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Marita Farris

Marita Farris

Aug 2, 2016

Marita Farris, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:20 A.M. on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio. Marita worked for Bryan Custom Plastics as a press operator prior to her retirement. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. Born on December 17, 1938, in Linz, Austria, Marita was the daughter of Ludwig and...

Craig A. Stuckey

Craig A. Stuckey

Aug 1, 2016

Craig A. Stuckey, age 54, of Pioneer, Ohio, died at 3:15 A.M. on Monday, August 1, 2016, at his home. Mr. Stuckey ran the fuel farm at Toledo Express Airport for 20 years. He was an avid fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Detroit Tigers and NASCAR. Craig A, Stuckey was born on August 22, 1961, in Bryan, Ohio, the...

Roberta G. Hoffman

Roberta G. Hoffman

Jul 31, 2016

Roberta G. Hoffman, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died 2:07 P.M. on Sunday, July 31, 2016, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mrs. Hoffman was a 1973 graduate of Edon High School. She was passionate about her horses, Buddy, Em, and Joan, and was active with the Boots and Saddles 4-H Club both as...

Dennis A. Holthues

Dennis A. Holthues

Jul 28, 2016

Dennis A. Holthues, age 60, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his campsite near Angola, Indiana. Mr. Holthues was a 1974 graduate of Edon High School and was currently employed by Letica Corporation in Fremont, Indiana, as a supervisor. He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Edon, Ohio, Bryan Eagles, Aerie #2233,...

Dianna L. Heath-Austin

Dianna L. Heath-Austin

Jul 24, 2016

Dianna Lynn Heath-Austin, 56, passed away on July 24, 2016 at her home in Montpelier, Ohio. Dianna was born on February 1, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio to Weldon S. and Helen M. (Amerson) Minner, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are her daughter, LaQuita M. Wyatt, her sister, Brenda Bunting, and her two brothers, Jeffery Minner...

Tommy "Taco" A. Herrington

Tommy "Taco" A. Herrington

Jul 23, 2016

Tommy A. “Taco” Herrington, age 63, of Ney, Ohio, died at 9:37 A.M. on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Tom worked at Ohio Art in machine maintenance for 37 years. He was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie 2233 and the Stryker Jaycees, was a volunteer with the Springfield Township/Stryker Fire...

John E. "Jack" Taylor

John E. "Jack" Taylor

Jul 21, 2016

John E. “Jack” Taylor, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:32 P.M. on Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Mr. Taylor was a 1953 graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and worked for the Norton Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, for thirty-two...

Gaylan J. Thiel

Gaylan J. Thiel

Jul 20, 2016

Gaylan J. Thiel, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:47 P.M. on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Wauseon, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Thiel had worked for Wolff Tractor Sales in Edon, was a longtime bus driver for the Edon Northwest Schools and also worked at PTC in Edon. She also owned...

Muriel P. Pearcy

Muriel P. Pearcy

Jul 20, 2016

Muriel Pearcy, 97, of Bryan passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016. She was born to Eva and Arthur Poole on August 22, 1918 in Queens, NY. She was a graduate of Richmond Hill High School. Muriel met her late husband, Walter, at a church youth group while in high school. They were married on Thanksgiving Day in 1940. As an...

Dorothy M. Altman

Dorothy M. Altman

Jul 17, 2016

Dorothy M. Altman, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:55 P.M. on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Altman was a homemaker and had also worked at The Aro Corporation in Bryan and for many years in the cafeteria of North Central Schools. She enjoyed crocheting and...

Wayne Allen Ross

Wayne Allen Ross

Jul 16, 2016

Wayne Allen Ross, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:25 P.M. on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan after a brief illness. Mr. Ross was employed as a machinist with G.M. Powertrain in Defiance, Ohio, and retired with thirty-two years of service. He was a longtime member of Bryan Alliance Church, where he had served...

Ethel "DeAnn" Karnes

Ethel "DeAnn" Karnes

Jul 16, 2016

Ethel “DeAnn” Karnes, 77, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday July 16, 2016, at Parkview Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was a resident of Bryan, Ohio, since January 2015. Prior to that, DeAnn lived in Ney, Ohio, for over 40 years. Born on April 29, 1939, in Williams Center, Ohio, she was the daughter of the...

Ryan W. Wines

Ryan W. Wines

Jul 15, 2016

Ryan W. Wines, age 33, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at his home. Ryan worked as a forklift operator for Olson Cold Storage in Defiance, Ohio. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and staying in shape. He was an avid fan of the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers. Ryan Wesley Wines was born on September 5, 1982,...

Korbyn Jaymes La Londe-Bever

Korbyn Jaymes La Londe-Bever

Jul 13, 2016

Korbyn Jaymes La Londe-Bever, infant son of Haley M. Bever and Stephen J. La Londe III, was stillborn on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Survivors include his parents, Haley Bever and Stephen La Londe, III, grandparents, Brent and Lisa Bever, of Bryan, and Stephen J. La Londe, Jr., of Edgerton; and his great-grandparents,...

Georgianna Weaver

Georgianna Weaver

Jul 13, 2016

Georgianna (Pifer) Weaver, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 P.M. on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Tendercare Health Center, in Munising, Michigan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Weaver was born on July 7, 1923, in Waldron, Michigan, the daughter of Estel D. and Geneva (Pierson) Pifer. She graduated from Waldron High School and on July 20, 1941,...

Louise J. Fish

Louise J. Fish

Jul 9, 2016

Louise J. Fish, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Fish was a farm wife and was the secretary and bookkeeper of Tri-State Chemical, which she co-owned with her husband for 30 years. She taught Sunday school...

Kay M. Dennis

Kay M. Dennis

Jul 8, 2016

Kay M. Dennis, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Kay M. Dennis was born on December 23, 1931, near Farmer, Ohio, the daughter of K.O. and Opal (Blosser) Engler. She married Richard Dennis on February 14, 1950, and he...

Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Trippy

Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Trippy

Jul 7, 2016

Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Trippy danced her way into heaven on Thursday evening, July 7, 2016, held by her son John, in the beautiful home she loved. Bobbie grew up in Van Wert, Ohio by the railroad tracks. Her family knew what it meant to be frugal, but she never wanted for anything, as her mother and father showered her with...

Menzaneta R. Buck

Menzaneta R. Buck

Jul 4, 2016

Menzaneta R. Buck, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, died peacefully in her home on July 4, 2016. Mrs. Buck was a graduate of St. Vincent School of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, operated a nursing home in Edon and later was an industrial nurse for the 50 Corporation. She then...

Harriett Lilly

Harriett Lilly

Jul 2, 2016

E. Harriett Lilly, age 80, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:45 A.M. on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Lilly graduated from the Julia F. Burnham School of Nursing in Champaign, Illinois, and had a long and varied career working as a registered nurse. She had been employed by Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital...

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