Obituaries

George C. Bail, 61 years, of West Unity, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at his residence with his family at his side.  George was born October 15, 1953 in Hudson, Michigan, the son of Robert Franklin and Gloria Ilo (Kelly) Bail.  He was a graduate of Hilltop High School.  He married Mary …

Anna Lorene “Dolly” Stryker, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died late afternoon on Monday, August 31, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, after a brief illness. Mrs. Stryker was a 1941 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed in the telephone office in Edgerton and Spangler …

Cleona J. Spangler, 81 years, of Evansport, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Cleona was born January 20, 1934, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of the late Cleo and Naomi (Esterline) Lutz. She was a 1952 graduate of Kunkle High School. …

Judith L. Fenner, age 63, of Pettisville passed away Wednesday August 25, 2015 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center. She was a lifelong area Homemaker who also did in-home babysitting. Mrs. Fenner was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 15, 1951 the daughter of Allan and Betty (Filmore) Thomson. …

William E. Mavis, 75 years, of Alvordton, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015, in his residence. William was born on September 27, 1939, to the late Robert A.J. and Irene Marie (Stahl) Mavis in Farmer, Ohio. He was a 1957 graduate of Farmer High School. William married Shirley L. Armbruster …

Margaret Ann (Wiles) Hinzman, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance. Margaret was a Registered Nurse and retired from Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona after 25 years of service. She loved living in Phoenix, but in …

Gretchen Elizabeth Mauerhan, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 10:10 P.M. on Monday, August 24, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, with her family at her side, after a brief illness. Born on June 11, 1932, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was …

Clarice C. Shininger, 98 years, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday morning, August 25, 2015, at GlennPark of Defiance, where she had been a resident the past four years.  Clarice was born June 1, 1917, in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Cyril and Zita (McCarthy) Arend.  She was a 1933 …

David L. “Butch” Foust, age 69, of Bryan, was called home on August 23, 2015 at the University of Toledo Medical Center, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. He was born in Williams County, Ohio on March 2, 1946, the son of Marion and Lodema (Gee) Foust. He …

Ronald Wayne Brewer, age 89, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at 9:43 P.M. at the Toledo Hospital where he had been a patient. Ron retired from Pet Milk after 36 years of service in many areas of the company, then worked as a delivery man for Spangler Candy …