Margie A. Hill, age 79

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

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

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

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

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, 93,

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…