Obituaries

McKenna Rae Kreischer, 22, of Canton, Michigan and formerly of Montpelier passed away Tuesday, March 3rd at Huron Valley Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township, Michigan as the result of an automobile accident.  She was born on July 16, 1992 in Bryan to Patrick J. and Kerry J. (Jones) Kreischer.  McKenna graduated from …

Fern L. Merillat. 94 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan with her family at her side.  Fern was born December 31, 1920 in Woodburn, Indiana, the daughter of the late Raymond and Esther (Zimmerman) Gerig.  She married LaVern Merillat on August 3, 1940 …

Betty M. Law, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday morning, March 6, 2015,at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Betty was a homemaker and had worked several years as a crossing guard for Lincoln Elementary School in Bryan. She was a an avid animal lover and supported …

Robert Daso Greek, 97, of Montpelier, passed away on Thursday March 5, 2015 at Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Bryan. He was born on November 30, 1917 in Kunkle, Ohio to Ford and Mamie (Daso) Greek. On December 25, 1951 he married Mildred Briner and she preceded him in …

Jane Marie Clair, 58, of Hicksville passed away Tuesday evening at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born on December 28, 1956 in Montpelier to James M. and Wanda L. (Freeman) Snow.  Jane graduated from Montpelier High School in 1975, where she received her beautician’s license from Four County Joint …

John H. “Jack” Goshia, age 86, of Naples, Florida, and a longtime resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:03 A.M. on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Avow Hospice in Naples, where he was a patient. Mr. Goshia was a 1947 graduate of Defiance, Ohio, High School and served in the …

Janis Aleda Beck, age 81, of Stryker passed away Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Alabama. Prior to her retirement she had been a Licensed Practical Nurse. Among her survivors is husband Donald E. Beck of Stryker. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier …

Iris Jean Short, 86 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, with her family at her side.  Iris was born July 5, 1928, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis L. and Ethel (Partee) Stipe.  She was a 1946 graduate …

Walter “Wally” Vital Praet, 91, formerly of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio, on Monday, March 2, 2015. Wally was born on February 6, 1924, to the late Elias and Bertha Praet. Wally was born in Detroit, Michigan, while on a family visit from Belgium. He lived …

Clarence Shearer, 95 years, of Bryan, passed away early Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Clarence was born March 31, 1919 in Virden, Illinois, the son of the late Jacob and Stella (Roesch) Shearer.  In 1929 they moved near Pioneer.  He graduated from Pioneer High School in …