Obituaries

Stanley S. MacDougall

Stanley S. MacDougall

Feb 19, 2007

Stanley S. MacDougall, 78 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Oxon Hill, Maryland, died Monday, February 19, 2007 in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. A Navy veteran, Stanley was employed by the National Security Administration for many years. He was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Hillcrest Heights, Maryland and was a Past-President...

Elmer R. Klinger, Jr.

Elmer R. Klinger, Jr.

Feb 17, 2007

Elmer R. Klinger, Jr., 80 years, of rural Defiance, died at 1:10 p.m., Saturday, February 17, 2007 at the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Klinger was employed by International Harvester, Fort Wayne, Indiana for over 30 years, retiring in 1975. He was an active member and participant at Auglaize Village in Defiance, the Maumee...

Betty J. McLain

Betty J. McLain

Feb 5, 2007

Betty J. McLain, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, February 5, 2007, at Judy’s Kountry Care near Pioneer, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. McLain was a homemaker and lifelong area resident. Betty J. McLain was born on July 27, 1922, near Edgerton, Ohio, the daughter of Elmer and Georgia (Blue) Clay. She married...

David Leroy Ludeker

David Leroy Ludeker

Feb 4, 2007

View Video Tribute David L. Ludeker, age 66 years, of Farmer, Ohio, died on Sunday, February 4, 2007, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after complications from surgery on Thursday. David was a 1958 graduate of Farmer High School, being a member of the last class to graduate from Farmer High School. He was a former employee of...

Ernest Kenneth Gentit

Ernest Kenneth Gentit

Feb 2, 2007

Ernest K. Gentit, 91 years, of Bryan, died on Friday, February 2, 2007, at the Dilworth Center of Community Hospital and Wellness Center, Montpelier, where he had been admitted earlier on Friday. A 1933 graduate of Stryker High School, Ernie attended Ohio State University, studying engineering. A WWII Air Force veteran, Ernie retired from the Air Force Reserve as a...

Henry W. Harrison

Henry W. Harrison

Jan 31, 2007

Henry W. Harrison, 77 years, of Bryan, died on Wednesday, January 31, 2007, at Toledo Hospital, where he had been a patient the past week. An Army veteran, Henry was an assistant manager for Standard Oil for 19 years. He then was employed by the former P.B. Elder’s Pharmaceutical Company for ten years. Henry W. Harrison was born on August...

Annie Pearl Simmons

Annie Pearl Simmons

Jan 26, 2007

View Video Tribute Annie Pearl Simmons, 79 years, formerly of Ney, Ohio, and a current resident of Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio, Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio, Bryan. Annie Pearl Simmons was born on July 19, 1927, in West Blocton, Alabama, the daughter of Henry and Bessie (Miller) White....

Betty J. Fee

Betty J. Fee

Jan 23, 2007

Betty J. Fee, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:20 a.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, in her home after a brief illness. Betty J. Fee was born on July 25, 1932 in Garrett, Indiana, the daughter of Walter and Ida (Murphy) Deal. She married Jack Donaldson on September 2, 1950, and he preceded her in death in 1993....

Wayne B. DeLong, Jr.

Wayne B. DeLong, Jr.

Jan 22, 2007

Wayne B. DeLong, Jr., also known as Junior, 64 years, of Bryan, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, shortly after being admitted. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Wayne was a Construction Superintendent for over 41 years, working for the former Indiana Construction of Fort Wayne for 19 years, , Buesching Brothers Construction...

Joyce K. Hootman

Joyce K. Hootman

Jan 22, 2007

View Video Tribute Joyce K. Hootman, age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Monday, January 22, 2007, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Hootman was a 1952 graduate of Edgerton High School and a Home Interior Displayer for over thirty years. She was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ, where...

Wyona Marseille Beals

Wyona Marseille Beals

Jan 16, 2007

View Video Tribute Wyona Marseille Beals, 85 years, of Bryan, died at 12:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mrs. Beals was a teller at First National Bank in Bryan for 45 years. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Bryan. Wyona Marseille Beals was born on August 5, 1921, in...

Richard G. Bostater

Richard G. Bostater

Jan 15, 2007

View Video Tribute Richard G. “Bo” Bostater, 64years, of Bryan, died at 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 15, 2007, in his residence after a brief illness. An Army veteran stationed in Germany from 1960 to 1963, Richard was employed by the City of Bryan, Street Department for 14 years, retiring as Street Commissioner. He also was a co-owner of B &...

Reba L. Flegal

Reba L. Flegal

Jan 10, 2007

Reba L. Flegal, age 96, of Edon, Ohio, died early on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, in her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Edon United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Edon Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a 1928 graduate of Montpelier High School. Reba L. Flegal was...

Jerald E. Goebel

Jerald E. Goebel

Jan 8, 2007

Jerald (Jerry) E. Goebel, age 64, of Edgerton, Ohio, died early on Monday, January 8, 2007, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Mr. Goebel was employed by Edgerton Manufacturing for twenty-five years until the plant closed. He then worked at Defiance Precision Products, Edon Machine, Dana Corporation in Antwerp and retired from Charleston Metals in Waterloo,...

Lucille Ada Monosmith

Lucille Ada Monosmith

Jan 8, 2007

Lucille Ada Monosmith, age 85, died at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2007, in her home. Mrs. Monosmith was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church, Sodom Grange, John D. Smith Post #10 American Legion Auxiliary and was a past member of the Edgerton Lions Club. Lucille Ada Monosmith was born on March 13, 1921, in St. Joe,...

Mildred M. Gerry

Mildred M. Gerry

Jan 4, 2007

View Video Tribute Mildred M. Gerry, age 84, formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:40 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2007, at her home in Montpelier, Ohio. Mrs. Gerry was employed by Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio, for nineteen years. She then worked for the Edgerton Local Schools for eleven years. She was a member of the John D....

Bernard C. Siglow

Bernard C. Siglow

Dec 29, 2006

Bernard C. Siglow, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2006, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was a 1940 graduate of Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio. Mr. Siglow was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II with the 9th Army in...

Earl Armstrong

Earl Armstrong

Dec 28, 2006

Earl Armstrong, age 77, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2006, in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he had been admitted on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Armstrong was a 1955 graduate of Olivet Nazarene University and received his Master’s Degree from Ball State University. He was a pastor for fifty-one years and was currently...

Frank E. Tanner, Jr.

Frank E. Tanner, Jr.

Dec 25, 2006

View Video Tribute Frank E. Tanner, Jr., age 43, of Avilla, Indiana, and formerly of the Edgerton area, died early December 25, 2006, in his home of natural causes. Mr. Tanner was employed in the shipping department of LCI Corporation in Middlebury, Indiana. Frank E. Tanner, Jr. was born on December 5, 1963, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of Frank...

Denver D. Davis

Denver D. Davis

Dec 23, 2006

View Video Tribute Denver D. Davis, age 68, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:36 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2006, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Davis owned and operated D. Davis and Son Floor Covering for thirty-eight years until his retirement. He was a 1957 graduate of Edgerton High School and a member of St. Mary Catholic...