All Obituaries

Tammie Jo Lecher August 21, 1959 - July 15, 2019    Tammie Jo Lecher, 59, of Deshler, Ohio passed away Monday morning, July 15, 2019 at her residence with her family by her side.    She was born August 21, 1959 in Dover, New Jersey to James Lecher and Karen (Pedersen) Bryan.    She was previously married to Ken Geahlen and they had four children together who survive, Karena (Anthony) Haniford, Deshler; Thomas Jeremy (Sara) Geahlen, Holgate, Ohio; Nicole...

  Helen I. Collins November 17, 1926 - July 9, 2019    Helen Ida Collins, 92, of Deshler, Ohio passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 9, 2019 at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio.    She was born November 17, 1926 in Leipsic, Ohio to the late Joseph and Rose (Schroeder) Haselman.  On July 3, 1954 she married Robert Collins at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Leipsic, Ohio and he preceded her in death on November 29, 2018.  Together for over...

  Louise A. Meienburg August 22, 1911 - July 8, 2019    Louise Anna Meienburg, 107, formerly of rural Malinta, Ohio passed away on Monday evening, July 8, 2019 at the Fulton Manor Nursing & Rehab Center, Wauseon, Ohio.    She was born August 22, 1911 in Richfield Township, Henry County to August and Adina (Helmke) Yungmann.  On November 22, 1931 she married William H. Meienburg and he preceded her in death on February 22, 1998.    Louise was a...

Daphne L. Gottschalk September 16, 1964 - June 24, 2019    Daphne Lynn Gottschalk, 54, resident of the Sunshine Home, Maumee, Ohio for the past 12 years, passed away Monday morning, June 24, 2019.    Daphne was born September 16, 1964 in Napoleon, Ohio to Robert and Kathi (Thomas) Gottschalk.  She was loved and cherished as the first born and was soon followed by 3 younger sisters.    She is survived by her mother, Kathi Gottschalk, Deshler, Ohio; sisters,...

Santiaga "Chaga" Carrizales November 28, 1931 - June 7, 2019    Santiaga "Chaga" Carrizales, 87, of Deshler, Ohio passed away Friday morning, June 7, 2019 at her residence.    She was born November 28, 1931 in Gonzales, Texas to the late Pasquale and Carmen (Quintero) Salaz.  On March 26, 1949 she married Macario "Mack" Carrizales in Waelder, Texas and he preceded her in death on April 4, 2004.    Chaga retired from the...

Kay D. Conrad May 24, 1952 - June 3, 2019    Kay Donna Conrad, 67, of Findlay, and formerly of rural Deshler, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.    She was born May 24, 1952 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Doyle and Florence (Rader) Bennett.  On January 7, 1978 she married the love of her life, Eric Conrad at Oakdale United Methodist Church, Deshler.    Kay graduated from McComb High School in 1970.  She...

Arthur "Bud" Bailey November 9, 1934 - June 1, 2019    Arthur "Bud" Neal Bailey, 84, of Leipsic, Ohio and formerly of Deshler, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at The Meadows of Leipsic.    He was born November 9, 1934 in Clay County, Illinois to the late Melvin and Jessie Mae (White) Bailey.  On August 5, 1956 he married Mary Ann (Traub) Bailey in Hord, Illinois and she preceded him in death on February 25, 2018.    Bud was a...

John P. Collier February 24, 1925 - May 31, 2019    John Paul Collier passed away on May 31, 2019, at age 94. He was born in Deshler, Ohio, on February 24, 1925 to the late Donald and Augusta (Guelde) Collier.  He married his loving wife, Virginia Tawney on June 20, 1948 in Leipsic, Ohio.  They shared 61 years of marriage before her death in 2009.  John is survived by sons, John S. (Laurie) and Steven (Annette); daughters, Connie (Judy) and Kim; grandchildren...

Albert W. Junge August 7, 1928 - May 17, 2019    Albert Wilhelm Junge, 90, of Deshler, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at Oak Grove Healthcare Center, Deshler.    He was born on August 7, 1928 in Hamler, to Carl and Minna (Stockman) Junge.  On October 23, 1955 he married Marie (Panning) Junge and she preceded him in death December 12, 2016.    Albert served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  He was the owner and operator of Junge...

Travis "TJ" Rayle March 20, 1991 - May 14, 2019    Travis Jaymes "TJ" Rayle, 28 of Cygnet, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.    He was born on March 20, 1991 in Bowling Green, Ohio to James and Roberta (Palmerton) Rayle.    TJ was a 2009 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and graduated from Ohio Techinical College PowerSport Institute of Cleveland, Ohio in 2011, studying Diesel Mechanics.  He was currently working at Graham...