Obituaries

Lois M. Stanton

Lois M. Stanton

Jun 5, 2015

Lois M. Stanton, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:37 A.M. on Friday, June 5, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. A lifelong resident of Bryan, Mrs. Stanton was a 1963 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by The Aro Corporation, retiring with twenty-five years of service. She was a longtime...

Imogene M. Stark

Imogene M. Stark

Jun 2, 2015

Imogene M. Stark, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:40 P.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Stark was a 1941 graduate of Edgerton High School. Following graduation she worked as a clerk at The Ohio Art Company and worked for...

Margaret D Keppeler

Margaret D Keppeler

Jun 2, 2015

Margaret D. Keppeler, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:15 P.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Keppeler was a 1943 graduate of Spencerville, Indiana, High School and was an Avon sales representative for nearly twenty-five years. She also drove school bus for the Edgerton Local Schools...

Nora Lee Scott

Nora Lee Scott

Jun 2, 2015

Nora Lee Scott, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:10 A.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Scott was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School, had worked at Keller Hardware in Edon, and had been employed by Krill Funeral Home since 1991. She was a member of the Edon...

Cody Ryan Thorp

Cody Ryan Thorp

Jun 1, 2015

Cody Ryan Thorp, age 24, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 1, 2015, as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at work. He worked in grounds maintenance at Thorsports-Farms in Murfreesboro. Cody was a 2008 graduate of Bryan High School, where he was active in several sports. He attended The...

Donna J. Smith

Donna J. Smith

Jun 1, 2015

Donna J. Smith, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Donna had worked at Bryan Custom Plastics in Bryan as a finisher. She was a member of the New Beginnings Church in Montpelier, Ohio, formerly Central United Brethren Church, and was active in the Women’s Missionary Association at the church....

Wayne L. Patee

Wayne L. Patee

Jun 1, 2015

Wayne L. Patee, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:45 P.M. on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Patee was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 594th JASCO Unit (Joint Assault Signal Company)...

Mary C. Deisler

Mary C. Deisler

May 31, 2015

Mary C. Deisler, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 6:45 P.M. on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a resident. Mary was a 1948 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School and Vantage Vocational School. She worked as a sales clerk at G.C. Murphy, was an...

Waldine E. Brenneman

Waldine E. Brenneman

May 27, 2015

Waldine E. Brenneman, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Inn at Fountain Park in Bryan. Waldine was a machinist at Mohawk Tools for over 20 years until the closing of the plant. She also worked at other area businesses prior to her retirement. She was a member of Edgerton United...

Eric "Tater" L. Pierce

Eric "Tater" L. Pierce

May 26, 2015

Eric L. “Tater” Pierce, age 38, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:32 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, of injuries sustained in a car accident. Eric was a cook operator at ConAgra in Archbold, Ohio. He was a member of the Bryan Eagle Aerie #2233, a member of the “Teddy Bear Gang” and enjoyed working on motorcycles. He had a...

Shirley J. Lovejoy

Shirley J. Lovejoy

May 25, 2015

Shirley J. Lovejoy, age 72, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Genesis HealthCare, Bryan Facility where she was a resident after an extended illness. She was a 1960 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed in data processing at the Aro Corporation in Bryan retiring with thirty-four years of service. Shirley enjoyed...

Larry D. Hake

Larry D. Hake

May 24, 2015

Larry D. Hake, age 80, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Hake was a 1952 graduate of Edon High School. He was employed as a salesman by the Hubbard Milling Company, where he was most often the top salesman of the year. He retired with forty...

Barbara A. Jones

Barbara A. Jones

May 21, 2015

Barbara A. Jones, age 72, of Bryan, died at 3:50 P.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2015, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was formerly employed by Bryan Hospital in the environmental services department. She enjoyed gardening while at home. Barbara A. Jones was born on August 24, 1942, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Homer A. and...

Richard E. Roan

Richard E. Roan

May 20, 2015

Richard E. “Dick” Roan, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Roan was a 1948 graduate of Bryan High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict era. He was employed by The Ohio Art...

Clarence O. "Jim" Bigger

Clarence O. "Jim" Bigger

May 19, 2015

Clarence O. “Jim” Bigger, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:43 A.M. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Bigger was employed by Simpson Industries for many years and also had been employed by Edgerton Forge and Regent Manufacturing, from where he retired. He also had...

Martha Ann Harvey

Martha Ann Harvey

May 18, 2015

Martha Ann (Leckron) Harvey, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Jonesboro, Indiana, for seventy years, died at 8:10 A.M. on Monday, May 18, 2015, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan. Mrs. Harvey was a graduate of Fairmount, Indiana, High School and later became a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was employed by the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, Indiana,...

James L. Dominique

James L. Dominique

May 18, 2015

James L. Dominique, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:20 P.M. on Monday, May 18, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Dominique was a graduate of Swanton, Ohio High School and had been employed at various restaurants throughout the years including East 2nd Street Café, Frisch’s Big Boy, Bob Evans and...

James E. Swartz

James E. Swartz

May 14, 2015

James E. Swartz, age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:45 P.M. on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Swartz had worked at Airmate Company in Bryan for 21 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. James E. Swartz was born on November 13, 1958, in Morenci, Michigan, the son of...

Ruth A. Drosky

Ruth A. Drosky

May 13, 2015

Ruth A. Drosky, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 5:53 P.M. at Dream Haven Assisted Living, where she was a resident. Ruth was born on May 1, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of George A. and Edna A. (Wetzilberger) Meffert. She married William Drosky in New York on January 20, 1951,...

D. Robert Shaffer

D. Robert Shaffer

May 10, 2015

D. Robert Shaffer, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:17 A.M. on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his residence. Robert was born on March 21, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Paul R. and Louise M. (Lehman) Shaffer. The family resided in Vandalia, Ohio. Robert also grew up in Davenport, Iowa; Rock Island, Illinois; Missoula,...