Dorothy Jean Trowbridge's obituary , Passed away on February 17, 2025 in Defiance, Ohio

Dorothy Jean Trowbridge

August 21, 1942 - February 17, 2025 (82 years old)

Defiance, Ohio

Dorothy Jean Trowbridge's obituary , Passed away on February 17, 2025 in Defiance, Ohio

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Schaffer Funeral Home Inc

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Dorothy Jean Trowbridge

August 21, 1942 - February 17, 2025 (82 years old)

Defiance, Ohio

Dorothy Jean Trowbridge Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 17, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Dorothy Jean Trowbridge of Defiance, Ohio. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Dorothy may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Chaney and Nettie Chaney (Applegate); her husband Jack Trowbridge; her son Roy N. Trowbridge; and her brother Nelson Chaney.

She is survived by: her children, Carol J. Kindinger (Terry) of Defiance and Don L. Trowbridge (Christine) of Katy; and her brothers, Gordon Chaney (Marian) of Alabama, Lawrence Chaney of South Charleston, OH, Harold Chaney of Washington Courthouse, OH and John Chaney (Anita) of Jamestown, OH.. She is also survived by five grandchildren, one great-grandchild.

Memorials are suggested to Defiance CHP Home Hospice, or Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Schaffer Funeral Home Inc



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