Obituaries

William L. Armstrong

William L. Armstrong

Nov 2, 2006

View video Tribute William Lewis Armstrong, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio died early Thursday, November 2, 2006 at his home after an illness of three years. Mr. Armstrong was employed by Simpson Industries in Edon, Ohio as a shift supervisor retiring in 1990 with twenty years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World...

James R. Myers

James R. Myers

Nov 1, 2006

View Video Tribute James R. “Jim” Myers, 66 years, of Bryan, died at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at the Dilworth Center of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a patient the past several days. Jim was a 1958 graduate of Galion High School and also attended the University of Toledo, where he received...

Dean P. Clark

Dean P. Clark

Oct 28, 2006

Dean P. Clark, age 81, formerly of Edon, Ohio, died on Saturday, October 28, 2006, at the Life Care Center in Charleston, South Carolina, where he was a resident. Mr. Clark was a switchman for the Norfolk and Western Railroad System, retiring with thirty years of service. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the...

Ted A. Smith

Ted A. Smith

Oct 22, 2006

Ted A. Smith, age 85, of Hamilton, Indiana, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:39 a.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2006, at the Dilworth Center of Community Hospitals and Wellness Center of Williams County in Montpelier, Ohio, after an illness of one month. Mr. Smith was a 1940 graduate of West Unity High School, where he lettered in track,...

Mitchel D. Onstott

Mitchel D. Onstott

Oct 20, 2006

View Video Tribute Mitchel D. Onstott, 62 years, of Bryan, died Friday, October 20, 2006 in his residence. Mitch attended Hicksville High School. He began his working career as a linesman for the former Wabash Railroad. He also worked as an Iron worker for several years. Mitchel D. Onstott was born on July 16, 1944, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son...

June J. Jozefowicz

June J. Jozefowicz

Oct 19, 2006

View Video Tribute June J. Jozefowicz, age 74, of Montpelier, died on Thursday, October 19, 2006, at Evergreen Manor, Montpelier, where she had been a resident the past week. A devoted homemaker, June was a member of the Columbia Church of Christ, Columbia, Ohio, and a former member of the Columbia Ladies Aide. June J. Jozefowicz was born on May...

Charles E. Cope

Charles E. Cope

Oct 18, 2006

Charles E. Cope, 77 years, of Bryan, died at 10:14 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18, 2006, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Cope was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was a car salesman for Poinsette Motors in Fort Wayne for several years. He was a member of the Neosho American Legion Post 163. Charles...

Norma M. Grim

Norma M. Grim

Oct 17, 2006

View Video Tribute Norma M. Grim, 86 years, of Bryan, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, where she had been a resident. Norma was a beautician and she owned and operated the former Nikki Sue’s Beauty Shop in Bryan for over twenty years.  She also had worked at Uhlman’s Department Store in Bryan and in the...

Bobby L. Coleman

Bobby L. Coleman

Oct 15, 2006

Bobby L. Coleman, 64 years, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2006, in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Bobby was a newspaper deliveryman for the Toledo Blade for 14 years, retiring on disability in 1996. Bobby L. Coleman was born on February 14, 1942, in Morenci, Michigan, the son...

Robert L. Jaramillo

Robert L. Jaramillo

Oct 14, 2006

Robert L. Jaramillo, 67 years, of West Unity, Ohio, and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Saturday, October 14, 2006, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Jaramillo was an operating engineer, working out of Operating Engineers Local #324 for 42 years. He was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie 2233, Bryan...

Donald L. Gruver, Sr.

Donald L. Gruver, Sr.

Oct 5, 2006

View Video Tribute Donald L. Gruver, Sr., age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:25 a.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, where he was a patient. Mr. Gruver operated Gruver’s Grocery in Edgerton for seventeen years and then was employed by Lutterbein Lumber Company for nineteen years. He was a member of...

Judith A. Powell

Judith A. Powell

Oct 1, 2006

View Video Tribute Judith A. Powell, age 66, of Spencerville, Indiana, died at 11:39 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2006, at Heritage Park Nursing Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Mrs. Powell was employed by General Electric in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1999 with twenty-five years of service. She attended the Spencerville United Methodist Church and...

Nancy M. McKibben

Nancy M. McKibben

Sep 28, 2006

View Video Tribute Nancy M. McKibben, age 57, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:10 a.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2006, in her home after an illness of ten months. Mrs. McKibben had attended Bluffton College, where she studied music and then graduated summa cum laude from Northwest State Community College in 1991 with an associate degree in accounting. She was...

Ingrida E. Leonard

Ingrida E. Leonard

Sep 24, 2006

View Video Tribute Ingrida E. “Inga” Leonard, 53 years, of rural Bryan, died at 11:42 p.m., Sunday September 24, 2006, at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio after a twelve year battle with cancer. A graduate of Whitmer High School in Toledo, Inga received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toledo and her Masters in Education from Bowling Green...

Allen R. Haddix

Allen R. Haddix

Sep 24, 2006

View Video Tribute Allen R. Haddix, age 82, of Bluffton, Indiana and formerly of Angola, Indiana, died Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton, Indiana where he was a patient. Mr. Haddix was a Tool and Die Maker and Engineer. He had worked for numerous companies including Garrett Flexible, Mold Service in Butler, Indiana, Thermo-Electronics...

Margery E. Kisseberth

Margery E. Kisseberth

Sep 22, 2006

Margery E. Kisseberth, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, died Friday September 22, 2006 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio where she was a resident. She was a homemaker. Margery E. Kisseberth was born September 24, 1918 in Rutland, Ohio the daughter of George and Julia (Welch) Church. She married Kermit N. Kisseberth on September 2, 1938 in Toledo,...

Martin L. Zulch

Martin L. Zulch

Sep 20, 2006

Martin L. Zulch, age 62, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, in his home after an illness of two months. Mr. Zulch was an automotive mechanic and worked for Moore’s Garage in Columbia, Ohio, from 1969 - 1992 when he took over operation of the business. He had formerly served as a township...

Patsy J. Bigger

Patsy J. Bigger

Sep 17, 2006

View Video Tribute Patsy J. Bigger, 47 years, of Bryan, died suddenly on Sunday, September 17, 2006, in her residence. Patsy was a private home health aide for many years. She was a member of River of Life, Montpelier. Patsy J. Bigger was born on September 13, 1959, in Wise County, Virginia, the daughter of James H. and Avon J....

James E. Watson

James E. Watson

Sep 16, 2006

View Video Tribute James E. Watson, 68 years, of Bryan, Ohio, went to meet his heavenly Father on Saturday, September 16, 2006. He was the son of Dwight and Violet (Mulvany) Watson. He grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. He joined the U.S. Navy upon his graduation from Bloomington High School. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and U.S....

Cleora Kay Schad

Cleora Kay Schad

Sep 15, 2006

View Video Tribute Cleora Kay Schad, 65 years, of Bryan, died at 11:35 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2006, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Schad was employed by Spangler Candy Company for 43 years, retiring in April 2004.      Kay Schad was born on October 29, 1940, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of Gerald G....