Obituaries

Mary Jo Jones

Mary Jo Jones

Sep 19, 2013

Mary Jo Jones, age 58, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family at 7:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 19, 2013. She fought a long and hard battle with cancer, often times tackling it with great humor and using her illness as a chance to educate and encourage others that cancer is survivable. Earlier...

Virginia L. Harter

Virginia L. Harter

Sep 18, 2013

Virginia L. Harter, age 83, of Bryan, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Genisis HealthCare in Bryan. She was a member of the Bryan First Church of Christ and had worked as a press operator at Ohio Art Company. Born on June 2, 1930, near Hicksville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Lafayette and Harriet Thompson. She graduated...

Edith "Penny" Mae Yoder

Edith "Penny" Mae Yoder

Sep 18, 2013

Edith Mae “Penny” Yoder, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, went to be with her Lord at 8:32 P.M. on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Yoder was an avid collector of many things and enjoyed baking for friends and relatives and working in her garden. Edith Mae “Penny” Yoder was born on December 26,...

Judith Ann Lorntz

Judith Ann Lorntz

Sep 16, 2013

Judith Ann Lorntz, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013, at her home. Judy had retired from the Williams County Auditor’s Office as a Deputy Auditor. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, was a 30-year member of Wesley United Methodist Church, and was very active in the Classic Feathers Bird Club and...

Julie M. Peterson

Julie M. Peterson

Sep 16, 2013

Julie M. Peterson, age 86, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:45 P.M. on Monday, September 16, 2013, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Peterson was a graduate of Edgerton High School, was a longtime cook and waitress, and retired from Plas-Tech in Edon in 2006. She was an avid cook, enjoyed catering,...

Shirley A. Gipple

Shirley A. Gipple

Sep 13, 2013

Shirley A. Gipple, age 70, of Hicksville, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of DeKalb County, Indiana, died at 9:30 A.M. on Friday, September 13, 2013, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center in Hicksville after an illness of one year. She was retired from Custom Lights Manufacturing in Ashley, Indiana, and enjoyed working crossword puzzles and spending time with her grandchildren....

Ronald H. Brenneman

Ronald H. Brenneman

Sep 12, 2013

Ronald H. Brenneman, age 82, died on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. in his grandson’s home near Bryan, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was a laborer with Brust Pipeline in Bryan, Ohio, for many years. Ronald was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War, and received a Purple Heart for...

William "Bill" Vogelsong

William "Bill" Vogelsong

Sep 10, 2013

William “Bill” P. Vogelsong, age 82, of Defiance, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at 1:05 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at Community Health Partners Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Vogelsong was an elevator mechanic with the Otis Elevator Company in Chicago for 31 years. He served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....

Marie C. Best

Marie C. Best

Sep 3, 2013

Marie C. Best, age 94, of Edon, Ohio, went to be with her Lord at 6:57 A.M. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, knowing that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. To her family she was like a saint, one of kind, a woman of...

Betty Lou Johnson

Betty Lou Johnson

Aug 28, 2013

Betty Lou Johnson, age 80, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 2:50 A.M. on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at Arbor Glen Retirement Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a resident after an illness of two years. Ms. Johnson was a 1951 graduate of Edgerton High School and traveled the country for a few years playing professional exhibition basketball with...

Charles V. "Vic" Malherbe, Sr.

Charles V. "Vic" Malherbe, Sr.

Aug 28, 2013

Charles Victor "Vic" Malherbe, Sr., age 84, of Bryan, passed from this world early Wednesday, August 28, 2013, with family at his beside, while in rehabilitation at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan. Vic was a mechanical engineer and owned his own real estate agency, "Flying M Realtors", in Arizona for many years. He loved to fly and as a private pilot,...

Glenn Spencer Whitson

Glenn Spencer Whitson

Aug 26, 2013

Glenn Spencer Whitson, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, passed away in his residence at 1:46 p.m. on Monday, August 26, 2013. Mr. Whitson retired as an Inspector at Dana Corporation. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served at the end of World War II as a Navy Corpsman. Glenn Spencer Whitson was born on March 5, 1928,...

Helen L. Rosendaul

Helen L. Rosendaul

Aug 25, 2013

Helen L. Rosendaul, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where she had been a resident. Mrs. Rosendaul was a member of the Bryan First Church of Christ. She held the position of National President of the Mothers of World War II in 1991-1992. Helen...

Juan Barrientes, Jr.

Juan Barrientes, Jr.

Aug 24, 2013

Juan Barrientes, Jr., age 66, of Bryan passed away in his home, August 24, 2013. Juan attended Brownsville High School in Brownsville, Texas, and joined the U.S. Army in 1967. He served two tours in Vietnam and was awarded three Purple Heart awards for injuries he received in combat. Juan was a member of the Bryan VFW Post 2489 and...

Rose Marie Chrisman

Rose Marie Chrisman

Aug 24, 2013

Rose Marie Chrisman, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:50 A.M. on Saturday, August 24, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Chrisman attended Metz High School and was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother and grandmother and enjoyed the time she spent with her family. She was a lifelong member of...

Mabel I. Ames

Mabel I. Ames

Aug 23, 2013

Mabel I. Ames, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Hillside Country Living at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, August 23, 2013, two days before her 100th birthday. Mrs. Ames was a homemaker and was a member of the Pulaski United Methodist Church. Mabel helped found the Sunnyside School in West Jefferson. She and her husband farmed near Pulaski and their...

DeWayne Dick

DeWayne Dick

Aug 23, 2013

W. DeWayne Dick, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:07 A.M. at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Dick was employed as a machinist at Mohawk Tools in Montpelier, Ohio, retiring in 2000 with thirty-seven years of service. He was a model train enthusiast and an avid Nascar fan and enjoyed flying....

Jeffrey A. Stryker

Jeffrey A. Stryker

Aug 23, 2013

Jeffrey A. Stryker, age 51, of Edgerton, Ohio, died late Friday, August 23, 2013, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Mr. Stryker was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School and the Four County Vocational School carpentry class. Upon graduation he was employed by Lutterbein Lumber Company, then by the Ohio Turnpike Commission Maintenance Department...

Elizabeth "Betty" Martindale

Elizabeth "Betty" Martindale

Aug 21, 2013

Elizabeth “Betty” M. Martindale, age 76, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at the Laurels of Defiance, where she had been a resident. Betty was a homemaker. Born August 20, 1937, in Jackson, Michigan, she was the daughter of Hazel (Wheeler) and Harold Chambers. She married AJ Martindale on November 16, 1956, in Saginaw, Michigan, and...

Brenda K. Rupert

Brenda K. Rupert

Aug 20, 2013

Brenda K. Rupert, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, August 20, 2013, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier, Ohio. Brenda was a Dietary Clerk at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers for over 20 years and had previously worked as an Assignment Clerk at General Telephone. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. Born...