Obituaries

Orval V. Rockey, 90

Orval V. Rockey, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:55 A.M. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Community Hospitals Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Rockey was a 1946 graduate of Edon High School, and served …

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Mary M. Higgins, 101

Mary M. Higgins, age 101, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Mrs. Higgins was the last surviving member of the Edon High School Class of 1936 and …

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K. David Reitzel, Jr., 63

K. David Reitzel, Jr., 63, of Edon passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on September 11, 1955 in Montpelier to Keith D. Reitzel, Sr. and Doris H. (Hufford) Reitzel. Dave graduated from Edon High School in 1973. On …

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Matthew Todd Kunesh, 62

Matthew Todd Kunesh, age 62, passed away very suddenly on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. He was born in Defiance on September 7, 1956, to surviving parents Harold and Nancy (Paxton) Kunesh. Matthew is also survived by his wife Tami (Good/Smith), daughter Elizabeth …

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Virginia M. Graves, 88

Virginia M. Graves, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:50 A.M. on Monday, October 22, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness. Mrs. Graves was a homemaker, an avid Chicago Cubs fan and a member of the Edon Church …

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Judith K. Auxer, 76

Judith K. Auxer, age 76, of Stryker, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Prior to her retirement in 2008, she had worked for Fulton Tubing – ITT Higbie in Archbold for 45 years. Judith was born in Waterloo, Indiana on December 27, …

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Mildred Jane Lockhart, 89

Mildred Jane Lockhart, age 89, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Lutheran Life Village at Pine Valley in Fort Wayne, where she had been a resident. Mrs. Lockhart was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. She had been a manager of …

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Micheal “Mike” “ Red” A. Tressler 60

Micheal “Mike” “ Red” A. Tressler 60, of Bryan passed away early Thursday morning, October 18, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare Center in Bryan. He was born on April 7, 1958 in Panama City, Florida to Richard L. and Mary P. (Baker) Tressler, Sr. He attended Paulding High School and then …

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Robert A. Grieder, 84

Robert A. Grieder, age 84, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. He was born on January 9, 1934, in Tedrow, Ohio, to the late Arthur and Ruth (Retan) Grieder. On June 6, 1964, he married Wanda J. Schisler in Portsmouth, Ohio, and …

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Jimmy “Jim” Lee Thompson, 67

Jimmy “Jim” Lee Thompson, age 67, of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, surrounded by his family at ProMedica Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Jim graduated from Hicksville High School and ITT Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and also attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. He …

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