Obituaries

Thomas Michael Potts, age 71, of Defiance, passed away Monday morning, November 25, 2013 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. A Realtor and Auctioneer, Tom had been a co-owner of Century 21 Strait Realty, Inc. in Defiance, and also Potts & Company Auctioneers of Defiance. Tom was born in Defiance …

Doris Lohse Reinking, age 85, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, Ohio. Doris was born August 03, 1928 in Archbold, Ohio to the late Alva Dennis and Bertha Mary (Rueger) Johnson. She married Robert “Jake” Lohse on November 11, 1946 and …

Marjorie Miller, age 95, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2013, in her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Miller was a 1936 graduate of Milford High School in Milford, Illinois. A farm wife, she had also worked in accounting at Essex Wire in Fort …

Robert Lee Bertke, 68, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening surrounded by his family at his home.  He was born on February 2, 1945, in Celina, Ohio to Ralph F. and Ellen “Annie” (Wenning) Bertke.  Robert graduated from Marion Local High School in 1963 and then earned his Mechanical / Drafting degree …

Norman E. Clock, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime winter resident of Hollywood, Florida, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at Genesis HealthCare in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Clock was a partner in Lester’s Diner and worked in the casting department working on 42 major films. Among his survivors …

Rosalie F. Haye, age 69, of Stryker, passed away Friday morning, November 22, 2013 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She, along with her husband, farmed together for many years. After his retirement she continued to work with her son as secretary of the family business. Mrs. Haye was born on …

True “Paul” Ridgway, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Impatient Hospice near Defiance. Paul was an electrician and partner in Ridgway Brothers Electric. He was a member of the IBEW Local 13. Paul was a US …

David C. Killgallon, age 41, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013, at his home. A 1991 graduate of Bryan High School, he then graduated from Hillsdale College in 1995. During his professional career, David was a marketing manager with regional newspapers and magazines in North Carolina, …

Lela Mae Vaccaro Johnson, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in her residence.  Lela was born March 12, 1922 in Harrison County, Missouri, the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Effie Lea (Stewart) Stanton.  She was a graduate of Blythesdale High School.  She married Joseph A. Vaccaro and …

Doris I. Stover-Roesch, age 94, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:19 P.M. on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Hillside Country Living where she was a resident. She was a member of the Bryan Alliance Church and the West Unity Lioness club. Doris had worked as a waitress at several …