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Ruth A. Hirsch

Ruth A. Hirsch

Jun 26, 2012

Ruth A. Hirsch, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Fullerton, California, died at 4:13 P.M. on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in her home after a brief illness. Ms. Hirsch was a 1964 graduate of Buena Park High School in Buena Park, California, and attended Cal State Fullerton from 1964-1965. She worked for Pacific Bell (AT&T), retiring with thirty...

Ruth K. McQuilkin

Ruth K. McQuilkin

Jun 24, 2012

Ruth K. McQuilkin, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:50 A.M. on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan after a brief illness. Ms. McQuilkin was a 1951 graduate of Montpelier High School and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She was a retired teacher, having taught in Van Wert...

Oren H. Elliott

Oren H. Elliott

Jun 21, 2012

Oren H. Elliott,age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:05 A.M. on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. A native of Paulding County, Ohio, Mr. Elliott served in the United States Army and owned two restaurants in Paulding and worked at All Star Products in Defiance, before...

Albert J. Grymonprez

Albert J. Grymonprez

Jun 19, 2012

Albert J. Grymonprez, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Grymonprez was a Job Setter at JCIM in Bryan and had been a truck driver with Preston Trucking in Bryan and Wayne Feed in Pettisville, Ohio. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. Albert J. Grymonprez was...

Phyllis N. Caperton

Phyllis N. Caperton

Jun 17, 2012

Phyllis N. Caperton, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:33 A.M. on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Caperton was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by JCIM in Bryan, retiring on September 1, 2009, with forty-one years of service. She was...

Wayne J. Sharp

Wayne J. Sharp

Jun 16, 2012

Wayne J. Sharp, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:40 P.M. on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Sharp was the owner of Sharp Construction. He attended Grace Community Church in Bryan. Wayne J. Sharp was born on June 11, 1939, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the son of Joe and Lyla (Underwood) Sharp. He married Carol J. Seiler...

Patricia Y. Weisz

Patricia Y. Weisz

Jun 16, 2012

Patricia Y. Weisz, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, June 16, 2012, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Weisz was a 1957 graduate of Montpelier High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1972 and a Master’s degree in guidance...

Duane D. Rinkel

Duane D. Rinkel

Jun 10, 2012

Duane D. Rinkel, age 69, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center where he had been a patient since Wednesday. Mr. Rinkel was a 1960 graduate of Edgerton High School where he was a member of the 1959 State Championship Basketball Team. He was a lifelong farmer working...

Rowena J. Mann

Rowena J. Mann

Jun 8, 2012

Rowena J. Mann, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:49 P.M. on Friday, June 8, 2012, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan where she was a patient. Mrs. Mann graduated from Edon High School in 1939, and received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1943. She began her career teaching in the...

Holly Ann Scranton

Holly Ann Scranton

Jun 7, 2012

Holly Ann Scranton, age 48, of rural Hicksville Ohio, died at 2:40 P.M. on Thursday, June 7, 2012, in her home after an extended illness. She was a 1981 graduate of Fairview High School and was employed as a bank teller since 1987 with 1st National Bank, MidAm Bank, Sky Bank and, most recently, with Huntington Bank in Edgerton. Holly...

Robert D. "Bob" Tucker

Robert D. "Bob" Tucker

May 26, 2012

Robert D. “Bob” Tucker, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:47 P.M. on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Tucker was president of the Boilermaker Local #1492, working at Sifco in Cleveland, Ohio, until his retirement 1992. Robert D. “Bob” Tucker was born on November 10, 1926,...

Dan English

Dan English

May 25, 2012

Dan H. English, born September 4, 1947, in Bryan, Ohio, passed away on May 25, 2012, in Lansing, Michigan, after a 20-month battle with cancer. Dan was the son of Dale and Rosie (Frank) English of Ney, Ohio. Dan was a 1965 graduate of Fairview High School, where he was active in many sports, including track, cross-country, baseball and basketball....

Merlin LeRoy Breininger

Merlin LeRoy Breininger

May 21, 2012

Merlin LeRoy Breininger, age 75, of Big Clifty, Kentucky, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Monday, May 21, 2012, after an illness of seven months. Mr. Breininger was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked at Hayes-Albion until the closing of the plant. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on cars and small engines. Merlin...

Donald D. Carlin

Donald D. Carlin

May 21, 2012

Donald D. Carlin, age 83, of rural Ney, Ohio, went home in the arms of Jesus at 8:50 A.M. on Monday, May 21, 2012. Mr. Carlin was a lifelong farmer and John Deere enthusiast. He retired from Ramus Automotive, where he was a salesman and managed several of the stores prior to his retirement. For many years, he and his...

Donald "Bill" William Siebenaler

Donald "Bill" William Siebenaler

May 20, 2012

Donald William “Bill” Siebenaler, age 69, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:18 A.M. on Sunday, May 20, 2012, in his home after an illness of several months. A 1961 graduate of Edgerton High School, Mr. Siebenaler was a lifelong Edgerton resident and had operated Bill Siebenaler and Sons construction since 1973. He was active in the community, serving on the...

Carl Dean Bowles

Carl Dean Bowles

May 17, 2012

Carl Dean Bowles, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:13 P.M. on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Visiting Nurses and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after suffering a stroke. Dean was a 1941 graduate of Edon High School and was a lifelong farmer and resident of Northwest Township. He served as a medical technician in the Army during...

Irma G. Fitzenrider

Irma G. Fitzenrider

May 9, 2012

Irma G. Fitzenrider, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:20 A.M. on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in her home. She is the widow of Glen Fitzenrider who preceded her in death on April 17, 2004. Mrs. Fitzenrider was a long-time 4-H Extension Agent in Williams County. Service arrangements are pending with Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan.

Reverend James O. Wilson

Reverend James O. Wilson

May 7, 2012

Reverend James O. Wilson, lovingly known as “Pastor Jim,” was called home to Heaven on May 7, 2012, at the Toledo Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 5, 1929, the parents who raised him were his Aunt and Uncle, Betty and Paul Wilson, in Toledo, Ohio. On June 18, 1949, he married Dorothy Lykins, and so began...

Linda S. Severs Nolen

Linda S. Severs Nolen

May 7, 2012

Linda Sue Seevers Nolen, age 61, of Tallassee, Alabama, died on Monday, May 7, 2012, after a brief illness. Linda Sue Seevers Nolen was born on November 10, 1950, in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of Erdis C. and Doris A. (Underwood) Seevers. She married her husband of twenty-eight years, Donald O. Nolen, and he survives. Also surviving are her mother,...

Ruth I. Sechler

Ruth I. Sechler

May 4, 2012

Ruth I. Sechler, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:30 P.M. on Friday, May 4, 2012, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Sechler was a graduate of Edgerton High School. She was member of St. Mary Catholic Church and John D. Smith Post #10, American Legion Auxiliary, of which she was a...

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