Obituaries

Robert Thomas Peverly

Robert Thomas Peverly

Apr 1, 2008

Robert Thomas Peverly, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. A 1955 graduate of Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, Mr. Peverly received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. In 1956 he began teaching mathematics in the Edgerton Schools, Edgerton, Ohio, where he...

Dora E. Bunting

Dora E. Bunting

Mar 30, 2008

Dora Eileen (Miller) Bunting, age 83, daughter of Gary A. and Bertha A. (Thompson) Miller, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2008, in Edgerton, Williams County, Ohio. She was born in Antwerp, Paulding County, Ohio, on March 16, 1925. She was a homemaker and had been a cook for the Edgerton Local Schools. She was a member of the Edgerton...

Ruth V. Zimmerman

Ruth V. Zimmerman

Mar 30, 2008

Ruth V. Zimmerman, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:33 a.m., on Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Zimmerman was employed as a cook with the Edgerton Local Schools, retiring on June 1, 1970, with twenty years of service. She also was employed by Dolly’s Restaurant for thirteen...

Ralph C. Lehman

Ralph C. Lehman

Mar 28, 2008

View Video Tribute Ralph C. Lehman, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died late Friday, March 28, 2008, at Florida Hospital in Sebring, Florida, where he was a patient. Mr. Lehman was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Force as a pilot. He retired from Hayes-Albion in Bryan with twenty-eight years of service. He was a member...

Barbara A. Rice

Barbara A. Rice

Mar 28, 2008

Barbara A. Rice, age 59, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died on Friday, March 28, 2008, in her home after an illness of one year. She was a graduate of Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne. She was a member of the 3rd Street Church of God in Fort Wayne. Barbara A. Rice was born on December 25, 1948, in...

Jerry D. Crawford

Jerry D. Crawford

Mar 28, 2008

Jerry D. Crawford, age 66, of Edon, Ohio, died on Friday, March 28, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier, Ohio. Jerry was employed by Metaldyne in Edon, retiring in 2004, with thirty-four years of service. He was lifelong resident of Edon, Ohio and attended the Edon United Methodist Church. Jerry D. Crawford was born...

Roger L. Cook

Roger L. Cook

Mar 28, 2008

View Video Tribute Roger L. Cook, age 74, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died on Friday, March 28, 2008, at his residence following an extended illness. A 1951 graduate of Farmer High School, Mr. Cook was a lifelong self-employed farmer and also worked part-time at Farmer Center Equipment. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Sherwood, Ohio, where he...

Van A. Muehlfeld

Van A. Muehlfeld

Mar 26, 2008

View Video Tribute Van A. Muehlfeld, age 58, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 3:39 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in his home. Mr. Muehlfeld was a graduate of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s High School in Orchard Lake, Michigan, and served in the United States Air Force from 1970-1976, including a tour in Vietnam. He was a member of St....

Alvin L. Kaufman

Alvin L. Kaufman

Mar 25, 2008

View Video Tribute Alvin L. Kaufman, age 75, of rural Montpelier (Nettle Lake), Ohio, and formerly of Defiance, Ohio, died at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Kaufman graduated from Bluffton High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was...

Dorothy S. Fiig

Dorothy S. Fiig

Mar 19, 2008

Dorothy S. Fiig, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana where she was a resident. Mrs. Fiig was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Edgerton and the rosary altar society. She was employed by the Ohio Art Company in Bryan, Ohio, working on...

Richard A. Callaway

Richard A. Callaway

Mar 16, 2008

View Video Tribute Richard A. Callaway, age 54, of rural Montpelier (Nettle Lake), Ohio, died at 8:18 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 2008, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Callaway was a 1972 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Army as a Medical Specialist. He spent many years...

Thomas C. Mills

Thomas C. Mills

Mar 14, 2008

Thomas C. Mills, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 14, 2008, in his home after a brief illness. A veteran of the Army Air Corps, he served during WWII and then retired as a major in the Air Force Reserves. He worked as an engineer at Ohio Gas Company and Hayes Albion. Thomas C....

H. William Harrison

H. William Harrison

Mar 12, 2008

View Video Tribute H. William “Bill” Harrison, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in his home after an illness of several weeks.  Mr. Harrison was employed by The Aro Corporation (Ingersoll-Rand) as a supervisor, retiring with thirty-nine and one-half years of service. While at Aro he was involved in the formation of...

Mary E. McCrea

Mary E. McCrea

Mar 7, 2008

Mary E. McCrea, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died on Friday, March 7, 2008, at Hillside Country Living, Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident. A 1937 graduate of Edon High School, Mrs. McCrea was a homemaker and a memeber of Mount Union Christian Union Church and C.U.W.F. Ladies Missionary Society. Mary McCrea was born on October 15, 1919, in...

Joseph M. Barns

Joseph M. Barns

Mar 6, 2008

View Video Tribute Joseph M. Barns, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:11 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan, shortly after admittance. Mr. Barns was employed at Challenge-Cook Brothers as a welder, custodian, and crane operator, having retired in 1988. He was also a self-employed farmer. He attended Hillsdale Assembly of...

Virginia A. Phillips

Virginia A. Phillips

Mar 6, 2008

Virginia A. Phillips, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, where she had been a resident since May 2006. In early childhood she was baptized in the Corinth Christian Church, Foley, Missouri. A Missourian for 30 years, she worked at McDonald Aircraft and later worked as a licensed...

William John Sickmiller

William John Sickmiller

Mar 5, 2008

William J. Sickmiller, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan, where he was a patient. Mr. Sickmiller was the owner of J & P janitorial service in Cadillac, Michigan, and retired as an over-the-road truck driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having...

Charles U. Kunsman

Charles U. Kunsman

Mar 5, 2008

View Video Tribute Charles U. Kunsman, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Kunsman was employed as a millright for General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, retiring in 1987 with thirty-four and one-half years of service. He was a...

Eileen Marie Smith

Eileen Marie Smith

Mar 4, 2008

Eileen Marie Smith, age 84, of Hamilton, Indiana, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at her winter residence in Dover, Florida. Mrs. Smith was salutatorian of her graduating class from Edon High School. She went on to receive an Associate’s Degree from Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana. A homemaker, who was an avid gardener and quilter, Mrs. Smith was a...

Billie A. Mearse

Billie A. Mearse

Mar 1, 2008

View Video Tribute Billie A. Mearse, age 78, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Lakeland Nursing Center in Angola, Indiana, where he was a resident. Mr. Mearse was employed by the New York Central Railroad, farmed and retired as a truck driver with Edon Machine. He was a veteran of the United States...