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John W. Mytczynskyj

John W. Mytczynskyj

Aug 12, 2010

John W. Mytczynskyj, age 88, died peacefully at his home of natural causes on Tuesday morning, August 12, 2010. A resident of Bryan, Ohio, since 1959, John was born in Galicia, an area near the Carpathian Mountains in the Ukraine, on August 8, 1922, to his mother Pavula and father Aleksandr. John was taken from the Ukraine in 1942 and...

Marilyn Jean Livengood

Marilyn Jean Livengood

Aug 11, 2010

Marilyn Jean Livengood, age 64, of Williams Center, Ohio, died at 1:52 A.M. on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at the home of her daughter in West Unity, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Livengood was a 1963 graduate of Fairview High School and was employed for many years as a dietary aide at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio,...

Bettie L. Meyer

Bettie L. Meyer

Aug 9, 2010

Bettie L. Meyer, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, August 9, 2010. A native of Edon, Bettie was married to Willis Meyer and participated for years in the family business, Meyer Marathon, in Bryan. Bettie was preceded in death by her husband, Willis, and a grandson, Richard Beers. She is survived by two brothers, Duane and Bill...

Kevin E. Traxler

Kevin E. Traxler

Aug 8, 2010

Kevin Eugene Traxler, age 47, of Montpelier, Ohio, died late Sunday afternoon, August 8, 2010, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Montpelier. Kevin graduated from Edgerton High School in 1980 and worked at General Tire in Bryan, Ohio, and then was employed at Material Suppliers, Inc. in Edgerton, Ohio, where he drove tractor trailers and most any other...

Jay Dean Smith

Jay Dean Smith

Aug 7, 2010

Jay Dean Smith, age 67, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 10:30 P.M. on Saturday, August 7, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, where he was a patient. Mr. Smith was a fabricator, employed by Leader Engineering and Fabrication in Napoleon until his retirement. He spent many years racing cars, beginning at the age of 14. He raced...

Robert H. Frank

Robert H. Frank

Aug 4, 2010

Robert H. Frank, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 9:05 A.M. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, in his home after an extended illness. He was a 1961 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring in 2009 with forty-one years of service. He was also a...

Martha V. Trausch

Martha V. Trausch

Jul 30, 2010

Martha V. “Marty” Trausch, age 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:47 A.M. on Friday, July 30, 2010, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was admitted on Tuesday. She was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Germany. Martha was a licensed beautician and graduated from...

Eugene E. English

Eugene E. English

Jul 28, 2010

Eugene E. “Gene” English, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:55 A.M. on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. English was a veteran of World War II, serving as a pilot with the Army Air Corps. He continued his military career in the Air Force Reserves, retiring...

Hoyt B. Hinkle

Hoyt B. Hinkle

Jul 27, 2010

Hoyt B. Hinkle, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:34 P.M. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident, after an extended illness. Mr. Hinkle was a 1937 graduate of Montpelier High School and was a lifelong farmer. He also formerly attended St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Montpelier....

Aiden Izaiah Oehler-McGinley

Aiden Izaiah Oehler-McGinley

Jul 27, 2010

Aiden Izaiah Oehler-McGinley, 4 months, died at 6:55 P.M. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Toledo Children’s Hospital, where he was a patient. He was born on March 29, 2010, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Hope Elizabeth McGinley and Kevin W. Oehler, Jr. He is survived by his mother of Alvordton, Ohio, a brother, Zane McGinley, at home, grandparents,...

Renae D. Smith

Renae D. Smith

Jul 24, 2010

Renae D. Smith, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:12 A.M. on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, where she was a patient. Ms. Smith was a 1983 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by Titan Tire for four years prior to her illness. She was a member of Bryan Eagles,...

Hilda V. Hartman

Hilda V. Hartman

Jul 21, 2010

Hilda V. Hartman, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at The Inn at Fountain Park, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hartman was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rosary Altar Society, Shamrock Circle, and Bryan Moose Lodge and was formerly a member of the Farm Bureau Council and a 4-H advisor. She...

Mildred V. Oberlin

Mildred V. Oberlin

Jul 21, 2010

Mildred V. Oberlin, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:10 A.M. on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Oberlin was a 1937 graduate of Chesterfield High School and was employed as a spot welder at Beam Stream for thirteen years and worked with her husband on the...

Nancy Jane Roller

Nancy Jane Roller

Jul 11, 2010

Nancy Jane Roller, age 61, of Pioneer, Ohio, died at 8:17 A.M. on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Roller was employed by Sauder Woodworking Company as a computer operator until her retirement with twenty-two years of service. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...

Evelyn Blech

Evelyn Blech

Jul 5, 2010

Evelyn Blech, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 5:05 A.M. on Monday, July 5, 2010, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Blech worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as a stenographer following graduation from high school and it was there that she learned to...

Dolores I. Kimpel

Dolores I. Kimpel

Jul 5, 2010

Dolores I. Kimpel, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Monday, July 5, 2010, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Kimpel attended Edgerton High School and worked at Knisley Dry Cleaners and then at Edgerton Locker Service for many years. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church. Dolores...

Frances L. Dietsch

Frances L. Dietsch

Jul 3, 2010

Frances L. Dietsch, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:10 P.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Dietsch was a beautician and seamstress and worked alongside her husband on the family farm. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton and was a...

Mary Alice Carlin

Mary Alice Carlin

Jun 27, 2010

Mary Alice Carlin, age 83, of rural Ney, Ohio, went home in the arms of Jesus at 11:47 P.M. on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Mrs. Carlin was a homemaker and had been employed by the Holabird Company, Spangler Candy Company and G.C. Murphy’s early in her work life. She was a faithful member of Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church. She...

Howard C. Sleesman

Howard C. Sleesman

Jun 25, 2010

Howard C. Sleesman, age 73, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Friday, June 25, 2010 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of several months. Mr. Sleesman was a 1955 graduate of Montpelier High School and was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Local 2 Operating Engineers in Toledo. Howard C. Sleesman was born February...

Esther H. Bowers

Esther H. Bowers

Jun 24, 2010

Esther H. Bowers, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:20 P.M. on Thursday, June 24, 2010, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Bowers was employed by Stryker Metal Forge for many years and then as a housekeeper at the Williams County Courthouse until her retirement. She was a member of Bryan Missionary Alliance Church and loved family...

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