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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,...

Odilo Villarreal, III

Odilo Villarreal, III

Jul 1, 2022

Odilo Villarreal III, age 59, of Lanett, Alabama, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 1st, 2022. Odilo was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School in Edgerton, Ohio and a 1985 graduate of Alabama Christian College, now Faulkner University, in Montgomery, Alabama. He spent his life in the education system, devoting himself to coaching and administrative roles...

Ella Jo Cliffton

Ella Jo Cliffton

Jun 30, 2022

Ella Jo Cliffton, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:46 A.M. on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in her home, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Cliffton was a graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana, and had been employed by Universal Tool in Butler, retiring with forty-four years of service. She attended Butler Nazarene Church and...

James E. Henson

James E. Henson

Jun 28, 2022

James E. Henson, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:15 P.M. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Jim was a fabricator at Haulotte/Biljax in Archbold. He was a former member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233, Bryan Moose Lodge #1064 and St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Archbold. Jim enjoyed...

Dorothy Ellen Ray

Dorothy Ellen Ray

Jun 25, 2022

Dorothy Ellen Ray, age 95, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 5:26 A.M. on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Ray was a 1945 graduate of Montpelier High School and was employed by A & A Poultry Farms for many years before going to work for Schlegel West...

Sharon I. Bellmann

Sharon I. Bellmann

Jun 16, 2022

Sharon I. Bellmann, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at her residence. She served as the deputy clerk at the Williams County Title Office for 23 years. Sharon enjoyed playing the lottery, scratch off tickets and bingo. Sharon was born on April 18, 1945, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of Walter U. And Catherine...

John G. Toner

John G. Toner

Jun 15, 2022

John G. Toner, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 9:13 A.M. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in his home after an extended illness. John was born on November 13, 1930, in Edon, the son of Oscar G. and Leona Edythe (Gearhart) Toner. He graduated from Florence-Edon High School in 1949, attended the University of Michigan from 1949-1951, and...

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