Obituaries

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 …

Eden Rain Boothman was stillborn and entered the Arms of Jesus, on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. She was the daughter of Nathan and Colette (Benner) Boothman. Surviving in addition to her parents are her two sisters, Annika and Ainsley Boothman; grandparents, Duane & …

Joseph Charlie Barrow, (Joe Cool), passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016, surrounded by his family at Lakeland Nursing Home in Angola, Indiana. He was 77. Joseph was born to Richard and Virginia (Ort) Barrow on November 8, 1938 in Woodburn, Indiana. Joe graduated from Central High School in Fort …

Joseph A. “Joe” Shankster, 78, of Edon, passed away Sunday evening at Genesis Healthcare, Bryan Center in Bryan. He was born January 3, 1938 in Montpelier to Clarence E. and Elma O. (Deisler) Shankster. On February 7, 1959 Joe married Barbara S. Steffes at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Blakeslee, …

Hans F. Schikora, Jr., 96, of Nettle Lake, Ohio passed away Sunday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on December 30, 1919 in Dortmund, Germany to Hans Paul and Franciska (Oberthin) Schikora. Hans served in the United States Navy during World War II. He …

Margaret H. Wieland, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 A.M. on Friday, May 20, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Margaret was a homemaker. She had worked at Ohio Art prior to starting her family and at Airmate in Bryan after her children were grown. …

Thelma Marie (Heer) Bartley, age 78, left this earth and went to her home in heaven on Wednesday May 18, 2016. Thelma was a longtime resident of Stryker. She was employed by the Metal Forge Co. in Stryker until its closing in 1999. She then worked for the Sauder Heritage …