Obituaries

James David Dickerhoof

James David Dickerhoof

Feb 22, 2014

James David Dickerhoof, age 52, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:44 P.M. on Saturday, February 22, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. As a special needs child, Jim touched the hearts of all he met. He attended Sunnyside School and most recently enjoyed respite time at the Sunshine Childrens Home in Maumee, Ohio....

Henry J. "June" Pape

Henry J. "June" Pape

Feb 17, 2014

Henry J. “June” Pape, Jr., age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:47 P.M. on Monday, February 17, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Pape was a 1940 graduate of Archbold (Ohio) High School and entered the United States Army, serving during World War II in India and Burma. Following his discharge from...

Dorothy A. Jones

Dorothy A. Jones

Feb 16, 2014

Dorothy A. Jones, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:55 A.M. on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Jones was employed by Ohio Art Company in Bryan, where she worked on the Etch A Sketch line, retiring with thirty-seven years of service. She was a member of...

Helen L. Riehle

Helen L. Riehle

Feb 11, 2014

Helen Lucile Riehle, age 102, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:12 P.M. on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, in her home near Edgerton. A 1929 graduate of Edgerton High School, she attended Defiance College and received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from Bowling Green State University. Mrs. Riehle started teaching at Chapman School, a one-room school in Milford Township, and...

Roger P. Osborn

Roger P. Osborn

Feb 11, 2014

Roger P. Osborn, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, in Evergreen Manor Care Center in Montpelier, Ohio, where he had been a resident for the last month. Mr. Osborn was a lifelong resident of Edon, graduated from Edon High School in 1952 and served in the United States Army with the 81st...

Doris J. Smith

Doris J. Smith

Feb 9, 2014

Doris J. Smith, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:20 P.M. on Sunday, February 9, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Smith was a 1944 graduate of Edon High School and had worked at Stough Paint Store for sixteen years until her retirement. Her memberships included Wesley United Methodist Church, where she...

Ronnie D. Niccum

Ronnie D. Niccum

Feb 6, 2014

Ronnie D. Niccum, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:32 A.M. on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Niccum was a machinist at Defiance Precision Products, retiring with 33 years of service. Ronnie was a member of the United Auto Workers, the Defiance Sons of the AmVets, and Defiance Eagles Aerie...

E. Nadine Coy

E. Nadine Coy

Feb 4, 2014

E. Nadine Coy, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Nadine retired after many years of service at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, as an LPN. Over the years, her memberships included the Hicksville First Church of Christ, First Baptist Church of Bryan, and a Life Member of VFW Auxiliary...

Helen L. Ryan

Helen L. Ryan

Feb 1, 2014

Helen Louise Ryan, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:15 P.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at Dream Haven in Edgerton, where she was a resident, after a sudden illness. Mrs. Ryan was born and raised in the Edgerton area and was a 1952 graduate of Edgerton High School. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church...

Bonnie Jean Krontz

Bonnie Jean Krontz

Feb 1, 2014

Bonnie Jean Krontz, age 88, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 1:24 A.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2014, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Krontz was a homemaker and enjoyed being with her family and baby-sitting her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed going to garage sales and watching birds from her window at...

Peter Poncsak

Peter Poncsak

Jan 31, 2014

Peter Poncsak, age 76, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:37 A.M. on Friday, January 31, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. An immigrant of Hungary, at age 19, Peter escaped the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 into Austria, where he stayed for the next six months before being...

Katie Marie Carper

Katie Marie Carper

Jan 29, 2014

Katie Marie Carper, age 53, of Montgomery, Michigan, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in her home. She was a 1980 graduate of Angola, Indiana High School and for many years tended bar at Skip’s in Angola. She last was employed as a truck driver for several area trucking firms with twelve years of experience. Katie Marie Carper was born...

Roger L. Kime

Roger L. Kime

Jan 27, 2014

Roger L. Kime, age 66, of Bryan, died on Monday, January 27, 2014, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan shortly after admittance. Roger had been a machinist at The Aro Corporation, retiring after 35 years of service. After his retirement he worked for a time at Precision Metal in Defiance and Sauder Woodworking in Archbold. He was a member of...

Harriette G. Carey

Harriette G. Carey

Jan 27, 2014

Harriette G. Carey, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Cecil, Ohio. Mrs. Carey retired from The Aro Corporation’s custodial services department. She was a woman of deep faith and enjoyed gardening. Harriette was born on April 21, 1919, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of Charles and Palma (Ewers) Henry....

Ralph Russell McClellan

Ralph Russell McClellan

Jan 25, 2014

Ralph Russell McClellan, age 95, of Butler, Indiana, died at 5:45 P.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb, in Butler, where he was a resident after two-weeks in Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Prior to that, he was a resident at Dream Haven, in Edgerton, Ohio, for six years. Ralph Russell McClellan was born on September...

Kenneth A. Geiger

Kenneth A. Geiger

Jan 23, 2014

Kenneth A. Geiger, age 90, of Auburn, Indiana, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Geiger was a 1941 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne, receiving a...

Lyle E. "Shorty" Manges

Lyle E. "Shorty" Manges

Jan 20, 2014

Lyle E. “Shorty” Manges, age 72, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 11:15 P.M. on Monday, January 20, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Shorty was a 1959 graduate of Edon High School and operated Manges Insurance in Edon for thirteen years, was employed by Thiel Construction for five years, and then became co-owner,...

Rex J. Smith

Rex J. Smith

Jan 18, 2014

Rex J. Smith, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Smith was a 1945 graduate of Farmer High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was employed as a truck driver for...

David P. Oberlin

David P. Oberlin

Jan 18, 2014

David P. Oberlin, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at his home in Bryan. David was a 1974 graduate of Bryan High School and a lifelong resident of Williams County. David Perry Oberlin was born on May 25, 1956, at Montpelier Hospital, Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Perry Oberlin, Jr. and Madge (Hardesty) Oberlin. He...

B. Lucille Osmun

B. Lucille Osmun

Jan 17, 2014

B. Lucille Osmun, age 91, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014, at 9:15 P.M., shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. She was a graduate of Mark Center High School, a mother and homemaker and devoted farm wife. She also enjoyed attending auctions, flea markets, reading Amish novels, mowing her...