Christina S. Schwarzbek
Jul 21, 2023
Christina Sue Schwarzbek, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at her home on Friday morning, July 21, 2023. Chris retired from the Defiance City Schools as a teacher with over 30 years of service. She taught in Fort Wayne prior to Defiance. Chris was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and was active in the St. Anne’s Circle....
Norma Jean Kendrick
Jul 19, 2023
Norma Jean Kendrick, age 77, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Norma was a cafeteria worker for Bryan City Schools for many years before she retired. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in WMU/LMC with the church. Norma enjoyed traveling, taking many bus trips...
Rue Kathleen Moore
Jul 16, 2023
Rue Kathleen Moore was born asleep on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Rue was the daughter of Jacob D. and Candace K. (Keller) Moore.
Rue is survived by her parents, of Defiance; grandparents, Ken Keller and Sheryl Keller, both of Defiance, Barry Moore, of New Haven, Indiana and Terri and Patrick Roberts, of Fort...
Ruth J. Shaull
Jul 12, 2023
Ruth J. Shaull, age 96, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 6:05 A.M. on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was a nurses aide at Hillside Country Living and retired with 21 years of service. Ruth was an active member of the Montpelier Church of Christ where she participated in many areas of the church....
Ronald W. Clark
Jul 10, 2023
Ronald W. Clark, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Ronald worked as a photo composer and supervisor at the Ohio Art Company for over 48 years before his retirement. He was a former member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Williams Center and was an avid...
Rodney G. Merritt
Jul 7, 2023
Rodney G. Merritt, 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:22 A.M. on Friday, July 7, 2023, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of six months. He was a graduate of Paulding High School in Paulding, Ohio, and earned his CDL to become a truck driver. He was an over the road long...
Edward L. Cain
Jul 7, 2023
Edward L. Cain, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at Community Health Professional Hospice Center near Defiance. Ed was a US Air Force veteran who retired with 20 years of service. He then worked at Ferro Corporation and retired from there with 20 years of service. Ed was a member of First Baptist Church...
Sarah K. Wygant
Jul 7, 2023
Larry J. Wygant, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:15 A.M. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, and his wife, Sarah K. “Kathy” Wygant, age 79, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at 2:07 P.M., both at Hillside Country Living near Bryan.
Larry J. Wygant was born on September 16, 1940 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of...
Larry J. Wygant
Jul 6, 2023
Larry J. Wygant, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:15 A.M. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, and his wife, Sarah K. “Kathy” Wygant, age 79, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at 2:07 P.M., both at Hillside Country Living near Bryan.
Larry J. Wygant was born on September 16, 1940 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of...
Rex S. Rosendaul
Jul 5, 2023
Rex Steven Rosendaul, age 78, of Sarasota, FL and formerly of Bryan, OH, passed away on July 5, 2023 at Liana Memory Care in Sarasota. Rex was a 1962 graduate of Bryan High School. During his work career he had worked as a draftsman for the Ohio Art Company and a manufacturing engineer at General Motors in Defiance, OH....
Loyd C. Quillen
Jul 2, 2023
Loyd C. “ Cecil” Quillen, age 78, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne from injuries sustained in an accident. Loyd retired from Bard Manufacturing with over 21 years of service. He was an avid sports fan, especially watching his grandson’s games. He also...
Brenda D. Greene
Jun 30, 2023
Brenda D. Greene, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:20 A.M. on Friday, June 30, 2023, at the Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center. Brenda worked as a solderer for Rail Road Parts Manufacturing prior to her retirement. She attended Resurrection Lutheran Church in Newnan, Georgia where she sang in the choir and attended Bible Study. Brenda was...
Carol L. Armitage
Jun 29, 2023
Carol L. Armitage, age 66, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 3:10 P.M. on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Armitage was a 1975 graduate of Hicksville High School. She was the coordinator of the original 911 system in Defiance County and retired as Director of 911 for the...
Reverend Rose E. Lewis
Jun 23, 2023
Reverend Rose E. Lewis, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 7:00 A.M. on Friday, June 23, 2023, after a brief illness. Reverend Lewis was a lifelong missionary and evangelist for Jesus, spreading forth His love and compassion to all she met. Her missionary work took her and her husband, Gil,...
Victoria A. Mays
Jun 23, 2023
Victoria A. Mays, age 69, of Columbia, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana following a lengthy illness. Vicky worked at 50 Corporation in Bryan before she retired. She was an avid bowler and member of the Loyal Order of Moose in Fremont and the American Legion Auxiliary in Angola. She...
Joyce H. Gustwiller
Jun 21, 2023
Joyce H. Gustwiller, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Joyce retired from General Motors in Defiance with 33 years of service. She enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening.
Joyce was born on May 25, 1957, in Norton, Virginia, the daughter of Henry and Betty...
Don E. Stewart
Jun 21, 2023
Don E. Stewart, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:53 A.M. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Community Hospitals of Williams County-Bryan. Don retired from General Motors in Defiance in 2008 after 39 ½ years of service in various roles at the company. After he retired from GM, Don worked at McDonald’s for several years. He was a...
Jerry B. Fenner
Jun 20, 2023
Jerry Fenner, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at Community Health Professional Hospice Center near Defiance. Jerry had worked as a machinist at several area companies including, Johns-Manville, Ohio Art Company, JBM Tool & Die and Challenge Cook. He was a proud veteran having served in the US Army from 1959-1963. Jerry was a...
Florence G. Baron
Jun 20, 2023
Florence G. Baron, age 91, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Laurels of Defiance in Defiance, Ohio. She was a devoted homemaker and raised four children. Florence attended the Family Christian Center in Defiance, enjoyed knitting and watching her grandchildren and great grandchildren play sports. She had a gregarious personality and was actively involved in...
Betty J. Siders
Jun 18, 2023
Betty J. Siders, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan. Betty worked at Bryan Custom Plastics for 26 years before her retirement. She served as union vice-president while at BCP. Betty enjoyed quilting, gardening, baking and cooking, especially her cinnamon rolls and her noodles.
Betty was...
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