Obituaries

Wayne I. Chrisman

Wayne I. Chrisman

Nov 29, 2014

Wayne I. “Coon” Chrisman, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died on Saturday, November 29, 2014, in his home. Mr. Chrisman was a 1944 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Army. He was employed by Edon Farmers Co-op, retiring with thirty-three years of service, and was a lifelong member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Edon....

Robert L. Corron III

Robert L. Corron III

Nov 27, 2014

Robert L. Corron III, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, died suddenly at 10:18 P.M. on Thursday, November 27, 2014, in his home. Mr. Corron was a 1982 graduate of Bryan High School and served in the United States Air Force from 1985-1987. He was currently employed by Kroger in Defiance, Ohio, and previously was employed as night stock manager at...

Donald D. Geiger

Donald D. Geiger

Nov 26, 2014

Donald D. Geiger, age 74, of Paulding, Ohio, passed away at 5:20 A.M. on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at his residence. Donald graduated from Paulding High School in 1959 and served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1962 with the 12th Cavalry. He worked at Challenge Cook for 15 years until the plant closed and then Aro Corporation in Bryan for...

Bronson Joseph Sanders

Bronson Joseph Sanders

Nov 22, 2014

Bronson Joseph Sanders, 3 months, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:18 A.M. on Saturday, November 22, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. He was born on August 21, 2014, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Cory Joseph and Brittany Alyse (Cooley) Sanders. Survivors include his parents, one brother, Darius Mahrt; his grandparents, Terry and...

Arnell Johnson

Arnell Johnson

Nov 21, 2014

Arnell Johnson, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:22 A.M. on Friday, November 21, 2014, in his home. Arnell was born on September 28, 1952, to Charles and Carrie (Jenkins) Johnson. He is survived by six children, Arnella, Sheena, Arnell, Jenell, Taylor and Cordell; one grandchild, Marley; three sisters, Janice, Denise and Janet; one brother, William; and many nieces,...

Carolyn A. Henricks

Carolyn A. Henricks

Nov 20, 2014

Carolyn A. Henricks, age 51, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:20 A.M. on Thursday, November 20, 2014, in her home after a long battle with cancer. Carol was a 1982 graduate of Hicksville High School and operated her own home cleaning business. She was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening and spending time with...

Charlene B. Currence-Bojrab

Charlene B. Currence-Bojrab

Nov 18, 2014

Charlene B. Currence-Bojrab, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:38 A.M. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Currence-Bojrab was formerly employed in banking as a teller and also worked as a cake decorator with a bakery. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, where...

James Lee Huffman

James Lee Huffman

Nov 17, 2014

James Lee Huffman, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. He was a lifelong carpenter, working for Struble & Sons Construction for over 38 years, and did some carpenter work for H.C. Votaw Construction in Pioneer, Ohio. Later, he worked at Bryan Building Center for 14...

Brenda Joyce Smith

Brenda Joyce Smith

Nov 15, 2014

Brenda Joyce Smith, age 69, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:18 P.M. on Saturday, November 15, 2014, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Smith was employed by Regent Manufacturing in Edgerton as a welder until her retirement. Her memberships included the Eagles in both Butler, Indiana, and Bryan, Ohio, the Montpelier Moose Lodge and the Butler American Legion...

Linda L. Rowe

Linda L. Rowe

Nov 15, 2014

Linda L. Rowe, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:56 P.M. on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she had been a patient. She retired from Spangler Candy Company in 2008 after 34 years of service. She had worked at Tomco for over 10 years prior to Spangler’s. Linda was an animal lover and...

Lois Lautzenheiser Smith

Lois Lautzenheiser Smith

Nov 14, 2014

Lois Lautzenheiser Smith, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:05 P.M. on Friday, November 14, 2014, at Fountain Park Assisted Living in Bryan. She was an Executive Secretary at Personal Services Life Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio, for many years. Lois was a member of the First Community Church in Columbus and was active with the choir, women’s guild...

Annabelle L. Allomong

Annabelle L. Allomong

Nov 12, 2014

Annabelle L. Allomong, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:20 A.M. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Allomong was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School and was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan as an administrative assistant and secretary, retiring with thirty-five years of service....

John Philip Koerner

John Philip Koerner

Nov 8, 2014

John Philip Koerner, age 80, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on November 8, 2014, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, Indiana. He was born on October 5, 1934, in Edgerton, Ohio, the fourth of seven children of Elmer and Hazel Koerner. He was a 1952 graduate of Edgerton High School and a veteran of the peacetime Army, stationed in...

Dema A. Krill

Dema A. Krill

Nov 7, 2014

Dema Alma Smith Krill, age 85, of Edgerton Ohio, entered into Christ’s eternal church on Friday, November 7, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born in Franklin County, Groveport, Ohio, on May 6, 1929, the daughter of Joseph Samuel Smith and Edna Eakin Smith. She was a member of the Groveport High School class of 1947 and a graduate...

Douglas J. Harding

Douglas J. Harding

Nov 4, 2014

Douglas J. Harding, age 46, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 8:40 P.M. on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in his home. Mr. Harding was a graduate of South Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and served in the United States Air Force for four years, stationed at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Texas as an Avionics Technician for F-4...

William L. Haynes

William L. Haynes

Nov 2, 2014

William L. “Uncle Willy” Haynes, age 85, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 11:50 P.M. on Sunday, November 2, 2014, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Haynes was employed for many years at the feed mills in West Unity, Fayette, Montpelier and Tedrow, worked at Hayes-Albion Corporation until the plant closed, and worked for Sauder Woodworking in Archbold...

Ann T. Lutz

Ann T. Lutz

Nov 2, 2014

Ann T. Lutz, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:38 P.M. on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at her daughter’s home near Defiance, Ohio. Ann had worked at the former Plastec company in Bryan for many years. She was a member of the Bryan Fire Department Auxiliary and Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233 and had served as an EMT for...

Donald J. Andrews

Donald J. Andrews

Oct 31, 2014

Donald J. Andrews, age 85, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 8:15 P.M. on Friday, October 31, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Don retired from Mohawk as a machinist and had worked on the Wabash Railroad as an engine mechanic. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and was discharged at the...

Gilberto Rivas

Gilberto Rivas

Oct 29, 2014

Gilberto Rivas, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:40 P.M. on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gilbert had worked at several factories in the area, the last of which was Dayton Walthers (TRW) in Fayette, Ohio. He was known for his stories and jokes and his woodworking projects and he...

Robert A. Jones, Sr.

Robert A. Jones, Sr.

Oct 28, 2014

Robert A. Jones, Sr., age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:55 A.M. on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Jones was a1948 graduate of Bryan High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by the...