Obituaries

Darrel “Gene” Fields, age 80, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 8:17 P.M. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Fields was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1952-1973. He served in both Korea and …

Thomas M. “Tom” Pryslak, 66 years, of Pioneer, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan after a sudden illness.  Tom was born September 5, 1947 in Elmira, New York, the son of Steve and Mary (Opper) Pryslak.  He was a 1965 graduate of Thomas Edison High …

Linda J. Hageman, age 72, of Ney, Ohio, died early on Friday, February 28, 2014, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Hageman was a 1959 graduate of Spencer, West Virginia, High School and was a longtime employee of K-mart in Bryan, Ohio. She enjoyed her time on the …

Lucille Marie Nottingham, age 87, of Wauseon passed away early Tuesday February 25, 2014 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had been a school cook. Mrs. Nottingham was born in Loretto, MN on September 23, 1926 the daughter of the late Herman and the late Louise …

Catherine “Cathy” M. Bish, 60 of Pioneer, formerly of Canton, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 24th at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  Cathy was born on September 24, 1953 in Canton to Zygmunt and Rozalia (Klummer) Weglarz.  She graduated from Timken High School in Canton in 1973.  On August 21, 1976 …

Barbara J. Whittington, 78 years, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 in her residence with her son at her side.  Barbara was born June 14, 1935 in Grimms Landing, West Virginia, the daughter of the late James and Goldie (Mays) Herdman.  She was a 1953 graduate of Buffalo High …

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, …