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Cristina Sue "Cris" Whitney

Cristina Sue "Cris" Whitney

Feb 7, 2020

Cristina Sue "Cris" Whitney, age 66, of Montgomery, Michigan, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020, in her home after an extended illness. Cris was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and graduated from South Central Michigan Licensed Practical Nursing School in Coldwater, Michigan. She worked as an LPN for Dr. Alley in Angola, Indiana, for thirteen years prior to...

Henry Jozeph Kotula

Henry Jozeph Kotula

Feb 5, 2020

Henry Jozeph Kotula left this earth surrounded by family and went home to be with his creator on February 5, 2020.     He valiantly battled kidney cancer over four years.   His family would like to thank the research oncology team of Dr. Alexander Starodub and all the caring medical staff at Goshen Cancer Center and the doctors and...

Henry E. Buell

Henry E. Buell

Feb 5, 2020

Henry E. Buell, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 A.M. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a sudden illness. Mr. Buell was a graduate of Edon High School, where he played baseball, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a lifelong farmer...

Lyman L. Newcomer

Lyman L. Newcomer

Feb 4, 2020

Lyman L. Newcomer, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:41 A.M. on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Newcomer was 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Korea as a sargent. Following his active duty service he served four...

Margaret L. Lucas

Margaret L. Lucas

Feb 4, 2020

Margaret L. Lucas, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:12 P.M. on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Park View Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Lucas was a graduate of Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona, and had been employed at BCP in Bryan until her retirement. She...

Max L. Singleton

Max L. Singleton

Jan 31, 2020

Max L. Singleton, age 86, of Mark Center, Ohio, passed away in his home at 6:02 P.M. on Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by his family.  Mr. Singleton was employed by Hayes Albion for more than thirty years and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church near Sherwood, Ohio.  Max enjoyed talking to friends and family, playing cards, watching...

Todd M. Feltz

Todd M. Feltz

Jan 29, 2020

Todd M. Feltz, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, in his home after an illness of one year. Mr. Feltz was a 1977 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served as an Aviation Electrician Mate Second Class. Upon discharge from...

Anna Mae Buell

Anna Mae Buell

Jan 27, 2020

Anna Mae Buell, age 78, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 A.M. on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness.  Mrs. Buell was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School in Battle Creek, Michigan, and was a devoted stay at home mom and homemaker. ...

L. Joan "Joby" Dewire

L. Joan "Joby" Dewire

Jan 26, 2020

L. Joan “Joby” Dewire, age 75, passed away from a rare form of stomach cancer at 2:12 A.M. on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family.  Joby was a 1962 graduate of Edon High School and graduated from Elkhart Dental Hygiene School.  She began working at Hause Valve and...

James E. Donze

James E. Donze

Jan 25, 2020

James E. Donze, age 71, of rural Mark Center, Ohio, passed away at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness.  Jim was a 1967 graduate of Fairview High School and a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving as a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam, and worked for the Ney...

Gertrude M. Rivera

Gertrude M. Rivera

Jan 24, 2020

Gertrude M. Rivera, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:13 A.M. on Friday, January 24, 2020, at Defiance Regional Medical Center in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Gertrude was a licensed practical nurse and had worked as a surgical nurse in Virginia and as a dietician at Bryan Nursing Care Center in Bryan. She attended Melbern United...

Amilynn Marie Knepper

Amilynn Marie Knepper

Jan 23, 2020

Amilynn Marie Knepper, infant daughter of Nathaniel L. and Ashley M. (Ferry) Knepper, was stillborn on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio.   Survivors include her parents, of Bryan; her grandparents, Scott and Penny Ferry and Dan and Sandy Knepper, of Waldron, Michigan; and her great-grandparents, Diane Huepenbecker, of Mio, Michigan, Jack Ferry,...

Richard J. Borckardt

Richard J. Borckardt

Jan 19, 2020

Richard John Borckardt, age 66, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:36 A.M. on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rick attended Ohio University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree. He was a self-employed truck driver who loved driving and traveling the country. Rick was extremely mechanical and enjoyed tinkering with most everything,...

Velma R. Corbin

Velma R. Corbin

Jan 19, 2020

Velma R. Corbin, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:28 A.M. on Saturday, January 19, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. She was an assembler and floor supervisor at Pioneer Rubber Company and AMF. She managed Ranchwood Mobile Home Park in Bucyrus and New Washington Mobile Home Park in New Washington, Ohio, before moving to...

Jane A. Stripling

Jane A. Stripling

Jan 18, 2020

Jane A. Stripling, age 82, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 5:36 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana after a brief illness. Mrs. Stripling was Licensed Practical Nurse and had worked at Lansing General Hospital in Lansing Michigan during her work career. She loved her Lord and enjoyed traveling with her...

Marian A. Pierce

Marian A. Pierce

Jan 18, 2020

Marian A. Pierce, age 91, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Pierce was valedictorian of her graduating class of Kunkle High School. She was a devoted homemaker and farm wife who enjoyed cooking, gardening in her vegetable and flower...

Jason N. Cooper

Jason N. Cooper

Jan 17, 2020

Jason N. Cooper, age 36, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away at the University of Toledo Medical Center on Friday, January 17, 2020. He was an avid fan of Notre Dame football. Jason N. Cooper was born on August 15, 1983, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Kim Alan and Shelley Lynne (Follett) Cooper. Survivors include his mother, Shelley L. Cooper,...

Brenda Ann Isaac

Brenda Ann Isaac

Jan 15, 2020

It is with great sadness that the Charles “Butch” Isaac Family shares the passing of Brenda Ann Isaac. Brenda was the loving wife, of Charles Arthur Isaac and the loving mother of Deborah Ann Isaac and Kimberly Isaac Wright. Brenda A. Isaac passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Brenda was born August 10, 1939 in Sidney, Ohio. She...

Mildred A. Kolts

Mildred A. Kolts

Jan 14, 2020

Mildred Ann (Richards) Kolts, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, in her home. Mrs. Kolts was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, working in military intelligence with top secret clearance, stationed in Washington, D.C. Throughout her career she worked in...

Samuel V. Alabata

Samuel V. Alabata

Jan 14, 2020

Samuel V. Alabata, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sam had worked at The Aro Corporation in Bryan as a physical therapist for 15 years and then moved to St. Louis to pursue his love of art, working there for 19 years. He taught art...

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