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
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
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
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
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
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...
Charles "Charlie" R. Camillo
Jul 14, 2015
Charles R. “Charlie” Camillo, Jr., age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan. He was a sales representative for Anderson-Vreeland in Bryan, Automated Packaging in Twinsburg, Ohio, and Econo Products in Rochester, New York. Charlie enjoyed fishing, golfing, cooking, spending time with his grandson, and a good cigar. He was...
Patsy Mae Koerner
Jul 13, 2015
Patsy Mae Koerner, age 80, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on January 3, 1935, in Rolla, Missouri, the fifth child of William and Ebba Lukrofka. She was a 1953 graduate of Rolla High School, Rolla, Missouri, and a 1957 graduate of Ozark Christian College,...
John E. Bacon
Jul 13, 2015
John E. Bacon, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, and a long time resident of Fayette, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at his residence. He retired from Fayette Manufacturing, now TRW Automotive, after 36 years of service. John was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Signal Corps. He enjoyed his once or twice daily...
Mary L. Trachl
Jul 8, 2015
Mary L. Trachl, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Trachl was a foreign language teacher at Central Local (Fairview) Schools from 1983 until the present, where she taught mainly Spanish and some French. Mary attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Edgerton. Mary was born on October 23, 1948, in Toledo, Ohio,...
E. June Friskney
Jul 7, 2015
E. June Friskney, age 92, of Camden, Michigan, and longtime Edon, Ohio, area resident, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Friskney was a 1941 graduate of Metz, Indiana, High School. After living in Edon, she and her husband moved to Montpelier, Ohio, with his...
Suellen Schad
Jul 3, 2015
Suellen Schad, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:55 A.M. on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center where she had been a resident. Suellen was the co-owner and bookkeeper at Suburban Golf Course for many years. She had also been a bookkeeper at Isaac Tire and was a member of Pulaski United Methodist Church. Suellen was...
Dennis M. Johnston
Jul 3, 2015
Dennis M. Johnston, age 95, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:55 A.M. on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Johnston was the mayor of Edgerton for 16 years. He worked as a milkman for Callender Dairy in Edgerton and Benner Dairy in Bryan, was a mechanic for Maxton Motors in Edgerton and...
Richard L. "Jake" Reas
Jun 28, 2015
Richard L. “Jake” Reas, age 66, of Hesperia, Michigan, died at 6:35 A.M. on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Trinity Health Mercy Hospital in Muskegon, Michigan, after an extended illness. Mr. Reas was a graduate of Eastside High in Butler, Indiana, and upon graduation joined the United States Navy and then transfered to the Marines. He was a veteran of...
Louise H. Haye
Jun 27, 2015
Louise H. Haye, age 69, of Stryker, Ohio, died at 10:40 P.M. on June 27, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Haye was a graduate of Indiana University and had been employed by the Ohio State University Extension office as a Family Nutrition Program Coordinator. A...
Howard "Skeeter" A. Koch
Jun 26, 2015
Howard A. “Skeeter” Koch, age 51, died at 6:55 A.M. on Friday, June 26, 2015, in his home. Mr. Koch was formally employed by Chassix in Edon. Howard A. “Skeeter” Koch was born on November 1, 1963, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Howard A. and Carolyn S. (Lytle) Koch. Skeeter is survived by a son, Dakoda M. Koch, of...
Yvonne C. Cottrell
Jun 25, 2015
Yvonne C. Cottrell, age 62, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 5:46 P.M. on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Cottrell had been a longtime resident of the Reading and Camden, Michigan, area prior to moving to Edgerton. She was a restaurant cook for many years and had been a member of the Reading, Michigan,...
Russell E. Coy
Jun 23, 2015
Russell E. Coy, age 76, of Ney, Ohio, died at 6:36 A.M. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Coy was an engineer and owner of C&C Special Machine for 25 years. He was a member of the Ercoupe airplane club and Life Changing Realities Fellowship. Russell E. Coy was born on April 26, 1939, in Bryan, Ohio,...
Paul L. Hitt
Jun 21, 2015
Paul L. Hitt, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 P.M. on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Bryan, he was a graduate of Bryan High School and worked for Bryan Ford Lincoln Mercury as an auto detailer for more than twenty years. Paul...
Marlene B. Tingle
Jun 18, 2015
Marlene B. Tingle, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 4:25 A.M. on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Marc and Cindy Tingle, of Edgerton, Ohio. Throughout her life, Marlene was a self-employed beautician and lovingly dedicated many years to foster parenting teen girls from the Toledo area....