All Obituaries

Brenda Mendez, age 42, of Delta, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Brenda was a waitress for many years. Brenda was born February 7, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio to the late William George and Margaret Economous. On May 24, 2009, Brenda married the love of her life, Daniel Mendez, and he survives. Brenda loved her family, and found great joy and pride in her children. Brenda is survived by her husband; daughter, Deziree (Martin) Jacobs of Wauseon;...

Wauseon: Betty May Smith, age 72, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Indian Meadows in Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had worked at the former McCord Corporation in Wauseon. Betty was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on February 13, 1948, the daughter of Clarence H. and Laticia (Hess) Schlegel. On November 19, 1965, she married Richard D. Smith, and he preceded her in death in 2016. She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Wauseon. She enjoyed camping and...

Wauseon:       On Sunday, March 29th, 2020, Sandra Fitzpatrick, loving wife and mother of four children, passed away at the age of 59. Sandra was born in Houston, Texas to Charles and Josephine (Perez) James.  She graduated from Northbrook High school in 1978.  On December 23rd, 1981 she married Timothy Fitzpatrick. Together they raised 4 children, Jennifer, Timothy II, Thomas and Rebecca. Sandra had a passion for gardening, sewing, reading and...

Wauseon: Margaret Helen Bates, age 77, of Wauseon, passed away March 24, 2020, at CHP-Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to her retirement she had worked at Sauder Woodworking in Archbold. Margaret was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, on July 31, 1942, the daughter of James Hassell and Lassie (Charles) Reynolds. On May 26, 1978, she married Robert L. Bates, and he preceded her on January 18, 2019. Margaret enjoyed spending time with her family. Surviving is son, Doug Williams of Carson,...

Wauseon: Joseph “Joe” H. Kolb (age 78) of Wauseon passed away peacefully at Defiance Inpatient Hospice on (March 25, 2020).   Joe was born on October 20, 1941 to the late Donald F Kolb Sr. and the late Corabelle (Segrist) Kolb.   In the early 1940’s Joe would spend the day at Kolb and Son with his mother while his father was serving in the Navy in WWII.  After graduation Joe continued to work in the family business and took over running the...

Allen "Al" I. Carter,  age 77, of Archbold, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 in Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio.  Al was born August 18, 1942 in Fulton County, Ohio to the late Ivan H. and Dorothy G. (Burkholder) Carter.  He married Elizabeth "Donna" Corey on March 11, 1972 and she survives.  Al was a police officer for the Village of Archbold for over 16 years and also served as Assistant Chief of Police.  He was...

Hello to our communities. This is not an obituary notice, but it is a way for us to communicate with people who receive our emails and look at our website often. We at Grisier Funeral Homes would like to inform our communities how we are handling the Coronavirus pandemic.  The first thing to say is that we are working around the clock to ensure that we can provide adequate services for the families and friends that are grieving in this time. For the families we are currently...

Wauseon: Victor G. Perez, age 47, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. He had worked in Wauseon at McDonalds, Wendy’s and Burger King. Victor was born in Wauseon on March 20, 1973, the son of Pablo Perez, Sr. and Sue (Harrison).  Surviving is his father, Pablo (Carlota) Perez, Sr. of Archbold; mother, Sue Gomez of Wauseon; siblings, Pablo (Cynthia) Perez, III, Virginia (John) Martinez, Teresa (Pedro) Armas, Felicia Perez, Tony...

Gene L. Rupp, who served as principal of Archbold High School for nineteen years, died on March 14, 2020 in Archbold, Ohio.  He was 83. The cause was complications related to Parkinson’s Disease, according to the family. Gene Lee Rupp was born April 13, 1936, in Archbold, Ohio.  His father, Nelson, was a farmer and county commissioner.  His mother, the former Edna Keim, was a homemaker.  It was a religious household with Bible verses memorized, parents obeyed,...

Jack C. Graf died on March 18, 2020 after a long battle with kidney failure.  He was 72. Born on December 10, 1947, Jack was the son of the late John J. and Marthella (Rupp) Graf.  Jack is survived by his wife of 50 years, Molly (Tredway), daughters, Jacqueline (Tim) Rice of Wauseon, OH, Jill (Shawn) Feltenberger of York, PA, and grandchildren Dalton Rice and Reece and Macy Feltenberger.  He is also survived by his siblings Brian, Ned, Pamela Short and Tom, and his...