Obituaries

William J. Short, 79 of rural Montpelier passed away Thursday July 4, 2013 in the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. He was born February 26, 1934 at Archbold, Ohio to Flossie   (Nofziger) and Alfred J. Short and had been a former Archbold and West Unity area resident …

Juanita L. Brandt, 71, of Montpelier died early Thursday morning at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio.  She was born on May 1, 1942 in Bridgewater Township to Monroe H. and Roberta M. (Orsborn) Briner.  Juanita graduated from Montpelier High School in 1960, in 1962 she graduated from Boyd …

Robert L. Locke, 75, formerly of Williams County, Ohio died early Wednesday evening in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He was born on May 7, 1938 in Willard, Ohio to Louie and Esther (Parker) Locke.  Robert proudly served his country in the United States Army.  He married Jean A. Lindholm, and she survives. Robert worked …

Michael Scott “Mike” Sherman, age 52, of rural Delta, passed away Tuesday evening, July 2, 2013 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. He had worked as a Mental Health Professional at Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon for over 18 years. Mr. Sherman was born in Napoleon on November …

Joyce M. Kramer, age 83, of Archbold, passed away Tuesday evening, July 2, 2013 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Her first job was to serve as a secretary to Judge Newcomer in Bryan. She then became a bookkeeper at the Ohio Gas Company, where she worked for 34 years. After …

Ruth M. Herman, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:15 P.M. on Monday, July 1, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Herman was a 1953 graduate of Hicksville High School and was a devoted farm wife to her …

James E. Wrinkle, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 P.M. on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Wrinkle was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for the Leader Enterprise in Montpelier, Ohio …

Charles M. Knight, age 77, died at 2:57 P.M. on Friday, June 28, 2013, at Vibra Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he was a patient after an illness of three weeks. Mr. Knight was a 1953 graduate of Edon High School and worked as a farmer and also a …

Betty Jean Florence, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:10 P.M. on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Florence had been a Secretary for a Real Estate company in Chicago, for the East Lansing (Michigan) Schools and at Defiance Screw Machine Products. She also volunteered at the …

Alta M. Bordner, 95  passed away Thursday June 27, 2013 at her son’s home in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born December 22, 1917 in Montpelier to Harley J. and Rosa R. (Buda) Hart. Alta had lived the past four and half years in Knoxville. Alta graduated from Pioneer High School in …