Obituaries

Donald Wayne Smith, age 74, of Wauseon and formerly of Toledo passed away Monday April 11, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Prior to his retirement he had been a Sanitation Engineer for BFI. Mr. Smith was born in Toledo on July 1, 1941 the son of the late …

Donald C. “Pops” Schneeman, 53 years, of Paulding, passed away Sunday evening, April 10, 2016 in the home of his adopted daughter and son-in-law, in West Unity, Ohio after a fierce, but brief battle with cancer. Don was born December 8, 1962 in New York City, New York, the son …

Marilyn K. Partee, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Mercy Defiance Hospital. Prior to retirement she had worked at Defiance County Job and Family Services for 27 years. Marilyn was born in Wauseon on November 16, 1953, the daughter of Merle and Orma Lee (Schlosser) …

Linda G. Sample, age 59, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 11:14 P.M. on Monday, April 11, 2016, in Hamilton after a brief illness. Ms. Sample was employed by Kimco Cleaning Services, most recently at Kohl’s Department Store in Angola, Indiana. She had attended Life Changing Realities Fellowship in Edgerton, Ohio, …

Elinor L. Doeden-Frappier, 87 years, formerly of Bryan, and a current resident of Defiance, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Elinor was born July 8, 1928 in Sherwood, the daughter of the late John A. and Foryst M. (Connelly) Hane. She married Kenneth …

Clarence J. Zimmerman, age 88, of Stryker passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday April 7, 2016. Prior to his retirement he had worked for the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan. Mr. Zimmerman was born in Wauseon, Ohio on April 25, 1928 the son of the late Jay and …

Ruth A. Whitten, age 74, of Wauseon passed away late April 7, 2016. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a waitress for many years at Keisers Restaurant in Monclova and was also a waitress for the former Partner’s Cafe in Wauseon. Mrs. Whitten was born in Toledo on …

Eugene Garber, age 86 of West Unity and formerly of Stryker passed away late Friday April 10, 2016 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Prior to his retirement he had worked the Ohio Art Company in Bryan and had also worked for Kamco in West Unity. Mr. Garber was born …

Lois N. Moehrman, 81 years, of Sherwood, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Lois was born August 1, 1934 in Roanoke, North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Noah and Maude (Lynch) Carroll. She married Gayland “Butch” Moehrman on August 20, 1971 …

Geraldine M. Gearhart, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:57 A.M. on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Gearhart was a graduate of Montpelier High School and was a longtime dental assistant working with the Bryan Dental …