Jay Dean Smith
Aug 7, 2010
Jay Dean Smith, age 67, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 10:30 P.M. on Saturday, August 7, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, where he was a patient. Mr. Smith was a fabricator, employed by Leader Engineering and Fabrication in Napoleon until his retirement. He spent many years racing cars, beginning at the age of 14. He raced...
Robert H. Frank
Aug 4, 2010
Robert H. Frank, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 9:05 A.M. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, in his home after an extended illness. He was a 1961 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring in 2009 with forty-one years of service. He was also a...
Martha V. Trausch
Jul 30, 2010
Martha V. “Marty” Trausch, age 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:47 A.M. on Friday, July 30, 2010, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was admitted on Tuesday. She was a graduate of Edgerton High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Germany. Martha was a licensed beautician and graduated from...
Eugene E. English
Jul 28, 2010
Eugene E. “Gene” English, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:55 A.M. on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. English was a veteran of World War II, serving as a pilot with the Army Air Corps. He continued his military career in the Air Force Reserves, retiring...
Hoyt B. Hinkle
Jul 27, 2010
Hoyt B. Hinkle, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:34 P.M. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident, after an extended illness. Mr. Hinkle was a 1937 graduate of Montpelier High School and was a lifelong farmer. He also formerly attended St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Montpelier....
Aiden Izaiah Oehler-McGinley
Jul 27, 2010
Aiden Izaiah Oehler-McGinley, 4 months, died at 6:55 P.M. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Toledo Children’s Hospital, where he was a patient. He was born on March 29, 2010, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Hope Elizabeth McGinley and Kevin W. Oehler, Jr. He is survived by his mother of Alvordton, Ohio, a brother, Zane McGinley, at home, grandparents,...
Renae D. Smith
Jul 24, 2010
Renae D. Smith, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:12 A.M. on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, where she was a patient. Ms. Smith was a 1983 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by Titan Tire for four years prior to her illness. She was a member of Bryan Eagles,...
Hilda V. Hartman
Jul 21, 2010
Hilda V. Hartman, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died early on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at The Inn at Fountain Park, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hartman was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Rosary Altar Society, Shamrock Circle, and Bryan Moose Lodge and was formerly a member of the Farm Bureau Council and a 4-H advisor. She...
Mildred V. Oberlin
Jul 21, 2010
Mildred V. Oberlin, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:10 A.M. on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Oberlin was a 1937 graduate of Chesterfield High School and was employed as a spot welder at Beam Stream for thirteen years and worked with her husband on the...
Nancy Jane Roller
Jul 11, 2010
Nancy Jane Roller, age 61, of Pioneer, Ohio, died at 8:17 A.M. on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Roller was employed by Sauder Woodworking Company as a computer operator until her retirement with twenty-two years of service. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Evelyn Blech
Jul 5, 2010
Evelyn Blech, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 5:05 A.M. on Monday, July 5, 2010, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Blech worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as a stenographer following graduation from high school and it was there that she learned to...
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...