Obituaries

Alfred West, Sr., 83 years, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the Laurels of Defiance, where he had been a resident.  Alfred was born November 28, 1929 in Monroe, Michigan, the son of the late Monty C. and Clara (Partin) West.  He was a 1947 graduate of Wauseon High …

James B. “Jim” Borton, 95, of Wauseon, died Wednesday morning in Fulton Manor, Wauseon, Ohio. Son of the late James Leo and Margaret (Boyes) Borton, Jim was born August 20, 1917 in Chesterfield Township, Fulton County, Ohio on the family farm where he lived his entire life. He was a …

Greta Annabelle Yeager, 96, of Pioneer Ohio, died May 13, 2013 at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Rehab Center in Montpelier.  She was the only child of Earl S. and Edna E. (Heacock) Snyder, born on October 30, 1916 in Ney, Ohio.  Mrs. Yeager graduated from Pioneer High School in 1934. Mrs. …

Philip D. “Flip” Bowen, age 63, of Pioneer, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at his residence. Flip graduated from Aubeenaubee High School in Leiter’s Ford, Indiana. He was a Navy veteran serving as a Machinist Mate on a fast attack nuclear submarine, the USS Lawrence York Spear AS36. After …

Steven Bradner, age 59, of Wauseon died late Friday May 10, 2013 at the Fulton county Health Center as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Bradner was employed by B&B Molding in Napoleon. He also worked for TLC Child Care in Wauseon. Mr. Bradner was born …

Clare L. Dilworth, age 86, of Camden, Michigan died at 5:40 P.M. on Friday, May 10, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, where he was a patient. Mr. Dilworth worked at Aro Corporation in Bryan for 25 years where he was Supervisor of Technical Information. He was a …

Arthur L. Robinson, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare, Bryan Center, where he had been a resident.  Art was born February 24, 1924 in Swanton, Ohio, the son of the late William A. and Della (Ducat) Robinson.  An Army veteran of WWII, Art was awarded …

O. Lucille Grime, age 88, of Wauseon passed away early Thursday May 9, 2013 at Fulton Manor. Prior to her retirement she had been a Clerk at the former Red and White in Wauseon and a lifelong Homemaker. Mrs. Grime was born on February 10, 1925 in Napoleon to the …

Nancy Jean Byrd, 71, of Pioneer, died Wednesday night at home.  She was born on December 16, 1941 in Pittsford Michigan to Hubert L. and Isabelle M. (Bump) Flowers. Nancy retired from Pioneer Transformer in Pioneer in 2008.  She loved to spend time with her family and friends and lived her life …

Patrecea Deck, 78 years, of Bryan, Ohio passed away at 11:17 am on May 8, 2013 in Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Patrecea was born July 18, 1934 in Jackson, Michigan to Herman J. and Blanche L. (Byers) Mullen. She was a former crossing guard for the Montpelier …