Obituaries

Phyllis A. Jack

Phyllis A. Jack

Mar 14, 2016

Phyllis A. Jack, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:47 P.M. on Monday, March 14, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Phyllis A. Jack was born on August 6, 1934, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Walter and Catheryn (Smith) Harman. She married John H. Jack on August 7, 1954, and...

Marcena D. Bly

Marcena D. Bly

Mar 13, 2016

Marcena D. (Bishop) Bly, age 101, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:10 P.M. on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Bly was employed by Ohio Art for a number of years until they switched from toys to war products during World War II. During the war she worked...

Kathryn Ann Stark

Kathryn Ann Stark

Mar 9, 2016

Kathryn A. Stark, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:25 P.M. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Stark was a Sales Representative for Avon for 35 years and was a Welcome Wagon Hostess for ten years. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, St. Francis...

Emma C. Harrison

Emma C. Harrison

Mar 7, 2016

Emma Cornelia Kent Harrison, “Nana,” age 97, went on to her new life to be with the Lord on March 7, 2016. Emma was born October 22, 1918, to Louis and Anna (Bliss) Kent. She married Charles McLean Harrison, Jr. on June 1, 1938. They owned and operated Harrison’s Ranch House restaurant for 20 years in Toledo, where Emma made...

Wanda I. Bacon

Wanda I. Bacon

Mar 6, 2016

Wanda Bacon, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Fayette, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Bacon worked for many years in the cafeteria for the Fayette Schools. Wanda was born on June 15, 1921, in Fayette, the daughter of William and Myrtle (Ritter) Hippert....

Mary L. Stickan

Mary L. Stickan

Mar 5, 2016

Mary L. Stickan, age 86, of Butler, Indiana, died at 3:10 P.M. on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, where she was a resident. Mary Lou (Calhoon) Stickan was born on November 25, 1929, in Gilead, Michigan, the daughter of Lynn and Mildred (Keesler) Calhoon. She married C.A. Stickan on June 27, 1948, in Bronson,...

Robert J. Lupien

Robert J. Lupien

Mar 2, 2016

Robert James Lupien, age 72, of Edon, Ohio, died on March 2, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Lupien was a an over-the-road truck driver for many years. He also worked as a police officer for the City of Toledo in the 1960s. After high school, Robert worked with troubled youth in Florida, taking three-month wagon trips out west. He served...

David L. Miller

David L. Miller

Mar 2, 2016

David L. Miller, age 74, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 8:59 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked for more than thirty years for Conrail. He was a member of the American...

Stacy D. Weber

Stacy D. Weber

Mar 1, 2016

Stacy D. Weber, age 27, a lifelong resident of Edgerton, Ohio, and now of Indianapolis, Indiana, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient after a six-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Stacy was a 2007 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was...

Joyce J. Schaefer

Joyce J. Schaefer

Feb 27, 2016

Joyce L. Schaefer, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:40 P.M. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Schaefer was a 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and worked for many years as a waitress at Sheets Dairy Bar. She also worked at J.J. Newberry’s Department Store as a clerk, for Knox Linen...

James L. Ashbacher

James L. Ashbacher

Feb 27, 2016

James L. “Jim” Ashbacher, age 77, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 8:35 A.M. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Ashbacher was employed by All-Star Products near Defiance from 1956 until the plant closed in 1979 and worked for Oren Elliott Products in Edgerton, Ohio, as a foreman, retiring with twenty-one years of service....

Janet H. Bonifas

Janet H. Bonifas

Feb 25, 2016

Janet H. Bonifas, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her winter home in Lakeport, Florida. Mrs. Bonifas was a graduate of Coldwater High School in Coldwater, Ohio. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, the Rosary Altar Society and Red Hats of Florida in Lakeport. A devoted wife, mother...

Lucile A. Seibert

Lucile A. Seibert

Feb 22, 2016

Lucile A. Seibert, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Monday, February 22, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Seibert was a 1944 graduate of Edgerton (Ohio) High School and also graduated from International Business College with an Associate Degree in secretarial science. She had worked for the Paulding County...

Billy Harmon

Billy Harmon

Feb 22, 2016

Billy “Bennie” Harmon, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 5:45 A.M. on Monday, February 22, 2016, surrounded by his family, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Harmon was a 1959 graduate of Hellier High School in Hellier, Kentucky, and served in the United States Army. He left Eastern Kentucky with a group of...

Robert M. Vorthman

Robert M. Vorthman

Feb 21, 2016

Robert M. Vorthman, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:00 A.M. on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Mr. Vorthman worked for over 30 years at the GM Foundry in Defiance, Ohio. He was an avid reader and loved action movies. He considered himself a “foodie” and always enjoyed his chocolate. He also enjoyed playing pool,...

John A. Spurlin

John A. Spurlin

Feb 20, 2016

John A. Spurlin, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Vermillion, Ohio, passed away at 4:40 A.M. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at his son’s home near Bryan. John owned Office Equipment, a repair service in Sandusky for over 50 years. He also served in the US Marine Corps Reserves. John had been a member of the Elks in...

Philip J. Lupien, Jr.

Philip J. Lupien, Jr.

Feb 20, 2016

Philip J. Lupien, Jr., age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Philip was born on October 18, 1936, the son of Philip and Charlotte (Carpenter) Lupien, in his grandmother’s log cabin in Pentland Township, Luce County, Michigan,...

Phyllis L. Luke

Phyllis L. Luke

Feb 19, 2016

Phyllis L. Luke, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died peacefully at 10:10 A.M. on Friday, February 19, 2016, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Mrs. Luke was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, where she was also a member of the Shamrock Circle. She had worked at K-Mart and the Sport Shop. Phyllis was...

Joseph A. Bost

Joseph A. Bost

Feb 16, 2016

Joseph Anthony Bost, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, and recently of Cedar Park, Texas, passed on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at New Hope Manor. Mr. Bost retired from General Motors in Defiance after 26 years of service. He later worked as a security guard at Defiance College and drove cars for Integrity Motors. Joseph was a US Navy veteran and...

Suzanne M. (Manon) Kimmel

Suzanne M. (Manon) Kimmel

Feb 14, 2016

Suzanne M. (Manon) Kimmel, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:29 P.M. on Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Kimmel was a 1965 graduate of Bryan High School and received her associate degree from Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne as a dietician. She was employed by...