John S. North
Mar 22, 2014
John S. North, 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 9:47 P.M. at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient after an extended illness. Mr. North enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 and served as a Sergeant with the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 329th Infantry Regiment of...
Edie C. "Edie" Marino
Mar 19, 2014
Edith C. "Edie" Marino, age 26, of Hicksville, Ohio, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, shortly after admittance to Mercy Hospital in Defiance, Ohio. Edie was a 2007 graduate of North Central High School. She was a musician and produced much of her own music. Her music has inspired and moved us in so many ways. Her life was always...
Sammi Lee Kunsman
Mar 17, 2014
Sammi Lee Kunsman, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, is now in his heavenly home, safe in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This was not his home; he was just passing through. Sammi passed into heaven on Monday, March 17, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after a long, hard fought battle with...
Donald R. Crites
Mar 15, 2014
Donald R. Crites, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:40 A.M. on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident, after a brief illness. Mr. Crites served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II as a mechanic working on P-38s. He was a lifelong farmer, drove school bus for twenty-eight...
Mary "Joyce" Carey
Mar 13, 2014
Mary "Joyce" Carey, age 85, of Angola, Indiana, died at 3:40 A.M. on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Carey was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and worked as a cook at the Round-Up on U.S. 20 at the Ohio-Michigan line for over twenty years. She was a...
Kaden Lee Hudson
Mar 12, 2014
Kaden Lee Hudson was stillborn March 12, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. He was the son of Caitlin M. Ferguson and Devin F. H. Hudson. Kaden is survived by his parents; paternal grandparents, Rodney and Roxanne Gerardot, of Defiance; paternal grandfather, Jim Hudson, of Bryan; maternal grandfather David Ferguson, of Ney; paternal great grandmothers, Barbara Vogelsong,...
Randy S. Langenderfer
Mar 8, 2014
Randy S. Langenderfer, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Franklin Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Randy had worked at Young Spring & Wire until his retirement. He was a 1967 graduate of Fayette High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1969 until 1971. Born April...
Dorothy J. Curry
Mar 4, 2014
Dorothy J. Curry, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:35 P.M. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, where she was a patient. Mrs. Curry was a 1944 graduate of Fremont (Indiana) High School and was a devoted homemaker and farm wife to her husband, Donald. She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church...
Darrel Gene Fields
Mar 2, 2014
Darrel “Gene” Fields, age 80, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 8:17 P.M. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Fields was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1952-1973. He served in both Korea and Vietnam, retiring as a Tech Sergeant. Following the Air Force,...
Linda J. Hageman
Feb 28, 2014
Linda J. Hageman, age 72, of Ney, Ohio, died early on Friday, February 28, 2014, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Hageman was a 1959 graduate of Spencer, West Virginia, High School and was a longtime employee of K-mart in Bryan, Ohio. She enjoyed her time on the computer and loved being a homemaker. Linda J. Hageman was...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


