Obituaries

Donald Lee Love, age 81, was taken from his rural West Unity, Ohio home to his Heavenly Home due to congestive heart failure on Oct 11, 2013. He was born on July 12, 1932 to the late Neil and the late Eileen (Arnold) Love in Selma (near Muncie), Indiana. He …

Hillis DuWayne Boothman, Sr., age 78, of Pioneer, Ohio made his trip to Heaven Wednesday, October 9, 2013. He had been in a battle with cancer for six months and recently was a resident of Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Hillis D. Boothman was born on January 17, 1935, in …

Dr. Robert Louis “Dr. Bob” Woodgeard, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:19 P.M. on Monday, October 7, 2013, at his home. Dr. Bob was a veterinarian for fifty years and was the owner of the Bryan Area Animal Hospital. He was a very active member of the community, …

Larry Blair Bourquin, 80, of Julian, North Carolina, died on October 4, 2013. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Johnson Cemetery, rural Archbold. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. on Saturday at the Grisier Funeral …

Paul E. Marowelli, Jr, age 46, of Defiance, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Community Health Professionals Hospice Center near Defiance. Paul was a truck driver and volunteered at Tri-State Animal Transport & Rescue in Bryan and Friends of Felines Rescue in Defiance. Born October 24, 1966 in …

Alan R. Watson, 47 years, of West Unity, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, September 30, 2013 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after a brief illness.  Alan was born May 17, 1966 in Montpelier, the son of Kenneth L. and Shirley A. (Montondo) Watson, Sr.  He was a 1984 graduate of Hilltop …

Harlan M. Coy, age 95, of Stryker, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 at the Fulton county Health Center in Wauseon. Harlan had worked for the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan and then worked for General Tire in Bryan, where he retired in 1976. He was also a lifelong area …

Suzanne Martha (Smith) Winberg, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, and formerly a lifelong resident of Jamestown, New York, died at 5:15 A.M. on Sunday, September 29, 2013, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, where she was a resident. She was the widow of Otto A. Winberg, who preceded her …

Michael P. Volkert, 72 years, of Mark Center, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Laurels of Defiance, where he has been a resident the past four weeks.  Michael was born November 23, 1940 in Defiance, Ohio the son of Charles and Muriel (Fillman) Volkert.  He was a 1958 graduate of Central …

Donna Mae Leininger, age 82, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly Saturday September 28, 2013 in her home. Prior to her retirement she had been a lifelong Homemaker. Mrs. Leininger was born on October 7, 1930 in Napoleon, Ohio the daughter of the late William and the late Frances (Dietrich) Betson. …