Obituaries

Virginia Mae “Ginny” Fraker, age 92, of Wauseon, passed away May 8, 2015 at the Fulton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wauseon. She was born on August 29, 1922 to Basil and Wave (Hale) Belding of Fayette, Ohio. Virginia graduated from Fayette High School in 1940 and married Donal …

Betty Mae Higley, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Colorado. She loved traveling with her husband, camping, being with family, pitching horseshoes, square and polka dancing, making wine and enjoyed living and working their farm. Betty retired from the Ohio Art Company, the …

Norma J. (Dunham) Rice, age 84, of Archbold, passed away Wednesday evening, May 6, 2015, at the Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Prior to retirement she had worked as an administrative assistant for Florida Senior Services. Norma was born in Mutual, Ohio on May 6, 1931, the daughter of …

Michael I. Casper, 62 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Michael was born March 4, 1953, in Canton, Ohio, the son of the late Charles E. and Pauline E. (Bake) Casper – Knorr.  He was a 1971 graduate of Antwerp High …

Loretha Joyce (Holbrook) Reader passed away on May 7. Joyce was a two-time kidney transplant survivor and fought a courageous 30-year battle with a degenerative kidney disease.  Joyce was born in Lima, Ohio on February 28, 1954 to Reverend W.J. and Betty (Prater) Holbrook. She moved with her family to Bryan …

Patricia J. “Pat” Turnbull, 85 years, of Hicksville, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, with her family by her side. Pat was born September 1, 1929 in Garrett, Indiana, the daughter of the late Harry and Florence (Sampson) Van Lear. She attended Garrett High School, …

Marjorie A. “Marge” Murdock, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Aunt, age 78, of Napoleon passed away in peace at home surrounded by family on May 5,2015. Marge was born on June 9, 1936 to Margaret N. (Watson) Cowdrick in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She lived in Napoleon and attended school there. …

Ivan “Jim” Dominique went to be with his Lord on May 5, 2015, surrounded by loving family. He was born on July 3, 1934 to the late Ralph and Olivia Dominique.  He married his ‘honey’, Pat on September 11, 1954 and she survives him. His 80 years were full of hard …

Robert D. Hicks, Jr., age 66, of Stryker, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 5, 2015 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Prior to his retirement, he had been a banker with the former Tiffin Valley Bank and the former First National Bank, in Archbold. Robert was born in …

Helene Louise Plouck, 86 years, of Bryan, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in her residence with her family by her side. Helene was born September 19, 1928, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Mary (Coschignano) Falco. She was a 1946 graduate of Montpelier High …