Obituaries

Lucretia A. Hostetler, 86, of Greenwood, South Carolina, and long-time resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 11, 2023, in her sister’s residence in South Carolina.  Lucretia was born June 11, 1936 in Woodburn, Indiana, daughter of the late Ivan F. and Leona A. (McClellan) Hostetler.  After …

Carol J. Behrens, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:05 A.M. on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Bryan Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. Mrs. Behrens grew up in Michigan and retired from Ford Stamping in Maumee, Ohio, where she was press operator and lead person. …

Mary K. Thomas, 77, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Friday, February 10, 2023 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan Hospital. Mary was born October 3, 1945 in Lima, Ohio, daughter of the late Richard O. and Sarah Lela (Moore) Thomas. She worked as a dishwasher at Hillside Country Living …

Anthony A. “Tony” Robbins, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord at 8:30 A.M. on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Robbins was a graduate of Perkins High School in Michigan and attended Bay De …

Amelia Rose Garver, age 5, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:13 P.M. on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family, after an illness of seventeen months. Amelia loved swimming at the water park and eating chicken off the grill. …

Helen (Gecowets) Hohenberger, 95, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023.  Helen was born January 8, 1928, to Orley and Oda (Ebersole) Gecowets in Sherwood, Ohio.  She was the youngest of five siblings.  Helen was a member of the Sherwood United Methodist Church.  She graduated from Sherwood High School in 1945, …

Kay Ellen (Wisman) Wolf, 80, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. She was born on March 25, 1942, in Montpelier to Lloyd and Ruth (Waterston) Wisman. Kay was a graduate of Montpelier High School. Kay worked for CHWC as a unit …

Kyle J. Murray, 28, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, February 6, 2023, in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier, Ohio.  Kyle was born October 15, 1994, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Wayne and Jamie (Drzewiecki) Murray.   He was a 2013 graduate of Bryan …

Howard Lewis Schafer, 95, of Pioneer passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 at Hillside Country Living in Rural Bryan.  He was born on May 3, 1927 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Joseph Herman and Freida Eliza (Sell) Schafer. Howard was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Archbold, Ohio, where he …

Terry McDaniel, 58, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier, Ohio.  Terry was born February 14, 1964, in Bryan, Ohio, son of the late Jack E. and Eileen K. (Dietsch) McDaniel.  Terry was a 1982 graduate of Bryan High School, and then worked …