Obituaries

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 …

Norma L. Leupp, age 92, of Stryker passed away early Thursday March 3, 2015 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Prior to her retirement she worked for the former Strydel in Stryker for many years. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.

Robert James Lupien, age 72, of Edon, Ohio, died on March 2, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Lupien was a an over-the-road truck driver for many years. He also worked as a police officer for the City of Toledo in the 1960s. After high school, Robert worked with troubled youth …

Joseph Anthony Bost, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, and recently of Cedar Park, Texas, passed on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at New Hope Manor. Mr. Bost retired from General Motors in Defiance after 26 years of service. He later worked as a security guard at Defiance College and drove cars …

Mary E. Fickle, age 92, of Wauseon passed away early Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a house cleaner, homemaker and had also worked for a short time at the former McCord Corporation in Wauseon. Mary was born on May …

Janet H. Bonifas, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her winter home in Lakeport, Florida. Mrs. Bonifas was a graduate of Coldwater High School in Coldwater, Ohio. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, the Rosary Altar Society and …

Russell Earl Dunseth, 94, of Montpelier passed away on Sunday February 28, 2016 at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on June 21, 1921 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Sylvester A. and Minnie (Yates) Dunseth. Russell graduated from Metea High School in Metea, Indiana in 1940. He …

Martin F. Gerken, age 95, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Prior to his retirement, he had worked for the Ohio Turnpike Commission in their maintenance department. Martin was born on January 15, 1921, near Florida, Ohio, to the late Frank and …

Joyce L. Schaefer, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:40 P.M. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Schaefer was a 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and worked for many years as a waitress at Sheets Dairy Bar. She also worked at …

James L. “Jim” Ashbacher, age 77, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 8:35 A.M. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Ashbacher was employed by All-Star Products near Defiance from 1956 until the plant closed in 1979 and worked for Oren Elliott Products in Edgerton, …