Lila “Annabelle” (Bonecutter) Schott, age 90, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, where she was a patient. Mrs. Schott was a 1942 graduate of Butler, Indiana, High School, was a homemaker, was a longtime employee of the Edgerton Locker and...
Janet L. Link, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:00 A.M. on Monday, March 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Janet had worked as a telephone operator in Lima. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. Janet Louise Link was born on June 13, 1946, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter...
Deloris Louise Stockman, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, peacefully reached out and took the hand of her Heavenly Father and followed him home on Sunday, March 15, 2015, with her work here on earth done. She is no longer tired, scared or in pain, has her youthful body back and is enjoying every second of it. She is now playing...
Thelma E. Clark, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in her home. Mrs. Clark was a 1954 graduate of Bryan High School and a homemaker. She enjoyed the simple things in life, had a big heart, always thinking of others first, and will be missed by many. Thelma E. Clark was born on March...
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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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,...