Obituaries

Wanda J. Robinett

Wanda J. Robinett

Aug 12, 2015

Wanda J. Robinett, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:06 P.M. on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Robinett was a graduate of Fremont Ross High School and worked along side her husband for thirty-five years in the Robinett Bakery in Edgerton, where she was an accomplished cake...

Doyle W. Clark

Doyle W. Clark

Aug 11, 2015

Doyle W. Clark, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he had been a patient. Doyle was a machinist at The Aro Corporation for 43 years prior to his retirement. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Clark was assigned to a M.A.S.H. unit as...

John "Tim" Timothy Price

John "Tim" Timothy Price

Aug 10, 2015

John Timothy "Tim” Price, age 55, of Archbold, Ohio, and longtime resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:15 P.M. on Monday, August 10, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of several months. Mr. Price was a graduate of Fremont, Ohio, High School, attended Wooster College for two years and graduated from Defiance College...

Judel K Henricks

Judel K Henricks

Aug 9, 2015

Judel K Henricks, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away in her home on Sunday, August 9, 2015. Mrs. Henricks attended Edgerton High School and was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church. She drove bus for the Hilltop Local Schools for a number of years and worked at HRH Industries, where she met her husband, Glen Smith. Judel...

Anthony L. Guilford

Anthony L. Guilford

Aug 8, 2015

Anthony “Tony” Lynn Guilford, age 49, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:39 A.M. on Saturday, August 8, 2015, in his home. He was a 1984 graduate of Edon High School and enjoyed hunting. Anthony Lynn “Tony” Guilford was born on April 22, 1966, in Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Arthur A. and Bonnie L. (Pratt) Guilford who preceded him in...

Mary Jean Arnett

Mary Jean Arnett

Aug 1, 2015

Mary J. Arnett, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:04 P.M. on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she had been a resident. She and her husband, Stanley, operated the Stryker Food Locker from 1955-1969 and she retired from Spangler Candy Company in Bryan with thirteen years of service. Mary enjoyed quilting, making delicious pies...

Charlotte V. Gillies Priem

Charlotte V. Gillies Priem

Aug 1, 2015

Charlotte V. Gillies Priem, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:07 A.M. on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Priem was a longtime resident of the Detroit, Michigan, area and worked in retail sales at J.L. Hudson Department Store and for many years in the kitchen with...

Joneil Ellen Bonecutter

Joneil Ellen Bonecutter

Jul 28, 2015

Joneil Ellen Bonecutter, infant daughter of Tricia D. Bonecutter, was stillborn at 3:41 A.M. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Survivors include her mother; two brothers, Devon and Grady Bonecutter; her grandparents, Neil and Joanna Bonecutter, of Edgerton; great-grandmothers, Joan Bonecutter, of Butler, Indiana, and Joyce Albertson, of Edgerton; and one aunt, Tonya (Bernie)...

Mark J. Sundstrom

Mark J. Sundstrom

Jul 28, 2015

Mark J. Sundstrom, age 48, of Avon, Ohio, died at 2:35 A.M. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mark was the loving son of Thomas and Valerie Sundstrom, brother of Stephen Sundstrom, and grandson of Frank and Margaret Friskney and Hugo and Margaret Sundstrom. He was a graduate of the...

Richard Wayne McDowell

Richard Wayne McDowell

Jul 28, 2015

Richard Wayne McDowell, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Mcdowell was a carpenter by trade and had spent most of his life in Oklahoma. He was a veteran of the United States Marines. Richard Wayne McDowell was born on June...

David L. Royster

David L. Royster

Jul 27, 2015

David Loring “Chief Crazyhorse” Royster, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:01 P.M. on Monday, July 27, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. “Pepsi Dave” was known as being charismatic, loving and caring, and had a smile that could light the entire world and a heart that could hold no hate. His...

Bobby D. Metz

Bobby D. Metz

Jul 26, 2015

Bobby D. Metz, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:10 A.M. on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Metz was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been a truck driver for 57 years, driving for Universal Tool in Butler,...

Merit W. Smith

Merit W. Smith

Jul 23, 2015

Merit Wallace Smith, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:15 P.M. on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan, where he was a resident. Mr. Smith was a 1937 graduate of Gorham Fayette High School and a veteran of the Unites States Army, who served in World War II with the 14th Armored Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division in...

Thomas E. March

Thomas E. March

Jul 22, 2015

Thomas E. March, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:59 A.M. on Tuesday, July 22, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Tom was a welder for 57 years, an avid bow hunter and bowler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1957-1959. Tom was a member of Madison Church of...

Francis E. Schindler

Francis E. Schindler

Jul 22, 2015

Francis E. Schindler, age 79, of rural Ney, Ohio, passed away at 10:20 A.M. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in his home after an extended illness. A 1952 graduate of Ney High School, he was a farmer and retired from General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, with thirty years of service. Francis was active in the community, serving on the Defiance...

Timothy E. Disbro

Timothy E. Disbro

Jul 21, 2015

Timothy E. Disbro, age 59, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. He had been a resident of Brookview Health Care Center in Defiance for several years. A 1974 graduate of Edon (Ohio) High School, Tim grew up on the family farm, working alongside his grandfather and...

Joyce A. Eberly

Joyce A. Eberly

Jul 18, 2015

Joyce A. (Johnson) Eberly, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Joyce was a lifelong area resident and a 1964 graduate of Edgerton High School. As a cancer survivor, she was active in the Living...

Joseph E. Newman

Joseph E. Newman

Jul 17, 2015

Joseph E. Newman, age 69, of Hamilton, Indiana, and formerly a long time resident of Bryan, Ohio, and Defiance, Ohio, died on Friday, July 17, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Bryan. Mr. Newman was a 1964 graduate of Edon High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. A well-known entrepreneur and owner of...

Paul L. Franzdorf

Paul L. Franzdorf

Jul 16, 2015

Paul L. Franzdorf, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Paul started working at Toledo Athletic Supply and at one time owned Defiance Athletic Supply and Awards Plus in Defiance, Ohio. He was also a courier for Purolator and Emery and was an owner-operator courier for Sudden...

Ellen I. Scantlen

Ellen I. Scantlen

Jul 14, 2015

Ellen I. Scantlen, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Defiance County, died at 11:10 P.M. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Ellen worked as a nurse’s aide at the Defiance County Nursing Home, retiring with over twenty-five years of service. She enjoyed traveling and...