Obituaries

Donald Joseph Perrin, 78 years, of Defiance, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo.  Donald was born April 21, 1936 in Cloverdale, Ohio the son of the late Arthur Louis and Helen Margaret (Erhart) Perrin.  He was a 1955 graduate of Sherwood Delaware High School.  Donald …

Arlene “Tootie” Nafziger, age 87, of Archbold passed away early Tuesday February 24, 2015 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio. Prior to her retirement she had worked for Deluxe Cleaners in Archbold for many years. Mrs. Nafziger was born in Stryker, Ohio on February 13, 1928 the daughter of …

David S. Lorntz, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. David worked at Bryan Plastics and had previously worked at Town & Country and Paragon in Bryan and also NAPA Auto Parts in Montpelier, Ohio. He was a graduate …

Geraldine M. McKarns, age 90, of Sylvania, Ohio, and formerly of Temperance, Michigan, died at 12:30 A.M. on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Sunset Village, where she was a resident. Geraldine was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School. She retired as a secretary for Toledo Hospital and also worked …

Larry E. Ussery, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where he was a patient after an extended illness. Larry E. Ussery was born on February 22, 1950, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Kenneth E. and …

Geraldine M. McKarns, age 90, of Sylvania, Ohio, and formerly of Temperance, Michigan, died at 12:30 A.M. on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Sunset Village, where she was a resident. Geraldine was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School. She retired as a secretary for Toledo Hospital and also worked …

DeFord Richard Schwall of Wauseon, passed away at his home on February 21, at the age of 93. DeFord was born on October 17, 1921 in the Ohio State University Hospital to Harry Edwin Schwall and Carolyn Vashti Schwall. DeFord played football for Wauseon High School, and then briefly, for Ohio …

Janice L. Harter, 71 years, of Sherwood, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Janice was born July 10, 1943 in Ney, Ohio the daughter of the late George and Ethel (Elser) Obenland.  She married Thomas Harter on May 10, 1965 in Elkhart, Indiana and …

Shelley K. Howard, 52 years, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 in Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, after an extended illness. Shelley was born on January 3, 1963 in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of Bryce and Judy (Showman) Travis. She was a 1981 graduate of Bryan …

Randy R. Jesse, age 58, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 20, 2015, at his residence. He was a 1974 graduate of Bryan High School. Randy R. Jesse was born on April 4, 1956, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Donald A. and Margaret E (Brenner) Jesse. …