Obituaries

Rita G. Rettig

Rita G. Rettig

May 1, 2010

Rita G. Rettig, age 54, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 10:20 P.M. on Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance after an extended illness. Ms. Rettig was a graduate of Defiance High School and also of Defiance College. She was a substitute teacher in elementary education in many area schools throughout the years and was...

Vernon Grim

Vernon Grim

Apr 30, 2010

F. Vernon “Tubby” Grim, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:45 A.M. on Friday, April 30, 2010, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Grim worked on the T and I Streetcar Railroad at Ohio Art Building No. 3 for many years and then worked seventeen years at Bard Manufacturing, where he was a supervisor. He then went...

Jerome J. Hartman

Jerome J. Hartman

Apr 28, 2010

Jerome J. “Jake” Hartman, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, in his home. Mr. Hartman was a lifelong farmer and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan. He was active in the building of St. Patrick’s first church building, was a member of Bryan Knights of Columbus Council #1915, and was a...

Marjoe J. Gineman

Marjoe J. Gineman

Apr 18, 2010

Marjoe James Gineman, age 31, of Montpelier, Ohio, finally found inner peace, entering heaven at 5:16 A.M. on Sunday, April 18, 2010, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier. Marjoe was a carpenter and brick tender by trade. He was a 1997 graduate of Edgerton High School and Four County Joint Vocational School, Archbold, Ohio. He...

Judy I. Dybevick

Judy I. Dybevick

Apr 16, 2010

Judy Ilene Dybevick, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:11 P.M. on Friday, April 16, 2010, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Dybevick had been a resident of Bryan for the past two years and previously was a longtime resident of Englewood, Florida. She was employed as a cashier at Chief Supermarket...

Carol Jean Orick

Carol Jean Orick

Apr 13, 2010

Carol Jean Orick, age 68, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, in her home after an illness of one year. Mrs. Orick retired from Dekko Engineering in Butler, Indiana, with ten years of service. Carol Jean Orick was born on December 19, 1941, in Harts Creek, West Virginia, the daughter of James Melvin “Tibb”...

Marti J. Roehrs

Marti J. Roehrs

Apr 8, 2010

Marti J. Roehrs, age 49, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:25 P.M. on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. She was a 1978 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by the Hicksville Bank as vice president of commercial loan lending until her retirement in 2008 after sixteen years...

Charles Albert Jermeay

Charles Albert Jermeay

Apr 4, 2010

Charles A. Jermeay, age 79, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Jermeay retired as a tool and die maker with Metal Spinners in Angola, Indiana, and was a lifelong farmer. Charles A. Jermeay was born on December 28, 1930, in...

Gene Charles Mearse

Gene Charles Mearse

Apr 1, 2010

Gene C. Mearse, age 53, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 10:21 P.M. on Thursday, April 1, 2010, shortly after admittance to Cameron Hospital in Angola, Indiana. Mr. Mearse was a graduate of Hamilton High School and was currently employed by H & W Hardware in Hamilton. Gene Charles Mearse was born on August 2, 1956, near Butler, Indiana, the son...

Ralph Vern Clarke, Jr.

Ralph Vern Clarke, Jr.

Mar 30, 2010

Ralph Vern Clarke, Jr., age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Clarke was a 1944 graduate of North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He retired in 1993 from his position as Director of Quality Assurance at Ohio Art...

Alan R. Walker

Alan R. Walker

Mar 29, 2010

Alan R. Walker, age 57, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:50 A.M. on Monday, March 29, 2010, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where he was admitted earlier in the evening. Mr. Walker was a graduate of Edgerton High School. Alan R. Walker was born on December 6, 1952, in Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Donald L....

Flossie M. Fritz

Flossie M. Fritz

Mar 28, 2010

Flossie M. Fritz, age 89, of Kendallville, Indiana, and formerly a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville, where she was a patient. Mrs. Fritz was a finisher with Bryan Custom Plastics, retiring with twenty years of service. She was a member of the Edgerton Business and Professional Women for...

Kyla Bree Stantz

Kyla Bree Stantz

Mar 24, 2010

Kyla Bree Stantz, five-week-old daughter of Michael and Jennifer Stantz, of Stryker, Ohio, died at 2:55 A.M. on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Toledo Children’s Hospital, where she had been a patient since birth. Kyla was born at Toledo Children’s Hospital on February 17, 2010. Kyla is survived by her parents, her siblings, Tyler Michael Stantz, Maddison L. Gearig and...

Robert J. Mayer

Robert J. Mayer

Mar 23, 2010

Robert J. Mayer, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, Florida, where he was a patient. Mr. Mayer was a former co-owner of Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, and Precise Manufacturing in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He also had operated Bryan Electric and Electric Motor Shop in Bryan, Ohio,...

Kenneth H. Ridgway

Kenneth H. Ridgway

Mar 21, 2010

Kenneth H. “Kenny” Ridgway, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where he was admitted on Friday, March 12. Mr. Ridgway was employed as a journeyman electrician with Ridgway Brothers Electric until his retirement. He enjoyed trapshooting, fishing and playing cards and was a...

Dorothy A. Ester

Dorothy A. Ester

Mar 19, 2010

Dorothy A. Ester, age 80, formerly of Ney, Ohio, died at 4:05 P.M. on Friday, March 19, 2010, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. A beloved mother, grandmother and sister, she was a member of St. Isidore Catholic Church near Ney. Dorothy Ann Ester was born on August 16, 1929, in Evansville,...

Danice L. McMullen

Danice L. McMullen

Mar 18, 2010

Danice L. “Danny” McMullen, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:15 A.M. on Thursday, March 18, 2010, in her residence after an extended illness. She had worked as a private home health care provider. Danice L. “Danny” McMullen was born on February 25, 1946, in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of Dana E. and Bernice (Collamer) Calvin. She married Jim...

Mildred O. Roebuck

Mildred O. Roebuck

Mar 16, 2010

Mildred O. Roebuck, age 75, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 1:54 A.M. on Monday, March 16, 2010, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, where she was a resident. She was the widow of Richard Roebuck and retired from Lenier of West Unity, Ohio. Mildred O. Roebuck was born on October 7, 1934, in Jackson, Michigan, the daughter of Charles and...

DeWayne C. Davis

DeWayne C. Davis

Mar 14, 2010

DeWayne C. Davis, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:45 A.M. on Sunday, March 14, 2010, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Davis attended Edgerton High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by Bard Manufacturing, retiring as a shipping foreman in 1996 with thirty-four years...

Robert L. Dulle

Robert L. Dulle

Mar 14, 2010

Robert L. Dulle, age 77, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 6:25 P.M. on Sunday, March 14, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. Mr. Dulle was employed in the warehouse of Campbell Soup Company in Napoleon, Ohio, and retired with more than thirty-two years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph...