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Norman D. Coles

Norman D. Coles

Sep 14, 2017

Norman D. Coles, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 5:47 P.M. on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident after an extended illness. Mr. Coles was a 1945 graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II. A lifelong farmer...

Jerry Lee Kline

Jerry Lee Kline

Sep 13, 2017

Jerry Lee Kline, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in his home. Mr. Kline was a 1963 graduate of Edon High School and entered the United States Army, serving in communications on the DMZ in Korea. He later attended International Business College and went on the work for the 50 Corporation for a number of years. He...

Kent A. Thiel

Kent A. Thiel

Sep 13, 2017

Kent A. “Longhair” Thiel, age 59, of Blakeslee, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in his home, surrounded by family, after a courageous year-long battle with cancer. Kent was a 1976 graduate of Edon High School and the Four-County Career Center. While in school he played football and basketball for the Bombers. He was employed by Adventure Homes...

Shirley J. Marihugh

Shirley J. Marihugh

Sep 10, 2017

Shirley Jean Marihugh, age 79, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Twin Rivers Nursing Center in Defiance. Ms Marihugh worked at Campbell’s Soup in Napoleon and Fancy Petals in Defiance. She enjoyed crafting with silk flowers and volunteered at the PATH center in Defiance. Shirley was born on January 20, 1938, in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the...

Doris W. Patee

Doris W. Patee

Sep 9, 2017

Doris W. Patee, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at The Village at Hillside Country Living. Mrs. Patee worked for Simpson Industries in accounting for 19 ½ years. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Union Church near Edon. Doris was born on February 12, 1925, in...

Leona Lynnette Pierce

Leona Lynnette Pierce

Sep 9, 2017

Leona Lynnette Pierce, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident after an extended illness. Mrs. Pierce was a 1949 graduate of Bryan High School. She worked along side her husband, Donald, as a bookkeeper at Pierce Sunoco in Edgerton which they...

Gerald D. Wetmore

Gerald D. Wetmore

Sep 7, 2017

Gerald D. Wetmore, age 89, of Archbold, Ohio, and formerly a lifelong resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Mr. Wetmore was a 1946 graduate of Bryan High School and served in the US Army in Europe from 1950-1953. He was a member of the First Church of Christ in Bryan, was a past...

Forrest L. Suffel

Forrest L. Suffel

Sep 4, 2017

Forrest Lavon Suffel, age 99, of Port St. Lucie, Florida and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Life Care Center in Port St. Lucie. Forrest was a field supervisor at Chicago Bridge & Iron when he retired in 1978 after 35 years of service. He was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ,...

Kent S. Walker

Kent S. Walker

Sep 2, 2017

Kent S. Walker, age 45, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 2, 2017, in his home of natural causes. Mr. Walker was a 1990 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from the Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio, in 1994, where he played baseball on scholarship. He has been employed by ContiTech Plant in St. Marys since...

Carlton John Heisler

Carlton John Heisler

Aug 25, 2017

Carlton J. (Johnny) “Skank” Heisler, age 81, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:15 P.M. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. John was a 1954 graduate of Edgerton High School and had served in the United States Army. He was employed as a union pipeline welder working for various contractors...

Clifford B. St. John

Clifford B. St. John

Aug 24, 2017

Clifford Burton St. John, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at his home. Mr. St. John was a farmer early in his life and also worked at several factories. He retired from Fore-Craft/Sauder in Archbold after more than 25 years of service. Mr. St. John was a member of Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church...

Donald L. Groff

Donald L. Groff

Aug 23, 2017

Donald L. Groff, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:55 A.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Groff worked as a construction brick mason for many years and then later at the truss plant in Edgerton until his retirement. He enjoyed going to the lake and...

Larry L. Simon

Larry L. Simon

Aug 23, 2017

Larry L. Simon, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:13 A.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Simon was a 1960 graduate of Hoven High School in Hoven, South Dakota and received a scholarship to play football at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota....

Florence "Pat" P. Pollex

Florence "Pat" P. Pollex

Aug 22, 2017

Florence P. “Pat” Pollex, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:27 P.M. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center-Bryan. She worked for over 20 years at Libby Glass in Toledo. She was the first female journeyman machine repairman at Libby and one of the first in Ohio. She enjoyed different kinds of crafting, crocheting...

Susanne P. Huard

Susanne P. Huard

Aug 17, 2017

Susanne P. Huard, age 76, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the home of her daughter in Edgerton, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Huard was a 1958 graduate of Bryan High School and had previously worked for Allied Moulded in Bryan, Ohio. She enjoyed working puzzles, crosswords and word search...

H. Eugene Sinn

H. Eugene Sinn

Aug 15, 2017

H. Eugene “Gene” Sinn, age 87 of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 surrounded by his family, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Gene was a farmer and was a member of Pulaski United Methodist Church and former member of Faith United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Williams County Pork Producers, Fair Foundation and Old Ivory Antique...

Scott D. Wilson

Scott D. Wilson

Aug 13, 2017

Scott D. Wilson, age 49, of Bryan, Ohio went to be with the Lord and join his wife on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Scott attended Bryan High School, was a welder and laborer for several area companies and loved rock music. Scott D. Wilson was born March 6, 1968 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Allen A. and Bonny L....

Vickie J. Gearhart

Vickie J. Gearhart

Aug 11, 2017

Vickie J. “Schlosser” Gearhart, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:20 P.M. on Friday, August 11, 2017, in her home, after a brief illness. Mrs. Gearhart was a graduate of Bryan High School and was employed at Bryan Custom Plastic a number of years before being employed as a supervisor in food service at CCNO until her retirement....

Alfred R. Cornell

Alfred R. Cornell

Aug 6, 2017

Alfred R. Cornell, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:09 A.M. on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at his home. Alfred was the owner of Tri-State Machining and Cornell Farms. He was a member of the Edon United Methodist Church and entertained many people over the years as a member of a barbershop quartet. Alfred R. Cornell was born...

Carol J. Thomas

Carol J. Thomas

Aug 6, 2017

Carol J. Thomas, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Carol was secretary at Federal Fertilizer, had worked at Edgerton Metals and did house cleaning. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Montpelier and the Farm Bureau. She enjoyed gardening, refinishing furniture and spending time with...

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