Obituaries

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...

Charles "Charlie" R. Camillo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....