Obituaries

Robert A. Douglass, 65, of Pioneer passed away Sunday morning at Genesis Health Care -Bryan Center. He was born on April 24, 1950 in Hudson, Michigan to Donald F. and Onnalee (Entricken) Douglass. Bob graduated from Waldron High School in 1968. He married Onnaliesa M. Clark and she survives. Bob …

Beverly Jane Bryan-Fox, 69, of Middletown, Maryland, formerly of Sherwood, Ohio, died February 10, 2016 at her home. She was the loving wife of 34 years to Herbert B. Fox. Beverly was born on January 6, 1947 in Mark Center, Ohio, the daughter of the late Louis and Ann (Nagy) …

Richard E. “Shorty” Fritch, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:13 A.M on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was patient. Mr. Fritch was a 1947 graduate of Edgerton where he was class president. He had been employed by Day and Day …

Jackie Sue Day, 63, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on January 29, 1953 in Montpelier to Wendell Ray and Emma Mae (Mead) Berkebile. On March 5, 1971 she married Lawrence “Corky” O. Day and he survives. Jackie attended Hilltop High …

Shirley A. Crampton, 87, of Bryan passed away Friday afternoon. She was born on February 21, 1928 at home on the family farm in Stryker, Ohio, to Cletus I. and Elizabeth A. (Wyse) Aschliman. Shirley graduated from Stryker High School in 1946. On November 22, 1950 she married Richard L. …

Hannah E. “Hannah Banana” Fischer, 21, of Montpelier passed away on Tuesday, February 9th in Paulding, Ohio. She was born on November 13, 1994 in Fremont, Ohio to Shannon C. Fischer and Lori Ann Wheeler. Hannah graduated from Montpelier High School in 2013. She attended Northwest State Community College. Hannah …

Velma L. Moor, 91, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on January 20, 1925 in Defiance to Vernon R. and Della V. (Bishop) Mahan. On December 25, 1945 she married Albert Moor and he preceded her in death in October …

Mary Anne Neilands, 79, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton. She was born on February 14, 1936 in Montpelier to James R. and Laura M. (Barrett) Neilands. Mary graduated from Montpelier High School in 1954, she then attended Bowling Green State University …

Marilyn “Joanne” Adair, age 89, of Paulding, Ohio, and formerly of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 9:26 A.M. on Friday, February 12, 2016, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Adair was a homemaker. Marilyn was born on January 14, 1927, in Jackson, Michigan. She married Vaughn …

Geraldine Elsie Werder, age 101, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan, after a lengthy illness. Prior to her retirement she had been a music teacher for many years. Geraldine was born in Stryker on December 27, 1914, the daughter of Wendell P. and Francis …