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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...

Joyce I. Shaffer

Joyce I. Shaffer

Jun 24, 2010

Joyce I. Shaffer, age 73, of rural Stryker, Ohio, died at 4:30 A.M on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Shaffer was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as a press operator at Champion Plastics in Bryan and also was a cook at various area...

Richard F. Trausch, Sr.

Richard F. Trausch, Sr.

Jun 21, 2010

Richard F. “Dick” Trausch, Sr., age 62, of Edon, Ohio, died early Monday morning, June 21, 2010, at the home of his daughter in Edgerton, Ohio. Mr. Trausch was a graduate of Edon High School and worked at Mohawk Tools from 1967-1974. He was also a self-employed farmer and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee, Ohio. Richard...

Clell H. Brown

Clell H. Brown

Jun 19, 2010

Clell H. “Bud” Brown, age 66, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 11:20 P.M. on Saturday, June 19, 2010, in his home from complications of cardiac surgery. Mr. Brown was employed by Chase Brass and retired from Edgerton Metals. He served as a Deputy Dog Warden in Williams County for several years and was the Williams County Humane Officer for many...

Lois I. Reeb

Lois I. Reeb

Jun 18, 2010

Lois I. Reeb, age 91, of Montpelier, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 10:30 P.M. on Friday, June 18, 2010, at her residence in Montpelier. She was a 1937 graduate of Antwerp High School and was a member of the Mark Center United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women, in which...

Linda K. Fritch

Linda K. Fritch

Jun 15, 2010

Linda K. Fritch, age 63, of Edgerton, Ohio, died in her residence at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. She was born on April 29, 1947, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Junior and R. Jean (Tomlinson) Fritch, and they preceded her in death. Her survivors include two sisters, Sharon Wallace, her caregiver, of Edgerton, and Nancy Viers, of...

Brian K. Beattie

Brian K. Beattie

Jun 13, 2010

Brian K. Beattie, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 13, 2010, in his residence following a three-year battle with cancer. Mr. Beattie served in the Army National Guard and was a self-employed construction worker and member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Montpelier, Ohio. His personal hobbies and passion included cars, motorcycles and...

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