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Margaret E. Russell

Margaret E. Russell

Feb 25, 2009

Margaret E. Russell, age 83, of Defiance, Ohio, died 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, where she was a patient after a brief illness. She was a member of the Free Christian Church of God in Continental, Ohio. Margaret E. Russell was born on October 20, 1925, in New York,...

Lyle Cary

Lyle Cary

Feb 24, 2009

H. Lyle Cary, age 78, of Hamilton, Indiana, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Cary was employed as a machinist with Pittsfield of Indiana in Hamilton, Indiana, retiring with forty-two years of service. He was a member of the Hamiliton United Methodist Church and formerly served on the Board of Zoning Appeals...

Mary L. Houck

Mary L. Houck

Feb 24, 2009

Mary Louise (Burns) Houck (Mary Lou), age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at home with her family. She left this world after a courageous and dignified battle with cancer. Her "never give up" attitude allowed her three more wonderful and memory-filled years with her family. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed...

Laura L. Hug

Laura L. Hug

Feb 24, 2009

Laura L. Hug, age 49, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Hug was a 1978 graduate of Edon High School. She was employed at Spangler Candy Company, Bryan, Ohio, as a sales secretary for twenty-two years and at Strup Insurance Agency, Edgerton, Ohio, as an agent...

Donald R. Stuart

Donald R. Stuart

Feb 24, 2009

Donald R. Stuart, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where he had been a patient for a week. Mr. Stuart was employed as a truck mechanic at International Harvester in Fort Wayne, Indiana, retiring in 1983 with thirty-six years of service. He then managed the...

Richard B. Wolfe

Richard B. Wolfe

Feb 22, 2009

Richard B. Wolfe, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient. Throughout his work career, Mr. Wolfe was employed by the Ranch House for twenty years, Pepsico in Bryan for four years and was district manager for Certified Stations for twenty...

Hazel Rae McCormick

Hazel Rae McCormick

Feb 20, 2009

Hazel Rae McCormick, age 87, died at 10:32 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2009, in the home of her daughter in Defiance, Ohio, after a brave year-long battle with cancer. Mrs. McCormick was a lifelong resident of East Liverpool, Ohio, and a longtime employee of Hills Department Store in East Liverpool. Hazel Rae McCormick was born on March 23, 1921,...

Horace A. Lewis

Horace A. Lewis

Feb 20, 2009

Horace A. “Happy” Lewis, age 83, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:57 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2009, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where he had been a resident since 1984. Happy had been an area resident since 1976 when he moved here from the Dayton area, where he lived and worked as a farmhand and mechanic...

LaVogne F. Baerlin

LaVogne F. Baerlin

Feb 19, 2009

LaVogne F. Baerlin, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Thursday, February 19, 2009, from injuries sustained in a fall at his home. Mr. Baerlin was a lifelong area resident, farmer and retired as a welder from Challenge-Cook Brothers. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bryan, Ohio, and was an avid attendee of Bluegrass/Gospel jam sessions around...

Luella M. Humphrey

Luella M. Humphrey

Feb 9, 2009

Luella M. Humphrey, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 9, 2009 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Care Center in Montpelier, Ohio where she was a resident for two weeks. Mrs. Humphrey was a lifelong resident of Northwest Township and a member of the Columbia Ladies Aide. She was a homemaker and seamstress. Luella M. Humphrey...

Ruth R. Camp

Ruth R. Camp

Feb 7, 2009

Ruth Rogene Ramona Lewis Camp, age 92, expired February 7, 2009 in her Bryan, OH home. She was preceded in death by husband Alvin. Survivors include daughters Bonni (Rex) Ford, Sherwood, OH; Barbara Westby, Portland, OR; son Jorge “Sonny” Camp, Ciudad Juárez and Mexico City, Mexico; grandchildren Stacy (Bob) Lambert and Brad (Lisa) Ford, Ney, OH; Florance, Camp, and Harvey...

Vesta Fields Trent

Vesta Fields Trent

Feb 5, 2009

Vesta Fields Trent, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2009, in Park View Nursing Center, Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Trent was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Vesta Fields Trent was born on July 25, 1920, in Vicco, Kentucky, the daughter of Sam and Sarah...

Judith Maxine Whitman

Judith Maxine Whitman

Feb 4, 2009

Judith Maxine Whitman, age 64, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, in Park View Nursing Center, where she was a resident for the last year. She was a graduate of Stryker High School, Stryker, Ohio, and had worked at Pittsfield Products in Hamilton, Indiana, for fifteen years. Judith Maxine Whitman was born on August...

Jesse O. Cooley

Jesse O. Cooley

Feb 3, 2009

Jesse O. Cooley, age 75, of Bryan, died at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at his home from injuries sustained in an accident. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Cooley was employed as a mechanic at Harrington Body Shop, Bryan Chrysler, and Bryan Auto Plaza, from where he retired. He was a member of the West Jefferson...

Daniel L. Berkebile

Daniel L. Berkebile

Feb 2, 2009

Daniel L. Berkebile, age 46, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the University of Toledo Medical Center, where he had been a patient since January 29. Mr. Berkebile had been employed at numerous manufacturing plants in the area and at Heartland Homes in Wauseon prior to his retirement due to disability. He was a member of...

Jordan Jeffery Amos

Jordan Jeffery Amos

Feb 2, 2009

Jordan Jeffery Amos died at birth on Monday, February 2, 2009, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He is survived by his mother, Chelsea Rubley, of Bryan, his father Rodney Baker, of Edgerton and his maternal grandparents, Jeff and Elaine Amos, of Bryan. There will be no services.

Jake L. Lorentz

Jake L. Lorentz

Feb 1, 2009

Jake L. Lorentz, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Lorentz was employed as a machinist at Air-Way Manufacturing in Edgerton, Ohio. Jake L. Lorentz was born on July 6, 1936, near Stryker, Ohio,...

June Shankster

June Shankster

Jan 31, 2009

June Shankster, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2009, in her home after an illness of one week. Mrs. Shankster was a graduate of Bryan High School. She also was a longtime teacher's aide and librarian at the Pulaski School and managed the family farms until her death. She attended the Pulaski United...

Alyvia Grace Bass

Alyvia Grace Bass

Jan 30, 2009

Alyvia Grace Bass, two-month-old daughter of Tina and Dustin Bass, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 2:35 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2009, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she had been a patient since birth. Alyvia Grace Bass was born on November 27, 2008, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Dustin M. and Tina T. (Powers)...

Kathleen E. Peter

Kathleen E. Peter

Jan 26, 2009

Kathleen E. Peter, age 59, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, died early on Monday, January 26, 2009, in her home. Mrs. Peter had been employed as an x-ray technician at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, for thirty years. Kathleen E. Peter was born on June 26, 1949, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Harry and Luella (Michael) Burris....

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