Obituaries

Florence Emma Mitchell

Florence Emma Mitchell

Jun 4, 2007

Florence Emma Mitchell, age 101, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:05 p.m, Monday, June 4, 2007, at Hillside Country Living where she was a resident. Florence Emma Mitchell was born October 13, 1905 in Bement, Illinois, the daughter of John E. and Charity (Armsworth) Mitchell, She moved to Farmer, Ohio at age six and graduated from Farmer High School...

Betty J. Yarger

Betty J. Yarger

Jun 1, 2007

View Video Tribute Betty J. Yarger, age 84, of Edgerton Ohio, died at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, June 1, 2007, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she was a resident for several weeks. Mrs. Yarger was a retail clerk for Mast Department Store in Edgerton for eighteen years until her retirement. She was a member of the West...

Roger J. Lirot

Roger J. Lirot

May 31, 2007

Roger J. Lirot, 80 years, of Bryan, died on Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio. A WW II Navy veteran, Roger was an x-ray technician for over 50 years, working for the former Cameron Hospital in Bryan from 1949-1960, Bowling Green State University Health Center from 1960-1975 and then moving to Florida and working...

Howard Warren Baker

Howard Warren Baker

May 30, 2007

Howard W. Baker, 78 years, of Bryan, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, Howard was a heavy equipment operator and supervisor for the Los Angeles Water and Power Company for 32 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of the Bryan American Legion Post...

Steven T. Ferguson

Steven T. Ferguson

May 28, 2007

Steven T. Ferguson, 54 years, of Bryan and formerly of New Concord, Ohio, died early on Monday, May 28, 2007, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio, where he was a resident for the past month. Steven was an Army veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was a line repairman for several electric companies. Steven T. Ferguson was born on...

Arnold H. Bok

Arnold H. Bok

May 27, 2007

Arnold H. Bok, age 84, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Hickory Creek Care Center in Hicksville, where she was a patient. Mr. Bok was a 1941 graduate of Farmer High School and served in the United States Army during World War II as a military police officer. He was a farmer...

Nikki Lee (Wendorf) Alford

Nikki Lee (Wendorf) Alford

May 24, 2007

View Video Tribute Nikki Lee (Wendorf) Alford, age 29, of Columbia City, Indiana, died on Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Whitley County, Indiana. She was a 1995 graduate of Edon High School and graduated from International Business College with an associate degree in accounting. She...

Neil A. Bonecutter, Jr.

Neil A. Bonecutter, Jr.

May 23, 2007

View Video Tribute Neil A. Bonecutter, Jr., age 22, of Edgerton, Ohio, died early on Wednesday morning, May 23, 2007, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. He was a 2004 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as an inspector at the PDC Company in Auburn, Indiana. Neil A. Bonecutter, Jr. was born...

Jeffery Scott Kurtz

Jeffery Scott Kurtz

May 22, 2007

View Video Tribute Jeffery Scott Kurtz, age 49, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:33 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient for five days. Jeffery Scott Kurtz was born on August 14, 1957, at Hillsdale, Michigan, the son of Carleton Wesley “Whistle” and Phyllis Jean (Martenies) Kurtz....

Bud E. Wallace

Bud E. Wallace

May 20, 2007

Bud E. Wallace, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio in Bryan, where he was a resident. Mr. Wallace was a material handler at Vistron, retiring with ten years of service. He was an Army veteran of World War II, during which he served as a paratrooper...

Clara I. Middleton

Clara I. Middleton

May 19, 2007

View Video Tribute Clara I. Middleton, 89 years, formerly of Bryan and Edgerton, Ohio, died on Saturday, May 19, 2007, in Waterville, Ohio. Mrs. Middleton was a seamstress for the former K & R Cleaners and a cook for Lester’s Diner, Bryan. She attended the Edgerton Church of Christ and was a member of the Willow Springs Freewill Baptist Church,...

Robert J. Donze

Robert J. Donze

May 14, 2007

View Video Tribute Robert J. Donze, 59 years, of rural Bryan, died at 8:20 a.m. on Monday, May 14, 2007, in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. An Army veteran of the Viet Nam Era, Robert was a laborer at Fleetwood Travel Trailer in Edgerton for many years. He had also worked for Allied Moulded...

Carl G. Speelman

Carl G. Speelman

May 7, 2007

Carl G. Speelman, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 7, 2011, in his home after an illness of six months. Mr. Speelman was a veteran of the United States Marines, serving from 1958-1962. He was employed by Bard Manufacturing as a machine operator and spent twenty years as a lead man, retiring in 2005...

Duane J. Hug

Duane J. Hug

May 4, 2007

View Video Tribute Duane J. Hug, age 49, of Angola, Indiana, died early Friday, May 4, 2007, shortly after arrival at Cameron Memorial Hospital in Angola, Indiana. He was a 1976 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by the Indiana Department of Transportation at the time of his death. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge....

Stanley S. Perry

Stanley S. Perry

May 4, 2007

View Video Tribute Stanley S. Perry, age 60, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Friday, May 4, 2007, at 10:06 p.m., shortly after admittance to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, after competing in a race at Spartan Motor Speedway in Mason, Michigan. Mr. Perry was the owner of Stan Perry Excavating in Edgerton, Ohio, since 1970 and was a well-known race...

Opal M. Badman

Opal M. Badman

May 4, 2007

Opal M. Badman, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2007, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Badman was formerly employed at Edgerton Metal Products and Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton, Ohio, and Lakeland Nursing Center in Angola prior to her retirement. Opal M. Badman was born...

Arlene M. Lockhart

Arlene M. Lockhart

May 3, 2007

View Video Tribute Arlene M. Lockhart, 81 years, of rural Bryan, died at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Hillside Country Living, where she had been a resident the past several months.  Arlene was a graduate of Montpelier High School, and she attended Fort Wayne Bible College.  She was a cashier for the former Murphy Mart (Ames) for...

Bob Dunkle

Bob Dunkle

Apr 20, 2007

Bob Dunkle, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:10 a.m. on Friday, April 20, 2007, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Dunkle was a retired mechanic, having worked for John Deere Tractor & Equipment in Edgerton, Ohio, for twenty years. He had also been employed in the maintenance department of Spangler Candy Co....

Florence M. Poulson

Florence M. Poulson

Apr 20, 2007

View Video Tribute Florence M. Poulson, 81 years, of rural Edgerton, died on Friday, April 20, 2007, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, where she had been a patient the past five days. A 1943 graduate of Farmer High School, Florence attended Bowling Green State University and transferred to The Ohio State University, where she graduated in 1947 with...

Harvey G. Cramer

Harvey G. Cramer

Apr 20, 2007

Harvey G. Cramer, age 85, long-time resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Friday, April 20, 2007, at 8:15 p.m in Northern Lakes Health Care Center in Angola, Indiana, where he was resident. Mr. Cramer was a truck driver with Meyers Elevator, The Crystal Company and then with Simpson Industries, retiring in 1983 with 28 years of service. He was a...