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Isabel R. (Ames) Wetmore

Isabel R. (Ames) Wetmore

Dec 19, 2012

Isabel R. (Ames) Wetmore, age 84, of Archbold, Ohio, and formerly a lifelong resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:25 P.M. on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Wetmore was a 1946 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by Citizens Bank in Bryan as a bookkeeper and secretary, and for many years...

Norman E. Bushman

Norman E. Bushman

Dec 18, 2012

Norman E. “Butch” Bushman, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. A veteran of the United States Navy, Mr. Bushman retired as a Car Sales Consultant. Norman was born on November 11, 1939, in Swanton, Ohio. He graduated from Delta High School in 1957, where he was Senior Class President and an All-Star athlete. Norman was...

Hannelore Elisabeth Marie Lowe

Hannelore Elisabeth Marie Lowe

Dec 18, 2012

Hannelore Elisabeth Marie Lowe, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Lowe was an Executive Cook for the Cummins Diesel and Ford Motor Companies and the Penske Racing Team and served many celebrities and Heads of State during her career. She received an award for...

Norman Lyle Hoag

Norman Lyle Hoag

Dec 14, 2012

Norman Lyle Hoag, age 95, passed from this life to walk with Jesus into eternal life on Friday, December 14, 2012. Born on September 4, 1917, in North Liberty, Indiana, the son of Silas and Velma (Winzeler) Hoag, Norm grew up in Montpelier, Ohio. At the age of 24, he volunteered for the United States Army during World War II...

Robert J. Saurer

Robert J. Saurer

Dec 14, 2012

Robert J. Saurer, age 47, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:30 A.M. on Friday, December 14, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Saurer was last employed by Air-way Manufacturing in Edgerton, Ohio, and was an avid fisherman. Robert S. Saurer was born on October 3, 1965, in Bryan, Ohio, the...

John D. Shaw

John D. Shaw

Dec 11, 2012

John D. Shaw, age 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida, and formerly of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 2:05 P.M. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte, where he was a patient. Mr. Shaw was a 1942 graduate of Stryker High School and served with United States Army during World War II, where he...

Patricia Jean Hale

Patricia Jean Hale

Dec 8, 2012

Patricia Jean Hale, age 57, of Curtis, Ohio passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Bay Park Community Hospital in Oregon, Ohio. Patricia worked as an State Tested Nurse Aid at Heartland of Perrysburg and had previously worked at the Bryan Nursing Care Center. Born on March 18, 1955, in Montpelier, Ohio, she was the daughter of John A. and...

Elden L. "Ben" Carpenter

Elden L. "Ben" Carpenter

Dec 7, 2012

Elden L. “Ben” Carpenter, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center, Bryan. He worked in the Engineering and I.B.M. Departments at The Aro Corporation for over 40 years. After his retirement, he worked as a realtor and auctioneer with Mohre-Wilson Auction & Realty Company. He was a former member...

Leo D. Thomas

Leo D. Thomas

Dec 6, 2012

Leo D. Thomas, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:51 A.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Leo worked at General Telephone (GTE) in Bryan, Brookville, Sylvania and Bowling Green for over 40 years. He started his career as an Installer and when he retired was a Senior...

Minnie G. West

Minnie G. West

Dec 6, 2012

Minnie G. West, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:45 P.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan where she was a patient after a brief illness. Born on April 25, 1921, the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Priest) West, she is survived by several nieces and nephews and was preceded by three...

Gladys P. Deetz

Gladys P. Deetz

Dec 6, 2012

Gladys P. Deetz, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan. Gladys worked for over eleven years at Dairy Queen in Bryan, Mendleson’s Egg Factory and Carbin Brush, both in West Unity, Ohio. She was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Bryan and the American Legion Auxiliary in...

Robert C. Fosburg, Sr.

Robert C. Fosburg, Sr.

Dec 2, 2012

Robert C. Fosburg, Sr., age 65, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 4:10 A.M. on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Fosburg was a longtime construction worker and joined the T.I. Group in Ashley, Indiana, in 1995, where he worked until his retirement in 2009. He was a former member of...

Dorothy Helen Mosier

Dorothy Helen Mosier

Nov 27, 2012

Dorothy Helen Mosier, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:30 P.M., on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan. Dorothy worked at Spangler Candy Company for over 35 years, retiring April 30, 1992. She also co-owned Mo’s Bar and Restaurant in Ney and was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233. Dorothy was...

Johnnie P. Oiler

Johnnie P. Oiler

Nov 27, 2012

Johnnie P. Oiler, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:15 P.M. on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Oiler was a veteran of the United States Air Force with service during Vietnam. He was a self-employed truck driver and escort driver and was a member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233. He also was...

LoRean Martin

LoRean Martin

Nov 27, 2012

LoRean Martin, age 82, of Defiance, Ohio, and formerly of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 8:19 P.M. on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. She was a homemaker. LoRean Martin was born on December 17, 1929, in Martinsville, Indiana, the daughter of Edward Johnston. She married Eugene A. Martin and he preceded her in death....

Darrell "Punkin" McKinsey

Darrell "Punkin" McKinsey

Nov 23, 2012

Darrell “Punkin” McKinsey, age 50, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:08 A.M. on Friday, November 23, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospital and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Darrell was a 1980 graduate of Lima Senior High School and worked as a production assemblyman at C. E. Electronics. He was an avid fisherman and attended Life Changing Realities Fellowship in...

Leo A. Herman

Leo A. Herman

Nov 23, 2012

Leo A. Herman, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:53 P.M. on Friday, November 23, 2012, at his residence. Leo was a tool and die maker at Mohawk Tools for over thirty years and then worked at Nemco Food Division for another seven years until his retirement. He attended St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan and was an avid...

Barbara A. Fikel

Barbara A. Fikel

Nov 23, 2012

Barbara A. Fikel, age 58, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:30 P.M. on Friday, November 23, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Barbara was a laborer at Powers & Sons for over thirty years. She was a member of Clear Lake Bible Church and Montpelier Eagles Aerie #2246. Barbara was born on January 1, 1954, in Bryan,...

Thomas I. Chaney

Thomas I. Chaney

Nov 18, 2012

Thomas I. Chaney, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:34 A.M. on Sunday, November 18, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Chaney served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1953 as a Medical Technician, Airman First Class. He worked in retail sales for Cook United in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1955-1975 and...

Patricia D. Huard

Patricia D. Huard

Nov 13, 2012

Patricia D. Huard, age 76, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at 12:15 A.M. at her residence. In addition to raising eight children, she worked for several years at Vistron and Plastec in Edon, Ohio, and 50 Corp in Bryan, Ohio; worked in sales at Tom’s Fireworks and then as a waitress in several area restaurants, including...

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