Obituaries

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...

Eula L. Ryan

Eula L. Ryan

Mar 1, 2008

Eula L. Ryan, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Ryan was employed as an assembler at Ohio Art Company in Bryan, retiring in 1987 with twenty-seven years of service. She attended Restoration Fellowship Church near Bryan, Ohio. Eula...

Jewell Elaine Treesh

Jewell Elaine Treesh

Feb 29, 2008

Jewell Elaine Treesh, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died in her residence on Friday, February 29, 2008. Mrs. Treesh was a graduate of Auburn High School in Auburn, Indiana, and was a former member of Bryan Eagles. She retired as a machine operator at Oren Elliott Products in Edgerton, Ohio, having first worked at the former SynchroTech and later All...

Thelma M. Sponseller

Thelma M. Sponseller

Feb 28, 2008

View Video Tribute Thelma M. Sponseller, age 76, formerly of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2008, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Sponseller was a graduate of Mark Center High School. Thelma M. Sponseller was born on May 21, 1931, in Mark Center, Ohio, the daughter of George...

Glenn J. Smith

Glenn J. Smith

Feb 27, 2008

View Video Tribute Glenn J. Smith, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died in his residence at 9:22 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, following an extended illness. Mr. Smith was employed by H R H Industries, Bryan, as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator until he became disabled due to injury. He was a member of Melbern United Methodist...

Lorna Lynne Allshouse

Lorna Lynne Allshouse

Feb 24, 2008

View Video Tribute Lorna Lynne Allshouse, age 44, of Beavercreek, Ohio, died of cancer on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born on August 1, 1963, in Paulding, Ohio, to Carla Lea (Hinkle) and David Lester Allshouse. Lorna was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High School in the Top 10% of her class. She attended Bowling...

Lester D. McClellan

Lester D. McClellan

Feb 20, 2008

Lester D. McClellan, age 83, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare Center of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. McClellan was a graduate of Edon High School and was a farmer and self-employed carpenter. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during...

Fern L. Hemenway

Fern L. Hemenway

Feb 20, 2008

Fern L.Hemenway, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hemenway was a graduate of Edon High School and Bowling Green State University. She taught school in the Edon Northwest School system, retiring with 36 years of service. She was...

NC Fuller

NC Fuller

Feb 18, 2008

NC Fuller, age 71, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 10:55 a.m. on Monday, February 18, 2008, shortly after admittance to the Defiance Regional Medical Center in Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Fuller was employed by Hayes-Albion in Bryan, Ohio, and then as a security guard in New Castle, Delaware, prior to his return to the Sherwood area. He was a former member...

Robert Harold Gray

Robert Harold Gray

Feb 14, 2008

Robert Harold Gray, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Thursday, February 14, 2008, in his residence after a long illness. Mr. Gray was employed for 25 years at General Motors in Defiance, Ohio. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Gray was a member of Bryan V.F.W. Post #2489. Robert Harold Gray was born on March 9, 1925, in...

Herman N. Trausch

Herman N. Trausch

Feb 12, 2008

View Video Tribute Herman N. Trausch, age 71, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 3:25 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, in Lima Memorial Hospital from complications following cardiac surgery. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. While living in Cridersville, Ohio, Mr. Trausch was employed as layout inspector at General Dynamics, Lima, Ohio. He then retired from Wilco Tool...

Irvin W. Robarge

Irvin W. Robarge

Feb 11, 2008

Irvin W. Robarge, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at 3:20 p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2008, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. Robarge was a farmer and lifelong resident of Bryan, Ohio. He was an active member of the Farm Bureau, Trinity Lutheran Church, Williams County Historical...

Olen K. Mason

Olen K. Mason

Feb 9, 2008

View Video Tribute Olen K. Mason, age 83, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2008, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Mason was a farmer and self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Mount Union Christian Church near Edon, Ohio, and the Northwest Grange. Olen K. Mason was born on August...

Rev. Harley J. Martin

Rev. Harley J. Martin

Feb 2, 2008

Reverend Harley J. Martin, age 92, of Miamisburg, Ohio, died on Saturday, February 2, 2008, in Miamisburg. Reverend Martin was a graduate of Gettysburg, Ohio, High School, Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, and Bonebrake Theological School in Dayton, Ohio. Ordained as a Deacon in 1945 and as an Elder in 1947, he was a member of the West Ohio Conference...

Helen I. Mavis

Helen I. Mavis

Jan 30, 2008

View Video Tribute Helen I. Mavis, age 82, of Farmer, Ohio, died at 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at the Hope Hospice House North in Cape Coral, Florida, where she was a patient. Mrs. Mavis was a 1943 graduate of Farmer High School and was secretary for the Mavis Garage in Farmer, Ohio, for many years, which was...

Michael B. Kinkaid

Michael B. Kinkaid

Jan 28, 2008

Michael B. Kinkaid, age 55, of Swanton, Ohio, died on Monday, January 28, 2008, at his home in Swanton. Mr. Kinkaid was a self-employed painter. Michael B. Kinkaid was born on November 10, 1952, in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of Walter B. and Violet E. (Jewell) Kinkaid. He is survived by a daughter, Stephanie (and fiance, Tony Watson), of Swanton,...

Deloris E. Miller

Deloris E. Miller

Jan 28, 2008

Deloris E. Miller, age 80, of Sherwood, Ohio, died at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Miller was employed by Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, retiring with fifteen years of service. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sherwood, Ohio, the...