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Charlotte V. Gillies Priem

Charlotte V. Gillies Priem

Aug 1, 2015

Charlotte V. Gillies Priem, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:07 A.M. on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Priem was a longtime resident of the Detroit, Michigan, area and worked in retail sales at J.L. Hudson Department Store and for many years in the kitchen with...

Joneil Ellen Bonecutter

Joneil Ellen Bonecutter

Jul 28, 2015

Joneil Ellen Bonecutter, infant daughter of Tricia D. Bonecutter, was stillborn at 3:41 A.M. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Survivors include her mother; two brothers, Devon and Grady Bonecutter; her grandparents, Neil and Joanna Bonecutter, of Edgerton; great-grandmothers, Joan Bonecutter, of Butler, Indiana, and Joyce Albertson, of Edgerton; and one aunt, Tonya (Bernie)...

Mark J. Sundstrom

Mark J. Sundstrom

Jul 28, 2015

Mark J. Sundstrom, age 48, of Avon, Ohio, died at 2:35 A.M. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mark was the loving son of Thomas and Valerie Sundstrom, brother of Stephen Sundstrom, and grandson of Frank and Margaret Friskney and Hugo and Margaret Sundstrom. He was a graduate of the...

Richard Wayne McDowell

Richard Wayne McDowell

Jul 28, 2015

Richard Wayne McDowell, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Mcdowell was a carpenter by trade and had spent most of his life in Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. Richard Wayne McDowell was born on June...

David L. Royster

David L. Royster

Jul 27, 2015

David Loring “Chief Crazyhorse” Royster, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:01 P.M. on Monday, July 27, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. “Pepsi Dave” was known as being charismatic, loving and caring, and had a smile that could light the entire world and a heart that could hold no hate. His...

Bobby D. Metz

Bobby D. Metz

Jul 26, 2015

Bobby D. Metz, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:10 A.M. on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Metz was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been a truck driver for 57 years, driving for Universal Tool in Butler,...

Merit W. Smith

Merit W. Smith

Jul 23, 2015

Merit Wallace Smith, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:15 P.M. on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan, where he was a resident. Mr. Smith was a 1937 graduate of Gorham Fayette High School and a veteran of the Unites States Army, who served in World War II with the 14th Armored Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division in...

Thomas E. March

Thomas E. March

Jul 22, 2015

Thomas E. March, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:59 A.M. on Tuesday, July 22, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Tom was a welder for 57 years, an avid bow hunter and bowler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1957-1959. Tom was a member of Madison Church of...

Francis E. Schindler

Francis E. Schindler

Jul 22, 2015

Francis E. Schindler, age 79, of rural Ney, Ohio, passed away at 10:20 A.M. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in his home after an extended illness. A 1952 graduate of Ney High School, he was a farmer and retired from General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, with thirty years of service. Francis was active in the community, serving on the Defiance...

Timothy E. Disbro

Timothy E. Disbro

Jul 21, 2015

Timothy E. Disbro, age 59, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. He had been a resident of Brookview Health Care Center in Defiance for several years. A 1974 graduate of Edon (Ohio) High School, Tim grew up on the family farm, working alongside his grandfather and...

Joyce A. Eberly

Joyce A. Eberly

Jul 18, 2015

Joyce A. (Johnson) Eberly, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Joyce was a lifelong area resident and a 1964 graduate of Edgerton High School. As a cancer survivor, she was active in the Living...

Joseph E. Newman

Joseph E. Newman

Jul 17, 2015

Joseph E. Newman, age 69, of Hamilton, Indiana, and formerly a long time resident of Bryan, Ohio, and Defiance, Ohio, died on Friday, July 17, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Bryan. Mr. Newman was a 1964 graduate of Edon High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. A well-known entrepreneur and owner of...

Paul L. Franzdorf

Paul L. Franzdorf

Jul 16, 2015

Paul L. Franzdorf, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Paul started working at Toledo Athletic Supply and at one time owned Defiance Athletic Supply and Awards Plus in Defiance, Ohio. He was also a courier for Purolator and Emery and was an owner-operator courier for Sudden...

Ellen I. Scantlen

Ellen I. Scantlen

Jul 14, 2015

Ellen I. Scantlen, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Defiance County, died at 11:10 P.M. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Ellen worked as a nurse’s aide at the Defiance County Nursing Home, retiring with over twenty-five years of service. She enjoyed traveling and...

Charles "Charlie" R. Camillo

Charles "Charlie" R. Camillo

Jul 14, 2015

Charles R. “Charlie” Camillo, Jr., age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan. He was a sales representative for Anderson-Vreeland in Bryan, Automated Packaging in Twinsburg, Ohio, and Econo Products in Rochester, New York. Charlie enjoyed fishing, golfing, cooking, spending time with his grandson, and a good cigar. He was...

Patsy Mae Koerner

Patsy Mae Koerner

Jul 13, 2015

Patsy Mae Koerner, age 80, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on January 3, 1935, in Rolla, Missouri, the fifth child of William and Ebba Lukrofka. She was a 1953 graduate of Rolla High School, Rolla, Missouri, and a 1957 graduate of Ozark Christian College,...

John E. Bacon

John E. Bacon

Jul 13, 2015

John E. Bacon, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, and a long time resident of Fayette, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at his residence. He retired from Fayette Manufacturing, now TRW Automotive, after 36 years of service. John was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Signal Corps. He enjoyed his once or twice daily...

Mary L. Trachl

Mary L. Trachl

Jul 8, 2015

Mary L. Trachl, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Trachl was a foreign language teacher at Central Local (Fairview) Schools from 1983 until the present, where she taught mainly Spanish and some French. Mary attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Edgerton. Mary was born on October 23, 1948, in Toledo, Ohio,...

E. June Friskney

E. June Friskney

Jul 7, 2015

E. June Friskney, age 92, of Camden, Michigan, and longtime Edon, Ohio, area resident, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Friskney was a 1941 graduate of Metz, Indiana, High School. After living in Edon, she and her husband moved to Montpelier, Ohio, with his...

Suellen Schad

Suellen Schad

Jul 3, 2015

Suellen Schad, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:55 A.M. on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center where she had been a resident. Suellen was the co-owner and bookkeeper at Suburban Golf Course for many years. She had also been a bookkeeper at Isaac Tire and was a member of Pulaski United Methodist Church. Suellen was...

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