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George W. Richardson

George W. Richardson

Jun 25, 2017

George W. Richardson, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:30 A.M. on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Richardson was a graduate of Camden- Frontier High School and was employed by Simpson Industries in Edgerton until the plant closed and then worked at the Fremont, Indiana, plant, retiring with forty-one years of...

Arleen G. Borton

Arleen G. Borton

Jun 22, 2017

Arleen G. Borton, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 2:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. Arleen was a homemaker and avid church goer, when able. She enjoyed working outside in her yard and garden and loved fishing. Born April 27, 1934 in Custer, Ohio, she was the daughter of Clarence...

Patricia D. Dietz

Patricia D. Dietz

Jun 22, 2017

Patricia D. Dietz, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away following a short stay at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Pat had been a waitress at the former Kauffman’s Restaurant in Bryan, was a press operator at the former Vistron, she then worked at Anderson-Vreeland as a billing clerk from 1973-2002 when she retired. Not...

Lois D. Bowers

Lois D. Bowers

Jun 18, 2017

Lois D. Bowers, age 75, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:30 A.M. on June 18, 2017, in her home surrounded by her family after an illness of six months. Mrs. Bowers was a 1959 graduate of Fairview High School and began her work career at Laubach Clinic in Edgerton, where she was a receptionist and x-ray technician. She went...

Lowell O. Barbee

Lowell O. Barbee

Jun 18, 2017

Lowell O. Barbee, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:31 A.M. on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Barbee had been employed in several different manufacturing companies through out his work career prior to his retirement. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Wauseon American Legion. Lowell...

Jack N. Shaffer

Jack N. Shaffer

Jun 18, 2017

Jack N. Shaffer, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017, surrounded by his loving children at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Born January 6, 1934, in Montpelier, Jack was the son of Orley and Gladys (Brannan) Shaffer. He was a 1952 graduate of Montpelier High School. Jack married his high school sweetheart, Eldean...

Harlin A. Frank

Harlin A. Frank

Jun 17, 2017

Harlin A. Frank, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, June 17, 2017, in his home after an extended illness, with his beloved niece, Roberta, by his side. Mr. Frank was a 1959 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed Bryan Custom Plastics retiring in 2006 with more than forty years of service....

Esther K. Myers

Esther K. Myers

Jun 12, 2017

Esther K. Myers, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:30 A.M. on Monday, June 12, 2017, at Community Helath Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mrs Myers was a homemaker, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Bryan and their Friendship Circle. Esther was born on December 30, 1926, in Edon, Ohio, the daughter of Dwight D. and C....

Dorothy L. Kaiser

Dorothy L. Kaiser

Jun 9, 2017

Dorothy L. Kaiser, age 94, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:55 P.M. on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center-Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Kaiser was a 1941 graduate of Ney High School. She and her husband owned and operated Kaiser Ready Mix and Lime and they built the Edon Trailer Court. She was a...

Jerry G. Spencer

Jerry G. Spencer

Jun 8, 2017

Jerry G. Spencer, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:42 A.M. on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near defiance, Ohio surrounded by his family. Mr. Spencer was a graduate of Bryan High School and employed by Challenge-Cook Brothers in Bryan, retiring with twenty-five years of service. In retirement he was an avid golfer,...

Delores K. Burdine

Delores K. Burdine

Jun 7, 2017

Delores K. Burdine, age 69, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after a brief illness. Mrs. Burdine was a member of Defiance Amvets Post #1991 and enjoyed crocheting, ceramics and playing Bingo. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family and especially her grandkids. Delores K. Burdine was...

Edythe Marie Welling

Edythe Marie Welling

Jun 6, 2017

Edythe Marie Welling, age 94, formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:20 P.M. on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Park Place Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a resident. Edythe Marie Welling was born on January 8, 1923, in Dundee, Michigan, the daughter of Myrland S. and Elsie (Martin) Welling. She married Richard Welling in 1945...

Ellen M. Sleesman

Ellen M. Sleesman

Jun 5, 2017

Ellen M. Sleesman, age 95, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:20 P.M. on Monday, June 5, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Sleesman was a 1940 graduate of Edgerton High School, was a longtime employee of Syncro in Edgerton, and later was employed as a cook for St. Mary Catholic School for...

Patricia E. Miller

Patricia E. Miller

Jun 3, 2017

Patricia E. Miller, age 72, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away suddenly at 12:20 P.M. on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Hickory Creek Nursing Center in Hicksville, where she had been resident. Mrs. Miller was a 1962 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed at Magnavox in Fort Wayne, Indiana, retiring with fifteen years of service. She was a...

Patricia A. Gelios

Patricia A. Gelios

May 31, 2017

Patricia A. Gelios, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Patsy had been a resident at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center for several years. She enjoyed music, singing, participating in activities at Genesis and spending time with family. Patricia was born March 15, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter...

Vicki L. Wilson

Vicki L. Wilson

May 30, 2017

Vicki Lynn (Reeves) Wilson, age 50, of Bryan, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. She loved dancing, the sound of rain, flowers, the outdoors, catching fireflies, animals and fishing. Vicki believed in love, hope, strength and faith and was a happy person who only cried happy...

Richard D. Bauer

Richard D. Bauer

May 24, 2017

Richard D. Bauer, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Mr. Bauer was a 1948 graduate of Holgate High School and retired in 1992 from Local 8, I.B.E.W. after 35 years of service as an electrician. He served our country in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Marine...

Roger Lee Wanner

Roger Lee Wanner

May 21, 2017

Roger Lee Wanner, 71, died peacefully on May 21, 2017, under hospice care in Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family, friends, and God’s grace. He was born on May 22, 1945, to Robert and Kathryn (Haas) Wanner. He grew up and worked on his parents’ large Fulton County farm and graduated in 1963 from Chesterfield High School in Lyons,...

Cecelia "CC" Mary Brown

Cecelia "CC" Mary Brown

May 20, 2017

Cecelia “CC” Mary Brown of Ney, 58, passed away after a hard-fought battle with the effects of a stroke, on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. Cecelia was born on June 12, 1958, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of George and Gertrude (Wisda) Schindler. She attended Tinora High School. Cecelia is survived by Bruce Brown, whom...

Norma J. Stoll

Norma J. Stoll

May 19, 2017

Norma J. Stoll, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:56 A.M. on Friday, May 19, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Stoll was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a devoted farm wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and had a green thumb, producing beautiful...

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