Obituaries

Muriel P. Pearcy

Muriel P. Pearcy

Jul 20, 2016

Muriel Pearcy, 97, of Bryan passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016. She was born to Eva and Arthur Poole on August 22, 1918 in Queens, NY. She was a graduate of Richmond Hill High School. Muriel met her late husband, Walter, at a church youth group while in high school. They were married on Thanksgiving Day in 1940. As an...

Dorothy M. Altman

Dorothy M. Altman

Jul 17, 2016

Dorothy M. Altman, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:55 P.M. on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Altman was a homemaker and had also worked at The Aro Corporation in Bryan and for many years in the cafeteria of North Central Schools. She enjoyed crocheting and...

Wayne Allen Ross

Wayne Allen Ross

Jul 16, 2016

Wayne Allen Ross, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:25 P.M. on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan after a brief illness. Mr. Ross was employed as a machinist with G.M. Powertrain in Defiance, Ohio, and retired with thirty-two years of service. He was a longtime member of Bryan Alliance Church, where he had served...

Ethel "DeAnn" Karnes

Ethel "DeAnn" Karnes

Jul 16, 2016

Ethel “DeAnn” Karnes, 77, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday July 16, 2016, at Parkview Hospice in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was a resident of Bryan, Ohio, since January 2015. Prior to that, DeAnn lived in Ney, Ohio, for over 40 years. Born on April 29, 1939, in Williams Center, Ohio, she was the daughter of the...

Ryan W. Wines

Ryan W. Wines

Jul 15, 2016

Ryan W. Wines, age 33, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at his home. Ryan worked as a forklift operator for Olson Cold Storage in Defiance, Ohio. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and staying in shape. He was an avid fan of the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers. Ryan Wesley Wines was born on September 5, 1982,...

Korbyn Jaymes La Londe-Bever

Korbyn Jaymes La Londe-Bever

Jul 13, 2016

Korbyn Jaymes La Londe-Bever, infant son of Haley M. Bever and Stephen J. La Londe III, was stillborn on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Survivors include his parents, Haley Bever and Stephen La Londe, III, grandparents, Brent and Lisa Bever, of Bryan, and Stephen J. La Londe, Jr., of Edgerton; and his great-grandparents,...

Georgianna Weaver

Georgianna Weaver

Jul 13, 2016

Georgianna (Pifer) Weaver, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 P.M. on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Tendercare Health Center, in Munising, Michigan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Weaver was born on July 7, 1923, in Waldron, Michigan, the daughter of Estel D. and Geneva (Pierson) Pifer. She graduated from Waldron High School and on July 20, 1941,...

Louise J. Fish

Louise J. Fish

Jul 9, 2016

Louise J. Fish, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Fish was a farm wife and was the secretary and bookkeeper of Tri-State Chemical, which she co-owned with her husband for 30 years. She taught Sunday school...

Kay M. Dennis

Kay M. Dennis

Jul 8, 2016

Kay M. Dennis, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Kay M. Dennis was born on December 23, 1931, near Farmer, Ohio, the daughter of K.O. and Opal (Blosser) Engler. She married Richard Dennis on February 14, 1950, and he...

Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Trippy

Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Trippy

Jul 7, 2016

Helen Barbara "Bobbie" Trippy danced her way into heaven on Thursday evening, July 7, 2016, held by her son John, in the beautiful home she loved. Bobbie grew up in Van Wert, Ohio by the railroad tracks. Her family knew what it meant to be frugal, but she never wanted for anything, as her mother and father showered her with...

Menzaneta R. Buck

Menzaneta R. Buck

Jul 4, 2016

Menzaneta R. Buck, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, died peacefully in her home on July 4, 2016. Mrs. Buck was a graduate of St. Vincent School of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, operated a nursing home in Edon and later was an industrial nurse for the 50 Corporation. She then...

Harriett Lilly

Harriett Lilly

Jul 2, 2016

E. Harriett Lilly, age 80, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:45 A.M. on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Lilly graduated from the Julia F. Burnham School of Nursing in Champaign, Illinois, and had a long and varied career working as a registered nurse. She had been employed by Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital...

Orvel James Yarger

Orvel James Yarger

Jul 2, 2016

Orvel James Yarger, age 99, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:05 A.M. on Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Yarger was a 1936 graduate of Montpelier High School and was plant manager for Richmond Machine in Montpelier, retiring in 1983 with twenty-one years of service. He was a...

James W. Malone

James W. Malone

Jun 25, 2016

James Wesley “Jim” Malone, age 72, of Montpelier passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Born November 12, 1943 in Montpelier to Carl and Helen (Little) Malone, he married Vicki (Fee) on September 3, 1966 in Hamilton, Indiana and she survives. An Army veteran, from October 30, 1962 to October 22, 1965, he was...

Debra I. Lyons

Debra I. Lyons

Jun 24, 2016

Debra I. Lyons, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:15 P.M. on Friday, June 24, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana after an extended illness. Mrs. Lyons was a 1972 graduate of Bryan High School and was a longtime employee of Spangler Candy Company retiring with more than thirty-five years of service. She was a...

Richard Wayne Hauger

Richard Wayne Hauger

Jun 22, 2016

Richard Wayne “Rick” Hauger, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:09 P.M. on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, after an extended illness. Mr. Hauger was a 1969 graduate of Bryan High School and also graduated from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was employed by B.F. Goodrich in Fort Wayne for awhile before moving...

Michael J. "Smaz" Smazenka

Michael J. "Smaz" Smazenka

Jun 22, 2016

An amazing man went to heaven to be with his parents, Martin and Lela, whom he loved dearly. Mike wanted to keep his five-year battle with kidney cancer private and fought hard to win but it appears that God was ready to have him in heaven on June 22, 2016, at the age of 68. He married Sandy (Stark-Baysden) on...

Kay C. Bleikamp

Kay C. Bleikamp

Jun 20, 2016

Kay C. Bleikamp, age 60, of Alvordton, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 A.M. on Monday, June 20, 2016 at her home. Kay worked as a STNA and Medicaid biller for AmeriCare and had worked at Metal Forge, Trim Trends and Cornerstone Interiors. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bryan and had been a member of the...

Billy S. Burk

Billy S. Burk

Jun 19, 2016

Billy S. Burk, age 59, of Kunkle, Ohio, went home to be with his heavenly Father at 3:51 P.M. on Sunday, June 19, 2016, in his home surrounded by his family. Billy was a loader at International Paper where he worked for 29 years, prior to his retirement. He was an avid fan of the Detroit Lions, Tigers and Pistons....

Ronald R. Thiel

Ronald R. Thiel

Jun 15, 2016

Ronald R. Thiel, age 75, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:31 A.M. on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Thiel was a 1959 graduate of Edon High School, was a longtime employee of Thiel Construction and retired as a roadway supervisor with the Williams County Highway Department. He was...