David P. Oberlin

David P. Oberlin, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at his home in Bryan. David was a 1974 graduate of Bryan High School and a lifelong resident of Williams County. David Perry Oberlin was born on May 25, 1956, at Montpelier Hospital, Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Perry Oberlin, Jr. and Madge (Hardesty) Oberlin. He attended Pulaski-Jefferson Elementary School near the family’s home and farm at County Roads H & 18 northeast of Pulaski and was active in FFA, athletics and band at Bryan High School. He attended the Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio, and had a love for farming and animal husbandry. He farmed with Willmont Holsteins, worked for other local dairy operations, and for a season owned an independent cattle-hauling business. He also worked for a time at Bryan Metals. Survivors include his mother, Madge, of West Unity, Ohio, a sister, Sharon Lynn (and husband Scott) Martin, of Plain City, Ohio, and a brother, Bill (and wife, Kelly) Oberlin, near Chicago, Illinois. David also has many surviving cousins, five nephews, a niece, and a grand-niece. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard, (at birth) and his father, Perry, in 2003. Services will be held on Friday, January 24, 2014, at 11:00 A.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, with Pastor Becky Ploughe of Pulaski United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Shiffler Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, and for an hour prior to the service, beginning at 10:00 A.M. on Friday in the funeral home. The family requests that any memorials in David’s honor be directed to the Williams County 4-H Junior Fair Board or the Williams County Humane Society.