Obituaries

Maurice C. Burkhart

Maurice C. Burkhart

Mar 16, 2013

Maurice C. Burkhart, age 94, of Auburn, Indiana, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:50 A.M. on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Center in Garrett, Indiana, where he was a resident. A 1937 graduate of Edgerton High School, Mr. Burkhart was a lifelong farmer, retiring from farming in 1985. He also drove...

Sue Ann Berry

Sue Ann Berry

Mar 15, 2013

Sue Ann Berry, age 68, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:12 P.M. on Friday, March 15, 2013, at Defiance Regional Medical Center in Defiance, Ohio. Ms. Berry was a member of Ambassadors International Prayer Group, formerly worked at Dolly’s Restaurant and Bob’s Dairy Bar, both in Edgerton, and was a longtime babysitter. She loved her pets, whether they be her...

Linda L. Stoner

Linda L. Stoner

Mar 12, 2013

Linda L. Stoner, age 68, of Archbold, Ohio, died at 7:13 A.M. on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient. Linda worked for Current Office Solutions in Archbold for over 20 years and enjoyed scrapbooking for her grandchildren. Born June 18, 1944, in Pioneer, Ohio, she was the daughter of Gerald and...

Vincent C. Shull

Vincent C. Shull

Mar 9, 2013

Vincent C. Shull, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:27 P.M. on Saturday, March 9, 2013, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Shull retired as a foreman with Plastech in Bryan with twelve years of service and prior to that was employed at General Motors for eighteen years and the 50 + 5...

Wilma B. Adams

Wilma B. Adams

Mar 5, 2013

Wilma B. “Pat” Adams, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of West Unity, Ohio, died at 11:40 A.M. on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient. Born September 15, 1923, in West Unity, Ohio, she was the daughter of Franklin O. and Velma A. (Booream) Stine. She attended West...

Dennis E. Engler

Dennis E. Engler

Mar 4, 2013

Dennis E. Engler, age 70, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:10 A.M. on Monday, March 4, 2013, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Engler was a member of the Edgerton High School class of 1960. He was long-time truck driver and also had been employed at Mercury Signs and several other...

Ruby F. Foust

Ruby F. Foust

Mar 3, 2013

Ruby F. Foust, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:10 A.M. on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Foust was employed as a nurse’s aide at Fairlawn Nursing Home in Archbold for seventeen years and then in Virginia prior to returning to Bryan. She enjoyed volunteering in the laundry...

Paul L. Stombaugh

Paul L. Stombaugh

Mar 3, 2013

Paul L. Stombaugh, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:56 A.M. on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Stombaugh was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of multiple farm organizations, including the Farm Bureau, ASC...

Sarah Ann Bowdle

Sarah Ann Bowdle

Feb 26, 2013

Sarah Ann Bowdle, age 64, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Parkview Region Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was admitted on Saturday. Mrs. Bowdle was a licensed practical nurse and had worked as a dialysis nurse at St. Rita’s Hospital and Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima for many years, as...

Maurice W. Kaiser

Maurice W. Kaiser

Feb 24, 2013

Maurice W. Kaiser, age 86, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Kaiser was a 1944 graduate of Edon High School and served in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II. He then graduated from The Ohio...

Jessie Lynn Santiago

Jessie Lynn Santiago

Feb 23, 2013

Jessie Lynn Santiago, age 30, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:02 A.M. on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility, Hillsdale, Michigan, surrounded by her family and friends, under the loving care of Hospice of Hillsdale County. Jessie had fought a courageous five-year battle with cancer with a tremendous spirit and will to continue. She was a...

Laverne L. "Bud" Lero

Laverne L. "Bud" Lero

Feb 22, 2013

Laverne L. “Bud” Lero, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, February 22, 2013, at his residence. Bud retired from Fulton Tubing/ITT Higbea as a Supervisor. He was a graduate of Ayersville High School and a World War II Army Air Corp veteran. He served in Sicily and Italy as a tail gunner. He was a...

Patricia G. Willis

Patricia G. Willis

Feb 21, 2013

Patricia G. Willis, age 52, of Fayette, Ohio, died at 6:36 P.M. on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Ms. Willis was a 1978 graduate of Montpelier High School and was employed as a nurse’s aide with Visiting Nurses of Northwest Ohio and also...

Verland R. Walder

Verland R. Walder

Feb 21, 2013

Verland R. Walder, age 87, of rural Grandbury, Texas and formerly of Stephenville, Texas, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Granbury Care Center in Granbury, Texas where he was a resident. He was a long time farmer in Aurora and Paw Paw, Illinois and a Mechanical Engineer for Western Electric/ AT&T. He was a member of the local amateur radio...

Julia F. Moore

Julia F. Moore

Feb 21, 2013

Julia F. Moore, age 98, of Montpelier, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:40 P.M. on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church and WSCS of the church, was a former...

Debra A. Milsap

Debra A. Milsap

Feb 19, 2013

Debra A. Milsap, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at her residence. She was a homemaker. Debra was born on October 4, 1957, in Greenville, South Carolina. She is survived by her mother, Ann Cox, of Bryan, son, Michael Miller, of Louisiana, brother, Robert Smith, and sister, Stacey Smith, both of Bryan. Per her wishes,...

Ralph F. Leppelmeier

Ralph F. Leppelmeier

Feb 19, 2013

Ralph F. Leppelmeier, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 10:20 A.M. on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in Dream Haven Assisted Living, Edgerton, after an extended illness. Mr. Leppelmeier attended Edgerton Schools and worked at The Aro Equipment Corporation prior to World War II. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the 5th Army Air...

Kenneth C. Fiig

Kenneth C. Fiig

Feb 18, 2013

Kenneth C. Fiig, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:21 P.M. on Monday, February 18, 2013, in his home. Mr. Fiig served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II. He retired from Lutterbein Lumber Company in Edgerton. His memberships included St. Mary Catholic Church and John D. Smith Post #10 of the American Legion,...

Richard W. Weisz

Richard W. Weisz

Feb 15, 2013

On Friday, February 15, 2013, Richard W. Weisz died at Hillside Country Living, where he had been a resident since October 2011. He was 92 years old. He was born in Milford Township of Defiance County, Ohio, on October 12, 1920, to Clarence and Selma (Miller) Weisz. His sister was Helen Weisz, who preceded him in death. Richard married Wilma...

Susan K. Bowsher

Susan K. Bowsher

Feb 12, 2013

Susan K. Bowsher, age 58, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Susan was a cook at the Butler Eagles Aerie #2733 for 19 years. She was a 1972 graduate of Edgerton High School and a member of the Butler Eagles Aerie #2733 and the Butler American Legion Post...