Obituaries

Lois M. Boucher

Lois M. Boucher

May 9, 2015

Lois M. Boucher, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Arlington, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Boucher was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, and graduated from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana,...

Joan Lemons

Joan Lemons

May 8, 2015

Donna Joan Lemons (JoAnn to those who knew her well), age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:15 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Lemons was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School and a devoted homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, feeding the birds, her beloved dogs and being with her children...

Avis M. Baird

Avis M. Baird

May 8, 2015

Avis M. Baird, age 79, of rural Butler, Indiana, died at 5:43 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital, in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Following graduation as valedictorian of the class of 1954 from Butler High School, Avis worked as a bookkeeper until she became a full-time homemaker. She retired...

Andrew D. Hershberger

Andrew D. Hershberger

May 3, 2015

Andrew D. Hershberger, age 32, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015, as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Andrew worked in the maintenance department at Titan Tire in Bryan. Andrew also owned Diamond H Kennels, where he raised American Bullies. He had a 2014 champion dog, C-Low, affectionately called Louie. He was a...

Betty M. Higley

Betty M. Higley

May 2, 2015

Betty Mae Higley, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Colorado. She loved traveling with her husband, camping, being with family, pitching horseshoes, square and polka dancing, making wine and enjoyed living and working their farm. Betty retired from the Ohio Art Company, the Etch-a-Sketch line, in 1990. Betty was born July 7, 1928,...

Gilbert W. Lewis

Gilbert W. Lewis

May 2, 2015

Reverend Gilbert W. “Gil” Lewis, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:13 P.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Lewis served in the United States Army as a Sargent stationed in Korea during the Korean Conflict for fifteen months. He was employed by...

Hazel K. Robinson

Hazel K. Robinson

Apr 30, 2015

Hazel Killian Robinson, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:20 A.M. on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Village of Hillside Country Living where she was resident. Mrs. Robinson was a lifelong resident of Bryan and was a graduate of Bryan High School. She was employed as a cashier with the Kroger company in Bryan and Defiance, Ohio retiring...

Roger L. Hamrick

Roger L. Hamrick

Apr 28, 2015

Roger L. Hamrick, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:20 P.M. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Hamrick was a 1973 graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by the Bryan City Water Department, retiring with twenty-three years of service. Roger was a devoted...

Betty Jean Sanders

Betty Jean Sanders

Apr 20, 2015

Betty Jean Sanders, age 87, of Montpelier, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Monday, April 20, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Sanders was a 1946 graduate of Bryan High School and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church...

Mark E. Bok

Mark E. Bok

Apr 18, 2015

Mark E. Bok, age 64, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at his home. Mr. Bok was a graduate of Fairview High School and then received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from The Ohio State University. He was formerly employed by the Columbus Dispatch and Air Net and recently was employed by Parkview...

Dorothy C. Kimpel

Dorothy C. Kimpel

Apr 18, 2015

Dorothy C. Kimpel, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:52 A.M. on Saturday, April 18, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family after an extended illness. A 1939 graduate of Edgerton High School, Mrs. Kimpel was a homemaker and devoted farm wife. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton and the Rosary Altar Society....

Richard "Dick" E. Snow

Richard "Dick" E. Snow

Apr 15, 2015

Richard “Dick” E. Snow, age 63, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family. Dick work at Trim Trends and later Global Suspensions. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in Special Forces from 1969-1973 and served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He earned the Vietnam Service...

Robert F. Coker, Jr.

Robert F. Coker, Jr.

Apr 15, 2015

Robert F. Coker, Jr., age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died unexpectedly in his home on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. A 1960 graduate of Hardin Northern High School in Dunkirk, Ohio, he was self-employed in the flooring business for thirty years and was a member of Bryan Eagles, Aerie 2233. Born on June 24, 1941, in Orlando, Tennessee, he was the...

Boston "Bossy" Daniel Snider

Boston "Bossy" Daniel Snider

Apr 14, 2015

Boston Daniel "Bossy" Snider, born December 26, 2012 was granted his angel wings on April 14, 2015, following a lifelong illness. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Boston had touched in some small way throughout his short, yet very memorable life. Boston’s life would seem too short to many, but those who were touched by...

Rossanna T. O'Day

Rossanna T. O'Day

Apr 13, 2015

Rossanna T. O’Day, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:05 A.M on Monday, April 13, 2015, in her home after an extended illness. Ms. O’Day was a longtime employee of McDonald’s in Bryan and most recently of the Bryan Pizza Hut. An avid country music fan, she especially liked Ronnie McDowell, of whose music she had almost everything he...

Michael L. Krill

Michael L. Krill

Apr 13, 2015

Michael L. Krill, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:06 A.M. on Monday, April 13, 2015, shortly after admittance to Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon, Ohio, after becoming suddenly ill at work. Mr. Krill was a graduate of Four County Joint Vocational School and Montpelier High School in 1982, served in the United States Navy from 1982-1987 and...

Rachel L. "Becky" Keller

Rachel L. "Becky" Keller

Apr 13, 2015

Rachel L. “Becky” Keller, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, April 13, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a patient. Mrs. Keller was a licensed practical nurse and was one of the original nurses employed by Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, when it opened and for many years did private duty...

Richard P. Holcombe

Richard P. Holcombe

Apr 11, 2015

Richard Plum Holcombe, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Born on July 5, 1922, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Allen L. and Georgia (Wilcox) Holcombe, he was the youngest of four boys. He spent his early life in Grand...

Donna H. Lacy

Donna H. Lacy

Apr 10, 2015

Donna H. Lacy, age 100, of Toledo, Ohio, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 10, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Lacy had worked at Ohio Art Company in Bryan as an assembler and in the Sample Room. She was a former member of the Bryan Lioness Club, a Life Member of Bryan VFW Post 2489...

Virginia L. Mayer

Virginia L. Mayer

Apr 10, 2015

Virginia Louise Mayer, age 92, of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 10, 2015, at the Center for Hospice-Elkhart Hospice House. Mrs. Mayer had been a self-employed instructor at the Virginia Mayer Secretarial School for over 40 years. She was a lifelong learner and enjoyed reading, studying and sewing. Virginia was born on October 23, 1922, in Helmer,...