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Virgil D. Ridgway

Virgil D. Ridgway

Dec 13, 2021

Virgil Dale Ridgway, age 76, of Harrogate, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at his home. Dale retired from Fleetwood Travel Trailers in Edgerton, Ohio, and also operated a camper repair & son shop with his son. He loved fishing, hunting, and camping with his family. Virgil Dale Ridgway was born on July 27, 1945, in Bryan, Ohio,...

Betty J. Freyman

Betty J. Freyman

Dec 12, 2021

Betty J. Freyman, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Fountain Park Assisted Living, Memory Care & Villas, in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Freyman was a 1948 graduate of Bryan High School and spent most of her life as a homemaker. In her spare time, she enjoyed puzzles, playing cards, sewing,...

Robert M. Hancock

Robert M. Hancock

Dec 12, 2021

Robert Martin Hancock, age 77, of Zephyrhills, Florida, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:55 P.M. on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Bob was a 1963 graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by Bard Manufacturing, retiring in 2008 with forty-seven years of service. He enjoyed camping, fishing, traveling...

James M. Killian

James M. Killian

Dec 10, 2021

James Killian, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at his home. Jim retired as a machinist at The Aro Corporation after more than 40 years of service. He was an active bowler, who always enjoyed traveling to Reno, Nevada, for the national bowling tournaments. Jim also was an avid fisherman and racing enthusiast. He...

Wilma F. Entenman

Wilma F. Entenman

Dec 10, 2021

Wilma F. Entenman, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 10, 2021, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Entenman was a graduate of Edon High School and was employed by Plas-Tec in Edon, retiring with thirty-two years of service. Throughout the years she was also employed by One-Way...

LeRoy F. Held

LeRoy F. Held

Dec 10, 2021

LeRoy F. “Roy” Held, age 86, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 A.M. on Friday, December 10, 2021, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Held was a 1953 graduate of Edon High School and a lifelong farmer. He also worked in production control for ARO/Ingersoll Rand Corporation in Bryan, retiring with forty-six years...

Dwight "Chuck" Charles Brock

Dwight "Chuck" Charles Brock

Dec 10, 2021

Dwight Charles “Chuck” Brock, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, is free at last and home with Jesus, passing away at 8:18 P.M. on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Promedica Toledo Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Brock attended high school in Arizona and trained in sheet metal and pipe fitting and loved to work with his hands. He served his...

Mark A. Williams

Mark A. Williams

Dec 10, 2021

Mark A. Willams, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 9:20 A.M. on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Williams was a 1960 graduate of Port Clinton High School and was employed by Mohawk Tools in Montpelier, Ohio, from 1963-1991 and then...

Vivian L. Taylor

Vivian L. Taylor

Dec 8, 2021

Vivian L. Taylor, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in her residence, after an extended illness. Mrs. Taylor was a graduate of Evanston High School, in Evanston, Illinois, and spent her life as a homemaker, wife and mother. Vivian was an avid volunteer. She volunteered as a church secretary at First Presbyterian Church in...

Joyce S. Siebenaler

Joyce S. Siebenaler

Dec 7, 2021

Joyce S. Siebenaler, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 P.M. on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio where she was a resident. Mrs. Siebenaler was a 1945 graduate of Pioneer High School in Pioneer, Ohio, and worked as a secretary for Purdential Life for two years and then in tax preparation...

Brenda J. Thuering

Brenda J. Thuering

Dec 7, 2021

Brenda J. Thuering, age 66, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Brenda proudly served in the U.S. Army and later the Army Reserve. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafting and flower gardening. Brenda was born on November 10, 1955, in Norwich, New York, the daughter...

Mark J. Shenkel

Mark J. Shenkel

Dec 5, 2021

Mark J. Shenkel, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:47 P.M. on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family. Mark retired from General Motors in Defiance, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1971-1975. Mark enjoyed riding motorcycles, hunting and fishing. Mark J. Shenkel was born on July 27, 1951, in Port Clinton,...

Sue C. Staup

Sue C. Staup

Dec 5, 2021

Sue C. Staup, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan following a brief illness. Sue retired from the sales division of Allied Moulded and later worked in the Walmart pharmacy. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bryan. Sue loved reading, crafting, cross-stitch and collecting stamps, coins...

Taz A.L. Rathburn

Taz A.L. Rathburn

Dec 4, 2021

Taz Allen Lee Rathburn, age 27, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at his home. Taz was a stay-at-home dad. He enjoyed the outdoors, spending time with his kids and family, playing video games, working on vehicles, and spending time at the ocean. Taz A.L. Rathburn was born on December 1, 1994, in Austell, Georgia, the...

Dorothy C. Bigger

Dorothy C. Bigger

Dec 4, 2021

Dorothy C. Bigger, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away a 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, December 4, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Mrs. Bigger was employed by The Bryan Times for more than twenty years. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, Ohio, and enjoyed going to the Montpelier...

Brian L. Chittenden

Brian L. Chittenden

Dec 4, 2021

Brian L. Chittenden, age 67, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 3:08 P.M. on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Brian was a 1972 graduate of New Haven High School and a 1974 graduate of Lutheran School of Radiology. He was employed at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan as a radiology technician for 37 years and retired...

Barbara D. Richards

Barbara D. Richards

Dec 3, 2021

Barbara D. Richards, age 65, of Alvordton, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan following a brief illness. Barbara was a homemaker and her most important and rewarding job was being a grandma. Barbara was born on June 1, 1956, in Chillicothe, Ohio, the daughter of Ray and Stella (French) Jones. She married...

Ruth C. David

Ruth C. David

Dec 2, 2021

Ruth C. David, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:22 A.M. on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Ruth was a secretary at Macomber-Whitney High School for 29 years before she retired. She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Edon. The family is thankful for all those who...

Sharon D. Ebersole

Sharon D. Ebersole

Dec 2, 2021

Sharon D. Ebersole, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at her home. Sharon worked in advertising sales for The Bryan Times for over 27 years before she retired. She was a very active member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. Over the years she served on many committees, including past president of the...

Jarrod M. Powell

Jarrod M. Powell

Dec 2, 2021

Jarrod M. Powell, age 41, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:27 P.M. on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Vising Nurses and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mr. Powell was a graduate of Woodlan High School in Woodburn, Indiana. He was employed as a CNC machinist at Murray Equipment in Fort Wayne and later at...

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