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Bennett Dean Bartley

Bennett Dean Bartley

Dec 5, 2016

Bennett Dean “Ben” Bartley, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where had been a resident. Mr. Bartley was a veteran of the United States Army and had been employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring with more than thirty years of service. He enjoyed playing...

Rosemary Altaffer

Rosemary Altaffer

Dec 5, 2016

Rosemary Altaffer, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:20 P.M. on Monday, December 5, 2016, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Mrs. Altaffer was a homemaker and a member of the Bryan VFW Post 2489 Auxiliary. She enjoyed square dancing, bowling and playing the slide guitar. Rosemary was born on December 18, 1932, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of...

Paul K. Mitchell

Paul K. Mitchell

Dec 4, 2016

Paul K. Mitchell, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:29 A.M. on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance after an extended illness. Mr. Mitchell was a 1946 graduate of Paulding High School and in the United States Army from 1950-1952, stationed with a MASH unit in Korea with the rank of Corporal. He...

Lewis F. Arnold

Lewis F. Arnold

Dec 4, 2016

Lewis F. Arnold, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Arnold was a graduate of the Gallia Academy and attended Tri-State University and served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a self-employed carpenter and...

Sharon A. Stark

Sharon A. Stark

Dec 4, 2016

Sharon A, Stark, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:22 P.M. on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Sharon worked at several area companies including, Hayes-Albion, Plastec, Arrow Truline and Johns-Mansville. She also held a realtor license and had worked with her family at Bryan Motor Speedway. Sharon was a member of the Bryan...

Timothy S. Danko

Timothy S. Danko

Dec 3, 2016

Timothy S. Danko, age 32, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016. He was a 2003 graduate of Bryan High School, a 2005 graduate of Northwest State with an Associate of Arts and a proud 2009 graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts/Holography. Timothy is survived by his parents, Robert and Janina...

Kathleen P. Cramer

Kathleen P. Cramer

Dec 2, 2016

Kathleen P. Cramer, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:52 P.M. on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Cramer was a 1951 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was class president and valedictorian. She had worked at Mohawk Tools in Montpelier in the accounting department, working with accounts receivable and...

Phyllis A. Sleesman

Phyllis A. Sleesman

Dec 2, 2016

Phyllis A. Sleesman, age 78, of Coldwater, passed away at 2:02 P.M. on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility in Coldwater where she was a resident. Mrs. Sleesman was a graduate of Bryan High School and was a longtime resident of Bryan. She was a devoted wife and mother, enjoyed ceramics and gardening in her flower...

Larry W. Herman

Larry W. Herman

Dec 2, 2016

Larry W. Herman, age 54, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:02 A.M. on Friday, December 2, 2016, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Herman was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he played football, wrestled and was on the track team. He was employed by Tri-Wall in Butler, Indiana, for more...

Margaret M. Reed

Margaret M. Reed

Dec 1, 2016

Margaret M. Reed, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:56 A.M. on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Mrs. Reed was employed as a nurses’ aide at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, retiring with more than thirty years of service. She was a member of St. Joseph...

James S. Brannan, Sr.

James S. Brannan, Sr.

Nov 30, 2016

James S. Brannan, Sr., age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in his home. Mr. Brannan was a graduate of Bryan High School and had been a longtime employee of Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton in quality control and sales. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a member of Bryan Am-Vets...

Gene D. Schubert

Gene D. Schubert

Nov 30, 2016

Gene D. Schubert, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:39 A.M. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Hillside Country Living, where he had been a resident. Mr. Schubert was a graduate of Ayersville High School and served in the United States Army in Korea, where he was awarded a Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat. He retired from...

Judith Marie Koerner

Judith Marie Koerner

Nov 26, 2016

Judith Marie Koerner, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:43 P.M. on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a courageous battle with cancer. Judy was a graduate of Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon, and attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary, graduating in 1964, where she met her future husband, Roy...

Nancy J. Collins

Nancy J. Collins

Nov 26, 2016

Nancy J. Collins of Edon, Ohio, and Hyannis, Massachusetts, died on November 26, 2016, following complications suffered from a stroke having occurred a week earlier. Nancy was born on January 7, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of David Bailey and Helen Mae (Davis) Travis. She graduated from Fredericktown (Ohio) High School in 1961. She graduated from Bowling Green State...

Marjorie B. Byroads

Marjorie B. Byroads

Nov 26, 2016

Marjorie B. Byroads, 95, of Bryan, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 26, 2016. She had been a resident of Genesis Healthcare since 2013. Born in Picher, Oklahoma on January 13, 1921, Marjorie was the daughter of Anna (Major) and James W. Lawson. She attended schools in southwest Missouri and Orange, California, graduating from...

Pauline A. (Laker) Swary

Pauline A. (Laker) Swary

Nov 24, 2016

Pauline A. (Laker) Swary passed peacefully into the Lord’s hands on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016, in Santa Rosa, California, to be with her husband, Earl Swary, who passed away in 1970. She was the beloved mother of Donald R. Swary (Linda Swary) of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Barbara J. Swary (Stewart Lauterbach) of Santa Rosa, California; grandmother to Angela...

Hattie May Kuckuck

Hattie May Kuckuck

Nov 23, 2016

Hattie May Kuckuck, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:18 A.M. on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. The oldest of sixteen children, Hattie May was born on September 12, 1928, in Clinton County, Kentucky, the daughter of Louis Taylor and Bertha Ellen (Lowe) Guffey. She moved...

Guadalupe Garza

Guadalupe Garza

Nov 21, 2016

Guadalupe Garza, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She had worked at Bryan Canning Company and was a member and Eucharistic Minister at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. Guadalupe was born on September 3, 1928, in Kyle, Texas, the daughter of Crescencio and Juanita (Saucedo) Celestino....

Rebecca Ann Weber

Rebecca Ann Weber

Nov 20, 2016

Rebecca Ann Weber, age 53, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 8:45 P.M. on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at her residence. Becky grew up on the family farm near Edgerton, Ohio, and attended the Enrichment Center (Sunnyside) until she was twenty-two. She was then employed by Quadco for many years and also Winzeler Stamping for a short time through Quadco....

Richard E. "Dick" Steffes

Richard E. "Dick" Steffes

Nov 20, 2016

Richard E. “Dick” Steffes, age 74, of Blakeslee, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, surrounded by his family. Richard was employed by Metaldyne and retired with forty-four years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee, Ohio, and Knights of...

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