Obituaries

George Lindbergh Opdycke, age 88, of rural Bryan, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. He was born on January 12, 1928 on a farm near Pulaski, Ohio, the son of Clara Garver and John Garfield Opdycke. At the age of 17 he enlisted in …

Beth A. Hasch, 59 years, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at The Toledo Hospital with her family at her side. Beth was born May 22, 1957 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Darwood and Juanita (Hohenberger) Swary. She was a 1975 graduate of Fairview High School. Beth …

Jackie L. Poorman, age 69, of Wauseon and formerly of Dayton passed away late Monday May 30, 2016 at Swanton Health Care following an extended illness. Prior to her retirement she had been a lifelong homemaker and had also worked for Goodwill. Mrs. Poorman was born on August 7, 1946 …

Ruth A. Smethurst, 73 years, of West Unity, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, where she was a resident. Ruth was born January 14, 1943 in Sherwood, Ohio, the daughter of the late Henry and Ethel (Lipp) Sohn. She was a 1961 graduate of Hilltop …

Betty J. Herrington, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, and formerly of Stryker, Ohio, died at 6:45 P.M. on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton after an extended illness. Mrs. Herrington was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been been employed by The …

Jean M. Wilson, 92 years, of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 28, 2016 Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance, with her family by her side. Jean was born October 27, 1923 in Farmer, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lester and Esther (Husted) Beerbower. She graduated from Farmer High School …

Randy T. Belcher, 64, of Blakeslee passed away Friday evening at home. He was born on April 10, 1952 in Wytheville, Virginia to Walter and Rebecca Lucille (Stroup) Belcher. On September 8, 1990 he married Carmen M. Bailey and she survives. Randy was the owner / operator of the Progressive …

Mary “Louise” Lambert, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in her home after a year-long battle with cancer. Mrs. Lambert was a 1958 graduate of Defiance High School and …

Dorothy Shugrue, 90 years, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, with her family at her side. Dorothy was born May 20, 1926 in Iving, Kentucky, the daughter of the late James and Ocie (Cole) Marshall. She married John Shugrue and …

Bernard F. Batt, age 88, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, May 24, 2016 at Community Hospitals of Williams County in Montpelier. He retired from Bil-Jax in Archbold after 25 years, where he had been a welder and jig builder. He had also been a farmer. He enjoyed woodworking …