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Ruby F. Foust

Ruby F. Foust

Mar 3, 2013

Ruby F. Foust, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:10 A.M. on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Foust was employed as a nurse’s aide at Fairlawn Nursing Home in Archbold for seventeen years and then in Virginia prior to returning to Bryan. She enjoyed volunteering in the laundry...

Paul L. Stombaugh

Paul L. Stombaugh

Mar 3, 2013

Paul L. Stombaugh, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:56 A.M. on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Stombaugh was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of multiple farm organizations, including the Farm Bureau, ASC...

Sarah Ann Bowdle

Sarah Ann Bowdle

Feb 26, 2013

Sarah Ann Bowdle, age 64, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Parkview Region Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was admitted on Saturday. Mrs. Bowdle was a licensed practical nurse and had worked as a dialysis nurse at St. Rita’s Hospital and Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima for many years, as...

Maurice W. Kaiser

Maurice W. Kaiser

Feb 24, 2013

Maurice W. Kaiser, age 86, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Kaiser was a 1944 graduate of Edon High School and served in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II. He then graduated from The Ohio...

Jessie Lynn Santiago

Jessie Lynn Santiago

Feb 23, 2013

Jessie Lynn Santiago, age 30, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:02 A.M. on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility, Hillsdale, Michigan, surrounded by her family and friends, under the loving care of Hospice of Hillsdale County. Jessie had fought a courageous five-year battle with cancer with a tremendous spirit and will to continue. She was a...

Laverne L. "Bud" Lero

Laverne L. "Bud" Lero

Feb 22, 2013

Laverne L. “Bud” Lero, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, February 22, 2013, at his residence. Bud retired from Fulton Tubing/ITT Higbea as a Supervisor. He was a graduate of Ayersville High School and a World War II Army Air Corp veteran. He served in Sicily and Italy as a tail gunner. He was a...

Patricia G. Willis

Patricia G. Willis

Feb 21, 2013

Patricia G. Willis, age 52, of Fayette, Ohio, died at 6:36 P.M. on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Ms. Willis was a 1978 graduate of Montpelier High School and was employed as a nurse’s aide with Visiting Nurses of Northwest Ohio and also...

Verland R. Walder

Verland R. Walder

Feb 21, 2013

Verland R. Walder, age 87, of rural Grandbury, Texas and formerly of Stephenville, Texas, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Granbury Care Center in Granbury, Texas where he was a resident. He was a long time farmer in Aurora and Paw Paw, Illinois and a Mechanical Engineer for Western Electric/ AT&T. He was a member of the local amateur radio...

Julia F. Moore

Julia F. Moore

Feb 21, 2013

Julia F. Moore, age 98, of Montpelier, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:40 P.M. on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church and WSCS of the church, was a former...

Debra A. Milsap

Debra A. Milsap

Feb 19, 2013

Debra A. Milsap, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at her residence. She was a homemaker. Debra was born on October 4, 1957, in Greenville, South Carolina. She is survived by her mother, Ann Cox, of Bryan, son, Michael Miller, of Louisiana, brother, Robert Smith, and sister, Stacey Smith, both of Bryan. Per her wishes,...

Ralph F. Leppelmeier

Ralph F. Leppelmeier

Feb 19, 2013

Ralph F. Leppelmeier, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 10:20 A.M. on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in Dream Haven Assisted Living, Edgerton, after an extended illness. Mr. Leppelmeier attended Edgerton Schools and worked at The Aro Equipment Corporation prior to World War II. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the 5th Army Air...

Kenneth C. Fiig

Kenneth C. Fiig

Feb 18, 2013

Kenneth C. Fiig, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:21 P.M. on Monday, February 18, 2013, in his home. Mr. Fiig served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II. He retired from Lutterbein Lumber Company in Edgerton. His memberships included St. Mary Catholic Church and John D. Smith Post #10 of the American Legion,...

Richard W. Weisz

Richard W. Weisz

Feb 15, 2013

On Friday, February 15, 2013, Richard W. Weisz died at Hillside Country Living, where he had been a resident since October 2011. He was 92 years old. He was born in Milford Township of Defiance County, Ohio, on October 12, 1920, to Clarence and Selma (Miller) Weisz. His sister was Helen Weisz, who preceded him in death. Richard married Wilma...

Susan K. Bowsher

Susan K. Bowsher

Feb 12, 2013

Susan K. Bowsher, age 58, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Susan was a cook at the Butler Eagles Aerie #2733 for 19 years. She was a 1972 graduate of Edgerton High School and a member of the Butler Eagles Aerie #2733 and the Butler American Legion Post...

Dorothea Mae Smith

Dorothea Mae Smith

Feb 10, 2013

Dorothea Mae Smith, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:30 P.M. on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation, where she was a resident. She was a homemaker and business partner with her husband at Smith Welding Shop and Smith Water Ball Company. She was a dedicated assistant to her husband during his fire department career and...

Jaxon David Drinnon

Jaxon David Drinnon

Jan 30, 2013

Jaxon David Drinnon, infant son of Chelsea Rubley and Joshua Drinnon, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, due to complications of premature birth. Survivors include his parents of Angola, paternal grandparents, Jeff Drinnon, of Bryan, Ohio, Kelly Fitch, of Calumet, Michigan and maternal grandparents, Jeff and Elaine Amos, of Angola. There will be no services and interment will be private.

Nancy C. Fritch

Nancy C. Fritch

Jan 28, 2013

Nancy C. Fritch, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:40 P.M. on Monday, January 28, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. She was a 1957 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for many years at Robinair in Montpelier, Ohio, until the plant closed. Nancy C....

Kathy Ann Bolton

Kathy Ann Bolton

Jan 23, 2013

Kathy Ann Bolton, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:32 P.M. on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient. Kathy worked in customer service for the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan for 25 years. She was an active member of the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren...

Leo B. Franks, Sr.

Leo B. Franks, Sr.

Jan 22, 2013

Leo B. Franks, Sr., age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:29 P.M. on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers Emergency Room in Bryan. Leo was a graduate of Mark Center High School and attended Defiance College. He was Chief Inspector at Hayes-Albion and 50 Corporation and worked at Essman Screw Products. He was a member...

John "Chet" Young

John "Chet" Young

Jan 22, 2013

John Chester “Chet” Young, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his residence. Chet entered this life on January 22, 1918, and departed this life on January 22, 2013, his 95th birthday. He was born in Williams County, Ohio, the son of John Newton and Jenny Dell (Meyers) Young. He was a life member of the Bryan VFW Post #2489 and...

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