Obituaries

Merlin D. Buyer, 93 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday evening, February 2, 2014 in his residence with family at his side.  Merlin was born December 19, 1920 in Winameg, Ohio the son of the late Vern and Mabel (Derby) Buyer.  He was a 1939 graduate of Delta High School.  Merlin was a …

Kenny Ray Krieger, age 45, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly Thursday January 30, 2014 in his home. Kenny had been a construction worker most of his life. Kenny was born on May 20, 1968 in Wauseon the son of the late Donald and the late Emma (Norden) Krieger. He was …

Katie Marie Carper, age 53, of Montgomery, Michigan, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in her home. She was a 1980 graduate of Angola, Indiana High School and for many years tended bar at Skip’s in Angola. She last was employed as a truck driver for several area trucking firms …

Spencer L. Tiffany age 87, of Wauseon passed away Saturday February 1, 2014 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been the Administrator for the former Detwiler Manor in Wauseon for many years. He had a real gift for working with the elderly. Mr. Tiffany was …

Bonnie Jean Krontz, age 88, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 1:24 A.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Krontz was a homemaker and enjoyed being with her family and baby-sitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed going …

Peter Poncsak, age 76, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:37 A.M. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. An immigrant of Hungary, at age 19, Peter escaped the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 into Austria, …

Albert J. Karalis, 90, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on June 19, 1923 in Hamtramck, Michigan to Steven and Veronica (Vanagas) Karalis.  Albert graduated from Pershing Heights High School in Detroit, Michigan in 1941.  He proudly served his country in the United …

Robert E. Kreischer, 73, of Montpelier passed away Saturday afternoon at the Genesis Healthcare Center in Bryan.  He was born on May 16, 1940 in Ashley, Indiana to Carol J. and Leane (Zolon) Kreischer.  He married Jean E. Vosz, and she preceded him in death on December 16, 1981. Robert retired from …

Mary Rose Dell, 72 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon.  Mary was born April 28, 1941 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Donald Joseph and Mary Catherine (Limpach) Froelich.  Mary was a 1959 graduate of Defiance High School.  She married John Henry …

Ralph Russell McClellan, age 95, of Butler, Indiana, died at 5:45 P.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb, in Butler, where he was a resident after two-weeks in Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Prior to that, he was a resident at Dream Haven, in Edgerton, Ohio, …