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Michael L. Armer

Michael L. Armer

Oct 10, 2008

Michael L. Armer, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, died on October 10, 2008, at his home in Bryan, Ohio. He was an employee of Norfolk Southern Railroad as a maintenance supervisor for 29 years. He was also a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam, and a member of the American Legion. Michael L. Armer was born on...

Donald L. Ingersoll II

Donald L. Ingersoll II

Sep 25, 2008

Donald L. Ingersoll II, age 48, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:43 a.m. on September 25, 2008, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center after an illness of several months. Mr. Ingersoll was recently employed by the Montpelier Auto Auction as an auto detailer. Donald L. Ingersoll II was born on October 29, 1959, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of...

Duane A. Taylor

Duane A. Taylor

Sep 25, 2008

Duane A. Taylor, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:46 a.m on Thursday, September 25, 2008, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Taylor was a truck driver for Ramus Truck Line for nearly ten years and retired due to disablilty. He also operated a farm near Edon for many years. Duane...

Frances A. Lett

Frances A. Lett

Sep 24, 2008

View Video Tribute Frances A. “Francie” Lett, age 62, of Lexington, Kentucky, and a former resident of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington after a brief illness. Mrs. Lett was a 1964 graduate of Bryan High School and graduated from The Ohio State University in 1968 with a degree in political science....

Joseph W. Koerner

Joseph W. Koerner

Sep 16, 2008

Joseph W. Koerner, age 94, a lifelong resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died early on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, in Aiken, South Carolina, where he was currently residing. Mr. Koerner was a 1932 graduate of Edgerton High School and received a degree in agriculture from The Ohio State University in 1937. He was a lifelong farmer and was actively involved in...

Spencer D. Grond

Spencer D. Grond

Sep 15, 2008

Spencer D. Grond, age 74, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2008, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, after a long struggle with dementia. Mr. Grond was a 1951 graduate of Pella High School in Pella, Iowa, and then graduated from Central College, also in Pella, Iowa. He earned a Master's Degree...

John W. Lutterbein

John W. Lutterbein

Sep 15, 2008

John William Lutterbein, age 86, longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:40 a.m. on Monday, September 15, 2008, at the Jane Baker Center of the Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community in Port Clinton, Ohio, where he had been a resident since May. Mr. Lutterbein was a second-generation owner and operator of Lutterbein Lumber Company and Building Concepts with his...

Emily L. Curtis

Emily L. Curtis

Sep 12, 2008

View Video Tribute Emily L. Curtis, age 59, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:45 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2008, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Curtis was a graduate of Edon High School, Edon, Ohio. She received a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and a master’s degree in 1972, both in music education from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio....

Andrew V. Forgione

Andrew V. Forgione

Sep 7, 2008

Andrew V. "Butch" Forgione, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:41 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan. Mr. Forgione retired as a city worker with the Burrough of Red Bank, New Jersey. He also retired from Liberty Hose Company No. 2 Red Bank Fire Department, of which he...

Eva Belle Smith

Eva Belle Smith

Sep 4, 2008

Eva Belle Smith, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan. Mrs. Smith was a 1936 graduate of Farmer High School and was employed by Spangler Candy Company from 1952 to 1983 and then was a greeter at Wal-Mart in Bryan for eleven years. During the...

Helen M. Stemen-Kaiser

Helen M. Stemen-Kaiser

Sep 2, 2008

Helen M. Stemen-Kaiser, age 86, of Edgerton and former long-time resident of Butler, Indiana, died early Tuesday morning, September 2, 2008, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Stemen-Kaiser attended the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Butler Eagles and Butler American Legion Auxiliary. She was an avid...

James A. Lemons

James A. Lemons

Sep 2, 2008

James A. Lemons, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, his 73rd birthday, at the University of Toledo Medical College, where he was a patient after an extended illness. Mr. Lemons was a 1953 graduate of Bryan High School and attended Michigan State University. He was employed by Equifax as a Field Representative, retiring with twenty-eight years of...

Alice Ann Hardman

Alice Ann Hardman

Aug 29, 2008

Alice Ann Hardman, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2008, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Hardman was a homemaker and a member of the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren, where she was a long-time Sunday school teacher and youth group advisor. She also was a former 4-H advisor. Alice...

Alaina Brittany Rice

Alaina Brittany Rice

Aug 27, 2008

Alaina Brittany Rice, age three months, died at 12:04 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Alaina Brittany Rice was born on May 7, 2008, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Eric J. Rice and Becky E. Pierce, who survive. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...

Vernon L. Kimpel

Vernon L. Kimpel

Aug 23, 2008

View Video Tribute Vernon L. Kimpel, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2008, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. Kimpel was a service technician in plumbing and heating for more than fifty years with the Edgerton Hardware. He was a veteran of the United States...

Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas

Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas

Aug 22, 2008

Kathryn Elizabeth (Betty Gruver) Thomas, age 85, of Ocala, Florida, died at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2008 at Palm Gardens of Ocala, after a lengthy battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas was born March 10, 1923, in Warsaw, Indiana the youngest child of Floyd Abraham and Helen Eliza (Ramey) Gruver. She is survived by her daughter,...

Margaret M. Shiple

Margaret M. Shiple

Aug 20, 2008

Margaret M. Shiple, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:09 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, after a brief illness. Mrs. Shiple was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, and her early working career included employment at Toledo Trust, Toledo Scale and with her husband at the Edgerton Hardware when they moved to Edgerton. She...

Rose M. Karnes

Rose M. Karnes

Aug 16, 2008

Rose M. Karnes, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:42 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient following a brief illness. Mrs. Karnes was a homemaker, who also worked as a newspaper linotype operator. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, Rosary Altar Society, and...

Fern Fix

Fern Fix

Aug 16, 2008

Fern Fix, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:16 p.m. on August 16, 2008, at Heartland of Wauseon, where she was a resident. Mrs. Fix was a 1931 graduate of Bryan High School and studied for two years at the Chicago Training School to be a concert pianist. She was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church, where...

Ione G. Johnson

Ione G. Johnson

Aug 15, 2008

Ione G. Johnson, age 96, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:05 a.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center - Bryan, where she was a patient following a brief illness. Miss Johnson worked as a private duty nurses’ aide. She was a member of the Edon United Methodist Church. Ione G. Johnson was born on June...

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