Obituaries

Norita Leppelmeier

Norita Leppelmeier

Mar 12, 2015

Norita Leppelmeier, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:20 A.M. on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Leppelmeier was a homemaker and drove school bus for Edgerton Local Schools for twenty-five years. She was an active member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church near Edgerton, where she was...

James E. Rhoades

James E. Rhoades

Mar 9, 2015

James E. Rhoades, age 64, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:35 A.M. on Monday, March 9, 2015, in his home after suffering a brief illness. After graduating from Bryan High School, he attended Mid Michigan Community College in Harrison, Michigan. Mr. Rhoades worked as a machinist at Auburn Gear in Auburn, Indiana, Paragon Metals in Hillsdale, Michigan, and nearly...

Marie M. Appel

Marie M. Appel

Mar 8, 2015

Marie M. Appel, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:15 P.M. on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Appel was a 1947 graduate of Edgerton High School and a lifelong member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church near Edgerton, where she was active in the Ladies Aid, Sunshine...

Betty M. Law

Betty M. Law

Mar 6, 2015

Betty M. Law, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday morning, March 6, 2015,at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Betty was a homemaker and had worked several years as a crossing guard for Lincoln Elementary School in Bryan. She was a an avid animal lover and supported both the Williams County Humane Society and the ASPCA. Betty...

John "Jack" H. Goshia

John "Jack" H. Goshia

Mar 4, 2015

John H. “Jack” Goshia, age 86, of Naples, Florida, and a longtime resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:03 A.M. on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Avow Hospice in Naples, where he was a patient. Mr. Goshia was a 1947 graduate of Defiance, Ohio, High School and served in the Korean Conflict as a Master Sergeant in the Army. He...

Ruth A. Williams

Ruth A. Williams

Feb 26, 2015

Ruth A. Williams, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:25 A.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a patient. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and the widow of Jesse Williams. Ruth A. Williams was born on August 25, 1949, in Coldwater, Michigan, the daughter of Wilbur D. and Marie Katherine...

Marcia S. Melchi

Marcia S. Melchi

Feb 26, 2015

Marcia S. Melchi, age 59, of Angola, Indiana, died at 12:20 P.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Marcia had been a factory worker prior to her retirement. Marcia was born on May 27, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of James N. and Phyllis A. (Peters) Timpe. Marcia is survived by her...

William "Bill" W. Kohl

William "Bill" W. Kohl

Feb 25, 2015

William “Bill” W. Kohl, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Bill was a welder and worked at Challenge-Cook for 30 years, then Robinair until his retirement. He was a member of the House of Prayer in Montpelier, Ohio, and a life member of...

Geraldine M. McKarns

Geraldine M. McKarns

Feb 22, 2015

Geraldine M. McKarns, age 90, of Sylvania, Ohio, and formerly of Temperance, Michigan, died at 12:30 A.M. on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Sunset Village, where she was a resident. Geraldine was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School. She retired as a secretary for Toledo Hospital and also worked with a local accountant during tax seasons. She was a...

Larry E. Ussery

Larry E. Ussery

Feb 21, 2015

Larry E. Ussery, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where he was a patient after an extended illness. Larry E. Ussery was born on February 22, 1950, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Kenneth E. and Mary E. (Stambaugh) Ussery. Survivors include his mother of Bryan;...

Randy R. Jesse

Randy R. Jesse

Feb 20, 2015

Randy R. Jesse, age 58, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 20, 2015, at his residence. He was a 1974 graduate of Bryan High School. Randy R. Jesse was born on April 4, 1956, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Donald A. and Margaret E (Brenner) Jesse. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Margaret and Julius Spoor,...

Analee Marie Balogh

Analee Marie Balogh

Feb 17, 2015

Analee Marie Balogh, infant daughter of Samantha M. Mosler and Trenton J. Balogh, was stillborn at 6:51 P.M. on February 17, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Survivors include her parents of Edgerton, Ohio; a brother, Rylan J. Balogh, at home; her grandparents, Dave and Deb Balogh and Craig and Dawn Mosler, of Edgerton; great-grandparents, Barb...

Robert W. Swope

Robert W. Swope

Feb 17, 2015

Robert W. Swope, age 89, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia, following an extended illness. Bob and his wife, Sharon, ran The Edgerton Earth for many years. They retired and moved to Lake Kiowa in 1990 then moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 2000 and Woodbridge, Virginia, in 2007 to be closer to their children and...

Alina Victoria Simon

Alina Victoria Simon

Feb 17, 2015

Alina Victoria Simon, age 18, of Burbank, California, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, in Springfield, Ohio, where she was attending Wittenberg University as a freshman after finishing her high school education in just three years. In her time at Wittenberg, she loved the supportive and engaging people she met there–the students, faculty and...

David S. Lorntz

David S. Lorntz

Feb 16, 2015

David S. Lorntz, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. David worked at Bryan Plastics and had previously worked at Town & Country and Paragon in Bryan and also NAPA Auto Parts in Montpelier, Ohio. He was a graduate of Bryan High School and attended Four County Adult vocational...

D. Wilbur Miller

D. Wilbur Miller

Feb 13, 2015

D. Wilbur Miller, age 68, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Miller was an independent truck driver, operating D.W. Miller Trucking for more than forty years. D. Wilbur Miller was born on July 8,...

April VanAusdale

April VanAusdale

Feb 12, 2015

April VanAusdale, age 66, of Nettle Lake, Ohio, died on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at 11:33 A.M. in her home. April worked as a laborer for Parker-Hannifin for twenty-five years. She enjoyed quilting and spending time with family and friends. April VanAusdale was born on April 16, 1948, in Sylvania Ohio, the daughter of Reese D. and Mary (Loveless) Beaty....

Ashley A. McCrea

Ashley A. McCrea

Feb 12, 2015

Ashley Ann McCrea, age 32, of Antwerp, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at 6:54 A.M. on Thursday, February 12, 2015, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. A 2001 graduate of Edon Northwest High School, she was currently employed by Campbell Soup Company in Napoleon, Ohio. Ashley’s girls were her world and she enjoyed spending time...

Jeanette "Sammy" Woodgeard

Jeanette "Sammy" Woodgeard

Feb 9, 2015

Jeanette “Sammy” Woodgeard, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at her home on Monday, February 9, 2015. Sammy was a Commercial Artist her entire adult life. One of her early jobs was at the Federal Glass Company, where she designed the Rolling Rock beer bottle logo. She also worked with Gorny-Winzeler Printing and had many gallery shows in Bryan, Columbus...

Mary A. Brodbeck

Mary A. Brodbeck

Feb 6, 2015

Mary A. Brodbeck, age 55, of Ney, Ohio, died at 3:37 P.M. on Friday, February 6, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. A 1977 graduate of Bryan High School, Mary worked in banking for thirty-five years, most recently as manager of Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Hicksville, Ohio. She was active...