Obituaries in Defiance, OH

Bonnie Lee Karzynow 86 of Jewell passed away surrounded by her family on January 3 2026 at her home. She was born on June 30 1939 to Russell and Martha Bruns Short in Napoleon OH. She was a 1957 graduate of Jewell High School. Bonnie was a secretary for many years at Jewell Grain Co. at the Okolona ...

Albert John Seimet age 78 passed away peacefully on January 9 2026 at 803 pm in the exceptional care of St. Ritas Mercy Hospital in Lima Ohio. After a long battle with various illnesses it was finally time to see if the fishing is better on the other side. Al or Butch as his siblings and parents cal...

Lyle G. McLaughlin age 95 of Defiance Ohio passed away on Monday January 5 2026 at Northcrest Nursing Facility in Napoleon Ohio. He was born in Salmon Idaho on December 9 1930 to Elmer and Olive Montgomery McLaughlin. On March 27 1976 he married Delores Maiers McLaughlin who preceded him in death. H...

Ronald Holbrook age 86 of Defiance passed away on Sunday January 4 2026 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on May 22 1939 in Allen Kentucky the son on of William and Ruby Frazier Holbrook. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran serving in Germany. He worked for Western Union Genera...

Lavon Edward Bishop 92 of Defiance passed away on Friday January 2 2026 at Glenn Park in Defiance Ohio. Lavon was born on August 21 1933 to Harold and Mildred McDonald Bishop in Miami County Ohio. He married Alice Miller on July 5 1953 at the Church of the Brethren Ft. Wayne Indiana. Lavon was a mem...

Lois "Jean" McKay 88 of Defiance passed away on Thursday morning January 1 2026 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on April 24 1937 to the late Delmar and Ruth Parks Partee in Defiance Ohio. She was married to James Roehrig in 1957 and in 1987 she married Raymond McKay who p...