Obituaries

Carrie D. Sheets, 94 years, of Toledo, Ohio, went to be with her heavenly father on Monday, October 20, 2014. Carrie was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She was a fabulous seamstress and especially enjoyed making clothes for her grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends. Carrie was born April …

Shirley A. Batt, age 59, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday October 21, 2014 at Community Hospitals of Williams County in Bryan. She owned and operated Batt Accounting in Toledo. Ms. Batt was born in Montpelier on November 15, 1954 the daughter of Bernard and Annabelle (Replogle) Batt. Surviving besides her …

Kevin R. Walz, age 54, of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:28 P.M. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Walz was a 1978 graduate of Edon High School and was a longtime machinist, employed by Mohawk Tools until …

Robert V. Whitmer, age 90, of Wauseon, passed away Monday evening, October 20, 2014 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home.

Gordon L. Bauer, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:50 P.M. on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Genesis Health Care – Bryan Center. Mr Bauer worked as a Utility worker, Job Setter and later in Maintenance at Champion Molded which became Bryan Custom Plastics and is now JCIM in …

Leona Edwards, age 78, of Delta, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Delta.

Desiree Rapp, age 20, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Toledo Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.

Thomas Wesley Climo, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:15 P.M. on Friday, October 17, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance. Mr. Climo was a clerk at Spangler Candy & Tobacco for 30 years prior to his retirement. He was a World War II veteran of …

Wava F. Missler, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:05 P.M. on Friday, October 17, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Missler was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bryan. She enjoyed attending the Bryan Senior …

Donald “Don” L. Dietsch, 58, a lifelong resident of Montpelier passed away Saturday night at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on July 16, 1956 in Montpelier to Frank H. and Barbara J. (Bavin) Dietsch.  Don graduated from Montpelier High School in 1974, and earned a …