Obituaries

Clarann Rhoads, 65 years, of Edgerton, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at her residence. Clarann was born June 20, 1950 in Sturgis, Michigan, the daughter of the late Jack Allen and Beverly Jane (Dauber) Mizner. She was a 1968 graduate of Sturgis High School, Sturgis, Michigan. A devoted homemaker, …

Khampha Panyasiri, age 72, of Wauseon passed away late Saturday March 5, 2016 in his home following a brief illness. Prior to his retirement he had worked for Sauder Woodworking for many years. Mr. Panyasiri was born on July 12, 1943 in Vientiane, Laos the son of the late Bounpheng …

Thomas J. Zehr, 58, passed away January 15,2016. He was born in Montpelier, Ohio. Thomas was a veteran of the Navy. He was employed by Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation for 35 years. Thomas graduated from Montpelier High School in 1975 and Stark State in 1989 with a degree in …

Michael “Mike” Floyd Britenriker, age 76, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away March 02, 2016 in University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike was born in Stryker, Ohio on December 08, 1939 to the late E.J. and Grace (Dominique) Britenriker. He was a 1957 graduate of Stryker High School …

Mervin Charles (Shorty) Towers was born March 18, 1919 the son of Melvin Bert and Violet Stella (Sutton) Towers. He was a 1939 graduate of Stryker High School. Mervin married Laurene Dick Brown on May 13, 1939. They were married 72 years. Mervin was a WWII Navy veteran serving as …

In loving memory of: Michael “Mike” Floyd Britenriker, age 76, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away March 02, 2016 in University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike was born in Stryker, Ohio on December 08, 1939 to the late E.J. and Grace (Dominique) Britenriker. He was a 1957 graduate …

Stacy D. Weber, age 27, a lifelong resident of Edgerton, Ohio, and now of Indianapolis, Indiana, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient after a six-month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Stacy was …

David L. Miller, age 74, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 8:59 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked for more than thirty …

Julia M. “Judy” Swary, 93 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Betz Nursing Home, Auburn, where she was a resident. Judy was born February 22, 1923 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dasky and Lucille (Crane) Hale. She married Paul Levi Swary in 1941, …

Charles O. “Chuck” Stevens 66, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday March 2, 2016 at his home after a brief illness. He was born September 15, 1949 in Bryan, Ohio to Charles I. and Donna M. (Williams) Stevens. Chuck was a 1969 Montpelier High School graduate. He married Geraldine F. Mancini …