Joan Sue Frisch, age 78, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 2:36 PM at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, surrounded by her family.
She was born on November 2, 1942 in Fostoria, Ohio to the late Robert and Susan (Hedden) Gee. On January 1, 1962 Joan married Carl W. Frisch, Jr. and he survives in Alger.
Joan retried as a bus driver, through the years she drove school bus for Lakota Schools and Allen East Schools. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church of Ada.
Dr. Monjuri Saha Das, age 59, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 4:10 PM at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
She was born on April 3, 1962 in Netrakona Bangladesh to the late Sudhir C. and Promila R. Saha. On December 11, 1988 Monjuri married Dr. Kalyan Kumar Das and he survives in Ada.
Monjuri is also survived by her two children: Parthib Das of Columbus and Progga Das of Toledo; and one brother and six sisters. She was preceded in death by a brother.
Frank W. Badertscher, age 78, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 8:20 AM at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his family.
He was born on January 16, 1943 in Allen County, Ohio to the late Harold A. and Margie M. (Morehead) Badertscher. On January 18, 1969 Frank married Patty Long who survives in Ada.
Jan Staniecki, age 70, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at 12:25pm surrounded by her family at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Center.
She was born on November 26, 1950 to the late Gene and Jane (Blosser) Hoffman. On July 23, 1988, Jan married Zenovy Staniecki and he survives in Sandusky, Ohio. Jan was preceded in death by two brothers: Paul Basinger and Dal Hoffman and a brother-in-law, Tom Wade.
Beatrice L. Adkins, age 97, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 9:10 AM at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on October 10, 1923 in Alger, Ohio to Nelson and Bonnie (Choran) Hunnaman who preceded her in death. Beatrice first married Ralph Watkins,they were divorced and he preceded her in death. She married Jonah L. Adkins on November 20, 1953 and he preceded her in death on March 21, 2004.
Beatrice was a homemaker.
Also surviving are two sons: Leroy Watkins of Alger and Richard Watkins of Ada; two daughters: Bonnie Summa of Shawnee and Judy (Robert) Howard of Lakeview; eleven grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren and fifty great-great grandchildren.
The father of a former Ada clergy person, Joseph Hughes Yeakel, Retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church, 93, died, July 4, 2021 at the Danbury Woods Senior Living Center, Wooster, OH.
Joe was born March 12, 1928, in Mahanoy City, PA, to the late Claude H. and Florence M. (Hughes) Yeakel. Joe married Lois Josephine Shank of Waynesboro, PA in 1948.
