Obituaries

Rena J. Lesko, age 77, of Ridgeville Corners, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 29, 2015 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Rena was born in Luray, Virginia on July 29, 1938, the daughter of Fred and Bertie (Hinton) Gochenour. In 1969 she married James “Jim” Lesko, and he survives. …

Neil Ray Sebring, age 69, of Delta, passed away Monday morning, December 28, 2015 in his home. Prior to his retirement he was a Groover Technician for Bunting Bearing in Holland, for over 30 years. Neil was born in Wauseon on January 14, 1946, the son of Dale and Lounetta …

Barbara Ann Szkudlarek, age 70, of Delta, passed away December 23, 2015, at Toledo Hospital. Prior to her retirement she had owned and operated her own over the road semi. Barbara was born in Iowa on May 2, 1945, the daughter of Lawerence and Vivian Eattinger. On March 25, 1976 …

Ruth Ann Apt, 70 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015, in her residence. Ruth was born on June 18, 1945, in Henry County, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lorena (Aschemeier) Herge. She was a 1963 graduate of Napoleon High School and furthered her education at …

David L. Lovejoy, age 59, of Kunkle, Ohio, died at 1:42 A.M. on Monday, December 21, 2015, in his home after an brief illness. A longtime resident of California, Mr. Lovejoy had moved to Ohio in 2009, with his parents staying with them for five years. He has been employed …

Lyle L. “Bud” Everetts, 94, of Bryan passed away Saturday afternoon at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on October 5, 1921 in Troy Township, Indiana to Gilbert and Maude (Betts) Everetts. Bud married June Ann Pike on May 3, 1948 in Angola, Indiana. Bud was a heavy …

John Arthur Lougheed, 81, of North Webster, Indiana and formerly of Williams County, passed away on Dec. 26, 2015, at Millers Merry Manor in Syracuse, Indiana. He was born June 21, 1934 in Montpelier, Ohio to Lester A. and Mary Isabelle (Fischer) Lougheed. He married JoAnn (Psurny) Long on October …

Evelyn M. Fielitz, 93 years, of Alvordton, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Evelyn was born August 16, 1922 in Albany, New York, the daughter of the late Alva and Christina (Speiser) Reed. She married Jack Hill and the marriage ended in divorce. …

Alta L. Rohers, age 43, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:07 P.M. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Cleveland Clinic where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Roehrs was a stay at home mom who enjoyed camping, cooking and baking and spending time with her family …

Lola V. Hoffman, 102, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday evening at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on May 9, 1913 in Kunkle, Ohio to Melville H. and Myrtle M. (Parsons) Swank. Lola married Arnold S. Hoffman in September of 1935 and he preceded her in death …