Obituaries

Thomas E. Hawkins

Thomas E. Hawkins

Mar 23, 2013

Thomas E. Hawkins, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:55 A.M. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in his home, surrounded by family after an extended illness. Mr. Hawkins was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for The Aro Corporation, retiring with nearly thirty-six years of service. He was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ....

Eldred R. Hug

Eldred R. Hug

Mar 22, 2013

Eldred Hug, age 95, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 8:40 A.M. on Friday, March 22, 2013, in the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center, surrounded by family. A pillar of the community, Mr. Hug was a successful farmer who enjoyed inventing various tools and tinkering around the farm. He also began Hug’s Saw Mill in 1942 and built it into a...

Linda L. Johnson

Linda L. Johnson

Mar 21, 2013

Linda L. Johnson, age 62, of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 1:35 P.M. on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Linda had been employed as a machinist at Dura Automotive, formerly Universal Tool, in Butler, Indiana, for fifteen years. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles...

Norma J. Grunden

Norma J. Grunden

Mar 18, 2013

Norma J. Grunden, age 77, of Butler, Indiana, died at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, March 18, 2013, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Grunden was a 1954 graduate of Edgerton High School and a lifelong avid bulldog fan, rarely missing a game. She also enjoyed crocheting and being with her family. Norma J. Grunden was born on January...

Marian M. Burkhart

Marian M. Burkhart

Mar 17, 2013

Marian Maxine (Enterline) Burkhart, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away following a brief illness on Sunday, March 17, 2013, while she and her two daughters were visiting her son and daughter-in-law in The Villages, Florida. To her family, she was a devoted wife of 49 years and she was a wonderful mom who loved spending time with her children,...

Brooks R. Fee

Brooks R. Fee

Mar 16, 2013

Brooks Reign Fee, 95 years young, of Angola, Indiana, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:10 A.M. on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Lakeland Nursing Center in Angola, where he was a patient. A hardworking, honorable, honest, humble man with a great sense of humor, Mr. Fee drove truck for thirty-three years and then was sexton...

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...