Obituaries

Rowena J. Mann

Rowena J. Mann

Jun 8, 2012

Rowena J. Mann, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:49 P.M. on Friday, June 8, 2012, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan where she was a patient. Mrs. Mann graduated from Edon High School in 1939, and received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1943. She began her career teaching in the...

Holly Ann Scranton

Holly Ann Scranton

Jun 7, 2012

Holly Ann Scranton, age 48, of rural Hicksville Ohio, died at 2:40 P.M. on Thursday, June 7, 2012, in her home after an extended illness. She was a 1981 graduate of Fairview High School and was employed as a bank teller since 1987 with 1st National Bank, MidAm Bank, Sky Bank and, most recently, with Huntington Bank in Edgerton. Holly...

Robert D. "Bob" Tucker

Robert D. "Bob" Tucker

May 26, 2012

Robert D. “Bob” Tucker, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:47 P.M. on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Tucker was president of the Boilermaker Local #1492, working at Sifco in Cleveland, Ohio, until his retirement 1992. Robert D. “Bob” Tucker was born on November 10, 1926,...

Dan English

Dan English

May 25, 2012

Dan H. English, born September 4, 1947, in Bryan, Ohio, passed away on May 25, 2012, in Lansing, Michigan, after a 20-month battle with cancer. Dan was the son of Dale and Rosie (Frank) English of Ney, Ohio. Dan was a 1965 graduate of Fairview High School, where he was active in many sports, including track, cross-country, baseball and basketball....

Merlin LeRoy Breininger

Merlin LeRoy Breininger

May 21, 2012

Merlin LeRoy Breininger, age 75, of Big Clifty, Kentucky, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Monday, May 21, 2012, after an illness of seven months. Mr. Breininger was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked at Hayes-Albion until the closing of the plant. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on cars and small engines. Merlin...

Donald D. Carlin

Donald D. Carlin

May 21, 2012

Donald D. Carlin, age 83, of rural Ney, Ohio, went home in the arms of Jesus at 8:50 A.M. on Monday, May 21, 2012. Mr. Carlin was a lifelong farmer and John Deere enthusiast. He retired from Ramus Automotive, where he was a salesman and managed several of the stores prior to his retirement. For many years, he and his...

Donald "Bill" William Siebenaler

Donald "Bill" William Siebenaler

May 20, 2012

Donald William “Bill” Siebenaler, age 69, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:18 A.M. on Sunday, May 20, 2012, in his home after an illness of several months. A 1961 graduate of Edgerton High School, Mr. Siebenaler was a lifelong Edgerton resident and had operated Bill Siebenaler and Sons construction since 1973. He was active in the community, serving on the...

Carl Dean Bowles

Carl Dean Bowles

May 17, 2012

Carl Dean Bowles, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:13 P.M. on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Visiting Nurses and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after suffering a stroke. Dean was a 1941 graduate of Edon High School and was a lifelong farmer and resident of Northwest Township. He served as a medical technician in the Army during...

Irma G. Fitzenrider

Irma G. Fitzenrider

May 9, 2012

Irma G. Fitzenrider, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:20 A.M. on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in her home. She is the widow of Glen Fitzenrider who preceded her in death on April 17, 2004. Mrs. Fitzenrider was a long-time 4-H Extension Agent in Williams County. Service arrangements are pending with Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan.

Reverend James O. Wilson

Reverend James O. Wilson

May 7, 2012

Reverend James O. Wilson, lovingly known as “Pastor Jim,” was called home to Heaven on May 7, 2012, at the Toledo Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 5, 1929, the parents who raised him were his Aunt and Uncle, Betty and Paul Wilson, in Toledo, Ohio. On June 18, 1949, he married Dorothy Lykins, and so began...

Linda S. Severs Nolen

Linda S. Severs Nolen

May 7, 2012

Linda Sue Seevers Nolen, age 61, of Tallassee, Alabama, died on Monday, May 7, 2012, after a brief illness. Linda Sue Seevers Nolen was born on November 10, 1950, in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of Erdis C. and Doris A. (Underwood) Seevers. She married her husband of twenty-eight years, Donald O. Nolen, and he survives. Also surviving are her mother,...

Ruth I. Sechler

Ruth I. Sechler

May 4, 2012

Ruth I. Sechler, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:30 P.M. on Friday, May 4, 2012, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Sechler was a graduate of Edgerton High School. She was member of St. Mary Catholic Church and John D. Smith Post #10, American Legion Auxiliary, of which she was a...

John M. Whitney

John M. Whitney

May 3, 2012

John M. Whitney, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:40 A.M. on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Whitney was a graduate of Kenmore High School in Akron, Ohio, and joined the United State Army, serving in Korea from 1947-1948. He graduated from the University...

Sean L. Traxler

Sean L. Traxler

May 2, 2012

Sean Lewis Traxler, age 44, of McKinney. Texas, and formerly of the Edgerton, Ohio, area, died on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in his home of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Traxler was a 1985 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended Ivy Tech, becoming certified in Computer Networking Plus and A Plus. He was currently working for Raytheon in McKinney,...

Loretto P. Kohl

Loretto P. Kohl

Apr 30, 2012

Loretto P. Kohl, age 93, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 11:30 A.M. on Monday, April 30, 2012, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Kohl was a 1936 graduate of Pioneer High School and was a dedicated farm wife. She was active in the community as a 4-H advisor with the Dainty Dish 4-H club and had been...

William P. Harvey

William P. Harvey

Apr 23, 2012

William P. Harvey, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, April 23, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center. A longtime resident of Texas, Mr. Harvey resided in Bryan for the last five years where he attended to Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches and enjoyed activities at the Bryan Senior Center. Services will be held at a later date. Krill...

Wilma Jean Armstrong

Wilma Jean Armstrong

Apr 22, 2012

Wilma Jean “Till” Armstrong, age 83, of Butler, Indiana, died at 11:35 A.M. on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Armstrong was a 1947 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by Crane-Edmund and then DeKalb Molded Plastics in Butler until her retirement. She also...

Veda L. Hastings

Veda L. Hastings

Apr 19, 2012

Veda L. Hastings, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:55 A.M. on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hastings was a 1937 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by the Aro Corporation as a secretary, retiring with forty years of service. Her memberships include Faith United Methodist...

Jean M. MacFarlane

Jean M. MacFarlane

Apr 13, 2012

Jean M. MacFarlane, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Friday, April 13, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. She was also a longtime resident of Frontier, Michigan. Mrs. MacFarlane was an accomplished musician who in her youth played the piano and accordion and won a...

W. Lawrence Koeppe

W. Lawrence Koeppe

Apr 13, 2012

W. Lawrence Koeppe, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:30 A.M. on Friday, April, 13, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Koeppe was a graduate of Ney High School and graduated from Defiance College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. During his teaching career, he taught at...