Obituaries

Avis M. Baird, age 79, of rural Butler, Indiana, died at 5:43 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital, in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Following graduation as valedictorian of the class of 1954 from Butler High School, Avis worked as …

D. Robert Shaffer, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:17 A.M. on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his residence. Robert was born March 21, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Paul R. and Louise M. (Lehman) Shaffer. The family resided in Vandalia, Ohio. Robert also …

Lois M. Boucher, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Arlington, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Boucher was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, …

Donna Joan Lemons (JoAnn to those who knew her well), age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:15 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Lemons was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School and a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, feeding …

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, …