Obituaries

Onalee Ann (Stacey) Burkhard, 88 years old, formerly of West Unity, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon.  Onalee was born February 12, 1926 near West Unity, the daughter of the late Millard C. and Audrey M. (Held) Stacey.  Onalee was a 1944 graduate of Hilltop High School …

Victor C. Ramus, 90 years, of Sherwood, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014 at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Victor was born November 17, 1923 in Jewell, Ohio, the son of the late Edward C. and Helen (Steinberger) Ramus.  He was a 1941 graduate of Jewell High School.  An Army veteran …

Victor R. Collie, 97, of Montpelier passed away Monday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on January 21, 1917 in Bridgewater Township to Emerson and Bertha A. (Johnston) Collie. Victor served his country in the Army Medical Corp. during World War II. On July 13, …

April L. Blank, 45, a lifelong resident of Montpelier passed away Friday evening at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  She was born on April 25, 1969 in Bryan to Raymond and Lois (Stantz) Clark.  April married Charles E. Blank and he survives. April was a homemaker.  She was an avid …

Pauline R. Sampson, age 85, of Osseo, Michigan and formerly of the Archbold area, passed away Friday afternoon, June 27, 2014 at the Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility. She had worked at Peter Stamping in Fayette and then worked at Waldron Industries in Waldron, MI. Pauline was born in Wauseon …

Eula Jean McGuire, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God in Bryan. Eula Jean was born on August 27, 1933, in Pikeville, Kentucky, the …

Lee H. Bayliss, 76, of Sherwood, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 at his residence.  Lee was born August 2, 1937 in Sherwood, Ohio, the son of the late J.V. “Vern” and Ruth R. (Renz) Bayliss.  He was a 1955 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School.  He studied mechanical engineering at General Motors Institute …

David G. Armstrong, 52, of Montpelier passed away Friday night at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  He was born on November 2, 1961 in Bowling Green to Gerald G. And Linda L. (Wade) Armstrong.  David graduated from Napoleon High School in 1981.  He served his country in the United States Army.  David …

Phyllis M. Pattison, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:40 P.M. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan where she had been a resident. She was a “5 Star” homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bryan. Phyllis was born on June …

Marguerite A. Koch, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:10 P.M. on Monday, June 23, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Koch was a graduate of Bryan High School and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where she held the longest membership …