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Maurice E. Vitale

Maurice E. Vitale

Dec 2, 2008

Maurice E. Vitale, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Vitale was a graduate of Purdue University and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II. He was vice president of sales at Bryan Metals and then was a sales...

Evelyn J. Armstrong

Evelyn J. Armstrong

Nov 26, 2008

Evelyn J. Armstrong, age 79, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 8:29 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, in her home after a twenty-three month battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She was surrounded by her three loving sons and many family members as she joined Earl, her husband of fifty-seven years, in heaven. Mrs. Armstrong was a graduate of Montpelier High...

Harry J. Rigdon

Harry J. Rigdon

Nov 24, 2008

Harry J. Rigdon, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:28 p.m. on Monday, November 24, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean War. Mr. Rigdon was a 1958 graduate of Miami University and then graduated from the...

Max R. Castor

Max R. Castor

Nov 22, 2008

Max R. Castor, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:35 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Castor was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during WWII. He worked as a foreman with Bard Manufacturing, Bryan, retiring in 1985 with fifty years of service. He was currently working...

Maurice E. Snyder

Maurice E. Snyder

Nov 20, 2008

Maurice E. Snyder, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:20 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Snyder was a graduate of Ney High School and earned his associate's degree in accounting from the International Business College. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during WWII...

Robert O. Pelland

Robert O. Pelland

Nov 19, 2008

Robert O. Pelland, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died peacefully at 9:16 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Pelland was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in WWII. He was a long-time truck driver for Bryan Truck Lines and also owner/operator prior to his retirement. He was a long-time...

Janet Andrews

Janet Andrews

Nov 19, 2008

Janet Andrews, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a twenty-five year resident of Tucson, Arizona, died at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan after an extended illness. She had previously worked at Echarts Meat Packing in Defiance, Ohio, in the carpet cleaning business and as a phone solicitor. She loved...

Beatrice A. Davis

Beatrice A. Davis

Nov 17, 2008

Beatrice A. Davis, age 92, of Defiance, Ohio, and formerly a long-time resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:58 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2008, at Laurels of Defiance, where she was a resident for ten days. Mrs. Davis was a graduate of Farmer High School and worked at Bryan Custom Plastics, retiring in 1981 with 27 years of service....

Virginia D. Sutton

Virginia D. Sutton

Nov 17, 2008

Virginia D. Sutton, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died late Monday, November 11, 2008, in her home. Mrs. Sutton worked along side her husband, LaMar, at Sutton's SuperValu Grocery for thirty years in Edgerton until her retirement. She was also a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church. Virginia D. Sutton was born on June 15, 1926, in Kendallville, Indiana,...

Donald K. Lyons

Donald K. Lyons

Nov 16, 2008

Donald K. Lyons, age 97, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Lyons was a truck driver for Pet Milk, Angola, Indiana, for several years, an auto hauler for Studebaker for twenty years and then a truck driver with Simpson Industries for four years....

Katherine C. Armstrong

Katherine C. Armstrong

Nov 15, 2008

Katherine C. Armstrong, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice after a brief illness. Mrs. Armstrong was a graduate of Defiance High School, a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, Ohio. Katherine C. Armstrong was on born September 17, 1925, in Defiance, Ohio, the...

Pearl Ellen Kimpel

Pearl Ellen Kimpel

Nov 12, 2008

Pearl Ellen Kimpel, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida, where she was a patient. Mrs. Kimpel was a retired postal worker. She attended Life Changing Realities Fellowship in Edgerton, was a charter member of the Edgerton Historical Scoiety, a member of the Order of...

Richard L. Sleesman

Richard L. Sleesman

Nov 10, 2008

Richard L. Sleesman, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2008, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center, where he was a patient for one day. Mr. Sleesman graduated from Edgerton High School and was a car salesman for thirty years, including twenty-two years with Maxton Motors in Butler, Indiana. He was a member of...

Edward L. Sorgenfrie

Edward L. Sorgenfrie

Nov 9, 2008

Edward L. Sorgenfrie, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, died just before midnight on Sunday, November 9, 2008, in his residence after an extended illness. Mr. Sorgenfrie was a graduate of Waldron, Michigan, High School and was employed by Trim Trends, Bryan, Ohio, as a quality supervisor. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1970 and continued his service in the...

Harold D. Miller

Harold D. Miller

Nov 7, 2008

Harold D. Miller, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:40 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2008, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Miller was a 1938 graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II as a military policeman. He was a...

Donelda R. Lonabarger-German

Donelda R. Lonabarger-German

Nov 4, 2008

Donelda R. (Zaerr) Lonabarger-German, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Lonabarger-German was a former operator of the Mobil Station and Gamble store in Pioneer, Ohio, and later was a retail clerk in many...

Mary C. Bowers

Mary C. Bowers

Nov 3, 2008

Mary C. Bowers, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Bowers attended Bryan First Baptist Church and Silver Creek Church of the Brethren in Pioneer, Ohio. Mary C. Bowers was born on December 25, 1927, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, the daughter...

Mable Mae Poole

Mable Mae Poole

Oct 31, 2008

Mable Mae Poole, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:42 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Poole was a graduate of Edon High School and was a longtime employee of Robinair Manufacturing in Montpelier, retiring in 1994. She was a member of the Edgerton...

Lenore C. Impton

Lenore C. Impton

Oct 30, 2008

Lenore C. Impton, age 91, a lifelong resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:55 a.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center where she was a patient for one day. Mrs. Impton was a 1935 graduate of Bryan High School and a member of the Pulaski United Methodist Church where she was active in the United...

Gerilynn Marie Blakely

Gerilynn Marie Blakely

Oct 28, 2008

Gerilynn Marie (Herman) Blakely, age 48, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 4:51 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mrs. Blakely was a 1978 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a member of Solid Rock Community Church in West Unity, Ohio. Gerilynn Marie (Herman) Blakely was born on...

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