Obituaries

A true gentle giant earned his wings on Friday October 12, 2018. Kim was in a tragic accident on M99 and Camden Road North of Pioneer in Hillsdale County Michigan while driving for Powers & Sons, where he had worked for the last 24 years. He started his driving career …

Sandra L. Jackson, 71 years, of Alvordton, Ohio passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Sandra was born January 28, 1947, the daughter of the late James V. and Evelyn M. (Reed) Fielitz. She worked as a line worker at Pioneer Transformer. Sandra …

Steven Vincent Santiago, 56 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Hollis, New York, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Hospice Inpatient Center, Defiance. Steven was born October 30, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Aurelio and Marjorie (Merritt) Santiago. He was a …

D. Jeanette Burkhart, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:18 A.M. on Friday, October 12, 2018, in her home, with her family by her side. Mrs. Burkhart was a 1944 graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana, and had been employed for many years as a parts …

Larry Gene Dirr, age 65, of Angola, Indiana, died at 6:56 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after a extended illness. Mr. Dirr was a former resident of the Montpelier, Ohio area and was a self employed carpenter. Born May 22, 1953, in Sylvania, Ohio, he was …

Dorothy “Dottie” May (Cain) Golden was born April 21, 1926 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Herbert Cecil and Mabel (Sherer) Cain. Dottie passed away Thursday afternoon at Fairlawn Haven Retirement Center, Archbold, Ohio. She married Kenneth “Ken” E. Golden in Lima, Ohio. After attending Elida High School, she was employed at …

Clarence “Ike” H. Marihugh, 66, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at home. He was born on June 5, 1952 in Crawfordville, Indiana to Clarence H. and Mary (Brown) Marihugh, Sr. Ike graduated from Ayersville High School in 1971. He married Sharon M. Tressler on September 18, 1971 in …

Donelda “Donnie” Rutledge, 95, of Pioneer passed away early Wednesday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on April 23, 1923 in Montpelier to George A. and Lottie (Johnson) Stoner, Sr. Donnie married James E. Rutledge and he preceded her in death September 23, 1991. In …

Danny Lee Keppler, age 68, of Hamilton Lake, Indiana, passed away at 12:45 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Keppler was a 1968 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed by Simpson Industries in Edon, Ohio, for forty-four years, as …

Ina L. Young, 77, of Montpelier, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on July 2, 1941 in Bryan to Howard F. and Mildred E. (Long) Lorntz. Ina graduated from Bryan High School in 1958. In 1999 she retired …