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Sandra Ann France

Sandra Ann France

Jun 4, 2014

Sandra Ann “Sandy” France, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:10 A.M. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. France graduated from Lunenburg, Massachusetts, High School in 1964 and attended Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She was active with the Girl Scouts, serving as a leader, den mother and Brownie leader, and...

Larry M. "Smiley" Muehlfeld

Larry M. "Smiley" Muehlfeld

Jun 2, 2014

Larry M. “Smiley” Muehlfeld, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:13 P.M. on Monday, June 2, 2014, at the University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Muehlfeld was a 1957 graduate of Edon High School and was employed by the Williams County Highway Department as a dispatcher, retiring with 30 years of service....

Merle O. Altaffer

Merle O. Altaffer

May 31, 2014

Merle O. Altaffer, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:25 A.M. on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Altaffer was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in multiple campaigns in the European Theater. He was employed by Hayes-Albion as...

Inez E. Vitale

Inez E. Vitale

May 31, 2014

Inez E. Vitale, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:35 A.M. on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, where she had been a patient. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, where she helped prepare and serve funeral dinners for many years, helped start the Church Women United...

Marshall J. McClain

Marshall J. McClain

May 27, 2014

Marshall J. McClain, age 41, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:20 P.M. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was patient, after an extended illness. Marshall was a 1990 graduate of Edgerton High School and received an Associate Degree in accounting from Northwest State Community College. He was employed by A-Stamp Industries as...

Blade X. Herman

Blade X. Herman

May 24, 2014

Blade X. Herman, age 33, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at his residence. He was an accomplished tattoo artist. Blade was born on June 12, 1980, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Gerald Herman and Cindy Harr. He is survived by his daughter, Destiny Polanco of Defiance; his father, Gerald “Jerry” Herman, of Edgerton; his...

Corinne M. Buff

Corinne M. Buff

May 19, 2014

Corinne M. Buff, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:35 P.M. on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Buff was formerly employed by Edgerton Metals, Syncro-Tech and Air-Way Manufacturing. She was a former member of the Zion United Methodist Church near Edgerton, currently was a...

Jeremy D. Traxler

Jeremy D. Traxler

May 19, 2014

Jeremy D. Traxler, age 36, of Columbus, Ohio, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:25 A.M. on Monday, May 19, 2014, after a brief illness, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, where he was a patient. Jeremy was a 1996 graduate of Bryan High School and received his Associate’s Degree in Accounting from Northwest State Community College. He went on...

Gayle L. Lang

Gayle L. Lang

May 17, 2014

Gayle L. Lang, age 67, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 8:27 A.M. on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she had been a patient. Gayle was a homemaker and caretaker for her grandson, Peyton. Gayle was born on July 5, 1946, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Ralph G. and Gloria L....

James L. Newman, Sr.

James L. Newman, Sr.

May 13, 2014

James L. Newman, Sr., age 75, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Tuesday afternoon, May 13, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was admitted on Monday, after a brief illness. Mr. Newman was a 1955 graduate of Edon High School and received an Associate Degree in Diesel Engineering in 1995 from Ivy Tech, where also...

Dr. Thomas R. Olnhausen

Dr. Thomas R. Olnhausen

May 11, 2014

Dr. Thomas Roland Olnhausen, 84, beloved father, grandfather, optometrist and dear friend of so many, passed away on May 11, 2014. Tom was born on October 20, 1929, in Cambridge, Ohio, to the late Dr. Roland “Oly” Henry and Bertha “Bert” Mae Olnhausen. After graduating from Cambridge High School he went on to attend The Ohio State University in the...

James L. Newman, Jr.

James L. Newman, Jr.

May 11, 2014

James L. Newman, Jr., age 51, of Edgerton, Ohio, died early on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a patient, after a valiant battle with cancer. Mr. Newman was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball and was a member of...

Helen J. Stull

Helen J. Stull

May 11, 2014

Helen J. Stull, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 10:05 P.M. on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Evergreen Manor Care Center in Montpelier, where she was a resident. Helen J. Stull was born on September 11, 1936, in Clarence Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, the daughter of Harold J. and Winona W. (Slagle) Stull. Survivors include one brother, Harold (Linda)...

Rose G. O'Dell

Rose G. O'Dell

May 9, 2014

Rose G. O’Dell, age 69, of Butler, Indiana, died at 4:05 P.M. on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. O’Dell was a homemaker an had become a minister in 2010. She was a member of the Butler Church of Christ. Rose G. O’Dell was born...

Kelli Jo Bell

Kelli Jo Bell

May 7, 2014

Kelli Jo Bell, age 50, died at 1:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Visiting Nurses and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. She was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was a self-employed breeder of English bulldogs. Kelli Jo Bell was born on August 13, 1963, in Toledo, Ohio. Survivors include her parents,...

Kathryn E. Young

Kathryn E. Young

May 7, 2014

Kathryn E. Young, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Park View Nursing Center where she was resident after a brief illness. She was a homemaker and longtime resident of Edgerton. Kathryn E. Young was born on April 21, 1923, in Alvordton, Ohio the daughter of Roy and Doris (DeGroff) Stahl. Survivors...

Zelda A. Higley

Zelda A. Higley

May 5, 2014

Zelda A. (Spangler) Higley, age 89, of Williams Center, Ohio, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014. She was a homemaker and a member of the Williams Center United Methodist Church. Zelda was born on December 13, 1924, in Defiance County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert R. and Edith E. (Crawford) Spangler. She was preceded in death by...

June A. Horn

June A. Horn

Apr 30, 2014

June A. (Castor) Horn, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Kenton, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Hillside Country Living. Born on Sunday, June 22, 1924, to W. Murray and Dorothy (Patterson) Castor, she was a 1945 graduate of Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. As a registered nurse, June was the surgery supervisor...

Matthew Jay Nowak

Matthew Jay Nowak

Apr 29, 2014

Funeral Services for Matt will be held on Monday, May 5, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Krill Funeral Home, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, Ohio. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Edgerton. Visitation for Matt will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 2:00-5:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to...

Viola A, Calvin

Viola A, Calvin

Apr 26, 2014

  Viola Augusta (Jackson) Calvin, 93 years young, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away or "simply ran out of steam" as she would say, at 9:55 P.M. on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare, Bryan, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Born on October 8, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Charles Phillip and Mary Alice (Bowman)...

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