Obituaries

Paul F. Degryse

Paul F. Degryse

May 14, 2009

Paul F. Degryse, age 62, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009, in his home after an illness of six months. He was a truck driver for Weber Sand and Gravel and Pahl’s Ready Mix for ten years and had worked at Challenge-Cook and Central Transport. Mr. Degryse was a forty-year member of the...

Elwyn L. Zumbaugh

Elwyn L. Zumbaugh

May 14, 2009

Elwyn L. Zumbaugh, age 62, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a sudden illness. Mr. Zumbaugh attended International Business College in Fort Wayne and was a 1972 graduate of St. Francis College, Fort Wayne. He was employed as a senior buyer at PHD Incorporated in Fort Wayne....

Allen Callender

Allen Callender

May 12, 2009

Allen “Dutch” Keith Callender was born at 278 Bement Street in Edgerton on October 16, 1915 to Glen E and Vesta (Brown) Callender. His father, Glen, grandfather George and great-grandfather James Callender all lived their entire lives in Edgerton. His father, Glen, had an ice house located on the St Joe River which later became Callender’s Creamery and then Callender’s...

Evelyn M. McCarty

Evelyn M. McCarty

May 12, 2009

Evelyn M. McCarty, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Evelyn was happily employed by Dietrich's Industries, Hicksville, Ohio, for nineteen years. She was a member of the Butler, Indiana, Eagles Aerie #2733, a lifetime member of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, and a member of the...

Marvin M. Keppeler

Marvin M. Keppeler

May 8, 2009

Marvin M. Keppeler, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:30 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2009, at his residence. A 1938 graduate of Edgerton High School, Marvin had farming in his blood and was a farmer in spirit until the day he died. He lived on the family farm his entire life with the exception of during World War...

Leslie W. Wheeler

Leslie W. Wheeler

May 7, 2009

Leslie W. Wheeler, age 34, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2009, near Edgerton, Ohio. Mr. Wheeler was a machinist, having worked in several area factories, most recently with Bil-Jax in Archbold. He loved mushroom hunting, woodworking and being with his children. Leslie W. Wheeler was born on January 6, 1975, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Leslie...

Mary J. Colon

Mary J. Colon

May 5, 2009

Mary J. Colon, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Colon was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School. She was a member of Bryan Eagles Lodge, Aerie #2233 and will be remembered for her humor. Mary J. Colon...

Grace L. Harvey

Grace L. Harvey

May 4, 2009

Grace L. Harvey, age 98, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:38 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009, at the Community Health Professionals In-patient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient. A lifelong resident of Edgerton, Mrs. Harvey was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Pearl Circle and for...

LeRoy D. Iverson

LeRoy D. Iverson

May 4, 2009

LeRoy D. Iverson, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:25 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Iverson was an independent sales representative of craft supplies living in the Everett, Washington area for many years before retiring in 1997 to Montana. He had been living in Bryan since July. He is survived...

Silvia E. Furrow

Silvia E. Furrow

May 4, 2009

Silvia Elizabeth Furrow, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, May 4, 2009, at 10:40 a.m. in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Furrow was an upholsterer at The Holabird Company in Bryan, retiring in 1975 with thirty years of service. She was an avid Bible reader and card player and loved...

Jean E. Harvey

Jean E. Harvey

Apr 26, 2009

Jean E. Harvey, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Hillside Country Living, where she was a resident. Mrs. Harvey was a graduate of Libby High School in Toledo, Ohio. Throughout the years she has been employed by Brownwell Real Estate as a secretary and later became a hostess at Everhart's restaurant....

Gerald D. McDaniel

Gerald D. McDaniel

Apr 21, 2009

Gerald “Jerry” D. McDaniel, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at his residence. A graduate of Bryan High School, Mr. McDaniel was employed by the City of Bryan Electric Department for thirty years, retiring in 1991. In addition, he owned and operated In & Outs Decorating for forty years, doing wallpapering and...

David I. Dean

David I. Dean

Apr 18, 2009

David I. Dean, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2009, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Dean was a graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by Ohio Art Company for 47 years, retiring as the Director of Manufacturing. He was a member of Bryan Masonic Lodge #215, of which...

Louise A. Gearhart

Louise A. Gearhart

Apr 17, 2009

Louise A. Gearhart, age 74, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009, in her home after an extended illness. Louise was a graduate of St. Joseph Catholic School in Blakeslee, Ohio, and graduated from Edon High School in 1953. She was a cookie baker at Bryan Community Hospital for ten years, retiring in 1989....

Arlene E. Rath

Arlene E. Rath

Apr 12, 2009

Arlene E. Rath, age 91, of rural Bryan, Ohio (Melbern), died at 3:57 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Park View Nursing Care Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Rath was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church and the Sodom Grange. She was a production worker at Ohio Art Company in Bryan, Ohio,...

Michele Ann Hartman

Michele Ann Hartman

Apr 8, 2009

Michele Ann Hartman, age 53, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in her home after an illness of two years. Michele was a 1973 graduate of Genoa High School and graduated from Vermont College of Norwich University in 1999 with a degree in environmental psychology. She dedicated her life to her love for her...

Hildegard C. McClure

Hildegard C. McClure

Apr 6, 2009

Hildegard C. McClure, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. She had been a resident of Bryan since 2004. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. Hildegard...

Homer N. Rhodes

Homer N. Rhodes

Apr 1, 2009

Homer N. Rhodes, age 89, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Rhodes was self-employed as a farmer and as a crane operator. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WWII. His memberships included the Eagles Lodge and the Moose Lodge, both in Defiance, Ohio, and the...

Rose Beevers

Rose Beevers

Apr 1, 2009

Rose Beevers, age 99, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:15 am. on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident. She was a graduate of Edgerton High School and attended the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren. She had been active in Bryan Gala and was a volunteer at the Bryan...

Marlin D. Carey

Marlin D. Carey

Mar 31, 2009

Marlin D. Carey, age 85, of Angola, Indiana, died at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Northern Lakes Nursing, Angola, Indiana. Mr. Carey was a member of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. He retired from Steuben County Highway Department after 41 years of employment. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 31,...

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