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Nicole R. Forbes

Nicole R. Forbes

Feb 16, 2017

Nicole R. Forbes, age 32, of St. Joe, Indiana, passed away early Thursday morning, February 16, 2017 at St. Joe Hospital in Fort Wayne. Niki was a 2003 graduate of Garrett High School, where she played softball and volleyball and was a manager of the basketball team. She had worked at DeKalb Metal Finishing. Niki was also loved to travel,...

Leota M. Partee

Leota M. Partee

Feb 12, 2017

Leota M. Partee, age 90, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 5:10 A.M. on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, where she was a resident. Mrs. Partee had been employed at Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, for twenty years and then by Bohn Aluminum in Butler, from where she retired after thirty years of service. She...

Joshua P.F. Pettit

Joshua P.F. Pettit

Feb 5, 2017

Joshua P.F. Pettit, age 38, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Defiance County, Ohio. He was a 1997 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was a star baseball pitcher and had thrown several no-hit ball games. He was currently employed as a group leader at MATSU in Edgerton....

Dale Duane Beal

Dale Duane Beal

Feb 5, 2017

Dale D. Beal, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Beal was a graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1954-1956. He was employed by Campbell Soup and later retired...

Annie Szuis

Annie Szuis

Feb 4, 2017

Annie Szuis, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident. Active to the age of ninety, Mrs. Szuis was an avid participant in Senior Olympic swimming competitions, often winning and being the oldest participant. She was a nursing home volunteer and...

Terri L. Raynor Roebuck

Terri L. Raynor Roebuck

Feb 4, 2017

Terri Raynor Roebuck, age 52, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at her home on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Born on January 10, 1965, she was the daughter of Raymond and Catherine (DiLullo) Raynor. She grew up in Sacremento California, attended St. Francis High School in Sacramento, and went on to attend UC Davis and USD, where she received her degree....

Gertrude M. Studer

Gertrude M. Studer

Feb 1, 2017

Gertrude M. Studer, age 109, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:50 A.M. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Studer was a lifelong resident of Edgerton. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, the Rosary Altar Society, the C...

Sheila Marie Cottrell

Sheila Marie Cottrell

Jan 29, 2017

Sheila Marie Cottrell, age 53, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 29, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Cottrell was a 1982 graduate of Edgerton High School and had formerly worked at the Edgerton Locker and was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, daughter, grandmother and sister. She loved animals and enjoyed raising Jack Russell Terriers, tinkering in her barn and...

Odessa P. Woodart

Odessa P. Woodart

Jan 27, 2017

Odessa P. Woodart, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. The widow of Edmund Woodart, Odessa was a longtime nurse at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, and Cameron Hospital in Bryan and worked at the Bryan Nursing Home on...

Joan M. Davis

Joan M. Davis

Jan 27, 2017

Joan M. Davis, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:47 P.M. on Friday, January 27, 2017, in Anna’s House at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Mrs. Davis was a 1945 graduate of Bryan High School and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a lifelong member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan and the Altar...

Eugene A. Vollmer

Eugene A. Vollmer

Jan 24, 2017

Eugene Vollmer, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:58 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Vollmer was a 1949 graduate of Farmer High School. He was a lifelong farmer and had also driven truck privately and for Ney Co-op and had also been a...

Feroen J Betts

Feroen J Betts

Jan 22, 2017

Feroen J. Betts, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:40 A.M. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Elizabeth Scott Community Assisted Living in Maumee, Ohio, where he was a resident. Feroen was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where he was an all-league football player. After high school he worked in the family business, Bryan Tankage Company,...

Austin Jacob Thiel

Austin Jacob Thiel

Jan 21, 2017

Austin Jacob Thiel, age 20, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away, two years to the day of his grandfather, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, while he was doing a good deed. He was helping move a disabled car from the road, because that is the kind of guy he was, always helping others. “Thiel” or “Big Thiel” as he was known...

Richard Duane Jolly

Richard Duane Jolly

Jan 18, 2017

Richard “Duane” Jolly, age 82, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away at 6:47 A.M. on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Jolly was a graduate of Stryker High School and attended Bowling Green State University. He was employed by The Aro Corporation as an aeronautical engineer for more than forty years,...

Marion V. Curry

Marion V. Curry

Jan 14, 2017

Marion V. Curry, age 89, formerly of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 9:50 A.M. on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Saint Anne Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a resident. Mr. Curry was a 1945 graduate of Edon High School and was a lifelong dairy and grain farmer. For twenty-five years, he wintered in Cape Coral, Florida, spending his...

Richard A. Myers

Richard A. Myers

Jan 13, 2017

Richard A. Myers, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:54 A.M. on Friday, January 13, 2017, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. He was a graduate of Pioneer High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Richard was an insurance agent with All State Insurance Company for over 35 years. He...

Kevin D. Lockwood

Kevin D. Lockwood

Jan 10, 2017

Kevin D. Lockwood, age 42, of Edon, Ohio, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Mr. Lockwood was a co-owner of K&M Transport with his brother, Michael. He graduated from Edgerton High School in 1998 and was active in scouting, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. The son of Lawrence M. and Loretta M. (Miller) Lockwood, Kevin was born on December...

Billy R. Patton

Billy R. Patton

Jan 4, 2017

Billy R. Patton, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:24 P.M. on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Regency Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. Bill was a Supervisor at Bryan Custom Plastics until his retirement and then started PTC Enterprises in Edon, Ohio, until his illness prevented him from working. He enjoyed living life. Bill was an Alabama Crimson Tide...

Patricia G. Slagle

Patricia G. Slagle

Jan 4, 2017

Patricia G. Slagle, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, died at 6:02 A.M. on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Oak Grove Manor in Mansfield, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Slagle was a graduate of Pioneer High School and was employed as a cook for many years in the Edon Northwest School System at the Cooney school. She was an...

Lloyd J. Oberlin

Lloyd J. Oberlin

Dec 29, 2016

Lloyd J. Oberlin, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Oberlin was a 1942 graduate of Metz High School and was a lifelong farmer and a long time distributor for Wynns’ Friction Proofing. He was a member of the...

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