Spencer D. Grond
Sep 15, 2008
Spencer D. Grond, age 74, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2008, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, after a long struggle with dementia. Mr. Grond was a 1951 graduate of Pella High School in Pella, Iowa, and then graduated from Central College, also in Pella, Iowa. He earned a Master's Degree...
John W. Lutterbein
Sep 15, 2008
John William Lutterbein, age 86, longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:40 a.m. on Monday, September 15, 2008, at the Jane Baker Center of the Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community in Port Clinton, Ohio, where he had been a resident since May. Mr. Lutterbein was a second-generation owner and operator of Lutterbein Lumber Company and Building Concepts with his...
Emily L. Curtis
Sep 12, 2008
View Video Tribute Emily L. Curtis, age 59, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:45 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2008, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Curtis was a graduate of Edon High School, Edon, Ohio. She received a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and a master’s degree in 1972, both in music education from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio....
Andrew V. Forgione
Sep 7, 2008
Andrew V. "Butch" Forgione, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:41 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan. Mr. Forgione retired as a city worker with the Burrough of Red Bank, New Jersey. He also retired from Liberty Hose Company No. 2 Red Bank Fire Department, of which he...
Eva Belle Smith
Sep 4, 2008
Eva Belle Smith, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan. Mrs. Smith was a 1936 graduate of Farmer High School and was employed by Spangler Candy Company from 1952 to 1983 and then was a greeter at Wal-Mart in Bryan for eleven years. During the...
Helen M. Stemen-Kaiser
Sep 2, 2008
Helen M. Stemen-Kaiser, age 86, of Edgerton and former long-time resident of Butler, Indiana, died early Tuesday morning, September 2, 2008, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Stemen-Kaiser attended the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Butler Eagles and Butler American Legion Auxiliary. She was an avid...
James A. Lemons
Sep 2, 2008
James A. Lemons, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, his 73rd birthday, at the University of Toledo Medical College, where he was a patient after an extended illness. Mr. Lemons was a 1953 graduate of Bryan High School and attended Michigan State University. He was employed by Equifax as a Field Representative, retiring with twenty-eight years of...
Alice Ann Hardman
Aug 29, 2008
Alice Ann Hardman, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:25 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2008, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Hardman was a homemaker and a member of the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren, where she was a long-time Sunday school teacher and youth group advisor. She also was a former 4-H advisor. Alice...
Alaina Brittany Rice
Aug 27, 2008
Alaina Brittany Rice, age three months, died at 12:04 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Alaina Brittany Rice was born on May 7, 2008, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Eric J. Rice and Becky E. Pierce, who survive. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...
Vernon L. Kimpel
Aug 23, 2008
View Video Tribute Vernon L. Kimpel, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2008, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. Kimpel was a service technician in plumbing and heating for more than fifty years with the Edgerton Hardware. He was a veteran of the United States...
Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas
Aug 22, 2008
Kathryn Elizabeth (Betty Gruver) Thomas, age 85, of Ocala, Florida, died at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2008 at Palm Gardens of Ocala, after a lengthy battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Kathryn Elizabeth Thomas was born March 10, 1923, in Warsaw, Indiana the youngest child of Floyd Abraham and Helen Eliza (Ramey) Gruver. She is survived by her daughter,...
Margaret M. Shiple
Aug 20, 2008
Margaret M. Shiple, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:09 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, after a brief illness. Mrs. Shiple was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, and her early working career included employment at Toledo Trust, Toledo Scale and with her husband at the Edgerton Hardware when they moved to Edgerton. She...
Rose M. Karnes
Aug 16, 2008
Rose M. Karnes, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:42 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient following a brief illness. Mrs. Karnes was a homemaker, who also worked as a newspaper linotype operator. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton, Rosary Altar Society, and...
Fern Fix
Aug 16, 2008
Fern Fix, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:16 p.m. on August 16, 2008, at Heartland of Wauseon, where she was a resident. Mrs. Fix was a 1931 graduate of Bryan High School and studied for two years at the Chicago Training School to be a concert pianist. She was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church, where...
Ione G. Johnson
Aug 15, 2008
Ione G. Johnson, age 96, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:05 a.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center - Bryan, where she was a patient following a brief illness. Miss Johnson worked as a private duty nurses’ aide. She was a member of the Edon United Methodist Church. Ione G. Johnson was born on June...
Beth Ann Johnson
Aug 13, 2008
View Video Tribute Beth Ann Johnson, age 46, of Ney, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, at 8:46 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at the Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo, after an extended illness. Ms. Johnson was a 1980 graduate of Fairview High School and was employed by C.E. Electronics in Bryan for more...
Naomi R. Pipes
Aug 11, 2008
Naomi R. Pipes, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio (Williams Center), died at 3:35 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an illness of two months. Mrs. Pipes had owned and operated the Williams Center Carry-out since 1981. She was a member of the Bryan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2489 Auxiliary, Women of...
Diane M. Swanson
Aug 11, 2008
View Video Tribute Diane (Dee) Marie Swanson, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:11 p.m. on August 11, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan after a brief illness. Diane was a graduate of Hillsdale College and was vice-president of human resources at Ohio Gas Company, where she was employed for over 20 years. She served on...
Letty M. Henricks
Aug 6, 2008
View Video Tribute Letty M. Henricks, age 85, of Camden, Michigan, died on Wednesday August 6, 2008, in her home. Mrs. Henricks was a member of the Camden United Methodist Church in Camden, Michigan, Bryan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2489 Auxiliary and Bryan Am-Vets Post # 54 Auxiliary. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister and was...
Donna M. Crites
Aug 4, 2008
Donna M. Crites, age 87, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:32 a.m. on Monday, August 4, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare Northwest Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Crites was a homemaker and had also worked as an assembler at Bryan Canning Company and Spangler Candy Company. She was a member of Union Chapel Church of God and WCSC,...