Obituaries

Dale L. Houston, 63 years, of Angola, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014 in his residence.  Dale was born June 6, 1950 in Hartford City, Indiana, the son of the late Bee and Melba June (Jones) Houston.  He was a 1968 graduate of Montpelier High School, Montpelier, Indiana.  He then attended Ball State …

James David Dickerhoof, age 52, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:44 P.M. on Saturday, February 22, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. As a special needs child, Jim touched the hearts of all he met. He attended Sunnyside School and most recently enjoyed …

Ruth M. Perkins, 88, of Stryker, died Saturday at Genesis Health Care, Bryan, after a long illness. She was born near Stryker on May 8th, 1925, to Donald and Hazel (Reynolds) Perkins. She was a member of the Stryker United Methodist Church, was Past Matron of the Evansport Chapter, Order …

Betty Lou Lovejoy, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday February 20, 2014 at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. She was a life long Homemaker. Mrs. Lovejoy was bon on January 7, 1925 in Napoleon, Ohio the daughter of the late Max and the late Ella (Mohr) Waite. On January 19, …

Ava “Mae” Maysel Wilson, 83 of Fredericktown, Ohio, formerly of Montpelier, went home to be with the Lord on Friday February 21st at the Country Court Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.  She was born on March 8, 1930 in Frame, West Virginia to Morgan A. and Blanche C. (Anderson) Thompson.  She …

Kenneth W. Drittler, age 75, of Archbold, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to his retirement he had been a long haul trucker for the former Tem-Cole in McClure for 22 years and then Gerken Paving in Napoleon for eight years. Kenneth was born …

Vernie A. Faunce, Jr., fought courageously over the past nine months, having lost his battle with cancer early Wednesday morning at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  Vernie was surrounded by his loved ones when he passed; he was 79.  Vernie was a Montpelier resident for all of his life, he was …

Eleanor Lee (Leininger) Zimmerman, age 97, passed away Tuesday February 18. 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Napoleon. Mrs. Zimmerman was born on October 26, 1916 in Chicago, IL the daughter of the late Dr. Otto and the late Elnora Elda Leininger. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith on …

Henry J. “June” Pape, Jr, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:47 P.M. on Monday, February 17, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Pape was a 1940 graduate of Archbold (Ohio) High School and entered the United States Army, serving during World …

Orma Lee Koeppe, age 84, of Evansport, passed away Tuesday morning, February 18, 2014 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. Prior to her retirement in 1985 she had worked at Campbell Soup in Napoleon for 20 years. Orma was born in Defiance on August 2, 1929, the daughter …