Obituaries

Steve A. Campbell, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, December 16, 2013, at the University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. Among Steve’s survivors is his wife, Margaret “Marge” A. Campbell. Funeral services have been entrusted to Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan where …

Sandy E. Johns, age 50, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away at 5:16 A.M. on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, after an extended illness. Sandy was a 1982 graduate of Fairview High School and worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator at OmniSource in …

John L. “Jack” Blair, Jr., age 69, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan after an extended illness. John worked for many years in Florida driving tour buses, driving for a towing service, as a dispatcher and had been …

Rev. Ronald D. McClure, 70 years, of rural Stryker, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Ron was born October 6, 1943 in Defiance, the son of the late Rev. Darl B. and Elnora Alice (Taft) McClure.  He was a 1961 graduate of Defiance High …

James Lee Wilson, 57 years, of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  James was born March 15, 1956 in Angola, Indiana, the son of the late Marlin Gerald and Naomi Jean (Cole) Wilson.  He was a 1974 graduate of Hamilton High School.  James worked as a …

James A. Gunder, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:10 P.M. on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, in his home, following an extended illness. Prior to moving to Edgerton in 1999, he lived in Taylor, Michigan, where he was employed by Ford Motor Company, retiring with more than thirty years …

Beverly J. Goucher, 77, of Alvordton passed away Tuesday morning at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was the wife of the late James P. Goucher, Sr.

Ed Nortin Steinke, 62, of Montpelier passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday December 10th.  He is survived by his wife Nance M. (Stambaugh) Steinke.  Funeral arrangements and full obituary pending.

Lorna J. Geesey, age 71, of Montpelier, Ohio, died suddenly at 1:00 P.M.. on Monday, December 9, 2013, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, following a brief illness. She was the widow of Norman A. Geesey, who died on February 11, 2012. Service arrangements are pending with Krill …

Francis Baldwin, age 92, of Bryan,and passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky, Ohio. Prior to his retirement he had been a farmer most of his life. Francis was born in Defiance County on June 5, 1921, the son of Howard and Marjorie (Figley) Baldwin. On …