Obituaries

Eleanor A. Foster

Eleanor A. Foster

Oct 8, 2011

Eleanor A. Foster, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:35 P.M. on Saturday, October 8, 2011, in her home. Mrs. Foster was a 1940 graduate of Edon High School and graduated from Miami University with a degree in education and spent her entire career teaching kindergarten and first grade in the Edon Northwest Schools, retiring with twenty-five years of...

Jessica L. Curtis

Jessica L. Curtis

Oct 5, 2011

Jessica L. Curtis, age 27, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at the University of Toledo Medical Center, where she had been a patient since Tuesday. Jessica was a 2002 graduate of Bryan High School, where she was active in the band and signal corps, and also graduated from Four County Career Center in the public safety...

Derek J. Hughes

Derek J. Hughes

Oct 4, 2011

Derek J. Hughes, age 20, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, in an auto accident, along with his dog, Diesel. Derek was a 2010 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by Spangler Candy Company as a cane cook. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved the outdoors and playing his guitar. Derek J....

Edna Mae Schott

Edna Mae Schott

Oct 3, 2011

Edna Mae (Krill) Schott, age 92, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:10 A.M. on Monday, October 3, 2011, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident, after an illness of six months. She was a 1937 graduate of Montpelier High School, attended office training school in Columbus and worked for The Aro Corporation during wartime....

Mary P. Heffelfinger

Mary P. Heffelfinger

Oct 2, 2011

Mary P. Heffelfinger, age 90, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:10 A.M. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Heffelfinger was a 1938 graduate of Hicksville High School and graduated from International Business College in 1939. She was a bookkeeper and worked for Carlin’s Hardware, then...

Iesha Rachelle Taliaferro

Iesha Rachelle Taliaferro

Oct 2, 2011

Iesha Rachelle Taliaferro, age 15, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:48 P.M. on Sunday, October 2, 2011, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Iesha was currently a sophomore at Bryan High School, where she was active in softball, soccer and basketball and was the freshman homecoming attendant in 2010. Iesha Rachelle Taliaferro was born on...

Duane D. Miller

Duane D. Miller

Sep 30, 2011

Duane D. Miller, age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:39 A.M. on Friday, September 30, 2011, after an illness of five months. Mr. Miller was employed as a supervisor at General Tire Corporation in Bryan, Ohio, retiring with twenty-nine years of service, and then worked for Stark Truss in Edgerton for sixteen years. A 1958 graduate of Edgerton High...

Lelah P. Parker

Lelah P. Parker

Sep 30, 2011

Lelah P. Paker, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:10 P.M. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she was a patient. Mrs. Parker is the widow of Wilson Parker and was a longtime village clerk in Edon. Survivors include her son, Larry Parker, of Bryan, a...

Lorraine V. Bauer

Lorraine V. Bauer

Sep 30, 2011

Lorraine V. Bauer, age 72, of Ney, Ohio, died at 5:26 P.M. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Bauer was a 1957 graduate of Ney High School. She was employed at the Defiance County Recorder’s office and then retired from the Central Local...

Hazel V. Herman

Hazel V. Herman

Sep 27, 2011

Hazel V. Herman, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:37 A.M. on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Herman was a graduate of Bryan High School and was a longtime resident of Edon. She was a postal worker at the Edon Post Office and retired with...

Joseph H. Bornholdt

Joseph H. Bornholdt

Sep 24, 2011

Joseph H. “Big Joe” Bornholdt, age 79, of Archbold, Ohio, and formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died at 9:40 P.M. on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Bornholdt attended Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago and was an avid supporter of the Mt. Carmel football program. He graduated...

Rita M. McKarns

Rita M. McKarns

Sep 23, 2011

Rita M. McKarns, age 57, of St. Cloud, Florida, died on Friday, September 23, 2011, at 10:20 P.M. in her home after an extended illness. Ms. McKarns is a graduate of Montpelier High School and was recently was the canteen manager at VFW Post #3227 in St. Cloud. Rita M. McKarns was born on September 27, 1953, in Montpelier, Ohio,...

Brandon J. Daniels

Brandon J. Daniels

Sep 22, 2011

Brandon J. Daniels, age 21, died at 12:43 A.M. on September 22, 2011, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Daniels was born on June 28, 1990, in Beddeford, Maine, the son of Paul Robert Daniels and Donna M. (McKinney) Daniels, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his grandparents, William and Dorothy...

Jerry L. Bigger

Jerry L. Bigger

Sep 20, 2011

Jerry L. Bigger, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:04 P.M. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, where he was a patient. Mr. Bigger was employed at Edgerton Manufacturing until its closing. He then worked at Nemco in Hicksville, Ohio, and was a truck driver...

Mary Ann Kuszmaul

Mary Ann Kuszmaul

Sep 13, 2011

Mary A. (Clark) Kuszmaul, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:05 A.M. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Kuszmaul was a homemaker and had worked at Custom Fit, Pioneer, Ohio. She attended First Church of Christ, Bryan, and was formerly a member of the Williams County Pork...

Rolene Disbro

Rolene Disbro

Sep 10, 2011

Rolene Disbro, age 97, of Leesburg, Florida, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, left this world to be with the Lord on September 10, 2011. Mrs. Disbro was the cafeteria manager for nineteen years with Edon Northwest Schools at the Edon and Cooney Schools. She was also a member of the Bethlehem Christian Union Church for more than sixty years. Rolene...

Elaine J. Heisler

Elaine J. Heisler

Sep 10, 2011

Elaine J. Heisler, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:23 A.M. on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she had been a patient since September 7. Ms. Heisler was a graduate of Stryker High School and attended Fort Wayne Beauty College. She operated Elaine’s Beauty Shop in Bryan for many years and owned...

Clarence D. Phillips

Clarence D. Phillips

Sep 8, 2011

Clarence D. Phillips, 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died Thursday morning, September 8, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center following a lingering illness. A lifelong Bryan resident, he was born July 31, 1950, to Kermit and Lucille (Fry) Phillips. Clarence had retired after several years as a janitor at Fairview High School. Surviving are two sons, Shannon Sprow, Rolla, Missouri,...

Leonard D. Rath

Leonard D. Rath

Sep 2, 2011

Leonard D. “Sy” Rath, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:31 A.M. on Friday, September 2, 2011, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident, after an illness of ten months. Mr. Rath was a lifelong farmer and was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. He was also a longtime Tiffin...

Bernard D. Bowers

Bernard D. Bowers

Aug 31, 2011

Bernard D. Bowers, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:22 A.M. on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Bowers was a 1963 graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by Challenge-Cook Brothers in Bryan for seventeen years until the plant closed. He was a member of the Alliance...