Steven K. Riley, 70 years, of West Unity, Ohio passed Sunday, November 1, 2020 at his residence. Steve was born August 6, 1950 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Herman and Clara (Billian) Riley. He was a 1969 graduate of Portsmouth Notre Dame High School. Steve was a machine operator at Chase Brass, retiring after 32 years of service in 2011.  He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion West Unity Post 669 and enjoyed the friendships he made there. In his free time, Steve...

Sandra Oxender, 75 years, of West Unity, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo.  Sandra was born August 27, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Gordon and Dorothy (D’Lamater) Gorringe.  She was a 1963 graduate of West Unity High School and continued her education in Fort Wayne at a Beauty School.  She married Donald L. Oxender on December 12, 1964, and he preceded her in death on May 4, 1999. ...

Norell R. Burnham   Norell R. Burnham, 83 years, of Alvordton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 in the emergency room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Norell was born January 31, 1937, in Spencer, South Dakota, the son of the late Lloyd and Vesta (Doty) Burnham. He married Viola Tschetter on April 10, 1955, in Bridgewater, South Dakota and she survives. Norell was a foreman at Fayette Tubular for 33 years. He was a volunteer at the Alvordton Fire...

THERESA K. SHAFFER   Theresa K. Shaffer, 47 years, of West Unity, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020, in St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee.  Theresa was born April 25, 1973, in Montpelier, the daughter of Clair Shaffer and Marilyn Maag.  She attended Millcreek West Unity High School.  Theresa enjoyed reading, watching baseball, especially the Houston Astros, watching football and car racing.   Surviving are her two sons, Thomas Shaffer of Bryan and Dennis...

Christy Ann Wyatt, 72 years, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio. Christy was born May 8, 1948 in Nashua, New Hampshire, the daughter of the late Richard and Rena (Rosedoff) Wyatt. She was a self-employed home health aide for several years.  Christy enjoyed making crafts, painting porcelain dolls, watching movies and reading. Surviving is her brother Richard (Audrey) Wyatt, Jr., of West Unity, Ohio; one uncle...

Betty L. Bostater Clark, 90 years, of West Unity, Ohio peacefully passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Betty was born March 24, 1930, the daughter of the late Glenn and Milbert (Mosier) Phelps. She was a 1948 graduate of Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Indiana. Betty married Carlton J. Bostater on October 25, 1948 and he preceded her in death on January 3, 1976. She then married Sylvester J. Clark on June 9, 1990 and he...

Kathy Sue Porath, age 58 years young, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 17, at her home in Findlay, Ohio.    Born on December 23, 1961 in Bryan, Ohio to Doris (Colon) and Robert “Bob” Porath, she used to joke that she was the best Christmas present her siblings ever received.  She also relished in the fact that before arriving home on Christmas Day, her dad took the 4 older siblings to the Five and Dime store up town in West Unity, making them...

Larry A. Radloff, 70 years, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center – Bryan. Larry was born July 28, 1950 in Edgerton, Wisconsin, the son of the late Janell Radloff. He was a 1969 graduate of Stryker High School and attended Bowling Green State University. Larry married Kay A. Beck on December 5, 1971 in Stryker. Ohio and she survives. He worked as a millwright for 38 years at General Motors Foundry in Defiance, Ohio. Larry was a...

Olive Depew, 93 years, of West Unity passed away under the loving care of her family on May 24, 2020 in her home due to congestive heart failure. Olive was born on November 2, 1926, in Clinton, Massachusetts the daughter of the late Lester and Evelyn (Tripp) Mosher. Olive was a 1944 graduate of Leominster High School, Leominster, Massachusetts. She also attended Framingham State Teacher’s College and the Library Training Classes in Springfield, Massachusetts. On September 3, 1950,...

Betty Jo Ridgway, 75 years, of West Unity, Ohio passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Advanced Specialty Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. Betty was born December 9, 1944 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Helen P. (Fischer) Hartman. She married Rex J. Ridgway on September 2, 1961 in Angola, Indiana and he survives. Betty worked as an inspector at Dana Corporation until she retired. She previously worked at Allied Moulded Products Incorporation. She was a member of the Montpelier Church of...