All Obituaries

Connie Lynn Hoffman, age 72, passed peacefully at her home in San Antonio, TX on June 8, 2023. Connie was born in Bryan, Ohio on February 12, 1951 to Jack and Thelma (Dull) Koch. Connie and Reign Whitman married in 1969 and they had three children together. Connie worked as a telephone operator and cared for her family as they lived in various locations in Texas and California over the years. Connie and Bob married in 2000. In their later years, they loved living on the lake and...

Archbold: Marlene (Leu) Stotz-Rozell (87) of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on June 5, 2023, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Born December 28, 1935, near Archbold, Marlene was the daughter of Wilson and Edith (Nofziger) Leu. She married Kenneth Stotz in 1955 and they lived on a farm in rural Edgerton, raising their four children. Besides her role as devoted mother, Marlene was employed for 20 years at Robinair (Montpelier and Angola) and as deputy recorder at the Williams County...

Delta: Stephen Lee Gross, age 76, of Delta, passed away suddenly in his home on Monday, June 5, 2023. Stephen retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Master Sergeant. He had been an aircraft mechanic with the 180th Fighter Wing. Stephen was born in Sidney, Ohio on September 26, 1946, the son of Paul and Agnes (Vander Horst) Gross. He married Kim McCullough, and she survives. He was a member of the Napoleon AmVets Post #1313, Delta Eagles, Wauseon American Legion Post #265, and the Wauseon VFW...

Archbold: Catherine Alice Strasbaugh Emmons: Tiny but mighty, Catherine (Kate) Emmons was a force to be reckoned with. She was a firecracker, born on the 4th of July 1920 on a farm west of Fayette. One of five siblings, she was dedicated to family. She also loved sports, and was the captain of her high school team in West Unity. Kate filled many roles throughout her life.  She was a mother of 6, a beloved family member, a teacher, a wartime plane spotter, a failed skier, a singer and...

Wauseon: Sharon Ann Dennis, age 79, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Sharon had worked at the former Weber's Bakery, Chief Bakery, the former Sheridan Manufacturing, Koncor Industries and the former Jerry Matheny's Cleaning Service, all of Wauseon, and also at the Community Market in Delta. Sharon was born in Holladay, Tennessee on June 4, 1943, the daughter of John and Naomi (Jordan) Doherty. Sharon married her children's father, Dale...

Delta: Barbara Joan Garrett was born on March 28, 1931, to Mary Louise Garriott of Anderson, IN, and was placed for adoption. Shortly after her placement, she was chosen to be the forever and much-loved child of George D. and Bettie I. (Clifford) Spencer.  Barbara passed from this life to her Heavenly home in the early hours of Sunday, May 21, 2023. She spent her childhood years moving from city to city, following her father’s job promotions. She lived her teen years in Detroit,...

Michael William Jacoby, age 58, of Bryan, passed away on May 20, 2023 at the Defiance CHP Inpatient Hospice. Michael worked as a manufacturing engineer at Autoform Tool in Angola. Michael was born on September 6, 1964, in Wauseon, to the late Frederick R. and Helen D. (Ward) Jacoby. He was an Archbold High School graduate of 1983. Michael loved to hunt, fish, and camp. He enjoyed Nascar, IndyCar, and dirt racing, often going to the races. Mike spent his summers enjoying time on the lake,...

Wauseon: Brady Alexander Gigax, age 28, died unexpectedly on May 19, 2023. Brady was born November 29, 1994 to Alex and Michelle Gigax. He was a lifelong resident of Wauseon and member of St. Caspar Church where he was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Brady loved the outdoors.  He looked forward to hunting season every year and enjoyed fishing and sitting by the campfire. He was a supporter of the National Turkey Wildlife Federation. Besides his family,  his big love was the...

Stryker: Kenneth Howard Bell, age 86, of Stryker, OH, passed away on Sunday, May 14th, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold, OH.  He was born on September 1, 1936, to Opal Elaine Rice and Kenneth Albert Bell in Williams County, Ohio.  His father died in 1936 before he was born and mother, Opal, re-married to Harold Francis Lapham on February 17, 1940.  On December 14, 1953, he married Helen Yvonne Zulch, and she survives. He worked for Spangler Candy Company in Bryan,...

Ila Mae Frank, age 87, of Wauseon, passed away on May 13, 2023 at the Fulton Manor Nursing Home in Wauseon. Ila worked as a bookkeeper at People's State Bank, and later for Wauseon Foundry. Ila Mae was born on December 20, 1935 in Wauseon to the late Elmer O. and Alice S. (Bernath) Nofziger. On November 26, 1955, she married Donald Frank, who preceded her in death in 2016. Ila Mae was a life member of the Wauseon VFW, a member of the Wauseon American Legion, was a board member of the...