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Katie Jo Appel

Katie Jo Appel

Jul 8, 2005

View Video Tribute Katie Jo Appel, 18, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died at 12:20 p.m. on Friday, July 8, 2005, at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, after a sudden illness. Katie was a 2005 graduate of Fairview High School. She was a member of the Fairview Apache Ladies Basketball Team and the Varsity Club. She also played softball for...

Samuel W. Metz

Samuel W. Metz

Jul 8, 2005

View Video Tribute Samuel W. Metz, age 52, of Kendallville, Indiana, died at 4:49 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2005, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana where he was a patient. He was a 1971 graduate of Edgerton High School and received his bachelors degree from Purdue University in 1989. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kendallville,...

Dolores H. Cape

Dolores H. Cape

Jul 7, 2005

View Video Tribute Dolores H. Cape, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 7, 2005 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where she was a resident after a brief illness. Mrs. Cape was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Rosary Altar Society. Dolores H. Cape was born November...

Forrest S. Krill

Forrest S. Krill

Jul 1, 2005

View Video Tribute Forrest S. Krill, age 95, of Coldwater, Michigan, died Friday, July 1, 2005, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Krill was born May 15, 1910, in Center Township of Williams County, Ohio, the son of Henry E. and Orpha A.(Thomas) Krill. He was engaged in farming in Bryan until his retirement in 1966. After that...

Alma M. Hake

Alma M. Hake

Jun 21, 2005

Alma M. (Erb) Hake, age 92, was born August 14, 1912, in Centralia, Missouri, to Charles and Anna (Oyer) Erb, was married to Orlys V. Hake on November 10, 1932, and departed this life on Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at the Glencroft Care Center in Glendale, Arizona. Mrs. Hake grew up near Edon, Ohio, and was a homemaker there until...

James H. Collins

James H. Collins

Jun 21, 2005

View Video Tribute James H. Collins, 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:18 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio, after a two-year illness.  Mr. Collins had been employed by Ohio Art Company, working in the warehouse. James H. Collins was born on March 17, 1936, in Norton, Virginia, the son of Willard...

Ella Mae Stoll

Ella Mae Stoll

Jun 15, 2005

View Video Tribute Ella Mae Stoll, 80 years, of rural Edgerton, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2005 in her residence after a short illness. Mrs. Stoll began her working career as an assembler for Holibard Company. She then worked as a presser at K & R Cleaners. She ended her career was an inspector for the ARO Corporation...

Donna Belle Davis

Donna Belle Davis

Jun 10, 2005

View Video Tribute Donna Davis, 72 years, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:40 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2005 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana. Mrs. Davis was a dispatcher for the Bryan Police Department for 20 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Bryan, Ohio. She was a former member Bryan Moose Lodge #1064 and...

Gerald Michael Distel

Gerald Michael Distel

Jun 6, 2005

View Video Tribute Gerald Michael “Jerry” Distel, age 53, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:55 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2005, in his home after an illness of six months. Mr. Distel was employed as a product designer with Ingersoll-Rand/Aro from 1972 until the time of his death. He was a 1970 graduate of Napoleon High School and attended Tri-State...

Joan L. Vitek

Joan L. Vitek

Jun 5, 2005

Joan L. Vitek, 67 years, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:43 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2005 at the Dilworth Center of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier, Ohio. Joan began her working career as a telephone operator for General Telephone, in both Indiana and Ohio. She also worked for the former 50 Corporation, the former Champion Molded Plastics and Higby’s...

Lola Nadene Schafer

Lola Nadene Schafer

Jun 3, 2005

Lola Nadene Schafer, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:20 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2005, in Harborside Healthcare Center of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, where she was a resident. Lola Nadene Schafer was born April 22, 1933, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Harry Frederick and Leona Belle (Dobbs) Schafer. She is survived by one brother, Robert (Kay)...

Lizzie F. Landel

Lizzie F. Landel

May 28, 2005

Lizzie F. Landel, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:27 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2005, in Parkview Nursing Center, Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Landel was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church, the Pearl Circle of the United Methodist Women and the Edgerton B.P.W. She was a 1928 graduate of Edgerton High School....

John L. Clifton

John L. Clifton

May 24, 2005

John L. Clifton, 92 years, of Bryan, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio, Bryan, where he had been a resident the past few months. Mr. Clifton was an Iron Worker/Welder, working out of Local 147 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he worked on building the Allen County Memorial Coliseum. He also lived in Florida...

Virginia E. Nisley

Virginia E. Nisley

May 21, 2005

Virginia E. Nisley, age 74, of rural Edgerton, Ohio died at 11:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2005 in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Nisley graduated from Farmer High School and was a press operator at Hayes Albion retiring with over thirty years of service. She also operated Rosedale Stables and Harness Shop near Edgerton for over forty...

Owen R. "Joe" Word

Owen R. "Joe" Word

May 15, 2005

Owen R. “Joe” Word, age 82, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2005, at his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Word operated Word Brothers Dinner Time Meats for thirty years and was a rural postal carrier in Camden, Michigan, for twenty-two years. He was also a farmer and an area resident for the...

Marie B. Schott

Marie B. Schott

May 14, 2005

Marie B. Schott, age 95, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:15 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2005, at the Golden Years Homestead in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a resident. Ms. Schott was a 1927 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne for two years and graduated from Fairview Nursing School in Cleveland...

Dona L. Kepler

Dona L. Kepler

May 14, 2005

View Video Tribute Dona L. Kepler, 71 years, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:35 p.m. Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio, Bryan.  Dona was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church and the Bryan American Legion Post #284 Ladies Auxiliary.  In her younger years, she was a Den Leader for the Cub Scouts. Dona L....

Patricia Jean Markey

Patricia Jean Markey

May 6, 2005

Patricia J. Markey, age 52, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Thursday, May 5. Patricia was a lifelong resident of the Fort Wayne area. She was a graduate of Northside High School and received her Bachelor and Master degrees in 1975 from Indiana University in...

Philip E. Webster

Philip E. Webster

May 2, 2005

Philip E. Webster, 76, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 2, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Webster was a graduate of Edgerton High School and also Tri-State University. He was a long time employee of Dana Corporation, where he was a tool designer. Philip E. Webster was born June 28, 1928, in Edgerton, Ohio,...

Caryl J. Krill

Caryl J. Krill

May 2, 2005

View Video Tribute Caryl J. Krill, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:16 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2005, at the Dilworth Center of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a patient. Caryl was an active volunteer in her community and her church. She was a member of the Emanuel United Methodist Church and...

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