Dorothea Mae Smith
Feb 10, 2013
Dorothea Mae Smith, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:30 P.M. on Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation, where she was a resident. She was a homemaker and business partner with her husband at Smith Welding Shop and Smith Water Ball Company. She was a dedicated assistant to her husband during his fire department career and...
Jaxon David Drinnon
Jan 30, 2013
Jaxon David Drinnon, infant son of Chelsea Rubley and Joshua Drinnon, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, due to complications of premature birth. Survivors include his parents of Angola, paternal grandparents, Jeff Drinnon, of Bryan, Ohio, Kelly Fitch, of Calumet, Michigan and maternal grandparents, Jeff and Elaine Amos, of Angola. There will be no services and interment will be private.
Nancy C. Fritch
Jan 28, 2013
Nancy C. Fritch, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:40 P.M. on Monday, January 28, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. She was a 1957 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for many years at Robinair in Montpelier, Ohio, until the plant closed. Nancy C....
Kathy Ann Bolton
Jan 23, 2013
Kathy Ann Bolton, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:32 P.M. on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient. Kathy worked in customer service for the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan for 25 years. She was an active member of the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren...
Leo B. Franks, Sr.
Jan 22, 2013
Leo B. Franks, Sr., age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:29 P.M. on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers Emergency Room in Bryan. Leo was a graduate of Mark Center High School and attended Defiance College. He was Chief Inspector at Hayes-Albion and 50 Corporation and worked at Essman Screw Products. He was a member...
John "Chet" Young
Jan 22, 2013
John Chester “Chet” Young, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his residence. Chet entered this life on January 22, 1918, and departed this life on January 22, 2013, his 95th birthday. He was born in Williams County, Ohio, the son of John Newton and Jenny Dell (Meyers) Young. He was a life member of the Bryan VFW Post #2489 and...
Agnes F. Heisler
Jan 19, 2013
Agnes F. Heisler, age 91, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died at 4:45 A.M. on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation, where she was a resident. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church near Edgerton, Ohio, where she was active in the Ladies Aide Society and Altar Committee. She was a member of the Farm Bureau...
Paul J. Thiel
Jan 14, 2013
Paul J. Thiel, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:31 P.M. on Monday, January 14, 2013, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School and was owner and operator of Thiel Oil Company, which he started in 1966, retiring with over forty years of service. He...
Betty J. Schwarzbek
Jan 12, 2013
Betty J. Schwarzbek, age 71, of Sherwood, Ohio, and for thirty-nine years a resident of Williams Center, Ohio, died at 1:30 A.M. on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Schwarzbek was a kitchen manager and had been employed at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Harborside Care Center, Orchard Hills...
Lester D. Rohrs
Jan 11, 2013
Lester D. Rohrs, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:15 A.M. on Friday, January 11, 2013, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, Ohio, where he had been a patient since September 26, 2011. Les had worked for 50 Corporation in Bryan for sixteen years. When he took a job in Clanton, Alabama, for two years, he accepted a...
Duanne E. Craig II
Jan 9, 2013
Duanne E. Craig II, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Craig was employed by Allied Moulded Products in Bryan as a mold maker and also owned the DCII Auto Shop. He enjoyed repairing and collecting cars and especially spending time with his family. Duanne was born on November...
Donald E. Widney
Jan 7, 2013
Donald E. Widney, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:50 A.M. on Monday, January 7, 2013, in Parkview Regional Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a long illness. Don graduated from Sidney (Ohio) High School and served in the U.S. Navy on the naval carrier USS Shangri-La. He was vice president at Piqua Automotive in Piqua, Ohio, for ten...
Henry Altaffer
Jan 5, 2013
Henry Altaffer, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:44 A.M. on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was resident. Mr. Altaffer retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad with over twenty years of service and then worked at Miller’s for thirteen years until he fully retired. He was a veteran of the United States...
William "Bill" Joe Stombaugh
Jan 4, 2013
William “Bill” Joe Stombaugh, age 72, of Pulaski, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, January 4, 2013, with his loving family at his side. He is now living pain free in Heaven with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Bill was a machinist and fabricator working at Anderson-Vreeland in Bryan and Leader Engineering in Napoleon. He was...
James L. Hoch
Jan 3, 2013
James L. Hoch, age 58, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at his home following a brief illness. He worked in the Curing Department at General Tire for 33 years prior to his retirement and then worked at the Montpelier Auto Auction until his illness. He was a 1972 graduate of Edgerton High...
Ashley M. Jenkins
Jan 3, 2013
Ashley M. Jenkins, age 17, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Thursday, January 3, 2013, from injuries sustained in a fire in her home. A student in the junior class at Four County Career Center, she was studying to someday become a nurse. She was a straight-A student and a member of the Honor Society and the GRADS Program. Ashley...
Clarence K. Harrington
Dec 30, 2012
Clarence K. Harrington, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:29 A.M. on Sunday, December 30, 2012, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, where he was a patient, following a brief illness. A 1949 graduate of Pioneer High School, he was employed as a delivery truck driver for over twenty years with Spangler Candy & Tobacco Co., then...
William H. Orner
Dec 29, 2012
William H. Orner, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to meet his Lord at 11:52 A.M. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Orner was employed by Dayton Walther Corporation for fourteen years, Fayette Tubular for two years and then at General...
Marie M. Gallant
Dec 29, 2012
Marie M. Gallant, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:35 A.M. on December 29, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, where she was resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Gallant was a 1949 graduate of Metamora High School and worked as a bookkeeper with many businesses in the area until her retirement. She was a member...
Dortha A. Wolf
Dec 28, 2012
Dortha A. Wolf, age 97, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:01 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012, in her home. A 1934 graduate of Defiance High School, Mrs. Wolf graduated from Lucas County Hospital School of Nursing in Toledo, Ohio, in 1938 as a registered nurse and began working at Lucas County Hospital. After her marriage to Oral F....
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