Obituaries

Keith "Chester" H. Borton

Keith "Chester" H. Borton

Dec 2, 2011

Keith H. “Chester” Borton, age 54, of rural West Unity, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, December 2, 2011, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Chester was employed by Norfolk Southern Railroad for twenty-eight years and also by the Williams County Highway Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, cutting wood, gourd painting, weekend projects, and spending...

Frederick John Nagel

Frederick John Nagel

Nov 30, 2011

Frederick John Nagel, M.D., age 67, a resident of Bryan, Ohio, formerly of Brecksville, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Dr. Nagel was a graduate of John Carroll University, Cleveland State University and Medical College of Ohio. He practiced internal medicine at Marymount Hospital, Maple Heights, Ohio, for several decades prior to his early retirement related to complications...

Christina Marie Jones

Christina Marie Jones

Nov 28, 2011

Christina Marie Jones, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, November 28, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, where she was a patient for one day after an extended illness. Mrs. Jones attended New Life Temple in Bryan and enjoyed decorating and was an avid gardener. She was also very family oriented and especially loved her grandchildren....

Ruth Anne Niday

Ruth Anne Niday

Nov 28, 2011

Ruth Anne Niday, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:45 A.M. on Monday, November 28, 2011, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Niday was a graduate of Deshler High School and was employed as a teller at the Bowling Green Savings and Loan. She then was employed as an inspector at Campbell Soup...

Hilda Mae West

Hilda Mae West

Nov 27, 2011

Hilda M. West, age 67, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011, in Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. West was a graduate of Fayetteville Technical School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and retired due to disability from Airway in Edgerton, where she worked in shipping and receiving. She attended the Edgerton United Methodist Church. Hilda M. West was born on May...

Berton R. Rowe

Berton R. Rowe

Nov 23, 2011

Berton R. Rowe, age 82, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:35 A.M. on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, where he had been a patient for one week. Berton was born on June 22, 1929, in Grundy, Virginia, to Ervin and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Rowe. He was an Army veteran, serving his country...

Donna Jean Ellis

Donna Jean Ellis

Nov 20, 2011

Donna Jean Ellis, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:35 A.M. on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, where she had been a patient for two days, after an extended illness. Mrs. Ellis was a 1949 graduate of Montpelier High School and worked for Ruth’s Restaurant, Lamar’s Restaurant and then for Lester’s...

Jean E. Wehrle

Jean E. Wehrle

Nov 20, 2011

Jean E. Wehrle, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:10 P.M. on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Sun Bay Manor in Miami, Florida, where she had been residing since May 2008. Mrs. Wehrle was a lifelong resident of the Edgerton area and was a licensed practical nurse employed at Bryan Hospital for many years, mainly in the pediatric unit,...

Francis L. Trausch

Francis L. Trausch

Nov 18, 2011

Francis L. “Frank" Trausch, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:22 P.M. on Friday, November 18, 2011, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Trausch was a graduate of Edgerton High School. He worked at Wilco Machine and Tool for over twenty years and retired from Trim Trends. Frank was a past president and...

James E. Schweitzer

James E. Schweitzer

Nov 15, 2011

James E. (Jim) Schweitzer, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:42 P.M. on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Schweitzer was a 1951 graduate of Bryan High School and attended the University of Michigan. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United...

Ruby B. Gruver

Ruby B. Gruver

Nov 14, 2011

Ruby B. Gruver, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:31 P.M. on Monday, November 14, 2011, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Gruver and her husband operated Gruver’s IGA for seventeen years; she then worked for Day’s Furniture and then for the Edgerton V&S Hardware. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church, where she...

JoAnn Sanders

JoAnn Sanders

Nov 14, 2011

JoAnn Sanders, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:07 P.M. on Monday, November 14, 2011, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an illness of one month. Mrs. Sanders was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from Wayne Beauty College. She worked for two years as a beautician and then worked for twenty-two years as...

Sue Ann Loffer

Sue Ann Loffer

Nov 11, 2011

Sue Ann Loffer, age 67, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 5:16 A.M. on Friday, November 11, 2011, in her home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Loffer worked at Tomco Plastics, Bryan, Ohio, the former Hayes Albion, and Cares Group Home, in West Unity. She and her husband also owned and operated Lakeside Market at Harrison Lake for many years....

Kathryn E. Doty

Kathryn E. Doty

Nov 9, 2011

Kathryn E. Doty, age 84, of Stryker, Ohio, died at 2:50 A.M. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Doty retired from Strydel, where she was employed as an assembler for many years. Kathryn M. Doty was born on July 28, 1927, in Defiance County, Ohio,...

Gerald G. Smith

Gerald G. Smith

Nov 9, 2011

Gerald G. Smith, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been a patient for one week. Mr. Smith was employed as a tool and die maker with The Aro Corporation in Bryan and retired with forty-one years of service. A veteran of the...

Evadna M. Rohrs

Evadna M. Rohrs

Nov 8, 2011

Evadna M. Rohrs, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:16 A.M. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, in her home. Mrs. Rohrs was a lifelong resident of the Edgerton area and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Edgerton, and the Rosary Altar Society. Evadna M. Rohrs was born on June 30, 1927, near Edgerton, the daughter of Ambrose...

Kenneth V. Borton

Kenneth V. Borton

Nov 5, 2011

Kenneth V. Borton, age 77, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:55 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient, after an extended illness. Mr. Borton was employed by Ohio Art Company and Strydel as a purchasing agent for over forty years and then worked at Indiana Wire until...

Terry L. Woodruff

Terry L. Woodruff

Nov 2, 2011

Terry L. Woodruff, age 70, of Des Moines, Iowa, and formerly of Blakeslee and Edon, Ohio, died at 6:35 P.M. on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, where he was a resident, after a long illness. Mr. Woodruff was a 1959 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Army from 1959-1962....

Larry J. Wineland

Larry J. Wineland

Nov 1, 2011

Larry J. Wineland, age 70, of rural West Unity, Ohio, died at 1:45 A.M. on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. After graduation from high school, he was employed as a cabinet maker with Heller’s Cabinet Shop in Montpelier, Ohio, until entering the U.S. Army, where he served as...

Gary L. Lehmann

Gary L. Lehmann

Oct 31, 2011

Gary L. Lehmann, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:50 A.M. on Monday, October 31, 2011, at Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, where he was patient after an illness of five days. Mr. Lehmann formerly owned and operated Lehmann Transmission in Bryan for thirty years and also the Nautilus Fitness Center in Bryan from 1988-1991. Currently he was the...