Obituaries

Randall G. Bohnlein

Randall G. Bohnlein

Oct 10, 2014

Randall “Randy” G. Bohnlein, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:47 A.M. on Friday, October 10, 2014, at his residence. Randy was a teacher with the Bryan City Schools for 35 years. He taught English, Mass Media and Cisco, as well as photography. He was the “Tech Support” for Lincoln and Washington Elementary Schools for 10 years and...

Barbara A. Bishop

Barbara A. Bishop

Oct 10, 2014

Barbara A. Bishop, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:45 P.M. on Friday, October 10, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center under the care of Community Health Professionals Hospice Care. She was a graduate of St. Charles High School in Coldwater, Michigan, and attended the Commercial Art Institute in Chicago. During her work career she worked as a travel...

Cathy Jo Hubert

Cathy Jo Hubert

Oct 8, 2014

Cathy Jo (Thomas) Hubert, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:30 A.M. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a three-year battle with cancer. Cathy was a 1974 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by the Bryan Medical Group for thirty-eight years. She was a member of the Bryan First...

Neil Lambert Holthues

Neil Lambert Holthues

Oct 8, 2014

Neil Lambert Holthues, age 88, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in his home. Neil grew up on a farm in Montana. He was raised farming there and later moved to Ohio. He entered the Marine Corps, fighting in World War II from 1944-1946, and returned to graduate from Edon High School in 1947. He was a...

Joseph Eric Roberts

Joseph Eric Roberts

Oct 7, 2014

Joseph Eric Roberts, age 49, of Harahan, Louisiana, died on October 7, 2014, at Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, after a brief illness. A graduate of Bryan High School, he attended Four County Joint Vocational in auto mechanics and was an ASC Certified Master Auto Technician. Joe was a veteran of the United States Army and had been employed...

Heather Lynn Maynard

Heather Lynn Maynard

Oct 5, 2014

Heather Lynn Maynard, age 41, of Holland, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014. Heather was a police officer for the Sylvania Township Police Department and was formerly a member of the Stryker, Ohio, Police Department. She was a Sylvania Township Special Response Team member--the first female officer in Lucas County. Heather was also a Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)...

Ann M. Bechtol

Ann M. Bechtol

Oct 5, 2014

Ann M. Bechtol, age 101, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 9:20P.M. at The Inn and Villas at Fountain Park in Bryan. Ann was the former owner of Schuck Jewelers in Bryan and had been involved with the business nearly all her life. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan and a...

Charles A. "Charlie" Francis

Charles A. "Charlie" Francis

Oct 1, 2014

Charles A. Francis, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Charlie worked for 20 years as the Director of Research and Development at Anderson-Vreeland Inc. in Bryan, who sought him out from his former employer, Tenak, in New Jersey. Charlie was an avid sportsman, earning the nickname “Snakey” in high school because...

Robert J. "Bob" Grundish

Robert J. "Bob" Grundish

Sep 30, 2014

Robert Joseph “Bob” Grundish, age 73, of Warsaw, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, passing away peacefully in his home after an extended illness. Bob was a 1959 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was a starting member of the 1959 Ohio State Basketball Championship team. He earned many athletic honors, including...

David W. Robinson

David W. Robinson

Sep 29, 2014

David W. Robinson, age 47, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away at 10:05 P.M. on Monday, September 29, 2014, at Mercy Hospital of Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by family and friends, after an extended illness. David was a 1985 graduate of Edon (Ohio) High School and attended Ohio Northern University, where he played football and graduated with degrees in education and sports...

Geraldine "Jeri" Brand

Geraldine "Jeri" Brand

Sep 28, 2014

Geraldine “Jeri” (Stahl) Brand, age 97, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:10 P.M. on Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Park View Nursing Center, where she was a resident. For many years Jeri was the apartment manager at the Marathon Apartments in Findlay, Ohio, prior to moving to Edgerton in retirement. Geraldine B. Brand was born on June 15, 1917, in...

Isabelle Stantz

Isabelle Stantz

Sep 28, 2014

Isabelle “Issy” Stantz, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:51 P.M. on Sunday, September 28, 2014, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Stantz was employed by the Ohio Art Company on the Etch-A-Sketch line, retiring in 1983, receiving a gold Etch-A-Sketch for her years of service. Her favorite pastime was sitting in her...

Doyle C. Miller

Doyle C. Miller

Sep 27, 2014

Doyle C. Miller, age 70, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:35 A.M. on Saturday, September 27, 2014, in his home, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Mr. Miller attended North Central High School and was employed by Fifty Plus Five in West Unity, Ohio, for fifteen years until the plant closed, Krill Trucking at Nettle Lake and then retired...

Mary Jane Vold

Mary Jane Vold

Sep 24, 2014

Mary Jane Vold, age 87, of Napoleon, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, surrounded by her loved ones at Lutheran Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Napoleon. She was a member of the Union Chapel Church of God near Bryan. Born January 29, 1927, in Jackson County, Michigan, Mary was the daughter of Anthony August and Amelia Sarah (Kelly)...

Eldean R. Shaffer

Eldean R. Shaffer

Sep 22, 2014

Eldean R. Shaffer, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014,surrounded by her loved ones at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on August 3, 1934, in DeKalb County, Indiana, the daughter of Roscoe and Doris (Rose) Platt. Eldean was a 1952 graduate of Montpelier High School, where she was crowned Homecoming...

Irvin M. "Hoot" Kimpel

Irvin M. "Hoot" Kimpel

Sep 22, 2014

Irvin M. “Hoot” Kimpel, age 98, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, September 22, 2014, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where he was a resident. Mr. Kimpel attended Edgerton High School and was a lifelong farmer and substitute mail carrier in Edgerton for thirty years. He was a also lifelong member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran...

Verda R. Curry

Verda R. Curry

Sep 19, 2014

Verda R. Curry, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:05 P.M. on Friday, September 19, 2014, in her home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Curry was a homemaker and devoted mother and grandmother, who enjoyed attending sporting events of her kids and grandkids, and also enjoyed playing cards and bingo at the senior center. She was a member of...

Larry R. Partee

Larry R. Partee

Sep 18, 2014

Larry R. Partee, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:42 P.M. on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Larry was the owner and founder of Partee Flooring in Bryan, where he worked for almost 40 years prior to his retirement. Larry could be best described as a true craftsman--in all he did....

Mary E. "Betty" Kyser

Mary E. "Betty" Kyser

Sep 15, 2014

Mary E. “Betty” Kyser, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:32 A.M. on Monday, September 15, 2014, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she had been a resident. For many years in the 1950s and 1960s, she managed the Williams Variety Store in Stryker, Ohio. She and her first husband, William Laub, owned and operated the Williams...

Sandra J Fitzenrider

Sandra J Fitzenrider

Sep 13, 2014

Sandra J. Fitzenrider, age 70, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:35 A.M. on Saturday, September 13, 2014, in her home, surrounded by family, after an extended illness. Sandra was a 1961 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for The Aro Corporation for many years and later retired from Air-way Manufacturing in Edgerton. An avid collector of ceramic cardinals, she...