Obituaries

Earl F. Lovetinsky, 86 years, of Fort Wayne, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.  Earl was born June 6, 1927 in Champaign, Illinois, the son of the late Fred Patrick and Bertha Charlotte (Knott) Lovetinsky.  Earl was a Press Operator for Bard Manufacturing in …

Waneta E. Nowak, 93 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 in her home with her family at her side.  Waneta was born February 21, 1921 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Emery S. and Eunice V. (Billig) Brown.  She married Paul J. Nowak on December 2, …

William “Bill” Loveless 68, of Pioneer and formerly of Montpelier passed away Saturday afternoon in the Intensive Care Unit at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  He was born May 22, 1945 in Hillsdale County, Michigan to William C. and Lila Mae (Evans) Loveless. Bill retired in 2008 after 30 …

Kathy May Netcher, age 60, of Wauseon, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Fulton county Health Center. Kathy had been a custodian with Quality Cleaning in Wauseon and also with the Wauseon Schools. Kathy was born in Wauseon on May 29, 1953, the daughter of Laurence …

Cora L. Weaver, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in her home. Cora was born in Wauseon on February 14, 1925, the daughter of Joel F. and Eliza Eldora (Frybarger) Davidson. On August 12, 1943 she married Ronald O. Weaver, and he preceded her in …

Dorothy J. Curry, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:35 P.M. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, where she was a patient. Mrs. Curry was a 1944 graduate of Fremont (Indiana) High School and was a devoted homemaker and farm wife to her husband, …

Kendra Doan, 48 years, of West Unity, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, after a courageous battle with cancer.  Kendra was born September 3, 1965 in Toledo, Ohio the daughter of James E. and Joan (Sharp) Connolly.  She was a 1984 graduate of Hilltop High …

Sharon K. Michelson, 62, of Bryan passed away Tuesday morning at her home.  She was born on December 19, 1951 in Wauseon, Ohio to William J. and Mary J. (Firestone) Oxender.  Sharon graduated from North Central High School in 1969.  On January 22, 1972 she married Gary Michelson, and he preceded her in …

Darrel “Gene” Fields, age 80, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 8:17 P.M. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Fields was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1952-1973. He served in both Korea and …

Thomas M. “Tom” Pryslak, 66 years, of Pioneer, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan after a sudden illness.  Tom was born September 5, 1947 in Elmira, New York, the son of Steve and Mary (Opper) Pryslak.  He was a 1965 graduate of Thomas Edison High …