Defiance News

Clemens, who lives in Defiance, Ohio, has more than nine years experience working in all areas of regulatory compliance and risk management and earned the designation of certified regulatory compliance manager in 2010.

Thomas L. Yant, 57, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center.

She was born January 10, 1931, in Evansport, Ohio, to the late Roy and Blanche Stitsel.

Charles F. "Chuck" Lehman, 91, of Stryker, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2012, at the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Care Center in Defiance.

Morris R. Kruse, 83, of Defiance, Ohio, died Tuesday evening, Jan. 31, 2012, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio.

Raymond R. Pessefall, 66, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:58 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.

She was born in Scott County, Va., on September 1, 1917, the daughter of Robert J. and Nova Gillespie.

Richard John Mack Sr., 88, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully with his devoted son, Richard Jr., at his bedside, Friday evening, January 27, 2012, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo.

Glenn was born in Van Wert on December 16, 1944, a son of Anna B. Jordan and the late Glenn G. Sudlow.

George W. Shirey, 86, of Continental, died at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Mercy Defiance Hospital, Defiance.

There's no cryin' in Bryan! Unless maybe the Spangler Candy Co. runs out of Dum Dum suckers.

At 8:34 this morning the Archbold Police Department was dispatched to a reported man with a knife and alleged stabbing at 310 Middle St.

Hermelinda R. Ramos, 66, Defiance, Ohio, died Monday, January 16, 2012, at the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center, Defiance.

The first of more than 30,000 expected people began roaming exhibit space Tuesday with millions of dollars' worth of agricultural equipment at Memorial Coliseum.

He was born August 9, 1953, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Clystal and Hazel Miles. He worked at GM Powertrain for 38 years, retiring in 2004.

Danny was born Oct. 28, 1945, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Donald and Norma Jean Kroeckel.