Obituaries

Sylvia Thomas

Sylvia Thomas

Jun 5, 2009

Sylvia Thomas, age of 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:35 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2009, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, where she was a patient. Mrs. Thomas is the widow of Hubert Thomas. Sylvia Thomas was born on May 9, 1928, in Handshoe, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Dora (Terry) Handshoe. She is survived...

Edward Lamar Smith

Edward Lamar Smith

Jun 4, 2009

Edward Lamar Smith, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio, after a long-term illness. Mr. Smith was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Vietnam War. He was a member of A.M.V.E.T. and a lifetime member of the Bryan V.F.W...

Francis Lovejoy

Francis Lovejoy

Jun 4, 2009

Francis “Papa Bear Ed” Lovejoy, age 71, of Northwest Township, in Williams County, Ohio, died at 1:49 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2009, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Lovejoy was a 1955 graduate of Edgerton High School. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. Francis was...

Deloy E. Appel

Deloy E. Appel

May 30, 2009

Deloy E. Appel, age 80, of rural Ney, Ohio, died at 3:55 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2009, in his home after an illness of several months. Mr. Appel was a 1946 graduate of Farmer High School, where he was a member of the 1946 state championship basketball team. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in...

Gary Ross Detter

Gary Ross Detter

May 26, 2009

Gary Ross Detter, age 62, of Stryker, Ohio, died at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, where he had been a patient after a long illness. A 1964 graduate of Wauseon High School, Mr. Detter was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired in 2000 from General Motors...

Lorraine M. Rockey

Lorraine M. Rockey

May 26, 2009

Lorraine M. Rockey, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in her home following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was a 60–year resident of Edon and a Florida winter resident for the past 24 years. Mrs. Rockey was a member of the Edon Church of Christ, where she was also a charter...

William Russell Conrad

William Russell Conrad

May 25, 2009

William “Whitey” R. Conrad, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:39 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2009, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Conrad was employed as a heavy equipment operator with Swetnam, which became Brust Pipeline Construction. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a life member of Bryan Eagles...

Isabelle Grace White

Isabelle Grace White

May 22, 2009

Isabelle “Izzy” Grace White passed peacefully in the arms of family on Friday, May 22, 2009, at Lake West Hospital in Willoughby, Ohio. She was born at 6:24 p.m. and met the eyes of Jesus. She weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 19 ¾ inches long. Isabelle gave us a lifetime of love during her short time on earth....

Judy M. Fraley

Judy M. Fraley

May 15, 2009

Julia M. “Judy” (Siebenaler) Fraley, age 69, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2009, in St. Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Fraley worked as a bookkeeper at the Speed-E-Mart in Angola, Indiana, retiring in 1996 after more than twenty years of service. She was a member of the...

Brenda J. Scantlen

Brenda J. Scantlen

May 15, 2009

Brenda J. Scantlen, age 42, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 9:40 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2009, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, following a long battle with cancer. Brenda was a home health care worker for various health care providers in the area. Brenda J. Scantlen was born on November 9, 1966, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of Larry...

Paul F. Degryse

Paul F. Degryse

May 14, 2009

Paul F. Degryse, age 62, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009, in his home after an illness of six months. He was a truck driver for Weber Sand and Gravel and Pahl’s Ready Mix for ten years and had worked at Challenge-Cook and Central Transport. Mr. Degryse was a forty-year member of the...

Elwyn L. Zumbaugh

Elwyn L. Zumbaugh

May 14, 2009

Elwyn L. Zumbaugh, age 62, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a sudden illness. Mr. Zumbaugh attended International Business College in Fort Wayne and was a 1972 graduate of St. Francis College, Fort Wayne. He was employed as a senior buyer at PHD Incorporated in Fort Wayne....

Allen Callender

Allen Callender

May 12, 2009

Allen “Dutch” Keith Callender was born at 278 Bement Street in Edgerton on October 16, 1915 to Glen E and Vesta (Brown) Callender. His father, Glen, grandfather George and great-grandfather James Callender all lived their entire lives in Edgerton. His father, Glen, had an ice house located on the St Joe River which later became Callender’s Creamery and then Callender’s...

Evelyn M. McCarty

Evelyn M. McCarty

May 12, 2009

Evelyn M. McCarty, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2009, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Evelyn was happily employed by Dietrich's Industries, Hicksville, Ohio, for nineteen years. She was a member of the Butler, Indiana, Eagles Aerie #2733, a lifetime member of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary, and a member of the...

Marvin M. Keppeler

Marvin M. Keppeler

May 8, 2009

Marvin M. Keppeler, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:30 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2009, at his residence. A 1938 graduate of Edgerton High School, Marvin had farming in his blood and was a farmer in spirit until the day he died. He lived on the family farm his entire life with the exception of during World War...

Leslie W. Wheeler

Leslie W. Wheeler

May 7, 2009

Leslie W. Wheeler, age 34, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2009, near Edgerton, Ohio. Mr. Wheeler was a machinist, having worked in several area factories, most recently with Bil-Jax in Archbold. He loved mushroom hunting, woodworking and being with his children. Leslie W. Wheeler was born on January 6, 1975, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Leslie...

Mary J. Colon

Mary J. Colon

May 5, 2009

Mary J. Colon, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Colon was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School. She was a member of Bryan Eagles Lodge, Aerie #2233 and will be remembered for her humor. Mary J. Colon...

Grace L. Harvey

Grace L. Harvey

May 4, 2009

Grace L. Harvey, age 98, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:38 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009, at the Community Health Professionals In-patient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient. A lifelong resident of Edgerton, Mrs. Harvey was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Pearl Circle and for...

LeRoy D. Iverson

LeRoy D. Iverson

May 4, 2009

LeRoy D. Iverson, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:25 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2009, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Iverson was an independent sales representative of craft supplies living in the Everett, Washington area for many years before retiring in 1997 to Montana. He had been living in Bryan since July. He is survived...

Silvia E. Furrow

Silvia E. Furrow

May 4, 2009

Silvia Elizabeth Furrow, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, May 4, 2009, at 10:40 a.m. in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Furrow was an upholsterer at The Holabird Company in Bryan, retiring in 1975 with thirty years of service. She was an avid Bible reader and card player and loved...