Kayla Ann Bidlack, age 30 died Thursday, February 21 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born November 20, 1982 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of David O. and Sharon K. (Fockler) Bidlack Sr. She was a self employed caregiver. She is survived by her parents, David and Sharon Bidlack Sr.; a son,…
Dale F. Armbruster, 80, of Woodburn, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at home. Born in Fort Wayne, he was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn. Dale retired from a lifetime of farming. He owned and operated Oakdale Landscaping Company and retired as a bus driver for East Allen County Schools after 32 years. …
Margie A. Hill, age 79 died Tuesday, February 19 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice. She was born January 4, 1934 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Wendell and Eva (Rhoades) Funkhouser. On June 8, 1952 she married Paul H. Hill who survives. She was employed as Paulding Township Clerk retiring in 2000. She was a member…
Nellie Leona Wilhelm, age 91, died Monday, February 18 at her residence. She was born August 15, 1921 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Raymond and Vira (Shrider) Smalley. On June 27, 1944 she married Theodore Wilhelm, who preceded her in death on January 13, 1986. She was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic…
Carl Jacob Tope, age 93 died Tuesday, February 12 at the Country Inn Enhanced Living Center, Paulding, Ohio. He was born November 23, 1919 in Paulding County, Ohio the son of Elza and Emma (Hubert) Tope. On November 21, 1942 he married Eleanor M. (Riggenbach, who preceded him in death on February 13, 2001. He…
Dorothy L. Edens, age 78 died Friday, February 15 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN. She was born July 25, 1934 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of William G. and Pauline E. (Kochenour) Wunder. On October 5, 1963 she married Donald J. Edens, who preceded her in death on October 13, 1994. …
Alyse Yvonne Townley, age 65 died February 12, 2013 at the Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne Indiana. She was born on September 21, 1947 in Defiance Ohio the daughter of Carl Ross and Vera Avis (Converse) DeGood. On March 18, 1967 she married Thomas J. Townley, who survives. Alyse was very active in her…
Beulah Winchester OAKWOOD – Beulah Winchester, 93, of Oakwood died at 6:56 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Defiance. She was born December 31, 1919 in Oakwood to the late Harry and Alma (Fitzwater) Grimes. On April 6, 1940 she married Leo E. Winchester who died December 28, 2011. She is survived…
Betty Louise (Grunden) Garver, age 81 died Tuesday, February 12 at the Gardens of Paulding, Paulding, Ohio. She was born July 20, 1931 in Paulding co., the daughter of Walter and Bernice (Copsey) Casper. On July 21, 1947 she married Robert Ray Grunden who preceded her in death on June 9, 1995. On November 9,…
Thelma A. Hill age 98 died February 11, 2013 at the Community Health Professionals / Hospice Center in Defiance Ohio. She was born in Briceton Ohio on July 27, 1914 the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Blake) Martin. On June 6, 1931 she married Waveland C. Hill who preceded her in death on December 22,…
Viola M. Ramon, age 88 died Thursday, February 7 at the Putnam Acres Nursing Home, Ottawa, OH. She was born December 15, 1924 in Cameron, Texas, the daughter of Louis and Laura (Branstetter) Denker. On October 9, 1942 she married Joseph A. Ramon, who preceded her in death on November 2, 1985. She was employed…
Mary Lorraine Kitson, 77, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Mary was born in Reading, PA on May 7, 1935, a daughter of the late Virginia K. (Bowen) and David Baker. She was a switchboard operator at Goshen Hospital; a realtor in Ohio & Indiana and a volunteer…
Ashley Anne Messmann, age 28 died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born December 8, 1984 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Robert “Bob” and Pamela S. (Gross) Gardner. On July 7, 2007 she married Harrison “Harry” Messmann, who survives. She was employed by West Bend News as…
