Obituaries

Margaret D. Keppeler, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:15 P.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Keppeler was a 1943 graduate of Spencerville, Indiana, High School and was an Avon sales representative for nearly twenty-five years. …

Nora Lee Scott, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:10 A.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Scott was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School, had worked at Keller Hardware in Edon, and had been employed by Krill Funeral …

James V. Dell, 59 years, of rural Defiance, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in his residence with his family by his side.  Jim was born July 24, 1955 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Vernon C. and Alice M. (Hill) Dell.  He was a 1973 graduate of Fairview …

Wayne L. Patee, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:45 P.M. on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Patee was a veteran of World War II, …

Cody Ryan Thorp, age 24 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and formerly of Bryan, passed away suddenly Monday, June 1, 2015 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at work. He worked in Grounds Maintenance at Thorsports-Farms in Murfreesboro. Cody was a 2008 graduate of Bryan High School where he …

Donna J. Smith, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center. Donna had worked at Bryan Custom Plastics in Bryan as a finisher. She was a member of the New Beginnings Church in Montpelier, formerly Central United Brethren Church …

Mary C. Deisler, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 6:45 P.M. on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a resident. Mary was a 1948 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School and Vantage Vocational …

Dale E. Barnes, Jr., 46, of Kunkle passed away Sunday night at the Toledo Hospital.  He was born on December 3, 1968 in Montpelier to Dale E. and Geraldine “Rosie” R. (Pinette) Barnes, Sr.  Dale attended Four County Vocational School for Auto Mechanics.  At one time Dale worked at Pioneer Transformer in Pioneer.  He …

Richard J. Miller, age 81, of Archbold, passed away Friday evening, May 29, 2015 at the Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Prior to is retirement he had worked as a farmer, truck driver, cabinet maker and a maintenance worker in Franklin Township. Richard was born on March 28, 1934 …

Jeannine A. Bates, age 79, of Morenci, Michigan, passed away in her home on Sunday morning, May 31, 2015. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.