All Obituaries

William C. Smith, age 90, of Archbold, Ohio finished his race. He peacefully entered into eternity with God on March 7, 2021, surrounded by his family at the CHP Defiance Area Hospice Inpatient Center where he had been a patient for one week. He was born on May 2, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of William H. and Ethel Smith. He married Shirlee A. McWilliam on August 5, 1950. They have been blessed with a marriage of 70 years. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Shirlee Smith, daughter,...

  April 3, 1947 – February 25, 2021   Tim Sonnenberg, age 73, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Toledo Hospital. Tim was the son of Victor and Frances (Miller) Sonnenberg of Holgate, Ohio. Tim served as County Agriculture and 4-H Extension Agent with The Ohio State University in Hocking County in the early 1970’s. He was also a dairy farmer in Henry County, on the family farm in the mid 70’s – 80’s. Tim...

Archbold: Douglas L. Rupp, 68, a beloved and generous family man, friend and follower of Christ, passed on March 3, 2021 due to cancer. Doug was born on August 25, 1952 in Woodburn, IN to Rev. Charles and Jeanette (Balzer) Rupp. His father's pastoral duties moved him to Midland, MI, then to Gridley, IL where Doug graduated high school in 1970. Doug went on to pursue academics and baseball, with his natural, sweet swing, at Taylor University. He graduated in 1974, punctuated by a...

Shirley Ann Beavers peacefully entered eternal life with her children by her side, Sunday morning, February 28, 2021,at Defiance inpatient Hospice Center after a brief illness. She was born on December 5, 1938 to Marvin and Irene (Ulch)Creager. In 1977 she married Bernard Beavers. They were married for 35 years before his death in 2012.     Shirley is survived by her children, Debra Ruotolo of Taylorsville, NC, Pamela (Roger) Ouellette of Camden, SC, Richard (Malinda)...

Archbold:   Jack Arthur McCormick, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2021 in Archbold, Ohio, after a short hospital stay. He was 77.             He was born July 11, 1943 to Vera (Gibson) and Bernard McCormick, and was raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. During his high school career, he was the manager of the football team. He graduated from Wapakoneta High School in May...

Susan L. (Windisch) Carr, age 71, passed away February 24, 2021 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon, OH. Susan graduated from Wauseon High School and worked at Wal-Mart for many years, most recently as a greeter.   Susan was born on September 13, 1949, to the late Carl Windisch and Elva (Foler) Windisch in Wauseon, OH. On September 26, 1975, Susan married her husband, Richard, who survives. She loved driving her golf cart and was interested in antique tractors.  Surviving Susan is...

Nancy J. Palmer, age 67, of Stryker and formerly of Iowa, passed away February 21, 2021 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice. Prior to retirement, she worked as a bookkeeper in the construction industry. Nancy was born on December 6, 1953 to the late Marion and Dolores (Fish) Shaw in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After graduating high school, Nancy started her family. Nancy loved to bake and watch movies. Her biggest joys were her grandchildren. Surviving Nancy is her daughter, Jessica (Victoria) Palmer of...

Robert A. Nichols, Sr., age 83, of Wauseon passed away February 21, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Toledo. Robert worked as a plant manager at Cargotec in Perrysburg for many years. Robert was born January 9, 1938 in Swanton to the late Chester and Otha (Mohre) Nichols. On August 10, 1957, Robert married the love of his life Loretta Leach, who survives. Robert loved to drag race and would often visit Norwalk to enjoy drag racing. Robert was a proud Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts leader and...

Alice Virginia Potter, age 82, of Wauseon passed away February 19, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio. Prior to retirement, she worked at the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center of Henry County for more than 20 years. Alice was born August 18, 1938 in Hudson, MI to the late Elwood and Eunice (Beck) Larned. She graduated from Wauseon High School. Alice was an active member at the Church of the Master in Wauseon, where she was greatly involved in the United Methodist Women's group and served as a...

Stryker: Larry R. Sullivan, age 78, of Stryker, died Monday, February 15, 2021, as the result of injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Larry was born in Wauseon to Robert and Martha (Green) Sullivan.  He was a lifelong resident of Stryker, Ohio.  He is survived by daughter Robin (Eric) Stewart of Delphos Ohio, Grandsons Kyle (Theresa) Stewart, Kevin (Tara) Stewart of Columbus, Ohio and Craig Stewart of Reston, Virginia, six grand dogs a grand cat, and Larry had just...