Obituaries

Constance G. “Connie” Hensal, 79, of Sarasota, Florida passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Tidewell Hospice-Sarasota Hospice House. The daughter of Don D. and Gertude B. (Brown) Geesey, Connie was born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Bryan, Ohio, where she graduated from Bryan High School. She …

Richard “Dick” P. Hartley, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance.  Richard was a US Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War.  Dick worked at the Aro Corporation/Ingersoll Rand for forty years prior to his …

Bruce E. Ringenberg, 80, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023.  Bruce was born October 28, 1943, in Hicksville, Ohio, son of the late Herbert W. and Maryellen (Seslar) Ringenberg.  He was a 1961 graduate of Hicksville High School.  Bruce served in the United States Army from July …

David W. Daugherty, 49, of Defiance, Ohio passed way in his home following a lengthy illness early December 21, 2023. He was born on October 25, 1974 to William L. and Deborah (Kaufman) Daugherty in Bryan, Ohio. He graduated from Bryan High School in 1993 and attended Bowling Green State …

Judith J. Sisco, age 81, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away, Friday, December 22, 2023 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance.  Judy owned her own house cleaning company for many years when she lived in Harrison, Arkansas.  She was a gifted wood carver and carved at Silver Dollar City …

Stephen W. Nichols, age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio passed away Friday December 15, 2023 at his home following a lengthy illness. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him and loved him. Stephen (Steve), was born on May 20, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan to Edward and Loretto (Sauer) …

Thelma Eldean Platner, 103 years of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2023, at Golden Years Homestead, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Thelma was born February 5, 1920, in Goshen, Indiana, the daughter of the late Edward Carlton and Jennie Ellen (Yoder) Emmert. She was a 1937 graduate …

Glen A. Hooser, Sr., age 76, of Edon, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, December 24, 2023 at his residence. Glen was a truck driver who drove for All States Trucking and Wehrle Trucking.  He enjoyed working, fishing, gardening and time spent outdoors. Glen was born on April 9, 1947, in Huntington, …

Anthony “Tony” Francis Sanders, 83, peacefully entered eternal rest on December 17, 2023 in Maumee, Ohio.  Born June 11, 1940, in Edgerton, Ohio to Charles Bernard and Julia Frances (Bell) Sanders, he married Kathleen Meyer of Hicksville on October 24, 1970, and together they raised four children during their 53 …

Richard “Dick” P. Hartley, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance.  Richard was a US Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War.  Dick worked at the Aro Corporation/Ingersoll Rand for forty years prior to his …