All Obituaries

Jack A. Dawson, age 85, of Delta, peacefully passed away Sunday afternoon, September 20, 2020 at The Glen Assisted Living Facility in Cincinnati, where he had been a resident since 2018.   He was born in Thelma, Kentucky on November 18, 1934 to Charles Dawson and Leonia (Preston) Dawson.  Jack proudly served his country with the U.S Army during the Korean War from 1954 – 1957 as a Specialist 3rd Class.  He married Dorothy Marlene Frank on April 23, 1960 and together...

Mary Rose Brumett-Patton, age 95, of Delta, peacefully passed away under hospice care Wednesday afternoon, September 16, 2020 at Northcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Napoleon.  She was born in Harlan County, KY on April 7, 1925.  Mary was one of eleven daughters to the late Rufus Brummett and Amanda (Lyttle) Brummett.  Mary graduated from Pine Mountain High School in Kentucky and later received her nursing degree.  She was united in marriage to Loyd L. Patton...

Carol J. Lane, age 80, of Wauseon, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  Carol was born in Pike Twp. on October 8, 1939 to the late Harold & Louise (Sower) LaSalle.  She was united in marriage to Leslie Lane in November, 1961, and he preceded her in death in November, 2002.  Carol worked as a school employee for the Wauseon School District for 15 years and she also served as the Head Mgr. for McDonalds in Wauseon. ...

Ralph B. Griesinger, age 57, of Delta, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at The Toledo Hospital.  Ralph was born in Toledo on April 27, 1963 to the late Thomas J. & Winifred A. (Atkinson) Griesinger.  He married the love of his life, Katie Tuck on July 2, 2004.  Ralph worked in the service department for the Village of Ottawa Hills for over 30 years, retiring in 2014.  He also worked for the State of Ohio for over 20 years, as a...

Donald C. Hoff, age 85, longtime resident of Liberty Center, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital on Saturday, September 12, 2020.  He was born on August 17, 1935 one of five children to the late Albert W. Hoff and Bessie (Baker) Hoff.  Don was a graduate of Liberty Center High School in 1953 and later married Joanne Fought on September 19, 1959 and she preceded him in death on September 13, 2017.  He served his country with the U.S Army from 1961 - 1967.  Don worked...

Richard C. Lulfs, age 85, peacefully passed away at his Swanton home Tuesday morning, September 15, 2020.  He was born in Toledo on June 21, 1935 to the late Lloyd Lulfs and Marie (Delventhal) Lulfs.  Richard married Shirley Salisburey shortly after her graduating from High School and shared 55 years together until her passing on June 30, 2008.  Richard served as a machine operator at Champion Spark Plug for 30 years until retiring in 1989.  On September 27, 2008 he...

Anna A. Knapp, age 98, a longtime resident of Delta; passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon where she had been a resident for five years.  Anna was born in Clifton, NJ on August 29, 1922 to the late Marko Vuksanic and Frances (Ullman) Vuksanic.  After attending Clifton High School in New Jersey she worked as a waitress and telephone operator in New Jersey.  Anna married Clifford “Snappy” Knapp Sr. on June 5, 1947 and relocated to Delta;...

Anthony L. DeCant, age 71, of Delta, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 6, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family.  Tony was born in Toledo on January 20, 1949 to the late Ervin and Doris (Naugle) DeCant.  He met and married Bonnie Hoffman on January 6, 1970.   For many years Tony and his family, owned and operated DeCant Construction.  A loving husband, father and grandfather he will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Left to...

Virginia R. Whitmire, age 99, of Tampa, Florida and longtime resident of Delta, passed away August 12, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Hospice Care in Tampa, Florida. Virginia was born in Delta on August 28, 1920, to Mont V. Wiley and Florence (Harding) Wiley. She was a 1938 graduate of Delta High School. She proudly worked at Champion Spark Plug during WWII producing spark plugs for Army Air Corps aircraft while her husband, Earl, was flying combat missions on B-24 bombers. On October...

Robert Franklin McQuillin, age 87, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.  Robert was born in Wauseon, Ohio on October 16, 1932 to the late Glen McQuillin and Phoebe (Pennington) McQuillin.  He met and married the love of his life, Hazel  Ayers, on September 14, 1955 and together they raised two beautiful daughters.  Robert was a US Army Veteran, having proudly served his country during the Korean War.  A 1950 graduate of Wauseon H.S.,...