Dolores I. Kimpel
Jul 5, 2010
Dolores I. Kimpel, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Monday, July 5, 2010, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Kimpel attended Edgerton High School and worked at Knisley Dry Cleaners and then at Edgerton Locker Service for many years. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church. Dolores...
Frances L. Dietsch
Jul 3, 2010
Frances L. Dietsch, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:10 P.M. on Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Dietsch was a beautician and seamstress and worked alongside her husband on the family farm. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton and was a...
Mary Alice Carlin
Jun 27, 2010
Mary Alice Carlin, age 83, of rural Ney, Ohio, went home in the arms of Jesus at 11:47 P.M. on Sunday, June 27, 2010. Mrs. Carlin was a homemaker and had been employed by the Holabird Company, Spangler Candy Company and G.C. Murphy’s early in her work life. She was a faithful member of Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church. She...
Howard C. Sleesman
Jun 25, 2010
Howard C. Sleesman, age 73, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Friday, June 25, 2010 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of several months. Mr. Sleesman was a 1955 graduate of Montpelier High School and was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Local 2 Operating Engineers in Toledo. Howard C. Sleesman was born February...
Esther H. Bowers
Jun 24, 2010
Esther H. Bowers, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:20 P.M. on Thursday, June 24, 2010, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Bowers was employed by Stryker Metal Forge for many years and then as a housekeeper at the Williams County Courthouse until her retirement. She was a member of Bryan Missionary Alliance Church and loved family...
Joyce I. Shaffer
Jun 24, 2010
Joyce I. Shaffer, age 73, of rural Stryker, Ohio, died at 4:30 A.M on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Shaffer was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as a press operator at Champion Plastics in Bryan and also was a cook at various area...
Richard F. Trausch, Sr.
Jun 21, 2010
Richard F. “Dick” Trausch, Sr., age 62, of Edon, Ohio, died early Monday morning, June 21, 2010, at the home of his daughter in Edgerton, Ohio. Mr. Trausch was a graduate of Edon High School and worked at Mohawk Tools from 1967-1974. He was also a self-employed farmer and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee, Ohio. Richard...
Clell H. Brown
Jun 19, 2010
Clell H. “Bud” Brown, age 66, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 11:20 P.M. on Saturday, June 19, 2010, in his home from complications of cardiac surgery. Mr. Brown was employed by Chase Brass and retired from Edgerton Metals. He served as a Deputy Dog Warden in Williams County for several years and was the Williams County Humane Officer for many...
Lois I. Reeb
Jun 18, 2010
Lois I. Reeb, age 91, of Montpelier, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 10:30 P.M. on Friday, June 18, 2010, at her residence in Montpelier. She was a 1937 graduate of Antwerp High School and was a member of the Mark Center United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women, in which...
Linda K. Fritch
Jun 15, 2010
Linda K. Fritch, age 63, of Edgerton, Ohio, died in her residence at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. She was born on April 29, 1947, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Junior and R. Jean (Tomlinson) Fritch, and they preceded her in death. Her survivors include two sisters, Sharon Wallace, her caregiver, of Edgerton, and Nancy Viers, of...
Brian K. Beattie
Jun 13, 2010
Brian K. Beattie, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 13, 2010, in his residence following a three-year battle with cancer. Mr. Beattie served in the Army National Guard and was a self-employed construction worker and member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Montpelier, Ohio. His personal hobbies and passion included cars, motorcycles and...
Milford Keezer
Jun 13, 2010
Milford "Jack" Keezer went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Born on February 15, 1923, he passed away after a brief illness. He is survived by wife Mary "Mazie" Keezer; sisters: Jean Schlosser, Mildred (Mick) Hintz, Cory Spencer, Shirley Grant; brother: Robert Kline; daughters and a stepson from a previous marriage: Tylene Underwood, Rhonda Keezer, Roxanne...
Loren E. Moore
Jun 10, 2010
Loren Edward Moore, age 47, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:43 P.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2010, in his residence following a long-term illness. He worked at many positions in the concrete industry during his working career. He was a loving father, a musician and loved music. Loren Edward Moore was born on April 19, 1963, in Redwood City, California....
Juanita D. Kaiser
Jun 9, 2010
Juanita D. Kaiser, age 95, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:15 P.M. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Kaiser was a graduate of Defiance College and received her Master’s Degree in Education from St. Francis College, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She began her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse...
John R. Walters
Jun 6, 2010
John Robert Walters, age 68, of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 3:18 P.M. on Sunday, June 6, 2010, shortly after admittance to Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. John attended school at Mark Center and graduated from Fairview High School in 1960. He retired from Ohio Art, Bryan, Ohio, as Director of Purchasing after 36 years of service and currently...
Gwen A. Takacs
Jun 5, 2010
Gwen Takacs, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 5:35 A.M. on June 5, 2010, after a courageous battle against lung cancer. Gwen was a longtime manager at WBNO in Bryan and a familiar face at Chief Supermarkets. One of her favorite quotes and her life's mantra, as testified by...
Caroline E. Maag
Jun 3, 2010
Caroline E. Maag, age 101, died at 8:25 P.M. on Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. A native of Ottoville, Ohio, Mrs. Maag worked at the Ottoville Creamery and then cleaned offices for many years at Ohio Art Company in Bryan. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic...
Orville L. Wagner
Jun 3, 2010
Orville L. Wagner, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, peacefully passed on Thursday, June 3, 2010, surrounded by family and friends in Defiance Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Wagner was employed as a steam engineer with Pet Milk, Bryan, for nine years, and was currently a steam engineer with Titan Tire, Bryan. He was a proud member of the First Baptist...
Larry R. Shade
Jun 1, 2010
Larry R. Shade of rural Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Larry fought an extended battle with cancer but in the end it did not beat him. He was a graduate of Bryan High School and Tri-State University with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Larry...
Ben A. Kurtz
May 31, 2010
Ben A. Kurtz, age 77, of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:00 A.M. on Sunday, May 31, 2010, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, where he was a patient. Mr. Kurtz was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the United States Army as a tank driver. He was employed by Metaldyne in Edon, Ohio, retiring with forty-two years of service,...