Esther Lewis Martin
Dec 23, 2008
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” - Matthew 25:21 (NIV) Esther Warne Lewis Martin of Miamisburg, Ohio, passed away on December 23, 2008. She was 85. Esther Martin was born on May 20, 1923, in Nainital, India, to Rev. L. Chester and Emma (Tanner) Lewis. She was married on May 23, 1943, to Rev. Harley Martin, who preceded her in...
John C. Kralicek, Jr.
Dec 23, 2008
John C. Kralicek, Jr., age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he had been a patient since Wednesday. Mr. Kralicek was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Korean War era. He was a salesman for Webster Electric Company from...
Helen E. Castor
Dec 22, 2008
Helen E. Castor, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:55 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a patient since Saturday. Mrs. Castor was a graduate of Stryker High School and had been a teller for First Federal Bank in Bryan, Ohio, retiring in 1995 with twenty-six...
Pamela G. Kelley
Dec 20, 2008
Pamela G. (Purdon) Kelley, age 58, of Hamilton, Indiana, died on Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Ms. Kelley was a 1968 graduate of Edon High School and was employed as a quality control inspector until her retirement at Trin Corporation. Pamela G. Kelley was born on March 24,...
Ida M. Reif
Dec 17, 2008
Ida M. Reif, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Mrs. Reif was a meat processor and had worked at Edgerton Locker for thirty years. She was also a long-time care giver and seamstress. Ida M. Reif was born August 9, 1922, in Venice, Illinois, the daughter of Edward...
Inez A. Stansill
Dec 13, 2008
Inez A. Stansill, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2008, in her home. Mrs. Stansill was an inspector at Champion Plastic/Vistron for twenty years, retiring in 1979. She and her husband were co-owners of the Homestead Grocery in Bryan for ten years. Inez A. Stansill was born on December 6, 1917, in Starke...
Harold Lee Cliffton
Dec 10, 2008
Harold Lee Cliffton, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Cliffton was a machinist and had worked at Edgerton Manufacturing for twenty-one years until the plant closed and then was employed by Nemco-Medical in Hicksville until his retirement....
James N. Mailahn
Dec 10, 2008
James N. Mailahn, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. Mailahn was a truck driver for several companies during his career and retired as a driver from Plas-Tec in Edon, Ohio. He was a 1942 graduate of Edon High...
Larry Lee Fenstermaker
Dec 9, 2008
Larry L. Fenstermaker, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in his home. Mr. Fenstermaker was a graduate of Montpelier High School and retired as an engineer from the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Larry Lee Fenstermaker was born on April 16, 1944, near McClure in Henry County, Ohio the son of Dana and Evelyn (Jennings) Fenstermaker. He...
Maurice E. Vitale
Dec 2, 2008
Maurice E. Vitale, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Vitale was a graduate of Purdue University and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II. He was vice president of sales at Bryan Metals and then was a sales...
Evelyn J. Armstrong
Nov 26, 2008
Evelyn J. Armstrong, age 79, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 8:29 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, in her home after a twenty-three month battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She was surrounded by her three loving sons and many family members as she joined Earl, her husband of fifty-seven years, in heaven. Mrs. Armstrong was a graduate of Montpelier High...
Harry J. Rigdon
Nov 24, 2008
Harry J. Rigdon, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:28 p.m. on Monday, November 24, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean War. Mr. Rigdon was a 1958 graduate of Miami University and then graduated from the...
Max R. Castor
Nov 22, 2008
Max R. Castor, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:35 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Castor was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during WWII. He worked as a foreman with Bard Manufacturing, Bryan, retiring in 1985 with fifty years of service. He was currently working...
Maurice E. Snyder
Nov 20, 2008
Maurice E. Snyder, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:20 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Snyder was a graduate of Ney High School and earned his associate's degree in accounting from the International Business College. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during WWII...
Robert O. Pelland
Nov 19, 2008
Robert O. Pelland, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died peacefully at 9:16 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Pelland was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in WWII. He was a long-time truck driver for Bryan Truck Lines and also owner/operator prior to his retirement. He was a long-time...
Janet Andrews
Nov 19, 2008
Janet Andrews, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a twenty-five year resident of Tucson, Arizona, died at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan after an extended illness. She had previously worked at Echarts Meat Packing in Defiance, Ohio, in the carpet cleaning business and as a phone solicitor. She loved...
Beatrice A. Davis
Nov 17, 2008
Beatrice A. Davis, age 92, of Defiance, Ohio, and formerly a long-time resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:58 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2008, at Laurels of Defiance, where she was a resident for ten days. Mrs. Davis was a graduate of Farmer High School and worked at Bryan Custom Plastics, retiring in 1981 with 27 years of service....
Virginia D. Sutton
Nov 17, 2008
Virginia D. Sutton, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died late Monday, November 11, 2008, in her home. Mrs. Sutton worked along side her husband, LaMar, at Sutton's SuperValu Grocery for thirty years in Edgerton until her retirement. She was also a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church. Virginia D. Sutton was born on June 15, 1926, in Kendallville, Indiana,...
Donald K. Lyons
Nov 16, 2008
Donald K. Lyons, age 97, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Lyons was a truck driver for Pet Milk, Angola, Indiana, for several years, an auto hauler for Studebaker for twenty years and then a truck driver with Simpson Industries for four years....
Katherine C. Armstrong
Nov 15, 2008
Katherine C. Armstrong, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice after a brief illness. Mrs. Armstrong was a graduate of Defiance High School, a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, Ohio. Katherine C. Armstrong was on born September 17, 1925, in Defiance, Ohio, the...