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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....

Jerry L. Herbert

Jerry L. Herbert

Jan 23, 2009

Jerry L. Herbert, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:35 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2009, in his home from smoking related illnesses. Jerry was well known in the Bryan area for working at the Carlin Hardware, Carroll-Ames, Laub Auto Parts and General/ Continental/Titan Tire, from where he retired in 2007. He was a native of Toledo, Ohio, where...

Jeffrey A. Stark

Jeffrey A. Stark

Jan 21, 2009

Jeffrey A. Stark, age 45, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, in Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, where he was a resident. He was a 1982 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was active in baseball, basketball and football. He was employed by Hayes-Albion in Bryan, Ohio, retiring due to disability. He was...

Margaret L. Dix

Margaret L. Dix

Jan 13, 2009

Margaret L. Dix, age 56, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. Margaret L. Dix was born April 17, 1952 in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of Lewis W. and Mary Louise (Eckard) Dix. Surviving are her children, Jimmy...

Jose G. Alfaro

Jose G. Alfaro

Jan 12, 2009

Jose G. Alfaro, age 49, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:18 p.m. on Monday, January, 12, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after an illness of several months. Mr. Alfaro had been employed by Campbell Soup, DURA Corporation and, most recently, Air-Way Manufacturing in Edgerton, Ohio. He was a member of St. Mary...

Gracie Elizabeth Hall

Gracie Elizabeth Hall

Jan 10, 2009

Gracie Elizabeth Hall, infant daughter of Jeremy Michael and Megan Elizabeth (Ely) Hall, was stillborn on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Surviving in addition to Gracie’s parents are her brothers, Brayden Hall and Tamrik Hall, and her sister, Jaelyn Pearson, all at home; her paternal grandparents, Michael (Kristen) Hall, of West Unity, Ohio,...

Tammy Sue (Appel) Johnson

Tammy Sue (Appel) Johnson

Jan 9, 2009

Tammy Sue (Appel) Johnson, of Circleville, Ohio, died on Friday, January 9, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic, where she was a patient. She was a 1983 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from Circleville Bible College in 1993. She was employed by Logan Elm Nursing Center and was a member of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Ohio, where...

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