Obituaries

Constance "Connie" J. Lavrich

Constance "Connie" J. Lavrich

Aug 9, 2013

Constance “Connie” J. Lavrich, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died Friday, August 9, 2013, at Community Health & Wellness Center in Bryan. Connie was a homemaker and had been a Registered Nurse working at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay as a surgical nurse. Since moving to Bryan, she had become a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order...

Robert R. Meyer

Robert R. Meyer

Aug 9, 2013

Robert R. Meyer, age 83, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:45 P.M. on Friday, August 9, 2013, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Meyer was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. In the early 1960s he operated Meyer Foodland in Edgerton and from 1965-1980 operated the...

Lolita M. Appel

Lolita M. Appel

Aug 4, 2013

Lolita M. Appel, age 50, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 A.M. on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Appel was a 1981 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a rural postal carrier in Hicksville for fifteen years. Prior to working at the...

Herbert W. Eckman

Herbert W. Eckman

Aug 3, 2013

Herbert William Eckman, age 88, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:55 A.M. on Saturday, August 3, 2013, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Eckman was 1943 graduate of Ligonier, Indiana, High School. While attending the University of Texas, in 1943 he joined the United States Maritime Service as a Deck Cadet. In 1945 he received his 3rd...

Martin Ross LaDuke

Martin Ross LaDuke

Jul 31, 2013

Martin Ross LaDuke, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, and formerly of Winston Salem, North Carolina, died at 12:55 P.M. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. LaDuke was a longtime sales representative to grocery stores for Schwan’s Food Service in North Carolina. He was an avid fan...

Robert William Lambert

Robert William Lambert

Jul 31, 2013

Robert William Lambert, age 76, of Ney, Ohio, passed away quickly in the woods, doing what he enjoyed, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his residence. Robert retired from Johns Manville in 1999 after 43 years of service. He enjoyed farming, traveling, spending time with family and an occasional game of Blackjack. Bob loved watching his grandkids compete in their...

Doyle "Pete" F. Lanius

Doyle "Pete" F. Lanius

Jul 29, 2013

Doyle “Pete” F. Lanius, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:05 P.M. on Monday, July 29, 2013, in Brookview Nursing Care, Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Lanius retired from Northwest Electric, working in facilities maintenance. He had worked at the former Pet Milk Company for 18 years and Bard Manufacturing for 15 years. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran...

Helen L. Pence

Helen L. Pence

Jul 28, 2013

Helen L. Pence, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:15 A.M. on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness. Mrs. Pence was a 1938 graduate of Garrett High School in Garrett, Indiana, and was owner and operator of Pence’s Concessions from 1948-2006, where she enjoyed...

Alfred E. Studer

Alfred E. Studer

Jul 28, 2013

Alfred Eugene (Al) Studer, age 81, of Coldwater, Michigan, and formerly of Edgerton Ohio, passed away at 1:00 A.M. on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. Alfred was a longtime resident of Edgerton and had moved to Coldwater in 1978, where he worked at Acorn Door and Window until his...

Dale Harroff, Jr.

Dale Harroff, Jr.

Jul 27, 2013

Dale Harroff, Jr., age 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:10 P.M. on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where he had been a resident of Anna’s House. Mr. Harroff was a farmer who raised Spotted Poland-China hogs and had worked as a machinist at Powers & Sons until his retirement. Dale was a U.S. Army...

Edith M. Deken

Edith M. Deken

Jul 19, 2013

Edith M. Deken, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:40 A.M. on Friday, July 19, 2013, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Mrs. Deken was employed as a cook at numerous places in the area during her career, including the Senior Center in Montpelier, Ohio, the Moose Lodge and V.F.W....

Tanya D. Leslie

Tanya D. Leslie

Jul 13, 2013

Tanya D. Leslie, age 70, of Montpelier, Ohio, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan. Tanya was a Registered Nurse having worked in Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. She worked at the Odd Fellow’s and Rebecca’s Home in Jackson, Michigan, was the Director of Nursing at Harborside Healthcare in Bryan and Americare in Bryan. She was a 1961...

Michael H. Bostater

Michael H. Bostater

Jul 12, 2013

Michael H. Bostater, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, 2013 in his home. Mr. Bostater was a laborer for the former Pet Milk Company in Bryan and (Universal) Dura Corporation in Butler for many years. He was a graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during the Vietnam...

Irene J. Snyder

Irene J. Snyder

Jul 12, 2013

Irene J. Snyder, 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:20 P.M. on Friday, July 12, 2013, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a patient. Mrs. Snyder graduated from Pickens, West Virginia, High School, attended Davis and Elkins College and West Virginia University and graduated from Ashland College. She taught school for thirty-five years, including twenty-six years...

Raymond R. Taliaferro

Raymond R. Taliaferro

Jul 10, 2013

Raymond R. Taliaferro, age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:04 A.M. on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. He was a veteran of the United States Marines and was a member of Grace Community Church, where he was an active volunteer with Home by Grace. Raymond R. Taliaferro was...

Laurence W. Parker

Laurence W. Parker

Jul 9, 2013

Laurence W. “Turk” Parker, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:38 P.M. on Monday, July 9, 2013, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Parker was a graduate of Edon High School and had been employed at Stan Pepple Motors in Bryan as a parts manager, body shop manager and salesman, retiring with nearly...

Nick Allen Green

Nick Allen Green

Jul 8, 2013

Nick Allen Green, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, died suddenly of natural causes on Monday, July 8, 2013, at Shepherd’s Pasture Campground near Sherwood, Ohio, where he enjoyed camping. Mr. Green was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked at Bohn Aluminum in Butler, Indiana, until the closing of the...

Richard Cletus Held

Richard Cletus Held

Jul 8, 2013

Richard Cletus Held, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, passed away peacefully of cancer on July 8, 2013, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, in Bryan, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Richard was a lifetime farmer and a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. He retired in 1987 from Edon Machine Company after 27 years. He served honorably in the U.S. Army with a ranking...

Michael Van Deusen

Michael Van Deusen

Jul 7, 2013

Michael Van Deusen, age 64, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:59 A.M. on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Van Deusen graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit, Michigan, in 1966 and attended Western Michigan University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He then attended Wayne State University, where he...

Juan O. Gonzales

Juan O. Gonzales

Jul 6, 2013

Juan O. Gonzales, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:24 P.M. on Saturday, July 6, 2013, shortly after admittance to Cameron Memorial Hospital in Angola, Indiana, after a sudden illness. Mr. Gonzales was employed for twenty-two years as a welder with Challenge-Cook and then went to work for Sauder Woodworking, retiring with twenty years of service. As an accomplished...