Obituaries

Ronald D. Beard

Ronald D. Beard

Jul 8, 2008

Ronald D. Beard, age 56, of rural Butler, Indiana, died early on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at the home of his daughter in Spencerville, Indiana, after a brief illness. He was a 1972 graduate of Eastside High School and was employed as a truck driver with Heidteman Steel and Mizar Motors. He was a member of the Coburn Corners Church...

Jimmy A. Booker

Jimmy A. Booker

Jul 7, 2008

Jimmy A. Booker, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, July 7, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Booker was a graduate of Feds Creek High School in Feds Creek, Kentucky. Mr. Booker was employed by Spangler Candy Company as a Dum-Dum Supervisor for forty-three years. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Bryan, Ohio....

Pamela Allgire

Pamela Allgire

Jul 5, 2008

Pamela Allgire, age 52, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2008, after an illness of several months. She was a 1974 graduate of Edon High School and a member of the Montpelier First Church of the Nazarene, where she was a Board member, taught Sunday School, was a choir member and also was a Church...

Linda L. Wortkoetter

Linda L. Wortkoetter

Jun 30, 2008

Linda L. Wortkoetter, age 64, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2008, in her home surrounded by her family after a long illness. Mrs. Wortkoetter was a 1961 graduate of Edon High School and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and United Food Workers Union. She had worked in retail business for thirty...

Cynthia Sue Cline

Cynthia Sue Cline

Jun 28, 2008

Cynthia Sue Cline, age 52, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died early Saturday, June 28, 2008, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Cline was a long-time employee of Edon State Bank until her retirement. She was a member of the Bryan Alliance Church and formerly the Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Cynthia Sue Cline was born on August 31,...

Lowell F. Bowers

Lowell F. Bowers

Jun 28, 2008

Lowell F. Bowers, age 81, of Alvordton, Ohio, died on Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Bowers graduated from West Unity High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy and World War II. He worked at the Sutton Super Value as a meat cutter and later retired from Sauder...

Betty B. Gearhart

Betty B. Gearhart

Jun 27, 2008

Betty B. Gearhart, age 82, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:38 p.m on Friday, June 27, 2008, in Cameron Memorial Hospital in Angola, where she had been a patient since Tuesday. Mrs. Gearhart was a graduate of East Sparta High School and the Canton College of Beauty Culture and operated Betty’s Beauty Shoppe for ten years. She was a member...

Marcella K. Sailor

Marcella K. Sailor

Jun 26, 2008

Marcella K. Sailor, age 93, died at 1:20 p.m on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in Edgewood, Kentucky, where she was a patient. Mrs. Sailor was a 1938 graduate of Bowling Green State University and was a teacher with the Edgerton Local Schools, retiring with twenty-seven years of service. She was a member of the...

Margaret L. Sholl

Margaret L. Sholl

Jun 25, 2008

Maragret L. Sholl, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio. Mrs. Sholl was a homemaker, a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Rosary Altar Society and was an avid Bingo player. Margaret L. Sholl was born on February 11, 1917, in Antwerp, Ohio,...

Marvin F. Radabaugh

Marvin F. Radabaugh

Jun 24, 2008

Marvin F. Radabaugh, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in his home after an illness of one year. Mr. Radabaugh was a 1949 graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Korean Conflict with the 2nd Division, 23rd Regiment from 1952-1953. He was a...

Marlene Joyce Mansfield

Marlene Joyce Mansfield

Jun 23, 2008

Marlene J. Mansfield, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, June 23, 2008, at her residence in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Marlene Mansfield was a resident of Fulton County and Bryan during her lifetime and was a homemaker. There was nothing that brought more joy in her life than being with her children and her children’s families....

Connie J. Wallace-Luderman

Connie J. Wallace-Luderman

Jun 23, 2008

View Video Tribute Connie J. Wallace-Luderman, age 60, of Hicksville, Ohio, died at 4:15 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2008, in her home after an illness of one year. Mrs Luderman was a homemaker and formerly was a member of the Bryan Eagles. Connie J. Wallace-Luderman, was born on September 29, 1947, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Harold L....

Marie D. Dietsch

Marie D. Dietsch

Jun 20, 2008

Marie D. Dietsch, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Friday, June 20, 2008, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Dietsch was clerk of the Edgerton Local School System for many years, retiring in 1980. Prior to her employment at the Edgerton Schools, she was employed by Four County Joint Vocational School as...

Robert Michael Godsey

Robert Michael Godsey

Jun 19, 2008

Robert Michael “Bobby” Godsey, age 14, of rural Edon, Ohio, (Columbia) died at 5:02 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana, after complications of liver transplant surgery. Bobby recently completed the eighth grade at Edon Northwest Schools, where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. Robert Michael “Bobby” Godsey was...

Juanita Calvin

Juanita Calvin

Jun 14, 2008

Juanita Calvin, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:52 p.m. on June 14, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Calvin was an Assistant Cashier with First National Bank, retiring in 1989 with thirty-five years of service. She was also a member of Bryan Faith United Methodist Church, Bryan Business and...

Hazel B. Wheeler

Hazel B. Wheeler

Jun 12, 2008

Hazel B. Wheeler, age 99, of Archbold and formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:05 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2008, shortly after admittance to the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon, Ohio. Mrs. Wheeler was a homemaker and formerly worked at offices of Toledo Edison and Burkhardt Pure Oil Company in Edon. She was also a...

James R. Livensparger

James R. Livensparger

Jun 8, 2008

James R. Livensparger, 65, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 4:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, 2008, in his home after and extended illness. Mr. Livensparger was a member of the 1960 Class of Edon High School and was employed by Thiel Construction and Supply Center for twenty-five years, retiring as manager of the supply center. He was a member...

Carson Gene Morton

Carson Gene Morton

Jun 5, 2008

Carson Gene Morton, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at his residence in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Morton graduated from Bryan High School and was a veteran of the United States Army and the Korean Conflict. He was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan, Ohio, as a draftsman, retiring with 25 years of service. He...

Goldie I. Fee

Goldie I. Fee

Jun 2, 2008

Goldie I. Fee, age 89, of Orland, Indiana (Wall Lake), and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:36 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2008, at Northern Lakes Healthcare Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Fee was a 1937 graduate of Edgerton High School and a homemaker. Goldie I. Fee was born on...

Richard W. Luke

Richard W. Luke

Jun 2, 2008

Richard W. Luke, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 2, 2008, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Luke was a 1941 graduate of Edon High School and a lifelong farmer. He also worked at Simpson Industries in Edon, Ohio, from 1964-86. He was a member of the Edon United Methodist Church. Richard...