Obituaries

Norma J. Hardy

Norma J. Hardy

Oct 8, 2015

Norma J. Hardy, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:05 A.M. on Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Hickory Creek Care Center in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. A graduate of Edgerton High School, Mrs. Hardy had devoted her life to service in the mission fields. She served with her husband, Garwood, in his pastorate at Bethal Chapel...

Phyllis E. Hug

Phyllis E. Hug

Oct 8, 2015

Phyllis E. Hug, age 84, of Blakeslee, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of Edon, Ohio, died peacefully at 9:55 A.M. on Thursday, October 8, 2015, in her home in the comfort of her family after an extended illness. A 1948 graduate of Edon High School, Mrs. Hug was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee,...

Patrick A. Thiel

Patrick A. Thiel

Oct 5, 2015

Patrick A. Thiel, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of the Edon, Ohio, area, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, in his home. Mr. Thiel was a 1982 graduate of Edon High School and was currently employed by Bryan Packaging. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee, Ohio, and was a member...

Lelah J. Davis

Lelah J. Davis

Oct 4, 2015

Lelah J. Davis, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:35 A.M. on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a patient, surrounded by her loved ones. She had worked for five years as a dietary aide at Defiance Hospital and then worked for nearly twenty-one years at Wendy’s in Bryan. She was a member...

Viola M. Herman

Viola M. Herman

Oct 2, 2015

Viola M. Herman, age 70, of Reading, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Friday, October 2, 2015, at Hillsdale Community Health Center in Hillsdale, Michigan, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Herman had been employed throughout the years as a cook and waitress in several area restaurants. She enjoyed crafting, crocheting,...

Helen M. Taylor

Helen M. Taylor

Sep 27, 2015

Helen M. Taylor, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and for many years worked in nursing home administration. Helen M. Taylor was born on July 6, 1926, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of...

Carolyn M. Pfiester

Carolyn M. Pfiester

Sep 24, 2015

Carolyn M. (Eicher) Pfiester, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Carolyn was co-owner of Fountain City Office Products in Bryan. She had previously worked for the Military Sea Transportation Service in Washington, D.C. and Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. Carolyn enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, gardening and flowers....

Richard "Dick" M. Caulkins

Richard "Dick" M. Caulkins

Sep 19, 2015

Richard M. “Dick” Caulkins, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. He was a graduate of West Unity High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. Dick retired as a truck driver and had worked at the Bonded station in Bryan...

Daryl Lee Vollmar

Daryl Lee Vollmar

Sep 18, 2015

Daryl Lee Vollmar, age 58, of Nettle Lake, died on Friday, September 18, 2015, at the University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo. Daryl was a collector of Harley-Davidson and NASCAR items and was a proud member of AA, with 18 months being clean and sober. Daryl Lee Vollmar was born on June 20, 1957, in Bowling Green, Ohio, the...

Jennie V. Kralicek

Jennie V. Kralicek

Sep 16, 2015

Jennie V. Kralicek, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:20 A.M. on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Bowling Green Manor, Bowling Green, Ohio, where she was a resident. She attended school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and worked at the hospital in Logansport, Indiana, and for a doctor’s office in Indianapolis, Indiana, prior to meeting her husband. Upon moving to Bryan,...

Patricia A. (Beck) Cape

Patricia A. (Beck) Cape

Sep 15, 2015

Patricia A. (Beck) Cape, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:25 P.M. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient following an extended illness. Mrs. Cape was a 1949 graduate of Edgerton High School. In her early years, she worked at the Edgerton Canning Factory and The Aro Corporation...

Margaret A. Campbell

Margaret A. Campbell

Sep 14, 2015

Margaret A. Campbell, age 69, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 A.M. on Monday, September 14, 2015, at Community Health and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Campbell had been an LPN in Edgerton for many years, then was an EMT in Bryan for over 15 years. She retired from Walmart in Bryan in 2013. Margaret A. Campbell was...

Juan A. Espinoza

Juan A. Espinoza

Sep 8, 2015

Juan A. Espinoza, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:55 P.M. on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center where he had been a resident. Mr. Espinoza had been an auto mechanic and was a US Army veteran. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Montpelier and formerly in Napoleon, where he was...

John F. Keller

John F. Keller

Sep 6, 2015

John F. Keller, age 81, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. John had worked in quality control at Bohn Aluminum in Angola, Indiana for over 30 years prior to his retirement. John F. Keller was born April 17, 1934 in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of Alfred and Cleo...

Meryl B. Brillhart

Meryl B. Brillhart

Sep 5, 2015

Meryl B. Brillhart, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on September 5, 2015. Mr. Brillhart was a lifelong farmer and had also worked for the Ohio Turnpike in road maintenance prior to retiring in 1989. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served on the USS Portsmouth. Meryl was a member of the American Legion,...

Lois M. Stombaugh

Lois M. Stombaugh

Sep 4, 2015

Lois M. Stombaugh, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:50 A.M. on Friday, September 4, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Stombaugh was a 1941 graduate of Pioneer High School. She and her husband Paul farmed their land for nearly 40 years and she was a member of the Farm Bureau. Lois was also...

Anna Lorene Stryker

Anna Lorene Stryker

Aug 31, 2015

Anna Lorene “Dolly” Stryker, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died late afternoon on Monday, August 31, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, after a brief illness. Mrs. Stryker was a 1941 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed in the telephone office in Edgerton and Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio, for a short time and...

Margaret A. Hinzman

Margaret A. Hinzman

Aug 25, 2015

Margaret Ann (Wiles) Hinzman, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio. Margaret was a registered nurse and retired from Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, after 25 years of service. She loved living in Phoenix, but in the summers she would take her camper to the...

Gretchen E. Mauerhan

Gretchen E. Mauerhan

Aug 24, 2015

Gretchen Elizabeth Mauerhan, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 10:10 P.M. on Monday, August 24, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, with her family at her side, after a brief illness. 

Born on June 11, 1932, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was the daughter of Harry and Sally (Beard) VanBrunt. Mrs. Mauerhan was...

Gene A. Casebere

Gene A. Casebere

Aug 23, 2015

Gene Allen Casebere, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Gene was born in Bryan to Carmon D. and Ethel (Lash) Casebere. He was preceded in death by his parents; his dear sister and brother-in-law, Vivian and Paul Brannan; and his son-in-law, Michael Farley. Gene graduated from Bryan High School in 1949....