Obituaries

Evelyn J. "Rusty" McCarty

Evelyn J. "Rusty" McCarty

Feb 14, 2011

Evelyn J. “Rusty” McCarty, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:45 A.M. on Monday, February 14, 2011, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. McCarty was a graduate of Kendallville High School in Kendallville, Indiana, and retired in 1982 after fifty-eight years as a manager, bartender and hostess in several area restaurants. She was a member of St....

Joshua McDaniel

Joshua McDaniel

Feb 11, 2011

Joshua D. McDaniel, age 25, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday, February 11, 2011, at Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio, from injuries sustained in a fall. He had attended Bryan High School and 4-County Career Center and enjoyed playing X-Box and Frisbee golf. He also loved being with friends and family and he will live on in others with...

Ruben Rangel

Ruben Rangel

Feb 10, 2011

Ruben Rangel, age 47, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:37 P.M. on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient. A 1981 graduate of Paulding High School, Mr. Rangel was employed in food service at various restaurants, including Shaffer’s, McDonald’s, Burger King, China Garden, Indian Meadows Plaza, and Cooper Hatchery. An...

Richard L. Buchs

Richard L. Buchs

Feb 10, 2011

Northwest Ohio lost a cherished family member and friend on February 10, 2011, when Richard “Dick” Buchs, retired Williams County Chief Deputy Sheriff of 27 years, passed away in Gulf Breeze, Florida, at the age of 74. Richard was a Bryan resident for 36 years before moving to Archbold in 1995 to serve as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Fulton County...

Hope Johnston

Hope Johnston

Feb 8, 2011

Hope Johnston, age 99, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:03 P.M. on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient. She had resided at Hillside Country Living since November 2008. Hope Johnston was born on September 15, 1911, in Edgerton, Ohio, the daughter of Prescott and Edna (Wickline) Farnham. She...

Karlton L. Pool

Karlton L. Pool

Feb 6, 2011

Karlton L. Pool, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:42 P.M. on Sunday, February 6, 2011, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Pool was a veteran of the United States Marines and served in the Vietnam War. He retired in 1996 as an Ohio State Trooper with twenty–nine years of service with the...

John H. Jack

John H. Jack

Feb 4, 2011

John H. Jack, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:38 P.M. on Friday, February 4, 2011, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where he had been a patient since January 25. Mr. Jack was a 1952 graduate of Edon High School. He was an over-the-road truck driver and drove for several trucking firms, retiring from ABF...

Opal M. Reed

Opal M. Reed

Jan 28, 2011

Opal M. Reed, age 99, of Auburn, Indiana, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:20 P.M. on Friday, January 28, 2011, at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn, where she was a resident. Mrs. Reed was employed by the canning factory in Edgerton and retired at the age of 80 from Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton....

Ruth M. Aldrich-Kerby

Ruth M. Aldrich-Kerby

Jan 26, 2011

Ruth M. Aldrich-Kerby, age 85, of Bryan, Oho and formerly a longtime resident of Adrian, Michigan and of Somerset Center, Michigan, died at 6:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio where she was a resident. Mrs. Aldrich-Kerby was a 1943 graduate of Fayette High School and had retired from Fayette Tubular...

Polly A. Batterson

Polly A. Batterson

Jan 23, 2011

Polly A. Batterson, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, died shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Batterson was formerly employed by Beam Stream in Montpelier, Ohio, and recently was employed by The Barn Restaurant in Archbold, Ohio. She was member of the First Brethren Church, Bryan. Polly A. Batterson was born on July 3, 1964,...

Donald G. "Gene" Haddix

Donald G. "Gene" Haddix

Jan 20, 2011

Donald G. “Gene” Haddix, age 61, of Edgerton, Ohio, died Thursday, January 20, 2011, in his home. Mr. Haddix was a graduate of Edon High School and was employed by Modern Aire in Angola, Indiana, in the shipping department and retired after 20 years of service. Donald G. Haddix, was born on April 5, 1949, in Angola, the son of...

Ida Mae Hobbs

Ida Mae Hobbs

Jan 16, 2011

Ida Mae Hobbs, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Harrison and West Chester, Ohio, died at 8:20 P.M. on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, where she was a patient following a brief illness. A dear mother and loving grandmother, Mrs. Hobbs was a homemaker and an avid gardener and seamstress. She also...

Alvin B. "Boyd" Hicks

Alvin B. "Boyd" Hicks

Jan 15, 2011

Alvin B. "Boyd" Hicks, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:05 P.M. on Saturday, January 15, 2011, in his home. Mr. Hicks was a 1971 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army from 1971-1975. He was employed by Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton and retired in 2007, due to disability, from the Garrett, Indiana, plant,...

Emma Maxine "Packie" Burkhart

Emma Maxine "Packie" Burkhart

Jan 11, 2011

Emma Maxine “Packie” Burkhart, age 90, of Auburn, Indiana, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Miller’s Merry Manor Nursing Center in Garrett, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Burkhart was employed by Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio, making candy canes and DumDums, and retired with twenty...

Irene F. Harrington

Irene F. Harrington

Jan 7, 2011

Irene F. Harrington, age 89, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:27 A.M. on Friday, January 7, 2011, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient following a brief illness. A loving mother and grandmother, Mrs. Harrington was self-employed as an independent coordinator with Shaklee Products for thirty-five years. She was also employed at the former Carlin’s...

Jeanette M. Rawlins

Jeanette M. Rawlins

Jan 5, 2011

Jeanette M. Rawlins, age 71, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:05 P.M. on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana , where she was a patient. She was a graduate of Edon High School and was employed as a cook at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan for ten years. She was also a...

Iris A. Moore

Iris A. Moore

Jan 4, 2011

Iris A. Moore, age 81, of Edon, Ohio, died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at 4:11 P.M., shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mrs. Moore was a 1947 graduate of Metz High School and attended Wayne University College of Cosmetology. She was employed by Lincoln National Life in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and retired in...

Lelamae Newman

Lelamae Newman

Jan 3, 2011

Lelamae Newman, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:30 P.M. on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. A lifelong resident of the Edon area, she was a graduate of Edon High School, a member of the Edon United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was employed by...

Burton Hazlett

Burton Hazlett

Jan 1, 2011

E. Burton "Burt" Hazlett, Sr., age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:35 A.M. on Saturday, January 1, 2011, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Hazlett was employed by the G.C. Murphy Company, starting at the age of seventeen. He came to Bryan and opened the local G.C. Murphy store in 1957, and remained as its manager until...

Richard E. Harman

Richard E. Harman

Dec 28, 2010

Richard E. Harman, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:43 P.M. on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after an illness of three weeks. He was a graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army in post war Korea. Mr. Harman was employed as...