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Wayne L. Patee

Wayne L. Patee

Jun 1, 2015

Wayne L. Patee, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:45 P.M. on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Patee was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 594th JASCO Unit (Joint Assault Signal Company)...

Mary C. Deisler

Mary C. Deisler

May 31, 2015

Mary C. Deisler, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 6:45 P.M. on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a resident. Mary was a 1948 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School and Vantage Vocational School. She worked as a sales clerk at G.C. Murphy, was an...

Waldine E. Brenneman

Waldine E. Brenneman

May 27, 2015

Waldine E. Brenneman, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Inn at Fountain Park in Bryan. Waldine was a machinist at Mohawk Tools for over 20 years until the closing of the plant. She also worked at other area businesses prior to her retirement. She was a member of Edgerton United...

Eric "Tater" L. Pierce

Eric "Tater" L. Pierce

May 26, 2015

Eric L. “Tater” Pierce, age 38, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:32 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, of injuries sustained in a car accident. Eric was a cook operator at ConAgra in Archbold, Ohio. He was a member of the Bryan Eagle Aerie #2233, a member of the “Teddy Bear Gang” and enjoyed working on motorcycles. He had a...

Shirley J. Lovejoy

Shirley J. Lovejoy

May 25, 2015

Shirley J. Lovejoy, age 72, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Genesis HealthCare, Bryan Facility where she was a resident after an extended illness. She was a 1960 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed in data processing at the Aro Corporation in Bryan retiring with thirty-four years of service. Shirley enjoyed...

Larry D. Hake

Larry D. Hake

May 24, 2015

Larry D. Hake, age 80, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Hake was a 1952 graduate of Edon High School. He was employed as a salesman by the Hubbard Milling Company, where he was most often the top salesman of the year. He retired with forty...

Barbara A. Jones

Barbara A. Jones

May 21, 2015

Barbara A. Jones, age 72, of Bryan, died at 3:50 P.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was formerly employed by Bryan Hospital in the environmental services department. She enjoyed gardening while at home. Barbara A. Jones was born on August 24, 1942, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Homer A. and...

Richard E. Roan

Richard E. Roan

May 20, 2015

Richard E. “Dick” Roan, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Roan was a 1948 graduate of Bryan High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict era. He was employed by The Ohio Art...

Clarence O. "Jim" Bigger

Clarence O. "Jim" Bigger

May 19, 2015

Clarence O. “Jim” Bigger, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:43 A.M. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Bigger was employed by Simpson Industries for many years and also had been employed by Edgerton Forge and Regent Manufacturing, from where he retired. He also had...

Martha Ann Harvey

Martha Ann Harvey

May 18, 2015

Martha Ann (Leckron) Harvey, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Jonesboro, Indiana, for seventy years, died at 8:10 A.M. on Monday, May 18, 2015, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan. Mrs. Harvey was a graduate of Fairmount, Indiana, High School and later became a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was employed by the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, Indiana,...

James L. Dominique

James L. Dominique

May 18, 2015

James L. Dominique, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:20 P.M. on Monday, May 18, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Dominique was a graduate of Swanton, Ohio High School and had been employed at various restaurants throughout the years including East 2nd Street Café, Frisch’s Big Boy, Bob Evans and...

James E. Swartz

James E. Swartz

May 14, 2015

James E. Swartz, age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:45 P.M. on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Swartz had worked at Airmate Company in Bryan for 21 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. James E. Swartz was born on November 13, 1958, in Morenci, Michigan, the son of...

Ruth A. Drosky

Ruth A. Drosky

May 13, 2015

Ruth A. Drosky, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 5:53 P.M. at Dream Haven Assisted Living, where she was a resident. Ruth was born on May 1, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of George A. and Edna A. (Wetzilberger) Meffert. She married William Drosky in New York on January 20, 1951,...

D. Robert Shaffer

D. Robert Shaffer

May 10, 2015

D. Robert Shaffer, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:17 A.M. on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his residence. Robert was born on March 21, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Paul R. and Louise M. (Lehman) Shaffer. The family resided in Vandalia, Ohio. Robert also grew up in Davenport, Iowa; Rock Island, Illinois; Missoula,...

Lois M. Boucher

Lois M. Boucher

May 9, 2015

Lois M. Boucher, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Arlington, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Boucher was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, and graduated from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana,...

Joan Lemons

Joan Lemons

May 8, 2015

Donna Joan Lemons (JoAnn to those who knew her well), age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:15 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Lemons was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School and a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, feeding the birds, her beloved dogs and being with her children...

Avis M. Baird

Avis M. Baird

May 8, 2015

Avis M. Baird, age 79, of rural Butler, Indiana, died at 5:43 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital, in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Following graduation as valedictorian of the class of 1954 from Butler High School, Avis worked as a bookkeeper until she became a full-time homemaker. She retired...

Andrew D. Hershberger

Andrew D. Hershberger

May 3, 2015

Andrew D. Hershberger, age 32, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015, as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Andrew worked in the maintenance department at Titan Tire in Bryan. Andrew also owned Diamond H Kennels, where he raised American Bullies. He had a 2014 champion dog, C-Low, affectionately called Louie. He was a...

Betty M. Higley

Betty M. Higley

May 2, 2015

Betty Mae Higley, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Colorado. She loved traveling with her husband, camping, being with family, pitching horseshoes, square and polka dancing, making wine and enjoyed living and working their farm. Betty retired from the Ohio Art Company, the Etch-a-Sketch line, in 1990. Betty was born July 7, 1928,...

Gilbert W. Lewis

Gilbert W. Lewis

May 2, 2015

Reverend Gilbert W. “Gil” Lewis, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:13 P.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Lewis served in the United States Army as a Sargent stationed in Korea during the Korean Conflict for fifteen months. He was employed by...

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