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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...