Obituaries

Bobbie Jo “Jojo” Smith, age 43, of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Jojo had been a supervisor at International Automotive Components (IAC) in Wauseon. She was born in Wauseon on May 3, 1970 the daughter of Bob C. and Diane E. (Ehrsam) …

Dorothy D. Thies, 86, of Montpelier and formerly of Houghton Lake, Michigan, died Wednesday morning at her home.  She was born on April 29, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Charles B. and Nora (Powell) Hurn.  Dorothy married Walter Thies on April 20, 1963 in Roseville, Michigan and he preceded her in …

Doyle “Pete” F. Lanius, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:05 P.M. on Monday, July 29, 2013, in Brookview Nursing Care, Defiance. Mr. Lanius retired from Northwest Electric working in facilities maintenance. He had worked at the former Pet Milk Company for 18 years and Bard Manufacturing for …

Helen L. Pence, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:15 A.M. on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness. Mrs. Pence was a 1938 graduate of Garrett High School in Garrett, Indiana, and was owner …

Ronald Hugh Scott, 97, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan, Ohio where he had resided for three years. Ron was born July 10, 1916 in Columbia, Ohio to Verdie (Richardson) and Carmen Scott. A 1936 graduate of Stryker High School, he married Helen Peugeot …

Dennis Lee Miller, 48 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at his residence in Bryan.  Dennis was born January 30, 1965 in Moline, Illinois, the son of Edgar Oliver and Roberta Eilene (Burbridge) Miller.  Dennis worked at CK Technologies as a material handler.  Dennis had a love for playing his …

Dale Harroff, Jr. age 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan where he had been a resident of Anna’s House. Mr. Harroff was a farmer who raised Spotted Poland-China hogs and had worked as a machinist at Powers …

Alfred Eugene (Al) Studer, age 81, of Coldwater, Michigan, and formerly of Edgerton Ohio, passed away at 1:00 A.M. on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. Alfred was a longtime resident of Edgerton and had moved to Coldwater in 1978, …

Donna Jean Bistline, 89 years, of West Unity, Ohio passed away Friday July 26, 2013 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan.  Donna was born on October 11, 1923 in Rochester, New York, daughter of the late Faye William and Edna (Kimble) Bloomingdale. After her father’s death and her mother remarriage to James …

Phillip D. Short, age 61, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday morning, July 26, 2013. Phillip was born on March 27, 1952, in Flannigan, Ill., the son of E. Dean and Phyllis (Fluckinger) Short. On June 30, 1973, he married Hazel “Cookie” Harriger, and she survives. …