Walter O. Fitzcharles
May 29, 2010
Walter O. Fitzcharles, age 66, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 3:37 P.M. on Saturday, May 29, 2010, shortly after admittance to Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Fitzcharles was a 1962 graduate of Edgerton High School. He served as a volunteer fireman with the Edgerton Fire Department for many years and was a member of its championship...
Roger M. Motter
May 29, 2010
Roger M. Motter, age 89, of Ney, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold, Ohio. The son of Martin and Emma (Perry) Motter, Roger was born December 28, 1920 near Ney. He attended Davis Business College and during World War II served with the Merchant Marines in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, based...
R. Diane Detter
May 26, 2010
R. Diane Detter, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in her residence. Mrs. Detter was a housewife and avid seamstress, who enjoyed traveling and birdwatching. R. Diane Detter was born on December 29, 1952, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Robert R. and Gloriadell (Perry) Uptgraft. She married Gary Ross Detter on March 23,...
Harold L. "Pete" Mills
May 25, 2010
Harold L. "Pete" Mills, Sr., age 71, of Edon, Ohio, died at 3:35 P.M. on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient, following an extended illness. Mr. Mills was employed as a machinist at Martin Sprocket & Gear, Montpelier, Ohio, for over twenty-five years. Most recently, he worked at Montpelier...
William A. Forrester
May 23, 2010
William A. Forrester, age 55, of Pioneer, Ohio, died in his residence at 4:49 P.M. on Sunday, May 23, 2010. Mr. Forrester was employed by Isaac Tire, Bryan, Ohio, for twenty-three years. He was then employed at Powers & Sons, Montpelier, Ohio, for four years. William A. Forrester was born on February 24, 1955, in Angola, Indiana, the son of...
William Earl Middleton
May 21, 2010
William Earl “Bill” Middleton, Sr., age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010 at his residence following an extended illness. Born on February 19, 1929, in Dawson, Missouri, the son of Sanford and Gladys Middleton, he married Emma Sobieck on September 25, 1976, and she survives. Bill was a veteran of the United States Army, having...
Aloysius G. "Al" Siebenaler
May 15, 2010
Aloysius “Al” G. Siebenaler, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:17 A.M. on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Siebenaler was employed by the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier in Bryan, retiring with thirty-seven years of service, and then worked at Donaldson’s Ace...
Craig L. Breininger
May 13, 2010
Craig L. Breininger, age 50, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:27 P.M. on Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, where he was a patient. Mr. Breininger was a rural newpaper carrier for The Bryan Times and was engaged in farming. He was a 1979 graduate of Edgerton High School and Four County Joint Vocational School,...
Violet Virginia Wade
May 12, 2010
Violet Virginia Wade, age 87, of Edgerton Ohio, died at 1:45 A.M. on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Wade was employed by Pittsfield Industries in Hamilton, Indiana, retiring with seventeen years of service. She attended the Edgerton Church of Christ. Violet Virginia Wade was born on February 13, 1923, in Morgantown, West Virginia,...
Warren I. Edwards
May 11, 2010
Warren I. Edwards, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:22 P.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Edwards was employed for twenty-five years as a laminator at Sauder Woodworking, Archbold, Ohio. An avid golfer, fisherman and camper, he was a hardworking man who earned the respect and admiration of those he worked...
Gary E. Roesti
May 11, 2010
Gary E. Roesti, age 66, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 9:43 P.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in the Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Roesti was employed as a machine operator with GM Powertrain in Defiance, Ohio, retiring in 1992 after 28 ½ years of service. He was a member of Sherwood...
Carol J. Richardson
May 7, 2010
Carol J. Richardson, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, May 7, 2010, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Richardson was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church, Evening Star Chapter #14, Order of the Eastern Star, of which she was a 50-year member, and John D. Smith Post #10 American Legion Auxiliary....
Daniel J. Payne
May 4, 2010
Daniel J. Payne, age 55, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 10:52 A.M. on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient. He was a member of the Montpelier Eagles. Daniel J. Payne was born on May 30, 1954, in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Lloyd and Mildred (Whitney) Payne. He is...
Margaret M. Miller
May 3, 2010
Margaret M. Miller, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:27 A.M. on Monday, May 3, 2010, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. Margaret M. Miller was born on July 9, 1921, in Hudson, Michigan the daughter of Fauril and Nellie (Bates) McLouth. She married Charles H. Miller on February 21, 1942, in Jonesville,...
Edward Wayne Streeter
May 3, 2010
Edward Wayne Streeter, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:38 P.M. on Monday, May 3, 2010, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of two months. Mr. Streeter was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam Era. He was employed at Bard Manufacturing for forty years, eighteen years as a...
George Clayton Miller
May 3, 2010
George Clayton Miller, age 84, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 1:30 A.M. on Monday, May 3, 2010, in the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a resident. Mr. Miller was an employee of Zeller Corporation and served the UAW union for more than thirty years, which gave him great pride while serving his peers. He served as a...
Charles L. Swank
May 2, 2010
Charles F. “Chuck” Swank, age 84, died at 9:13 A.M. on Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Swank was employed by Simpson Industries in Edon and retired with twenty years of service. He loved to listen to country music and being out and about in the community....
Melvin T. Weis
May 1, 2010
Melvin T. Weis, age 76, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:35 P.M. on Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Weis was a graduate of Burnham High School in Sylvania, Ohio, and attended both Toledo University and Ohio University before being appointed as Conservation Officer with the Ohio...
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
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...


