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Sammi Lee Kunsman

Sammi Lee Kunsman

Mar 17, 2014

Sammi Lee Kunsman, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, is now in his heavenly home, safe in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This was not his home; he was just passing through. Sammi passed into heaven on Monday, March 17, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after a long, hard fought battle with...

Donald R. Crites

Donald R. Crites

Mar 15, 2014

Donald R. Crites, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:40 A.M. on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident, after a brief illness. Mr. Crites served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II as a mechanic working on P-38s. He was a lifelong farmer, drove school bus for twenty-eight...

Mary "Joyce" Carey

Mary "Joyce" Carey

Mar 13, 2014

Mary "Joyce" Carey, age 85, of Angola, Indiana, died at 3:40 A.M. on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Carey was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and worked as a cook at the Round-Up on U.S. 20 at the Ohio-Michigan line for over twenty years. She was a...

Kaden Lee Hudson

Kaden Lee Hudson

Mar 12, 2014

Kaden Lee Hudson was stillborn March 12, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. He was the son of Caitlin M. Ferguson and Devin F. H. Hudson. Kaden is survived by his parents; paternal grandparents, Rodney and Roxanne Gerardot, of Defiance; paternal grandfather, Jim Hudson, of Bryan; maternal grandfather David Ferguson, of Ney; paternal great grandmothers, Barbara Vogelsong,...

Randy S. Langenderfer

Randy S. Langenderfer

Mar 8, 2014

Randy S. Langenderfer, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Franklin Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Randy had worked at Young Spring & Wire until his retirement. He was a 1967 graduate of Fayette High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1969 until 1971. Born April...

Dorothy J. Curry

Dorothy J. Curry

Mar 4, 2014

Dorothy J. Curry, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:35 P.M. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, where she was a patient. Mrs. Curry was a 1944 graduate of Fremont (Indiana) High School and was a devoted homemaker and farm wife to her husband, Donald. She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church...

Darrel Gene Fields

Darrel Gene Fields

Mar 2, 2014

Darrel “Gene” Fields, age 80, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 8:17 P.M. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Fields was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1952-1973. He served in both Korea and Vietnam, retiring as a Tech Sergeant. Following the Air Force,...

Linda J. Hageman

Linda J. Hageman

Feb 28, 2014

Linda J. Hageman, age 72, of Ney, Ohio, died early on Friday, February 28, 2014, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Hageman was a 1959 graduate of Spencer, West Virginia, High School and was a longtime employee of K-mart in Bryan, Ohio. She enjoyed her time on the computer and loved being a homemaker. Linda J. Hageman was...

James David Dickerhoof

James David Dickerhoof

Feb 22, 2014

James David Dickerhoof, age 52, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:44 P.M. on Saturday, February 22, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. As a special needs child, Jim touched the hearts of all he met. He attended Sunnyside School and most recently enjoyed respite time at the Sunshine Childrens Home in Maumee, Ohio....

Henry J. "June" Pape

Henry J. "June" Pape

Feb 17, 2014

Henry J. “June” Pape, Jr., age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:47 P.M. on Monday, February 17, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Pape was a 1940 graduate of Archbold (Ohio) High School and entered the United States Army, serving during World War II in India and Burma. Following his discharge from...

Dorothy A. Jones

Dorothy A. Jones

Feb 16, 2014

Dorothy A. Jones, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:55 A.M. on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was employed by Ohio Art Company in Bryan, where she worked on the Etch A Sketch line, retiring with thirty-seven years of service. She was a member of...

Helen L. Riehle

Helen L. Riehle

Feb 11, 2014

Helen Lucile Riehle, age 102, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:12 P.M. on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, in her home near Edgerton. A 1929 graduate of Edgerton High School, she attended Defiance College and received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Bowling Green State University. Mrs. Riehle started teaching at Chapman School, a one-room school in Milford Township, and...

Roger P. Osborn

Roger P. Osborn

Feb 11, 2014

Roger P. Osborn, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, in Evergreen Manor Care Center in Montpelier, Ohio, where he had been a resident for the last month. Mr. Osborn was a lifelong resident of Edon, graduated from Edon High School in 1952 and served in the United States Army with the 81st...

Doris J. Smith

Doris J. Smith

Feb 9, 2014

Doris J. Smith, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:20 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Smith was a 1944 graduate of Edon High School and had worked at Stough Paint Store for sixteen years until her retirement. Her memberships included Wesley United Methodist Church, where she...

Ronnie D. Niccum

Ronnie D. Niccum

Feb 6, 2014

Ronnie D. Niccum, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:32 A.M. on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Niccum was a machinist at Defiance Precision Products, retiring with 33 years of service. Ronnie was a member of the United Auto Workers, the Defiance Sons of the AmVets, and Defiance Eagles Aerie...

E. Nadine Coy

E. Nadine Coy

Feb 4, 2014

E. Nadine Coy, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Nadine retired after many years of service at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, as an LPN. Over the years, her memberships included the Hicksville First Church of Christ, First Baptist Church of Bryan, and a Life Member of VFW Auxiliary...

Helen L. Ryan

Helen L. Ryan

Feb 1, 2014

Helen Louise Ryan, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:15 P.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Dream Haven in Edgerton, where she was a resident, after a sudden illness. Mrs. Ryan was born and raised in the Edgerton area and was a 1952 graduate of Edgerton High School. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church...

Bonnie Jean Krontz

Bonnie Jean Krontz

Feb 1, 2014

Bonnie Jean Krontz, age 88, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 1:24 A.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Krontz was a homemaker and enjoyed being with her family and baby-sitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed going to garage sales and watching birds from her window at...

Peter Poncsak

Peter Poncsak

Jan 31, 2014

Peter Poncsak, age 76, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:37 A.M. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. An immigrant of Hungary, at age 19, Peter escaped the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 into Austria, where he stayed for the next six months before being...

Katie Marie Carper

Katie Marie Carper

Jan 29, 2014

Katie Marie Carper, age 53, of Montgomery, Michigan, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in her home. She was a 1980 graduate of Angola, Indiana High School and for many years tended bar at Skip’s in Angola. She last was employed as a truck driver for several area trucking firms with twelve years of experience. Katie Marie Carper was born...

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