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Jerry S. Shaw

Jerry S. Shaw

Jul 26, 2022

Jerry S. Shaw, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at his home. Jerry started out as a factory laborer and worked his way up to the Plant Manager at Dana Corporation and had served as Personnel Manager at Fayette Tubular . He was a member of the Country Club where he was an avid...

Edward James Conboy IV

Edward James Conboy IV

Jul 25, 2022

Edward James Conboy IV, age 37, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, in Auburn, Indiana. Mr. Conboy was employed in sales for Express Towing in Fremont, Indiana. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, country music and traveling and was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers. He loved his family and would do anything for them as well as for...

Rex A. Detwiler

Rex A. Detwiler

Jul 24, 2022

Rex A. Detwiler, age 92, of West Unity, Ohio, Went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Rex was a tool and die maker at Aro Corporation and he retired in 1992 and then worked for the Williams County Highway Department for 10 years. He was a US Army veteran of World War II having served in...

Harley W. Like III

Harley W. Like III

Jul 23, 2022

Harley W. “Pops” Like, III, age 73, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away 10:40 A.M. on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Like was a 1967 graduate of Adrian High School in Adrian, Michigan, and had been employed by Strauss Distributing, in Little Rock, Arkansas, retiring in 1997 with seventeen years...

Sandra Lee McKelvey

Sandra Lee McKelvey

Jul 22, 2022

Sandra Lee McKelvey, age 83, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, July 22, 2022, in her home, after an extended illness. Mrs. McKelvey was a 1957 graduate of Edgerton High School and throughout her work career she was employed at The Ohio Art Company, Champion Plastics, Gorny-Winzeler Toy Department, Wilson Seeds, T & J Floral and operated her...

Leone G. Miller

Leone G. Miller

Jul 21, 2022

Leone G. Miller, age 66, of Lima, Ohio, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:21 A.M. on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima Ohio, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Ms. Miller was a member of the Edgerton High School class of 1974 and had formerly been employed by Lester’s Diner...

Herbert H. Bowman

Herbert H. Bowman

Jul 20, 2022

Herbert H. Bowman, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at his home. Herbert was an owner/operator truck driver for many years. He enjoyed collecting and fixing antique tractors in his spare time. Herbert H. Bowman was born on October 27, 1948, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of Fred and Bonita (Seevers) Bowman. He married...

Kenneth LaMar Beck

Kenneth LaMar Beck

Jul 18, 2022

Kenneth LaMar Beck, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 6:36 P.M. on Monday, July 18, 2022, in his home. Mr. Beck attended elementary school in Edgerton, Ohio, and after moving to Bryan, Ohio, with his family attended junior high there and later graduated from Bryan High School in 1957. In 1955 while still in high school he joined...

Norma A. Grond

Norma A. Grond

Jul 17, 2022

Norma A. Grond, age 88, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 9:50 A.M. on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Laurels of Defiance after a brief illness. Mrs. Grond attended the Ney United Methodist Church and was a seamstress for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts and spending time with her grandchildren. Norma was born August 10, 1933, in Rockford, Illinois,...

Janet E. Ladd

Janet E. Ladd

Jul 17, 2022

Janet E. Ladd, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Janet was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her cats, watching and caring for calves on their farm, cooking family dinners and especially, mowing her yard. Janet was born on August 27, 1942...

Gordon A. Penny

Gordon A. Penny

Jul 14, 2022

Gordon A. Penny, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at his home. Gordon was a training coordinator at Spangler Candy Company where he had worked for over 12 years. He served in the British Royal Army. His military service included the band of the Royal Lancers where he played the trombone. Gordon was a...

Sheila M. Foster

Sheila M. Foster

Jul 12, 2022

Sheila Foster passed away in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 attended by her family. Sheila had a rich and full life that was punctuated by tremendous personal loss. She weathered the loss of her parents at a very young age and was raised by her maternal aunt. During her life she lost a husband and two sons...

Sue Ann Dewire

Sue Ann Dewire

Jul 10, 2022

Sue Ann Gearhart Dewire met the angels peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Sue was born in Edon, Ohio, to Fred and Mabel Fix Gearhart on June 8, 1935. She married her love, Willard Connie Dewire, on December 27, 1953. Together, in Hamilton, Indiana, they raised four children, Douglas, David, Claire, and Amy, along with two of Sue’s nieces, Margo...

Norma C. Seevers

Norma C. Seevers

Jul 7, 2022

Norma C. Seevers, age 90, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 2:50 P.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville after a brief illness. Mrs. Seevers attended Edgerton High School and was a devoted farm wife, working on the family farm near Hicksville. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Rosary Altar...

Laverne M. Wirth

Laverne M. Wirth

Jul 7, 2022

Laverne M. Wirth, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 A.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family after an extended illness. Mrs. Wirth was a 1949 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School and was a devoted farm wife working along side her husband doing it all around...

Earl J. Toms

Earl J. Toms

Jul 6, 2022

Earl J. Toms, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:12 A.M. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Earl retired from Titan Tire as a bead builder with over 42 years of service. Mr. Toms was a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Army. He was a past member...

Ignacio "Nacho" R. Garza

Ignacio "Nacho" R. Garza

Jul 5, 2022

Ignacio R. “Nacho” Garza, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He had worked as a forklift foreman at Bryan Canning Company for 45 years. He was a US Army veteran who served from 1945-1947 with the 325th Glider Infantry at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Ignacio was...

Karen D. Villalovos

Karen D. Villalovos

Jul 4, 2022

Karen Villalovos, age 67, of Fayette, Ohio, passed away at 6:35 P.M. on Monday, July 4, 2022, at Ayden Healthcare of Wauseon surrounded by her family. Karen had worked in telephone sale for MCI and had worked at Toys-R-Us in the past. She was a member of New Hope International Church in Wauseon. Karen enjoyed watching Christian movies, reading, shopping...

Willam P. Fitzpatrick

Willam P. Fitzpatrick

Jul 3, 2022

William P. Fitzpatrick, age 85, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away early on Sunday, July 3, 2022, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Fitzpatrick was employed by Edon Machine, where he was a maintenance man, retiring with thirty-nine years of service. William P. Fitzpatrick was born on March 15, 1937, in Hudson, Michigan, the son of Ray and Margaret...

Journey McClary

Journey McClary

Jul 3, 2022

Journey McClary, infant daughter of Donovan and Katherine (Church) McClary, was stillborn on Sunday, July 3, 2022. Surviving are her parents, of Edgerton; a brother, Noah Lee McClary; her grandmother, Angel Perez, of West Unity, Ohio; great-grandparents, Clayton and Theresa Griffin, of Bryan, Ohio; and several aunts and uncles. Services celebrating Journey’s life will be held on Tuesday, July 12,...

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