Category: Obituaries

Bice E. Mosier

PAULDING: Bice E. Mosier, age 87 died Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born August 15, 1928 in Grover Hill, Ohio, the son of the late Alvin and Flora (Fast) Mosier. On January 10, 1948 he married Nancy M. Craft who preceded him in death on April 14, 2010. He was a member of Antwerp…

Robert E. Laukhuf

PAYNE, OH Robert E. Laukhuf, age 81 died Wednesday, September 9, 2015. He was born August 9, 1934 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of Richard and Velta (Yearling) Laukhuf. On January 30, 1954 he married Iris E. Baker, who preceded him in death on July 2, 2000. He was a US Navy veteran serving…

Mary Jane Lunn Fulk

PAYNE, OH Mary Jane Lunn Fulk, formerly of Payne, Ohio passed away August 18, 2015 in Austin, Texas at the age of 93. Mary Jane was born in Payne, Ohio on October 12, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Frank “Doc” Lunn and Cora Lewis Lunn. Mary Jane grew up in Payne, Ohio…

Richard “Dick” E. Schroeder Sr.

ANTWERP, OH Richard “Dick” E. Schroeder Sr., 81, passed away on Thursday, September 3, in Franklin, North Carolina. He was born in Defiance, Ohio, but was a resident of Antwerp, Ohio. Dick was known by many for his kindness, generosity and willingness to help wherever there was a need. He loved to laugh and he…

Hazel M. Weaver

Hicksville, Ohio Hazel M. Weaver, 82, died Monday, September 7, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Montpelier, Ohio. Hazel was born on September 23, 1932 in Antwerp, Ohio, the daughter of the late Fred and Florence (Laney) Fett. She was a 1950 graduate of Antwerp High School and received an accounting degree from Ivy Tech…

Lester C. Bland

PAULDING: Lester C. Bland, age 72 died Thursday, September 3, 2015. He was born August 27, 1943 in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of Cletus G. and Mabel L. (Saxton) Bland. On October 18, 1986 he married Patricia Giesken Messman, who survives. He was a US Navy veteran and retired in 1998 from BF Goodrich,…

Gerald “Jerry” Sholl

OAKWOOD: Gerald “Jerry” Sholl age 89 died Tuesday, September 1, 2015. He was born March 28, 1926 in Paulding County, Ohio the son of Theodore and Estella (Link) Sholl. On November 4, 1950 he married L. Rosalie Bryan, who survives. He retired in 1991 from John Manville, Defiance, and was a life long farmer. He…

Richard L. Stroup

MELROSE: Richard L. Stroup, age 79, died Sunday, August 23, 2015. He was born June 2, 1936 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Viola (Beard) Stroup. On October 17, 1959 he married Janet P. (Schlegel), who survives. He was a US Army veteran during the Korean War and retired in 1995 from GM…

Dorothy J. Vogel

Paulding, Ohio: Dorothy J. Vogel age 81 died 2:10 PM Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne Indiana. Dorothy was born in Van Wert County Ohio on March 5, 1934 the daughter of Jacob and Regina (Werling) Schaeper. On July 18, 1953 she married Vern H. Vogel, who died on…

Anna Darlene Botteron

Anna Darlene Botteron, 67, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Darlene was born in Detroit on August 10, 1948, a daughter of the late Thelma (Burns) and Lloyd Hayden Gill. She was a friend to everyone she met. She put God and family first and worshipped at Riverside…

Mary Jane Lunn Fulk

AUSTIN, TX Mary Jane Lunn Fulk, formerly of Payne, Ohio passed away August 18, 2015 in Austin, Texas at the age of 93. Mary Jane was born in Payne, Ohio on October 12, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Frank “Doc” Lunn and Cora Lewis Lunn. Mary Jane grew up in Payne, Ohio…

Cary Lee Parsons

Payne, OH Cary Lee Parsons, 50, of Payne passed away at home on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Cary was born in Fort Wayne on December 8, 1964, a son of Judy (Dickerhoof) Reznikov and Myles  Parsons. He was a 1983 Wayne Trace graduate. Cary loved his job, working as a highly skilled welder at Remlinger Manufacturing, Kalida…

Richard John LaFountain

PAULDING: Richard John LaFountain, Jr., 67 passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at OSU James Cancer Center in Columbus. He was born February 16, 1948 in Paulding, the son of Richard and Ila (Aten) LaFountain. He was a 1966 graduate of Paulding High School. He retired from General Motors after 40 years and was a…