DEFIANCE: Robert Richard Reinhart, age 85 died Sunday, March 3 at his residence He was born February 17, 1928 in Allen County, Indiana, the son of Leo “Jack” and Sarah “Sadie” (Foltz) Reinhart. On January 12, 1953 he married Ruth D. Troyer, who survives. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean War…
Glen Duane Snyder, of Hamilton Lake, Indiana, died at St. Vincent Hospice on March 1, 2013. Glen was the son of Nathan and Jessie Snyder of Antwerp, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Gale and Rita Robinson Mourey. Glen is survived by his wife of 55 years, Coleen (Schaefer); siblings…
WAPAKONETA: Former Paulding resident, Bradley Allen Pastor, age 35 passed away Tuesday February 26, 2013. He was born September 5, 1977, the son of Deanna (Verfaillie) and Terry Pastor, in Paulding. On September 10, 2011 he married Marcia Kantner in Hocking Hills, and she survives. He was a 1995 graduate of Paulding Exempted Village High…
Virginia June Cooper, 91, of Oakwood died Sunday, February 24 at her home, surrounded family. She was born June 21, 1921, to the late Edgar Ray and Helene (Eastman) Rockey. Virginia attended a one-room schoolhouse until fourth grade, when she began attending Continental Schools from which she graduated in 1939. She married Virgil Homer Cooper…
PAULDING: Dorothy Eileen Potts, age 79 died Monday, February 25 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born March 8, 1933 in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of Corwin and Kathryn (Baur) Smith. On October 15, 1954 she married William Joseph Potts, who preceded her in death on October 6, 1982. She was…
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…
