Obituaries

Nancy M. (Speiser) Smith, age 76, of Stryker, Ohio died peacefully Thursday night, November 14, 2013 in CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. She was born July 27, 1937 in Defiance, County, Ohio to the late Emery and Margaret (Lantow) Speiser. She was employed by Strydel, …

William H. “Bill” Spangler, 75 years, of Evansport, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Genesis – Twin Rivers Nursing Home, Defiance.  Bill was born December 23, 1937 in Bryan, the son of Carl and Thelma (Missler) Spangler.  He married Cleona J. Lutz on August 29, 1966 in Bryan.  Bill was a machine …

Deborah A. Rupp, age 61, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Edgerton, passed away at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Vibra Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was a graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for several area businesses including Pepsi Company, the Bryan Times and Park …

Bennie Irvin Beck, age 76, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:15 A.M. on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Beck was a 1955 graduate of Montpelier High School, where he was an accomplished athlete in track, in which he still …

Donald L. Doeden, 63 years, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.  Donald was born January 29, 1950 in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of Kenneth and Elinor (Hane) Doeden.  He was a 1968 graduate of Fairview High School.  Donald was a contract painter …

Bryan Board of Pub­lic Affairs mem­ber Bill Yahraus died Wednes­day at his home. Among his sur­vivors is his wife Judy. Yahraus served in the U.S. Navy for four years and has three sons, Bradley, Jeff and Dan, five grand­chil­dren and three great-grandchildren. In addi­tion to his pub­lic ser­vice, he was …

Wilma Mae Hinkle, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she had been admitted earlier in the evening. A 1939 graduate of Montpelier High School, Mrs. Hinkle was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church …

Mary Lou Bryan, age 77, of Wauseon passed away late Sunday November 10, 2013 at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had worked for Fulton Industries in Wauseon. Mrs. Bryan was born on May 17, 1936 the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Berdella (Brink) Keefer. …

Patricia A. Hilbert, 71 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan.  Pat was born January 13, 1942 the daughter of the late William Clifford and Lillian S. (Stephen) Reeves.  She was a 1960 graduate of Olympus High School, Salt Lake city, Utah.  She married …

Douglas E, Pessefall, 49 years, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 in  Grafton, North Dakota, as the result of an automobile accident.  Doug was born January 17, 1964 in Defiance, the son of Francis “Ed” and Dorothy “Jeanie” (Coressel) Pessefall.  He was an Army veteran.  Doug worked at several area firms as …