Obituaries

Betty Jane Meyer, 90 years, of Defiance and formerly of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance, where she had been a resident the past two years.  Betty was born June 18, 1924 in Jackson, Michigan, the daughter of Homer and Claudia (Hammon) Wilmer.  She was a …

Laurence Dale “Larry” Barlow, age 76, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away in his home on Thursday, August 21, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. Prior to his retirement he had been a dairy farmer for 25 years and had also worked as an electrician for Sauder Woodworking in Archbold. …

Alice Jeanette (Garver) Sims, age 86, of Ney, Ohio, went Home to her Heavenly Lord and Savior at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Facility, where she was a resident. Mrs Sims was a graduate of Ney High School, class of 1946. She was a Secretary …

John J. Gilbert, 90 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at his home with his family at his side.  John was born February 9, 1924 in Bryan, Ohio the son of the late John and Edith (Calvin) Gilbert.  John was an Army Veteran of WWII.  He married Vivian M. Pendleton …

Hazel Gearhart, 92, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 8:20 P.M. on Monday, August 18, 2014, in the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. She had resided in The Village at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, and had been a lifelong resident of Edon. She was a …

Russell P. Roth, age 83, of Wauseon, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, August 18, 2014 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio. Prior to his retirement he had worked at LaChoy Food Products in Archbold for 20 years. Russell was born in Archbold on January 14, 1931, …

Ima Jean Culbertson, 73 years, of Bryan, joined her Heavenly Father on Sunday evening, August 17, 2014 in her home with her family at her side.  Jean was born December 30, 1940 in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Esther Mae (Stewart) Palmer.  She married Donald Leslie Culbertson …

Richard C. Schwarzbek, age 79, of Sherwood, Ohio, and for thirty-nine years a resident of Williams Center, Ohio, died at 7:39 A.M. on Monday, August 18, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after an extended illness. Mr. Schwarzbek was a 1952 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United …

Dennis J. Miller, age 54, of Wauseon passed away August 14, 2014 in his home. He was born on March 8, 1960 in Wauseon the son of Sam and the late Pat (Shaw) Miller. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am Tuesday August 19, 2014 at the Delta Assembly …

Mildred E. Pendleton, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:55 P.M. on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at Hickory Creek Care Center in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Pendleton was a 1938 graduate and valedictorian of Farmer High School, where she was also a member of …