Sheryl L. Yarde
Jan 17, 2012
Sheryl L. Yarde, age 57, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:20 A.M. on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. A graduate of Garrett (Indiana) High School, Sheryl was a member of F.O.E. #2233 Auxiliary in Bryan, of which she was a two-time past president. Sheryl L. Yarde was born on August...
James E. Fortner
Jan 14, 2012
James E. Fortner, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:40 P.M. on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Bryan Care and Rehab after an extended illness. Mr. Fortner was a founding member of Eastland Baptist Church, where he has served as a deacon and on the building committee and was church financial secretary. He was employed by Hayes Albion for...
Lucille M. Devitt
Jan 11, 2012
Lucille M. Devitt, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Jackson, Michigan, died at 4:15 P.M. on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was resident. Mrs. Devitt retired from Hayes Industries and enjoyed traveling with her husband in their motor home. Lucille M. Devitt was born on July...
Franklin P. Wiles
Jan 10, 2012
Franklin P. Wiles, age 70, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Wiles’ work career began with Winzeler Construction, where he was a foreman. He then began a career in logging with Lavon Wiles Construction and as a...
B. Arlene Peter
Jan 10, 2012
B. Arlene Peter, age 89, of Farmer, Ohio, died at 5:06 A.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Peter was a graduate of Farmer High School and was a homemaker and farm wife who operated Pete’s Orchard near Farmer with her husband for many...
Shirley I. McKlem
Jan 8, 2012
Shirley “Skip” McKlem, age 82, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, where she was a patient. Shirley loved gardening and was a member of the Defiance County Master Gardeners. She was also an avid canoeist and was involved with the Voyager Re-enactments. Shirley McKlem was born on April...
Wayne L. Warner
Jan 7, 2012
Wayne L. Warner, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:10 A.M. on Saturday, January 7, 2012, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Warner was a graduate of Bryan High School and worked for the City of Bryan, retiring with thirty years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving as a supply...
Bernice May Miller
Jan 5, 2012
Bernice May Miller, age 88, a lifelong resident of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with Jesus at 1:05 A.M. on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Napoleon, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Miller was employed as a press operator at Allied Moulded, retiring in 1975 with over twenty years of service. She was a...
Dorothea M. Bowers
Jan 3, 2012
Dorothea M. Bowers, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:37 A.M. on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. A 1937 graduate of Farmer High School, she graduated from nurses’ training in Sacramento, California. She worked as a licensed practical nurse and inhalation therapist at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento and at...
Paul E. Henricks
Jan 3, 2012
Paul E. Henricks, age 86, of Camden, Michigan, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at his home near Camden. Mr. Henricks was a graduate of Stryker High School and also graduated from auctioneering school. He was a lifelong farmer. He served in the United States Army with the rank of Staff Sargent during World War II and was a member...
Richard "Mike" Mohley
Dec 30, 2011
Richard M. “Mike” Mohley, age 69, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Friday, December 30, 2011, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Mohley was a member of the first graduating class of Fairview High School and attended Bowling Green State University. He served in the United Sates Navy from 1963-1967, serving on the USS America, and then was employed...
Harold A. Leppelmeier
Dec 22, 2011
Harold A. Leppelmeier, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:05 A.M. on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Parkview Nursing Center in Edgerton after an illness of one month. Mr. Leppelmeier was a lifelong farmer and drove school bus for Edgerton Local Schools for thirty-one years. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Edgerton, where he was...
Charles E. Carpenter, Sr.
Dec 21, 2011
Charles E. “Charlie” Carpenter, Sr., age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:10 A.M. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in his home after an illness of five months. Mr. Carpenter was a retired truck driver for the Isaac Corporation. He was a former member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233 and at one time raced modifieds at Bryan Motor Speedway. Charles...
Patricia M. Darrow
Dec 19, 2011
Patricia M. Darrow, age 65, of Bryan, died at 12:16 P.M. on Monday, December 19, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she had been a patient for five days. Mrs. Darrow was a homemaker, enjoyed camping and was an avid garage sale enthusiast. Patricia M. Darrow was born on April 19, 1946, in Paulding, Ohio, the...
Robert A. Kissinger
Dec 18, 2011
Robert A. Kissinger, age 72, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 3:40 A.M. on Sunday, December 18, 2011, in his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Kissinger was a lifelong dairy farmer and was a member of the Williams County Dairy Association. He was also a member of the Columbia Church of Christ, Montpelier...
Russell L. Krill
Dec 15, 2011
Russell L. Krill, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died peacefully at 10:20 P.M. on Thursday, December 15, 2011, in his home. Mr. Krill was a 1938 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ, where he had formerly served as an elder and board member. He also served...
Gerald P. Goebel
Dec 15, 2011
Gerald P. Goebel, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:04 A.M. on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient, after an illness of two years. Mr. Goebel was a 1965 graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed at Spangler Candy Company for twenty-one years, then at...
Ramon K. "Ray" Adams
Dec 10, 2011
Ramon K. “Ray” Adams, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Saturday, December 10, 2011, in his home. Mr. Adams worked as an auto and heavy equipment mechanic for Mendel Motor Sales and Winzeler Excavating and also was a self-employed painter. Ray was the youngest of fourteen children and the youngest of nine brothers to serve in the United...
Charles F. Weston, Jr.
Dec 9, 2011
Charles F. “Chuck” Weston, Jr., age 48, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:42 A.M. at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where he was a patient after a longtime illness. Mr. Weston was a veteran of the United States Army. Charles F. Weston was born on September 4, 1963, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles F. and...
Mildred Steckley
Dec 7, 2011
P. Mildred Steckley, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:07 A.M. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler Indiana, where she was a resident. Ms. Steckley was a 1946 graduate of Butler High School, Butler, Indiana, and for many years maintained the alumni records for the school. She was employed by The Edgerton Earth newspaper...