salutatorian of the 1952 West Unity High School graduating class.  After graduation, she worked at …

Wendy D. Stapleton, 49, of Bryan passed away unexpectedly on Sunday October 18, 2015. She was born on November 24, 1965 in Augusta, Georgia to Marshall J. and Lawana M. (McGraw) Stapleton. She graduated from Montpelier High School. Wendy worked for the Williams County EMS for 20 years. She also …

Kathryn Eileen Sweebe, 89 years, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Story Point Assisted Living Facility, Grand Ledge, Michigan.  Eileen was born June 18, 1926 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Mark and Edith A. (Harter) McKelvey.  She was a 1944 graduate of Bryan High School and …

Linda M. High, 54 years, formally of Pleasant Lake, Indiana and a current resident of New Haven, Indiana, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Linda was born November 9, 1960 in Angola, Indiana, the daughter of Roger and Phyllis (Rohrbaugh) Fackler.  She …

Dwight J. Moorhead, 71 years, of Bryan, and a former lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 16, 2015 in his residence with his wife at his side.  Dwight was born November 3, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Jack and June (Parker) …

Frederick E. “Fred” Hinderer, age 85, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a bookkeeper for Zehr and Company in Pettisville for many years. He was a former secretary for the Fulton County …

Gerald W. “Scorch” Harrington, age 79, of Vero Beach, Florida and formerly of Montpelier passed away Thursday October 15, 2015 in Merritt Island, Florida.  He was born on July 12, 1936 in West Unity, Ohio to Harvey Leonard and Millie Faye (Schlegel) Harrington.  After his mother passed away when he was an …

Roger W. Schwader, 67 years, of Sherwood, passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Roger was born April 9, 1948 in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of Patricia (White) and the late William L. Schwader.  He was a 1967 graduate of Ayersville High …

Richard A. “Dick” Miller, age 95, of Las Cruses, New Mexico and formerly of Wauseon and Swanton passed away Monday September 21, 2015. Prior to his retirement from Matlock Trucking he had retired from the US Air Force after 20 years. Mr. Miller was born in Wauseon on August 11, …