All Obituaries

Archbold: Everett Dean Short was born on December 12, 1927 to John L. and Virgie (Aschliman) Short in German Township. He passed away on May 29, 2020 at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio. He graduated from Stryker High School where he enjoyed playing baseball and saxophone. Singing in a young men’s quartet at church helped him see the joy and power of praise. He married Phyllis Fluckinger at her home in Ridgeville Corners, Ohio, in 1948. Vocationally, he started out farming for his...

Stryker: Curtis F. Mock, age 85, of Cape Coral, Florida and Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida. Prior to his retirement he had worked for many years at the former Dinner Bell Plant in Archbold. After retirement, Curt and his wife, Shirley, split their time between Stryker and Cape Coral, Florida. Curt was born in Bryan, Ohio on September 10, 1934, the son of Herschal and Dora (Radbaugh) Mock. In 1955 he married Shirley Sullivan and...

Janet Louise Elliott, age 95, passed away at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home on May 28, 2020.  Services are pending through Edgar-Grisier Funeral Homes in Wauseon, Ohio.

Wauseon: Burton A. Lutz, age 87, of Wauseon, died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, as the result of injuries sustained from a motor vehicle accident. Prior to his retirement, Burt had been an accountant, computer programmer and a software engineer. Burt was born in Wauseon, Ohio on July 23, 1932, the son of Art and Ida (Clark) Lutz. He was a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran of the Korean War. Burt was an avid Cleveland Browns and Detroit Tigers fan. He was also a member of the Wauseon American Legion...

Gladys M. Borton, age 100, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2020 in Fulton Manor, Wauseon, Ohio.  She was born February 08, 1920 on a farm east of Burlington, Ohio to the late Menno Simon and Edna Elizabeth (Leu) Rupp.  When Gladys was six the family moved to Tedrow where she attended elementary school and graduated from Pettisville High School in 1937.  On June 22, 1941 she married James Borton and moved to the Borton Family Farm in Chesterfield...

Carol L. (Bates) Wilson, age 79, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Tuesday night, May 26, 2020 in The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio.  She was born June 29, 1940 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late Frank and Emily Bates.  She married Danny D. Wilson on February 22, 1969 and he survives.  Carol was a retired 45 year employee of United Technologies in Wauseon.  She was also lifelong farm wife and homemaker.   Survivors include, her loving husband, Danny D. Wilson,...

Robert “Bob” Gene Hausch, age 81, of Stryker, Ohio passed away May 25, 2020 at his home.  Prior to his retirement, Bob worked at La Choy in Archbold for 44 years. Bob was a larger than life character who never met a stranger. Bob was born March 30, 1939 in Archbold, the son of Conrad and Aretha (Armstrong) Hausch. Bob was a graduate of Archbold High School. On July 18, 1958, he married Susan Creager, who precedes him in death. He later married Jane Tucker on May 18, 2013,...

Eileen Proudfoot was born to Forrest and Bertha Proudfoot in 1921 in Delta, Ohio.  The Proudfoot family moved to Wauseon when Eileen was a baby. After 3 years they moved to Whitehouse, Ohio but 5 years later moved back to Wauseon for good.  Eileen recalled moving many times in each locale, but no matter the house they lived in, her mother made it so cozy it seemed like a palace to her and her brother Mike. She graduated from Wauseon High School in 1939.  On Oct. 5, 1941 she...

Stryker: Ernest James Belella, of Bryan, OH, died on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Hillside Country Living. He was 94. Ernie, as he was known to friends and family, was born on March 13, 1926 in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania to Raffaele “Ralph” Belella and Hattie Herman Belella. He graduated from Mahaffey High School in 1944, and entered the Army July 11th of the same year. Stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Ernie served in World War II with the 287th Field Artillery Observation Battalion where...

Jeanette “Greta” Weber, age 80, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away surrounded by family at the Fulton Manor Nursing Home on May 15, 2020. Greta was well known in Wauseon as the owner of Tiny’s Dairy Barn along with her husband, “Tiny”. Greta leaves behind a family who adored her, and countless friends. She was an active part of the community of Wauseon. Together with Paul “Tiny” Weber, her husband of 34 years, she lived an extraordinary life. They...