Obituaries

Susan J. (Moreland) Howe, 58, of West Unity passed away early Saturday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was born on October 1, 1960 in Montpelier to LaMar F and Jean A. (Lindholm) Moreland.  Susan graduated from North Central High School in 1979. Susan was employed at Starbucks Coffee at …

Robert E. Becker, 77, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  He was born on January 7, 1942 in Holgate, Ohio to Karl and Delora (Rothbart) Becker.  Robert graduated from North Central High School in Pioneer in 1959.  On August 5, 1961 he …

Gwendolyn Nadine Grim, age 75, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 1:57 A.M. on Friday, July 19, 2019, at Aperion Care Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a patient.  Mrs. Grim was last employed at Burger King near Edon, Ohio, and had  also been employed at other food service …

Linda C. Orewiler, 76 years, of Archbold passed from this life Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Linda was born September 5, 1942, the daughter of the late Ned and Maxine (Davis) Hitt. She was a 1960 graduate of Bryan High School where she …

Gasper Michael Panik, 93, of Montpelier, passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at his home. He was born on February 5, 1926 in Clarence, PA to Joseph and Mary (Sutika) Panik. Gasper proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. In December of 1962 he married Rose …

Genevieve “Genny” I. Suffel, age 102, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:10 P.M. on Tuesday, July 17, 2019, at Laurels of DeKalb where she was a patient after a brief illness, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Suffel was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ where she was …

DeFloy Dick, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:20 P.M. on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. She was a die setter at Strydel and was the first woman to work on machinery at the plant. DeFloy enjoyed spending time on the computer, …

Lowell H. Durbin, 94 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019.  Lowell was born January 6, 1925 in Delta, Ohio, the son of the late Archie and Edna (Murray) Durbin.   He married Beulah E. Jones on January 6, 1979 in Delta, Ohio, and she survives. In addition to …

Dennis Spangler, 59 years, of rural Sherwood, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in his home.  Denny was born December 22, 1959 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late William H. and Cleona J. (Lutz) Spangler.  He was a 1977 graduate of Bryan High School.  He married Kristian …

William Earl Armstrong of San Diego, California, passed away on June 20, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at Palomar Hospital in Poway, California. Bill was born on January 22, 1957, to William L. and Virginia (Shiplett) Armstrong in Mentor, Ohio. At a young age the family moved to rural …