Obituaries

Wilma L. Smith, 91, of Montpelier, Ohio, and a former longtime resident of West Unity, Ohio, passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, Montpelier. Wilma was born June 21, 1931, in Bronson, Missouri, daughter of the late Fred and Daisey (Flippin) Sanders. She was a 1950 graduate …

Odilo Villarreal III, age 59, of Lanett, Alabama, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 1st, 2022. Odilo was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School in Edgerton, Ohio and a 1985 graduate of Alabama Christian College, now Faulkner University, in Montgomery, Alabama. He spent his life in …

Journey McClary, infant daughter of Donovan and Katherine (Church) McClary, was stillborn on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Surviving are her parents, of Edgerton; a brother, Noah Lee McClary; her grandmother, Angel Perez, of West Unity, Ohio; great-grandparents, Clayton and Theresa Griffin, of Bryan, Ohio; and several aunts and uncles. Services …

William P. Fitzpatrick, age 85, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away early on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Fitzpatrick was employed by Edon Machine, where he was a maintenance man, retiring with thirty-nine years of service. William P. Fitzpatrick was born on March 15, …

Laverne M. Wirth, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 A.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family after an extended illness. Mrs. Wirth was a 1949 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School and was a devoted farm …

Earl J. Toms, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:12 A.M. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Earl retired from Titan Tire as a bead builder with over 42 years of service. Mr. Toms was a Vietnam veteran who …

Joyce Britenriker, age 83, of Archbold, passed away July 5, 2022, in Defiance, Ohio. Joyce was born November 21, 1938 in Marion, Ohio to the late Ellsworth and Bertha (Hill) Karnes. She entered into holy matrimony with the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Michael Britenriker, in 1958. …

Ignacio R. “Nacho” Garza, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He had worked as a forklift foreman at Bryan Canning Company for 45 years. He was a US Army veteran who served from 1945-1947 with the …

Karen Villalovos, age 67, of Fayette, Ohio, passed away at 6:35 P.M. on Monday, July 4, 2022, at Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon surrounded by her family. Karen had worked in telephone sale for MCI and had worked at Toys-R-Us in the past. She was a member of New Hope International …

Julia “Judy” Anne White, 83 of Montpelier, was greeted in heaven by her beloved husband on July 2, 2022 at her home. She was born on June 10, 1939 in Ashville, NC to Mark and Margaret (Wood) Zindel. On January 4, 1958 she married Laurence Andrew White in Columbus, OH …