William J. Drosky
May 2, 2011
William J. Drosky, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:15 P.M. on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Drosky was veteran of World War II, serving with the United States Army 9th Infantry. After his tour he re-enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Liege,...
Angela Marie Mitchell
Apr 29, 2011
Angela Marie Mitchell, age 26, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:20 P.M. on Friday, April 29, 2011, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Montefiore/Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, following a fifteen-month battle with complications of a rare form of pancreatitis. A lifelong illness resulted in a five-organ digestive transplant on September 11, 2005, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Starzl...
Donald H. Weber
Apr 22, 2011
Donald Weber, age 85, a lifelong resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:50 P.M. on April 22, 2011, at his home in Leo, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mr. Weber was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of the Edgerton Alliance Church. Donald Weber was born on May 26, 1925,...
David R. Bell
Apr 22, 2011
David R. Bell, age 59, of Defiance, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Ney, Ohio, died early Friday, April 22, 2011 in his home. Mr. Bell was employed as a Journeyman Millwright with G.M. Powertrain in Defiance, retiring with thirty-five years of service. He was a member of the U.A.W. and enjoyed woodworking and playing golf. David R. Bell...
Donovan J. Vorthman
Apr 20, 2011
Donovan J. Vorthman, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:59 P.M. on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Welless Centers in Bryan after sudden illness. Mr. Vorthman was a graduate of Wauseon High School and graduated from ITT with a degree in drafting. He worked for TRW Automotive in Fayette, retiring with fifteen years of service. He...
Dan E. Murray
Apr 19, 2011
Dan E. Murray, age 86, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, after an extended illness. Mr. Murray was born on November 18, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Edwin Y. and Flora Olive (Nofsinger) Murray. In his youth, he was a Boy Scout and began building...
Charlotte A. Barns
Apr 19, 2011
Charlotte A. Barns, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:31 P.M.. on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Anna’s House at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan, where she was resident. Mrs. Barns was employed by Allied Moulded and then retired from Pioneer Transformer after twenty years of service. She attended Hillsdale Assembly of God Church in Jonesville, Michigan. Charlotte A....
Wilson J. Shetler
Apr 15, 2011
Wilson J. Shetler, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:58 P.M. on Friday, April 15, 2011, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where he was a resident, after a brief illness. Mr. Shetler was a farmer and worked for Stine Lumber and Mohawk Motors. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping and camping at Huyck Lake. He also was...
Phyllis Altman Leeking
Apr 15, 2011
Phyllis Altman Leeking, 88, died April 15, 2011, at a nursing home in Tarzana, California. Phyllis was born January 3, 1923, near Bryan, Ohio, and was the second of Phillip and Ruth Altman’s six children. She graduated from Bryan High School as an honor roll student in 1940. During World War II she worked for General Motors in the Fisher...
Bertie L. Hug
Apr 12, 2011
Bertie L. Hug, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:48 P.M. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, in her home after an extended illness. A graduate of West Unity High School, Mrs. Hug worked for the City of Bryan as an administrative assistant to the mayor and chief of police for over twenty years and was the manager of Oakwood...
Bobbie Elden Deetz
Apr 11, 2011
Bobbie Elden Deetz, 76, passed away at Hillside Country Living on April 11, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Bobbie was born on July 22, 1934, to Wilma (Blair) and Harold Deetz. He married Evelyn Eidenier on June 10, 1956, and she survives. Bobbie was a 1952 graduate of Montpelier High School. He served in the United States Army, worked...
Rosanna M. Bostater
Apr 10, 2011
Rosanna M. Bostater, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:08 A.M. on Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Bostater graduated from Bryan High School, worked at the Tri-County Dental Dispensary, the soda counter at Ringer’s Drug Store, and then spent many years working...
Mary E. Krill
Apr 10, 2011
Mary E. Krill, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:00 A.M. on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in the arms of her husband of sixty-five years, Ralph, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan after a brief illness. Mrs. Krill was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from Flower Hospital School of Nursing 1946. While in...
Robert C. Abbott
Apr 7, 2011
Robert C. Abbott, age 81, was born to Chauncey M. and Margaret H. Abbott on October 5, 1929, passed away on April 7, 2011. A United States Army Veteran, Bob was born and raised in Point Place and moved to Lake Seneca in Montpelier after retiring from Abbott Tool, Inc. in 1988. Bob enjoyed life and was successful in that...
Donald A. Brown
Apr 4, 2011
Donald A. Brown, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:30 A.M. on Monday, April 4, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, where he was a resident. Mr. Brown was a veteran of the United States Army. For eighteen years, he was a store manager for Sears, many of those years in Bryan. He was a 32nd...
Joanne Bunce
Mar 26, 2011
Joanne Bunce, age 81,of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:10 A.M. on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier after an extended illness. Mrs. Bunce was a 1948 graduate of Montpelier High School. She was a member of the Edon Church of Christ, the Edon American Legion Post #662 Auxiliary and she also worked on the Board...
Naomi L. Darr
Mar 22, 2011
Naomi L. Darr, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:10 P.M. on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Darr was a 1938 graduate of Edgerton High School. She was a member of the Edon American Legion Auxiliary, Elliot Chapter #271, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Edgerton Church of Christ....
Richard R. Sanders
Mar 18, 2011
Richard R. Sanders, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:10 P.M. on Friday, March 18, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient. Richard was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II on the USS Hermitage, and was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring in 1989...
Shirley A. Bonner
Mar 16, 2011
Shirley A. Bonner, age 67, of Edgerton, Ohio, was called home to be with the Lord at 10:55 P.M. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was employed by LaChoy Foods in Archbold, Ohio, for over ten years prior to her retirement. Shirley A. Bonner was born on...
Frances I. Colbart
Mar 16, 2011
Frances I. Colbart, age 98, formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:28 P.M. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility in Hillsdale, Michigan, where she was a resident. She had also been a resident of Hicksville, Ohio, for twenty years prior to moving back to Edon. She was a homemaker and a member...


