Obituaries

Jill Marie Shaw

Jill Marie Shaw

Jan 20, 2016

Jill Marie Shaw, age 62, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home with her family at her side at 1:10 P.M. on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Mrs. Shaw was a 1972 graduate of Waldron, Michigan, High School and had been employed with the Head Start program in Williams County as a teacher and later as a cook for...

Clifford B. Ellis

Clifford B. Ellis

Jan 18, 2016

Clifford Bryan Ellis, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Mr. Ellis worked as a polisher at The Aro Corporation in Bryan and was the projectionist at the Bryan Theater for many years, retiring at age 75. Clifford Bryan Ellis was born on November 8, 1921, in Sevierville, Tennessee, the son...

Earl M. Husted

Earl M. Husted

Jan 9, 2016

Earl Mahlon Husted, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:45 A.M. on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Laurels of DeKalb Nursing Center in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Husted was employed as a welder with Challenge-Cook Brothers in Bryan from 1959-1974 and drove semi throughout the Bryan area for Central Transport. He then was employed by Eagle...

Carl J. Davidson

Carl J. Davidson

Jan 8, 2016

Carl J. Davidson, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:21 P.M. on Friday, January 8, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Davidson was field supervisor for Jones and Henry Engineering, retiring in 2000 with twenty-seven years of service. He was a former member of Bryan Moose...

Harold J. Busha

Harold J. Busha

Jan 7, 2016

Harold J. Busha, age 69, of rural Fremont, Indiana, died at 9:10 A.M. on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Busha was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam with the rank of Sargent. He was a lifelong farmer and spent many years as...

Robert B. Impton

Robert B. Impton

Jan 7, 2016

Robert B. Impton, age 86, of Waldron, Michigan, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 7, 2016. Mr. Impton retired from Campbell’s Soup Company in Napoleon, Ohio, after 33 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Alaska during the Korean War. Robert B. Impton was born on April 7, 1929, in Bryan, Ohio, the...

Oleen Faulhaber

Oleen Faulhaber

Jan 6, 2016

O. Oleen Faulhaber, age 94, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:05 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, in her home. Mrs. Faulhaber was a lifelong resident of the Edon area and graduated from Edon High School in 1940. She had worked at Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio, during the war from 1940-1947 until she was married and later worked...

Tangalee Demaray

Tangalee Demaray

Jan 2, 2016

Tangalee Demaray, age 57, of Kunkle, Ohio, died at 9:15 P.M. on Saturday, January 2, 2016, in her residence with her family at her side. Tangalee had been a bus driver for the Crawford-Ausable Schools in Grayling, Michigan, for many years. Born on August 31, 1958, in West Branch, Michigan, she was the daughter of Virgil B. and Betty M....

Allen E. Radabaugh

Allen E. Radabaugh

Jan 1, 2016

Allen E. Radabaugh, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:45 A.M. on Friday, January 1, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Radabaugh was a 1969 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a lifelong dairy farmer. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church...

Lyndal D. Osmun

Lyndal D. Osmun

Dec 31, 2015

Lyndal D. Osmun, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:17 P.M. on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Osmun was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired truck driver. He had driven for several area trucking firms, including Bryan Truck Lines, Hornish Brothers Trucking and...

Galen L. Weber

Galen L. Weber

Dec 30, 2015

Galen L. Weber, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, went to be with his Lord at 12:30 A.M. on December 30, 2015, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Weber was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and was veteran of the United States Army. He was a lifelong farmer and also served as a...

Rachel K. Norrick

Rachel K. Norrick

Dec 26, 2015

Rachel K. Norrick, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:25 P.M. on Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness. Mrs. Norrick was a graduate of St. Clairsville High School and was a registered nurse. Rachel K. Norrick was born on August 4, 1925, in Stewartville,...

Sam H. Dixon

Sam H. Dixon

Dec 22, 2015

Sam H. Dixon, age 87, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away early on Tuesday morning, December 22, 2015, in his home. Sam was an inspector at The Aro Corporation for 27 years prior to his retirement. He had also worked at Electrolite, GM and Johns-Mansville. After he retired, he worked part-time at the Bryan Walmart and Montpelier Auto Auction for 4½...

Alta L. Roehrs

Alta L. Roehrs

Dec 22, 2015

Alta L. Roehrs, age 43, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:07 P.M. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Cleveland Clinic, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Roehrs was a stay at home mom who enjoyed camping, cooking and baking and spending time with her family and friends. Alta L. Roehrs was born on January 29,...

Betty Ann Champion

Betty Ann Champion

Dec 21, 2015

Betty Ann Champion, age 61, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early on Monday, December 21, 2015, in her home. Mrs. Champion attended Bryan High School and had worked as a home health aide as well as an aide in the kitchen at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. A former member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233, she attended Life Changing Realities Fellowship in...

David L. Lovejoy

David L. Lovejoy

Dec 21, 2015

David L. Lovejoy, age 59, of Kunkle, Ohio, died at 1:42 A.M. on Monday, December 21, 2015, in his home after an brief illness. A longtime resident of California, Mr. Lovejoy had moved to Ohio in 2009 with his parents, staying with them for five years. He has been employed by Reifel Industries in Pioneer, Ohio. A loving son, father,...

Kenneth P. Pettit

Kenneth P. Pettit

Dec 19, 2015

Kenneth P. Pettit, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 peacefully surrounded by family who loved and cherished him. He was born May 14, 1935 and his wife, Nancy (Stark) Pettit, survives him. Kenneth requested no funeral and will be cremated. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Hospice and...

Veda K. Thacker

Veda K. Thacker

Dec 19, 2015

Veda K. Thacker, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:44 A.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Thacker was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and had worked at Mohawk Tool in Montpelier, Ohio, until the plant closed, then for Leiner in West Unity, Ohio, until...

Elizabeth Mihuc

Elizabeth Mihuc

Dec 18, 2015

Elizabeth “Liz” Mihuc, age 92, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 10:56 P.M. on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she had been a patient. Affectionately known as “Nanny” to her family, Mrs. Mihuc was a hard-working, devoted farm wife who worked alongside her husband on the family farm near Edgerton. She was a member of...

Justin E. Bowerman

Justin E. Bowerman

Dec 18, 2015

Justin E. Bowerman, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:00 A.M. on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident. Mr. Bowerman was an accountant for The Aro Corporation and Aro/Ingersoll-Rand for 25 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War era. Mr. Bowerman was a member of Bryan American...