Obituaries

Robert “Bob” H. Brandt, 71, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne, following a brief illness.  He was born on November 9, 1941 in Bryan to Robert S. and Josephine (Pignataro) Brandt.  Bob graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959.  On August 21, 1965 he …

Marie C. Best, age 94, of Edon, Ohio, went to be with her Lord at 6:57 A.M on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, knowing that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. To her family she …

Lester E. Warncke, age 81, of rural Wauseon, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 3, 2013 at Swanton Health Care. Prior to his retirement in 1993 he had worked as a truck driver and salesman for the Zehr Company for two years and then went on to work for Sterling Milk …

Charles Dee Cottrell, 74 years, of Stryker, passed away Monday, September 2, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.  Charles was born March 21, 1939 in Rosedale, Indiana, the son of the late Devaudria Jefferson and Mary Laverne (Spencer) Cottrell.  He was a 1957 graduate of Rosedale High School, Rosedale, Indiana …

Amber J. Alpaugh-Davis, 38 of Montpelier passed away Tuesday morning at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio after an extended illness.  She was born on August 21, 1975 in Hicksville, Ohio to Jeff A. and Jeanine (Springer) Alpaugh and they survive in Montpelier. Amber graduated from Montpelier High School in …

Nancy L. Wood, 86 years, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Toledo, Ohio, Birmingham, Michigan and Shelby, North Carolina,  passed away Sunday, September 01, 2013 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan.  Nancy was born June 24, 1927 in Shelby, North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Ogburn and Anne Mae …

James A. “Jimmy” Moody, 57 years, of Bryan, went home to be with his best friend, Jesus, Friday, August 30, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Centre after a short illness.  He was born October 6, 1956 in Bryan, son of the late James B. and Dorothea M. (Beaviers) Moody.  He was a 1975 …

Betty Lou Johnson, age 80, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 2:50 A.M. on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Arbor Glen Retirement Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a resident after an illness of two years. Ms. Johnson was a 1951 graduate of Edgerton High School and traveled the …

Douglas P. Mack, 63 years, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at his home in Stryker, as the result of a farm accident.  Doug was born June 14, 1950 in Bryan, the son of the late Victor and Rose Mary (Miller) Mack.  He was a 1968 graduate of Bryan High School, …

Frederick “Fred” E. Bigger, 83, passed away Sunday night at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on January 22, 1930 in Blakeslee, Ohio to Benjamin and Mary Mabel (Ford) Bigger.  Fred married Kelly L. Miller on September 12, 1980 in Montpelier, and she survives. Fred proudly served his country …