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Rolene Disbro

Rolene Disbro

Sep 10, 2011

Rolene Disbro, age 97, of Leesburg, Florida, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, left this world to be with the Lord on September 10, 2011. Mrs. Disbro was the cafeteria manager for nineteen years with Edon Northwest Schools at the Edon and Cooney Schools. She was also a member of the Bethlehem Christian Union Church for more than sixty years. Rolene...

Elaine J. Heisler

Elaine J. Heisler

Sep 10, 2011

Elaine J. Heisler, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:23 A.M. on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she had been a patient since September 7. Ms. Heisler was a graduate of Stryker High School and attended Fort Wayne Beauty College. She operated Elaine’s Beauty Shop in Bryan for many years and owned...

Clarence D. Phillips

Clarence D. Phillips

Sep 8, 2011

Clarence D. Phillips, 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died Thursday morning, September 8, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center following a lingering illness. A lifelong Bryan resident, he was born July 31, 1950, to Kermit and Lucille (Fry) Phillips. Clarence had retired after several years as a janitor at Fairview High School. Surviving are two sons, Shannon Sprow, Rolla, Missouri,...

Leonard D. Rath

Leonard D. Rath

Sep 2, 2011

Leonard D. “Sy” Rath, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:31 A.M. on Friday, September 2, 2011, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident, after an illness of ten months. Mr. Rath was a lifelong farmer and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. He was also a longtime Tiffin...

Bernard D. Bowers

Bernard D. Bowers

Aug 31, 2011

Bernard D. Bowers, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:22 A.M. on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Bowers was a 1963 graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by Challenge-Cook Brothers in Bryan for seventeen years until the plant closed. He was a member of the Alliance...

James J. Shiple

James J. Shiple

Aug 25, 2011

James J. Shiple, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:34 P.M. on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Shiple was a graduate of Perrysburg High School and began his work career in production at Libby Owens-Ford Glass Company from 1944-1946, worked in appliance service for Buhl...

Harold LaMar Miller

Harold LaMar Miller

Aug 25, 2011

Harold LaMar (Dick) Miller, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:55 A.M. on Thursday, August 25, 2011, in his home, surrounded by family and friends, after an illness of a year and a half. Mr. Miller was a graduate of Roanoke High School in Roanoke, Indiana, and served in the United States Army during World War II in Normandy,...

Ronald M. Olds

Ronald M. Olds

Aug 25, 2011

Ronald M. Olds, age 92, of rural Butler, Indiana, died at 8:50 A.M. on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, where he was a resident. Mr. Olds was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II. He had resided on the family farm established by his grandparents since 1947. He was...

W. Jack North

W. Jack North

Aug 20, 2011

W. Jack North, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died suddenly on Saturday, August 20, 2011, in Clinton, Tennessee. Mr. North began his employment as an over-the-road truck driver and retired from Ney Oil after forty-five years. His memberships included Bryan V.F.W. Post #2489 Men’s Auxiliary, Bryan Eagles and Montpelier Moose Lodge. He enjoyed gardening and tinkering with antique tractors. W....

John C. Zachrich

John C. Zachrich

Aug 19, 2011

John C. “Zack” Zachrich, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday, August 19, 2011, in his home. Zack graduated from Defiance High School, attended Montana State University and graduated from Defiance College. He owned and operated the Bryan Wash and Fill for the last thirty-eight years, where he was a mentor to many young adults. His memberships included Orchard...

Byron Lee Engler

Byron Lee Engler

Aug 10, 2011

Byron Lee Engler, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:10 P.M. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, where he was a patient. Mr. Engler was veteran of the United States Marines serving from 1954-1956. During his work career, he was a machinist, worked in maintenance and drove semi trucks. He was a...

LuAnn Sleesman

LuAnn Sleesman

Aug 10, 2011

S. LuAnn Sleesman, age 54, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:10 P.M. on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she was a patient following a long illness. LuAnn had worked as a nurses assistant at Evergreen Manor and Hillside Country Living. She had previously worked at Winzeler Stamping and the Senior Center in Montpelier, Ohio....

Maxine Harter Imm

Maxine Harter Imm

Aug 7, 2011

Maxine Harter Imm quietly slipped from the presence of her daughters into the presence of her Lord on Sunday, August 7, 2011, while a patient of Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice. Maxine was born on July 4, 1931, in Wauseon, Ohio, to Oliver Carl and Ivah Wise. She battled polio as a child and spent a year in an iron...

Mark A. Imm

Mark A. Imm

Aug 5, 2011

Mark Alan Imm of Edgerton passed away peacefully Friday, August 5, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Born September 26, 1952, he was the loving son of Merle and Lila Jeanne (Kaiser) Imm. Mark married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Barbara Ann Ricketts, on August 31, 1974, and they enjoyed 36 happy years together. The...

Dana R. Speelman

Dana R. Speelman

Aug 4, 2011

Dana R. Speelman, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:05 A.M. on Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan, Ohio, after an illness of three months. Mr. Speelman was employed by Edgerton Manufacturing for twenty-two years until the plant closed and then worked as a polisher of surgical tools for NemcoMed in Hicksville for...

Mildred H. Luke

Mildred H. Luke

Aug 1, 2011

Mildred H. Luke, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:40 P.M. on Monday, August 1, 2011, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Luke was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as a cook with Edon Northwest Schools for twenty-two years. She was also a member of the Edon United Methodist Church. Mildred H....

David A. Karacson

David A. Karacson

Aug 1, 2011

David A. Karacson, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:34 P.M. on Monday, August 1, 2011, at the home of his sister near Paulding, Ohio, after an illness of four months, with hospice assisting. Mr. Karacson was a 1967 graduate of Defiance High School and served in the United States Navy from 1967-1969. He was stationed on the USS...

Mary W. Blazer

Mary W. Blazer

Jul 31, 2011

Mary W. (Bojrab) Blazer, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Kobacker House Hospice in Columbus, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Blazer graduated from Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from St. Francis College in Fort Wayne and her Master's Degree in Education from Purdue...

Richard L. Fisher

Richard L. Fisher

Jul 27, 2011

Richard L. Fisher, 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed peacefully into the arms of God on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Parkview Cancer Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, following a vigorous thirty-four month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Richard was born in Garret, Indiana on October 6, 1950 to W. Dale and Martha Fisher. He grew up in Butler, Indiana with his...

David L. Farrell

David L. Farrell

Jul 27, 2011

David L. “Davey” Farrell, age 58, of Archbold, Ohio, died at 9:13 P.M. on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient, after a three-year battle with cancer. Davey was a 1971 graduate of Bryan High School and his passion in life was playing his guitar, which gave him the...

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