William Todd

William Todd, an inhabitant of our city for 65 years, died Saturday night in the residence of his daughter Mrs. John Conroy on Greer Street at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 11 days. He leaves behind 4 children, 28 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. The burial took place Monday afternoon under the direction of the Baptist preacher A. W. McDaniel from the former residence to the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: 22 Aug 1833 Licking Co., Ohio]
[death: 03 Dec 1910 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 05 Dec 1910]
[parents Edward Todd, Francis Miles]

Carl Emil Hale

Carl Emil Hale, young son of Gale E. Hale and his Wife Lillian, born Branning, died Friday morning in the family residence on East Hopkins Street at the age of 21 years and 6 months. The remains were taken Sunday afternoon to the grave in Riverside Cemetery, after a funeral service held by Pastor F. A. Kiess at 1:30 in the home and 2 o'clock in the St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

[birth: 05 Jun 1908 Defiance]
[death: 02 Dec 1910 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 04 Dec 1910]

Jacob Ralph Royer

Jacob Ralph Royer, who wounded himself severely by a shot to the abdomen while hunting two weeks ago Saturday, on Sunday about 12:30 died in his residence on Division Street at the age of 21 years and 2 months after the unspeakable agony of lockjaw. He leaves behind a widow, a born Hunter, an infant, parents, two sisters and three brothers. Tuesday afternoon his remains were buried in Riverside Cemetery under the auspices of the local Company of the National Guard and under the direction of Pastor N. E. Bitz from the Reformed Church.

The pallbearers were comrades of the deceased: Carl Miller, Adam Behringer, C. D. Mustaine, Joseph Krutsch, Ernst Ehrat and Alex. Harris.

[birth: 04 Oct 1889 Ohio]
[death: 04 Dec 1910 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio
[burial: 06 Dec 1910
[parents: Herman Royer, Emma J. Lowrey
[marriage: 12 Nov 1909 Defiance, Ohio]
[spouse: Rodelle Harriet Hunter]

Peter Mangas

Peter Mangas, one of the oldest inhabitants of Northwest Ohio, died here Monday shortly after noon in his residence on Francis Street, after a lengthy siege of illness, from the infirmities of age. On the 25th of September 1825 he was born in the Kingdom of Prussia and came to this country with his parents as a 13 year-old boy. For many years the Mangas family lived on a nice farm in the vicinity of New Bavaria; about 15 years ago Mr. Mangas, with his Wife Sarah, born Jackman, mover hither and led a comfortable and worry-free existence, for a man uncommonly healthy in his great age. From the marriage celebrated in 1853 resulted eleven children, of which the following eight remain to the widow and mother: Henry, Frank, Peter, Albert, Joseph, George, Andrew and Frederick.

The mortal remains of the old man were taken to the grave in Riverside Cemetery Wednesday morning under the direction of Father Brannigan from St. Mary's Catholic Church.

[birth: 25 Sep 1825 Germany]
[death: 05 Dec 1910 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[marriage: 03 Sep 1850 Seneca Co., Ohio]
[spouse: Sarah Jackman]

Jakob Bishop

Jakob Bishop was found on Tuesday morning about 6 o'clock a corpse in bed in the residence of his son Christ. Bishop in Tiffin Township. The previous evening he had complained of feeling unwell, which often occurred with him; serious illness was not assumed. He was a widower and had lived many years in that area. His birthplace is not known, his age also not certain, although it is assumed by the family that he was over 100 years 0ld. Residents of this landscape gray with age knew him from their youth as an old man. He leaves behind the aforementioned son and the daughters Mrs. Elisabeth Hockmann and Mrs. Mary Schultz. The burial will take place Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the Dunkard Church in Adams Township.

[birth: Dec 1809 Germany]
[death: 30 Aug 1910 Tiffin Twp., Defiance, Ohio]
[burial: 01 Sep 1910]
[parents: Christ Bishop, Elizabeth]

Sophia Lesch

Sophia Lesch, a born Hofmann and wife of Mr. Andrew Lesch, died from a stroke Sunday afternoon in her residence on Ft. Wayne Street in Defiance Township at the age of 65 years, 4 months and 13 days. She was originally from Williams County and came to Defiance County as a small child, where at the age of 17 years she wed Andrew Lesch. The family lived for a long time here in the city, until they moved to the country about 20 years ago. The deceased leaves behind the widower and three children William and Fred. Lesch and Mrs. Charles Tuttle.

Wednesday afternoon her remains were laid temporarily in the chapel crypt here after a funeral service was held at 1:30 in the former residence.

[birth: 15 Apr 1845 Williams Co. Ohio]
[death: 28 Aug 1910 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 31 Aug 1910]

Katharine Kroll

Katharine Kroll, wife of Mr. Ferdinand Kroll, died on Wednesday morning shortly after 5 o'clock in the family residence on Francis Street after a short illness, from dysentery. She was born on the 5th of February 1846 in the Kingdom of Wuerttemberg and in October 1868 married Ferdinand Kroll, who with six children survives. They are Mrs. C. J. Ruess, Ferdinand Kroll, Jr., Miss Mame Kroll and John Kroll here, Mrs. Ed. Payne in Toledo and Mrs. Frank Northrup in Toledo. Three children had died before their mother.

For about 29 years the deceased has lived in Defiance and was held in high regard by all her acquaintances. The burial Will take place Friday afternoon under the direction of Pastor F. A. Kiess in the Riverside Cemetery. The funeral service will be 1:30 in the former residence at 714 Francis Street and 2 o'clock in the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

[birth: 05 Feb 1846 Germany]
[death: 3l Aug 1910 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 02 Sep 1910]
[parents: Fredrich Seybold, Catherine Kreutz]