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Richard D. "R.D." Herman

Richard D. "R.D." Herman

Mar 17, 2012

Richard Duane “R.D.” Herman, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. A 1938 graduate of Edon High School, Mr. Herman was a lifelong resident of Edon. He was a poultry farmer, raising chickens, and also was a carpenter. Richard was...

Ronald D. Gipple

Ronald D. Gipple

Mar 16, 2012

Ronald D. Gipple, age 65, of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 10:33 A.M., on Friday, March 16, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. Mr. Gipple retired from Federal Fertilizer in Butler, Indiana, where he worked as a foreman. He was a member of Hicksville Eagles, Aerie #2556. Ronald D. Gipple was born on August 9, 1946, in...

David F. Elsworth

David F. Elsworth

Mar 16, 2012

David F. Elsworth, Sr., age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:35 P.M. on Friday, March 16, 2012, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient after a brief illness. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, having served during World War II, Mr. Elsworth was employed as a supervisor with Owens-Illinois Libby Glass,...

Michael A. Corl

Michael A. Corl

Mar 15, 2012

Michael A. Corl, age 59, of Camden, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died mercifully at 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, March 15, 2012, surrounded by his family at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a patient, after a courageous battle with a long illness. Mr. Corl earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Youngstown State University...

Francis "Mac" Irvin McPike

Francis "Mac" Irvin McPike

Mar 14, 2012

Francis Irvin “Mac” McPike, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:35 P.M. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient. Mr. McPike was a 1935 graduate of Shields High School in Seymour, Indiana, and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, stationed in England. He was...

Alta A. Franks

Alta A. Franks

Mar 11, 2012

Alta A. Franks, age 85, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 11:01 A.M. on Sunday, March 11, 2012, in her home. Ms. Franks was a 1946 graduate of Pioneer High School and worked as an operator with Ohio Associated Telephone Company from 1946-1955 in Montpelier and then for General Telephone Company in Bryan, Ohio until her retirement in 1986. She was...

Betty Jean Altaffer

Betty Jean Altaffer

Mar 11, 2012

Betty Jean Altaffer, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:40 P.M. on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she was a patient. Mrs. Altaffer was a member of Bryan Moose Lodge #1064, Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233 and the Gas City, Indiana, Moose Lodge. Betty Jean Altaffer was born on March 8, 1935, in Marion,...

Robert S. Mayer

Robert S. Mayer

Mar 10, 2012

Robert S. Mayer, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:29 P.M. on Saturday, March 10, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Mayer was a 1969 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a business degree. He was also a licensed real estate agent...

Josie M. Nester

Josie M. Nester

Mar 10, 2012

Josie M. Nester, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:08 P.M. on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Nester was a graduate of Columbia City High School and also Fort Wayne Beauty College. She was employed by General Telephone Company in Bryan, retiring with forty-four years of...

June M. Hutchins

June M. Hutchins

Mar 6, 2012

June M. Hutchins, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:28 A.M. on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Hutchins had been employed as a cook for Lester’s in Bryan and had also worked at Chief Supermarket and the grocery store in Ney. She was also a former...

Mary "Joan" Joice

Mary "Joan" Joice

Mar 5, 2012

Mary “Joan” Joice, age 81, of Edon, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 5, 2012, in her home. Mrs. Joice retired from the Ohio Turnpike, where she was a toll collector, with more than twenty-five years of service. Mary “Joan” Joice was born on September 18, 1931, in Washington, Indiana, the daughter of Omar C. and Esther C. (Wuertz) Cannon....

Michael L. McIlvain

Michael L. McIlvain

Feb 29, 2012

Michael L. McIlvain, age 49, died at 6:15 A.M. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in his home surrounded by family after an extended illness. Michael was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High School and worked as a plumber for several plumbing and heating firms in the area prior to retiring due to disability. He was an avid Ohio State fan...

E. Cecil Flesher

E. Cecil Flesher

Feb 24, 2012

Everett Cecil Flesher, Jr., age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:45 P.M. on Friday, February 24, 2012, in Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Cecil was a 1945 graduate of Parkersburg (West Virginia) High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon returning home, he graduated from...

Robert E. Frey

Robert E. Frey

Feb 23, 2012

Robert E. Frey, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:15 A.M. on Thursday, February 23, 2012, in his home after an illness of several months. Mr. Frey was a 1942 graduate of Pleasant Mills High School and served during World War II as a corporal with a heavy artillery unit. He was employed as a truck driver with Matlack...

Robert V. Cooley

Robert V. Cooley

Feb 22, 2012

Robert V. Cooley, age 90, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Cooley was a lifelong dairy and livestock farmer and was a champion grower of corn, winning the DeKalb Seed Corn Contest in 1947 and 1954. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Bob was an active...

Kathleen M. Goebel

Kathleen M. Goebel

Feb 20, 2012

Kathleen M. Goebel, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at11:45 A.M. on Monday, February 20, 2012, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Goebel was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as a teller with Citizens National Bank for many years, at the Red and White Supermarket...

Jerry S. DeWitt

Jerry S. DeWitt

Feb 17, 2012

Jerry S. DeWitt, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:41 A.M. on Friday, February 17, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. DeWitt was a 1963 graduate of Fayette High School and worked for General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, retiring on April 1, 2006, with forty-two years of service. He was a member...

Dale L. English

Dale L. English

Feb 12, 2012

Dale L. English, age 90, of Ney, Ohio, died at 7:55 P.M. on Sunday, February 12, 2012, shortly after admittance to Defiance Inpatient Hospice, one day short of his 91st birthday. Dale was a 1938 graduate of Bryan High School, where he participated in cross-country. He retired as a lab technician after 46 years with The Aro Corporation and served...

Rev. Betty E. Laukhuf

Rev. Betty E. Laukhuf

Feb 12, 2012

Rev. Betty E. Hartman Laukhuf, 77, Bryan, died February 12, 2012, in Bryan, Ohio. She was born on December 12, 1934, in Archbold, to Wayland Hartman and Wilma (Kuszmaul) and Louis Ramey. She married Donald Laukhuf, Sr. on October 4, 1952. Betty was a 1952 Bryan High School graduate and attended bible colleges. She was a member of New Life...

Eric H. Bowers

Eric H. Bowers

Feb 11, 2012

Eric H. Bowers, age 50, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:48 P.M. on Saturday, February 11, 2012, in his home surrounded by family after an extended illness. Eric was a 1980 graduate of Bryan High School and worked as a tool and die maker for J.B.M. Tool and Die in Bryan for thirty-one years. He was a member of the...

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