Obituaries

Sharon A. Nolin-Taylor, 74, of Pioneer went home to be with the Lord Saturday June 11th at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 2, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to William O. and Nancy L. (Koons) Clements Jr. On June 21, 1997 …

Ronald L. Brown, 85, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at his home.  He was born on May 5, 1937 in Montpelier to Arthur and Lolabelle Brown.  After High School Ron proudly served his country in the United States Army.  He married Rebecca J Stantz. Ron worked on …

Daniel V. Martin, 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.  Daniel was born July 8, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, son of the late Victor H. and Louise (Patrick) Martin.  He was a 1958 graduate of Denby High …

Merv Allen Miller, 48, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in his residence after battling multiple health issues over the past few years.  Merv was born July 17, 1973, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, son of Mervin and Rosalie (Steury) Miller.  He was a graduate of Hamilton High …

Lorin “Pete” K. Stambaugh, 93, of Montpelier passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.  He was born on October 16, 1928 in Madison Township to Waldo and Lefa G. (Kunkle) Stambaugh.  On October 29, 1949 he married Thelma J. Moody and she survives.  Pete retired from the …

Karen Lucille Howard, age 89, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Karen was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Glenn and Lucille (Siebold) Kline on February 28, 1933. She graduated from North Side High School in 1951 and was proud to be a Redskin. She married Charles G. Howard …

Sue Ann Gearhart Dewire met the angels peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Sue was born in Edon, Ohio, to Fred and Mabel Fix Gearhart on June 8, 1935. She married her love, Willard Connie Dewire, on December 27, 1953. Together, in Hamilton, Indiana, they raised four children, Douglas, David, …

Terrace L. “Terry” VonDeylen, 69, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Montpelier.  Terry was born June 7, 1953, in Napoleon, Ohio, son of the late Arnold and Velma (Rickenburg) VonDeylen.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter Lutheran Church …

Howard W. “Butch” Blasing, 78, of Hamilton, Indiana passed away at his home on Friday, July 8, 2022. Butch was born June 7, 1944, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the late Howard F. and Mildred I. (Blue) Blasing. He was a 1964 graduate of Hicksville High School. Howard served …

Andrew “Andy” O. Farmer, II, 69 of Montpelier went home to be with the Lord after a sudden illness on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on January 22, 1953 in Wareham, Massachusetts to Carl Edwin and Mary (Houser) Farmer.  Andy graduated …