Obituaries

Chauncey A. Rohrbaugh

Chauncey A. Rohrbaugh

Aug 23, 2007

View Video Tribute Chauncey A. “Al” Rohrbaugh, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, August 23, 2007, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Rohrbaugh was a 1955 graduate of Bryan High School and was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan, Ohio, for 29½ years and in Angola, Indiana, for 4½ years. He also...

Dorothy L. Dunkle

Dorothy L. Dunkle

Aug 22, 2007

View Video Tribute Dorothy L. Dunkle, age 80, a life-long resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the home of her daughter in Bryan, Ohio. She was a 1944 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended Bowling Green State University in music education. A homemaker and avid reader, Mrs. Dunkle was a member...

Robert A. Heisler

Robert A. Heisler

Aug 19, 2007

Robert A. Heisler, age 87, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died at 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 19, 2007, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center in Hicksville, where he was a resident, after an extended illness. Mr. Heisler was a life-long farmer and a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church near Edgerton, Ohio, where he had served as chairman of the...

Evelyn Nadene Unger

Evelyn Nadene Unger

Aug 15, 2007

Evelyn Nadene Unger, age 78, of Coldwater, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at Branch County Hospital in Coldwater, Michigan, where she was a patient after a six-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Unger was the former co-owner of the Suburban Motel and worked at Carroll-Ames hardware for many years before retiring from Hickory Farms...

Judith A. Geiger

Judith A. Geiger

Aug 15, 2007

Judith A. Geiger, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan following an extended illness. Mrs. Geiger worked as a nurses’ aide at Park View Nursing Center, Edgerton, Ohio, for eleven years. Judith A. Geiger was born on February 22, 1944, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Henry and...

Michael T. Elden

Michael T. Elden

Aug 12, 2007

View Video Tribute Michael Tom Elden, age 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, August 12, 2007, in his home. Mr. Elden was a graduate of Ferris State and was employed by Tomco Plastics in Bryan, Ohio, as operations manager with twenty-five years of service to the company. He was a member of the Edgerton Christian Church and formerly was...

Steven C. Jessup

Steven C. Jessup

Aug 10, 2007

Steven C. Jessup, age 51, formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died in Cupertino, California, on Friday, August 10, 2007, where he had resided for one year. Mr. Jessup was a band builder at General Tire and retired in 2005 with thirty-one years of service. He was also a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233 and the Bryan Moose Lodge #1064...

Dortha G. Rinkel

Dortha G. Rinkel

Aug 4, 2007

View Video Tribute Dortha G. Rinkel, age 96, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2007, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident.  Mrs. Rinkel was a 1929 graduate of Bryan High School and was a secretary in the accounts payable department at the Hollabird Company in Bryan, Ohio. ...

One Phonephomhom

One Phonephomhom

Aug 3, 2007

One Phonephomhom, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday, August 3, 2007, at 11:45 p.m in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Phonephomhom was a veteran of the Royal Laos Army, from which he retired in 1978 prior to immigrating to the United States. Mr. Phonephomhom was employed by Pepsi-Co Bottling in Bryan and then in Toledo, Ohio,...

Dale D. Disheaux, Jr.

Dale D. Disheaux, Jr.

Jul 31, 2007

Dale D. Disheaux, Jr. Age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare Center of Northwest Ohio in Bryan where he had been a patient for a few days. Dale D. Disheaux, Jr. was born November 8, 1955, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Dale D. “Hippie” and Maralee J. (Lang) Disheaux,...

Karen K. Batt

Karen K. Batt

Jul 28, 2007

Karen K. Batt, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2007, shortly after admittance at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers - Bryan following an extended illness. Karen K. Batt was born in Bryan, Ohio, on August 30, 1940, the daughter of Willis and Dessie (Geren) Stambaugh. She married David E. Batt, Sr. on May...

Sally J. Rast

Sally J. Rast

Jul 27, 2007

Sally J. Rast, age 54, of Portsmouth, Virginia, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:05 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2007. She was employed as an accountant/bookkeeper and as a seamstress, as well as working a successful Tupperware business. Sally J. Rast was born on June 23, 1953, the daughter of J. O. and Mildred (Etchen) Porath. She married...

George J. Scantlen

George J. Scantlen

Jul 26, 2007

George J. “Jim” Scantlen, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a long-time resident of Defiance County, died at 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2007, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Scantlen was an electrician for General Motors Powertrain in Defiance, Ohio, retiring in 1994 with 32 years of service. He was a member of UAW Local...

Danny Lee DeVlaminck

Danny Lee DeVlaminck

Jul 25, 2007

Danny Lee DeVlaminck, age 53, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at his home after an illness of one year. Mr. DeVlaminck was a truck driver for Arrow Tru-Line in Bryan, Ohio, and a veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2489, Bryan...

Herman J. Wischmeyer

Herman J. Wischmeyer

Jul 24, 2007

View Video Tribute Herman J. Wischmeyer, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after an extended illness. He was an assembler at The Aro Corporation for thirty-one years and worked as a warehouse employee at Spangler Candy Co. for five years. He served in the...

Dean E. Best

Dean E. Best

Jul 22, 2007

View Video Tribute Dean E. Best, age 66, a lifelong resident of Edon, Ohio, died on Sunday, July 22, 2007, at his home in Edgerton, Ohio, after a brief illness.  Mr. Best was an auto body instructor at Four County Joint Vocational School, retiring in 1982 with twelve years of service.  He was also a self-employed metal fabricator and operated...

Warren E. Brace

Warren E. Brace

Jul 15, 2007

Warren E. Brace, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Sunday, July 15, 2007, in his residence. A United States Marine Corps veteran of WWII, Warren began his working career as a pattern maker for Maier Pattern Works for seven years. He then worked for the Bryan Post Office as a rural mail carrier for 28 1/2 years, retiring in...

Emma Jean Chrisman

Emma Jean Chrisman

Jul 13, 2007

Emma Jean Chrisman, age 82, formerly a long-time resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 13, 2007, in Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Kentucky, where she was a patient. Mrs. Chrisman was employed by Bryan Custom Plastics as a line inspector, retiring in 1990 with thirty-five years of service. She was a member of St. Peter’s...

Sharon Y. Clark

Sharon Y. Clark

Jul 12, 2007

Sharon Y. Clark, 64 years, of Bryan, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 in her son, Michael’s residence, with her loving family at her side. Sharon was a 1959 graduate of Paulding High School. She was a homemaker. Sharon Y. Clark was born on July 30, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Bennie (Brochere) Tuttle. Surviving are two...

Hal Lewis

Hal Lewis

Jul 12, 2007

Hal Lewis, 74 years, died at home with his family present on July 12, 2007. Born in Port Huron, Michigan, on May 20, 1933. He was the son of Sue and Floyd R. Lewis. His wife, Dene and he were married in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Defiance, Ohio in 1958. Hal was a veteran of the United States Air...