Obituaries

Karen S. Smith, age 70, of Wauseon passed away Tuesday October 6, 2015 at Heartland of Wauseon. Mrs. Smith was born on February 27, 1945 in Archbold, Ohio the daughter of the late Jefferson and Edith (Grieser) Wyse. At the age of 14, she was baptized at Lockport Mennonite Church. …

Patrick A. Thiel, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of the Edon, Ohio, area, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, in his home. Mr. Thiel was a 1982 graduate of Edon High School and was currently employed by Bryan Packaging. He was a member of St. …

Rosie Gomez-Yant, age 57, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Rosie was born in Fulton County, Ohio on February 12, 1958, the daughter of Francisco and Cleofus (Ramon) Gomez. She was a member of St. Caspar Catholic Church in Wauseon. Surviving …

Viola M. Herman, age 70, of Reading, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Friday, October 2, 2015, at Hillsdale Community Health Center in Hillsdale, Michigan, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Herman had been employed throughout the years as a cook …

Lelah J. Davis, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:35 A.M. on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a patient, surrounded by her loved ones. She had worked for five years as a dietary aide at Defiance Hospital and then worked for nearly …

Clarice Lucille Bulla (99) of Montpelier, Ohio passed away Saturday October 3, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. She was born to Ada (Albert) Weber and William M. Weber on April 14, 1916 in Plymouth, Indiana. She was united in marriage to Lawrence E. Bulla on November 24, 1938 …

Samuel L. Sierra, 28 years, of West Unity, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident near West Unity.  Samuel was born September 21, 1987 in Harlingen, Texas.  He was a 2006 graduate of North Central High School where he participated in Track, Cross Country, …

Metropolis, IL., Helen M. Bates, age 94, of Metropolis, IL. And formerly of Wauseon passed away September 30, 2015 at Twin Oaks Assisted Living in Metropolis, IL. Mrs. Bates was born in Wauseon on December 2, 1920 the daughter of the late Homer and Edna (Snyder) Wagner. She married Lloyd …

Betty Irene Sauder, 65 of Archbold, Ohio went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday October 1, 2015 in her home with her family around her. Betty was born on August 25, 1950 in Williams County Ohio, the daughter of the late Lewis “Jack” and Viola Huffman.  On …

Robert H. Lee, age 62, of Stryker, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2015, in his home. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.