Obituaries

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...

Barbara Ann Dietrich

Barbara Ann Dietrich

Jan 17, 2014

Barbara Ann Dietrich, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday, January 17, 2014, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Dietrich was a 1952 graduate of Montpelier High School and a 1954 graduate of Warner College of Beauty Culture. Following college, she worked at Yoder Beauty Salon in Montpelier, Ohio, for many years and then at Bryan Nursing...

Seldon W. Schad

Seldon W. Schad

Jan 15, 2014

Seldon W. Schad, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Schad was a 1943 graduate of Ney High School and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He worked at Libby Glass in Rossford and Bryan Welding Shop, was Plant Manager at Pepsi Company and retired from Spangler Candy Company in...

DeLoss C. Dangler, Jr.

DeLoss C. Dangler, Jr.

Jan 14, 2014

DeLoss C. Dangler, Jr., age 60, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away quietly on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, at his residence, leaving his wife, children, grandchildren, mother, brother and sisters, along with many friends, brothers- and sisters-in-law, and his dog, Max, to mourn him. A 1972 graduate of Edgerton High School and Four County Joint Vocational School, DeLoss was a...

Teresa M. Risner

Teresa M. Risner

Jan 11, 2014

Teresa M. Risner, age 44, of Bryan, Ohio, died Saturday, January 11, 2014, at her home. She had worked at Valero in Archbold, Hardee's and QUADCO. Teresa was born October 16, 1969 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of Harold E. and Carolyn J. (Reeves) Underwood, Sr. She married Rodney D. Risner in 2000 and he survives. Teresa is also survived...

Virginia M. Schatzer

Virginia M. Schatzer

Jan 10, 2014

Virginia M. Schatzer, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:08 P.M. on Friday, January 10, 2014, at her home. She was a member of the Bryan Church of the Nazarene and retired from Bryan Custom Plastics in 1982. Virginia was born on January 25, 1924, in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of Glen and Ida (Flower) Gorrell. She...

Carol L. Hooser

Carol L. Hooser

Jan 9, 2014

Carol L. Hooser, age 63, of West Unity, Ohio, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Community Health and Wellness Center in Bryan, where she had been a patient. Carol was a foreman at the former Fayette Tubular until production relocated and later was a truck driver. Carol Louise Hooser was born on November 23, 1950, in Huntington, West Virginia,...

Mildred E. Daugherty

Mildred E. Daugherty

Jan 8, 2014

Mildred E. Daugherty, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare in Bryan, where she had been a resident. Mrs. Daugherty was a member of First Baptist Church in Bryan, where she had been a Sunday School teacher and member of the Ladies Missionary Circle. She was a graduate of Mark Center High...

David P. Strouse

David P. Strouse

Jan 1, 2014

David P. Strouse, age 54, of Cordova, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, January 1, 2014,at his residence. He had been a forklift operator for many years. David P. Strouse was born on November 3, 1959, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Russell A. and Betty J. (Bigger) Strouse. He is survived by his mother, Betty (Bill) Edwards, of Bryan; sisters, Christina...

Jessie D. Day

Jessie D. Day

Jan 1, 2014

Jessie D. Day, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Day attended Cooney School and graduated from Edon High School in 1950. She worked in the secretarial pool at The Aro Corporation for several years and later at Edgerton Local Schools and at Day’s...

Delbert E. Bok

Delbert E. Bok

Dec 30, 2013

Delbert E. Bok, age 86, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away at 7:40 A.M. on Monday, December 30, 2013, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance,Ohio, after an extended illness. Delbert was a graduate of Farmer High School. He was a lifelong farmer, self-employed in Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning, and worked in Industrial Refrigeration at La Choy in...

Timothy D. Hartsock

Timothy D. Hartsock

Dec 24, 2013

Timothy D. Hartsock, age 42, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:03 P.M. on Tuesday, December 24, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Edgerton, Ohio. Mr. Hartsock was a 1989 graduate of Edon High School and Four County Joint Vocational School. He was a longtime employee of Plas-Tec in Edon and was a self-employed jack of all trades...

Evelyn Severence

Evelyn Severence

Dec 21, 2013

Evelyn Severence, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:40 P.M. on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. Severence was a 1947 graduate of Fayette High School, a homemaker, lifelong seamstress, member of the Edon Fire Belles and volunteer EMT for the Edon EMS for nine years. She was a member of the Edon United Methodist Church, serving...

Ruth L. Groff

Ruth L. Groff

Dec 21, 2013

Ruth L. Groff, age 79, of Butler, Indiana, died at 1:50 P.M. on December 21, 2013, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Groff was a graduate of Butler High School and had been employed by Pittsfield Industries in Hamilton, Indiana, retiring with nearly fifty years of service. She was a member of the Independent Full Gospel Church in...

Marcus J. Carter

Marcus J. Carter

Dec 19, 2013

Marcus J. Carter, age 35, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 9:10 P.M. on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Marcus had worked at Metal Spinners in Angola, Indiana. Born on July 6, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio, Marcus was the son of Julie A. Carter and Mark I. Nofzinger. He is survived by his...

Steve A. Campbell

Steve A. Campbell

Dec 16, 2013

Steve A. Campbell, Sr., age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, December 16, 2013, at the University of Toledo Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Campbell retired as a Machinist from Aro Corporation after 32 years of service. Steve had been a Police Officer in Bryan and Edgerton prior to working at Aro Corporation. He was a previous...

Sandy E. Johns

Sandy E. Johns

Dec 14, 2013

Sandy E. Johns, age 50, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away at 5:16 A.M. on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after an extended illness. Sandy was a 1982 graduate of Fairview High School and worked as a heavy equipment operator at OmniSource in Defiance for 30 years. He was a member of...

John "Jack" L. Blair, Jr.

John "Jack" L. Blair, Jr.

Dec 12, 2013

John L. “Jack” Blair, Jr., age 69, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan after an extended illness. John worked for many years in Florida driving tour buses, driving for a towing service, as a dispatcher and had been a bull rider in Nevada. John L. “Jack” Blair, Jr....